Game Modes

Every mode is launched by setting a few WorldState keys and then calling game.start(). The mode string is read in game._on_game_map_loaded() to swap camera, input, and HUD behaviour.

Quick Start

Hard-coded 3v3 on a one-lane map — "click → playing in 2 seconds." Blue runs arthur / bokuden / nagato, red runs lorne / robin / rollo. game_mode = "match".

New Game

Custom 3v3. The new-game menu lets you pick your team (blue/red), each leader on each side, and the map (one-lane or three-lane). Same game_mode = "match" as Quick Start; the only difference is WorldState gets your selections instead of the defaults.

Campaign

A single hero (joan) on the rect test map, game_mode = "campaign". Campaign mode is checked in the dialog panel to enable scripted dialog sequences that don't run in a regular match. This is the home of the story-driven progression pillar.

MOBA (1v1 / 5v5)

A 3-lane match where you control one leader on the blue team. The RTS click-to-command pipeline is replaced by direct character control.

Setup flow

A two-step picker collects N picks for blue, then N picks for red, then starts. The 14th tile in the leader grid is an explicit Random button — it fills remaining slots with "random", resolved to a random pick at spawn time. The first blue pick is always your leader; allies and enemies are AI.

What MOBA mode changes on load

  1. The camera locks to your hero with a follow-lerp.
  2. Your leader is auto-selected so the per-unit HUDs (HP bar, abilities, inventory) work.
  3. RTS Q/W/E/R command buttons are hidden.
  4. A +30 speed match buff is applied to every leader on both teams so the AI keeps pace (MOBA_SPEED_BONUS, mod "moba_pace").
  5. On mobile: the touch HUD is shown and the camera zoom is locked at 3.0 for a fixed character cam.

See Controls & HUD for the full input map and the mobile touch overlay.

Adding a new mode

  1. Pick a unique game_mode string.
  2. Create (or reuse) a setup menu that populates player_team, enemy_team, *_leaders_names, current_map, and game_mode, then calls game.start().
  3. If the mode needs different camera/input/HUD, branch on the mode string in game._on_game_map_loaded(), keeping the default state restored at the top so other modes don't inherit MOBA's setup.
  4. Add a button to the main menu and a handler that shows your setup menu.

Mode coverage by build: MOBA 1v1/5v5 work on desktop and mobile. Quick Start, New Game, and Campaign are built around the desktop click-to-command pipeline; on mobile they launch but the touch UX isn't tuned yet.

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