The player will join the game to a loading screen as normal, then see an opening scene of them arriving on an island on a small raft, which they end up crashing on arrival. This raft will become damaged, and the player - who is now stranded on the island with minimal resources - will need to gather resources to repair it and escape this island. While gathering these resources, they will need to maintain their health and ensure a safe survival.
The main purpose of this is to introduce the player to the basic mechanics of the game while interacting with an interesting storyline.
Once the raft is fixed, the player can “paddle away” to the main game to play with other players.
‘Castaway’ The Game
Players will have their own island which they can load/save.
Upon joining, players will choose where they want to load their island on a map (which also shows where other islands are currently loaded).
When first playing, or when creating a new island/save, players should be able to choose from a range of presets (one of these being a flat island) which will have a variety of caves, forests, animals and other naturally forming attractions to gather resources from.
There will be a larger “public” island which is openly accessible to all players in the server. This island will have a range of NPCs such as villagers who are looking to sell, trade and buy resources/items which players can visit by travelling to the island on the boats that they have created. This island will also have different shops and a few basic locations to gather more resources from.
Players are able to release their creativity on their islands, building anything that they desire with a unique building system implemented into the game.
Unique Features
Animated Animals: Realistically animated animals is not a commonly seen asset in Roblox games. This will be one unique feature that would strongly benefit the future of Castaway by adding a large range of features. Different animals will have different personalities; for example, wolves will be vicious and want to attack you, whereas birds will just be there calmly. These animals can also be killed for food and other resources.