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Prototype & Balance

Roadmap: Gameplay mechanics

From idea to verdict to numbers: a throwaway prototype with a PROCEED/PIVOT/KILL call, level and puzzle design, enemy AI, then a balance check.

Use it in this order. Prototype the riskiest idea first and accept the verdict. If it says PROCEED, design levels or puzzles around the mechanic, give enemies behaviour trees or utility AI, and run the balance check on your data against stated targets. The two Claude Code Game Studios skills need their bundled .claude support files (see each page); the other three were run on Godot 4.7.2 or .NET 8.

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In the order you use them

  1. Prototype (Claude Code Game Studios)Hosted, 37/38, no badge

    1. Idea → throwaway prototype → PROCEED / PIVOT / KILL

    By GameSkill · based on Donchitos (MIT)

    Skill ZIP
  2. Level DesignTested 26/26

    2. Levels: player metrics, pacing, gating, critical path

    By GameSkill · based on gamedev-skills (Apache-2.0)

    Skill ZIP
  3. Puzzle GameTested 36/36

    2. Or puzzles: board state, rules, cascades, undo

    By GameSkill · based on gamedev-skills (Apache-2.0)

    Skill ZIP
  4. Behavior Trees & Utility AITested 40/40

    3. Enemies: behaviour trees, utility AI and hybrids

    By GameSkill · based on gamedev-skills (Apache-2.0)

    Skill ZIP
  5. Balance Check (Claude Code Game Studios)Hosted, 37/39, no badge

    4. Numbers: outliers, dominant strategies, economy, progression

    By GameSkill · based on Donchitos (MIT)

    Skill ZIP

Self-check

  • The prototype answers one written question and ends in one verdict
  • Prototype code is thrown away, not merged
  • Every level has a critical path and the player metrics it was built for
  • Puzzle moves can be undone and the board state is data, not scene nodes
  • Balance values have target ranges; no data means NOT ASSESSED, not healthy

Every skill is its author's work, included unchanged under its license (MIT or Apache-2.0), with LICENSE, ATTRIBUTION.md and CHANGES.md in its folder. The bundle README and checklist are ours, under MIT. Skills marked GameSkill original are ours as well (MIT), with LICENSE and CREDITS.md in their folder.