My next project is going to be my first trial with Windows and DirectX. Its going to be a remake of my previous DOS based game. You can download it from www.geocities.com/momogames/DELTACTF.zip My problem comes in the design stage. In the DOS version, I put a good deal of planning into the actual code, the interactions between objects, the code layout, etc. In retrospect, it wasn''t enough. I''ll definetly need even MORE planning in this next version. Not only will I be working with structs and classes, but I''ll be adding many new features such as levels, items and powerups, bitmapped objects, and I plan to leave the code open for multiplayer, should I decide to put it in. The AI itself will require more pages of planning than this DOS game did. I''m allready deciding how to manage my data and organize the code. But how much detail do I put into the design doc? What do I need to specify, and how should I go about planning the game? Any help or comments would be appreciated.

this article may help:

The Game Proposal, Part One: The Basics

http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20021220/ahearn_01.htm

http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20021220/ahearn_02.htm

I can''t view it. Its for members only...

And I don''t want to sign up.

I think this still works... but no promise... :-)

You can go to the URL, and then the java code on the page sends you to another page, but then you´ll already have the page in your (web browser)cache, find the right file (search on the headline or something like that), open it in an editor, remove all &#106avascripts, save it, and open it in the webbrowser...

After doing it twice, you will get bored and register... ;-)