Roadmap

This is the current plan for features to add, and the order I'd like to add them.
Expect this list to change over time.

Please add your suggestions to the Issues Page

Character enhancements

• Additional character attributes (strength, intelligence, etc.)
• Character classes (fighter, mage, etc.)
• Add character creating screen

Wearable items

• Add armor
  • Apply effects to combat
• Jewelry
  • Apply effects to combat
• Add enchantments to weapons/armor/jewelry

Character skills

• Skill levels
  • Improve when player crafts an item
  • Required for crafting more complex recipes
• Skill titles

Enhance crafting

• Level requirements
• Skill requirements
• Workbenches/tools required

Magic

• Spells

Quest improvements

• Complex NPC conversations
• Enhanced quests
  • Repeatable
  • Quest chains (i.e., must complete first quest to get second)

Add timer to game

• Crafting recipes takes time
• Buffs/curses (over time)
• Damage/heal over time

Initial improved graphics

• Better graphics
  • Possibly use https://www.duality2d.net/
  • Animated (probably J-RPG style)
  • Character customization
  • Hair/skin/clothes

UI enhancements

• Internationalization (string literals in resource files)
• Add audio
• Joystick/game controller input

Possible/far future enhancements

UI to create game data

• Users create/edit game items, locations, quests, monsters, etc
• Update the XML/JSON data files

Convert to .NET 5

• EOY 2020 or later
  • Need to check/update NuGet packages

Factions

• Increase/decrease, based on actions
• Opens locations/quests/recipes

Miscellaneous

• Item wear and repair