Roadmap

As we embark on an exciting journey to develop Hero Evolution: Infinite Dungeon, this roadmap outlines the key milestones and priorities for 2025. These steps will guide the evolution of the game and its mechanics, ensuring a well-rounded and engaging experience for players.

Q1: Strengthening the Foundations

  • Refine Evolutionary Algorithm

    • Improve the crossover and mutation processes to allow for more diversity in hero generations.
    • Introduce dynamic fitness evaluation based on dungeon performance and hero growth patterns.

  • Enhance Hero Attributes

    • Add secondary attributes like luck, charisma, and special abilities.
    • Implement unique traits that make certain heroes stand out in specific scenarios.

  • Improve Documentation

    • Expand tutorials for contributors.
    • Include visual aids for complex mechanics (e.g., evolution diagrams).

Q2: Expanding Dungeon Mechanics

  • Dynamic Dungeon Scaling

    • Introduce traps, environmental effects, and procedurally generated dungeon layouts.
    • Scale monster abilities and behavior to match hero growth.

  • Dungeon Events

    • Add random events (e.g., treasure rooms, ambushes, or boss battles).
    • Introduce a mini-boss every 10 floors and a major boss every 50 floors.

  • Visual Upgrades

    • Add basic sprites for dungeon tiles, monsters, and hero actions.
    • Create animations for attacks and health changes.

Q3: Gameplay Depth

  • Hero Classes and Skill Trees

    • Introduce hero classes (e.g., Warrior, Mage, Rogue) with unique skills.
    • Implement skill trees that evolve as heroes gain experience.

  • Team Mechanics

    • Enable players to assemble and manage teams of heroes.
    • Implement synergies between heroes with complementary traits.

  • Advanced Combat System

    • Add turn-based mechanics like blocking, special attacks, and counterattacks.
    • Improve combat AI for both heroes and monsters.

Q4: Community Engagement and Polishing

  • Community Features

    • Launch a leaderboard system to track top-performing heroes and teams.
    • Add the ability to share heroes and their stats with the community.

  • Polish and Balancing

    • Balance dungeon difficulty, hero scaling, and combat mechanics.
    • Focus on performance optimizations to ensure smooth gameplay.

  • Release a Playable Beta

    • Release a beta version of the game for community testing and feedback.
    • Gather insights to refine the final version.

Long-Term Vision

Looking beyond 2025, Hero Evolution: Infinite Dungeon aims to become a fully-fledged idle strategy game with the following features:

  • A thriving community-driven ecosystem of hero builds and strategies.
  • Advanced procedural generation for endless replayability.
  • Cross-platform support for PC and mobile devices.

Get Involved

Your feedback and ideas are invaluable! Check out the Contribution Guide to see how you can help shape the future of this project.

Together, let’s create something extraordinary!