💾 Resume Warrior: Career Mode – Project Documentation

🗭 Game Overview

Title: Resume Warrior: Career Mode Genre: Witty Turn-Based Roguelike RPG Engine: Love2D (Lua) Goal: Climb the corporate ladder by battling absurd workplace enemies using skills from your resume. Build your character through “job experience,” collect “gear,” and defeat the CEO of Chaos to land your dream job.

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🎮 Game Loop Flow

1. Start Screen

2. Resume Creation (Character Creation)

3. Career Map (Linear/Branching Path)

   • Battle (Turn-Based)
   • Event (Random: Party, Office Drama, etc.)
   • Shop (LinkedIn Perks Store)

4. Boss Fights (Karen of HR → PowerPoint Golem → CEO of Chaos)

5. End Game (Offer Letter or Corporate Exile)

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🗂️ File Structure (Recommended Lua Modules)

main.lua                     -- Entry point
gameState.lua                -- Manages game state (menu, battle, map, etc.)
scenes/
  menu.lua                   -- Start / Resume / Quit
  resume_creation.lua        -- Character stat allocation
  battle.lua                 -- Turn-based battle logic
  map.lua                    -- Career progression
  ending.lua                 -- Victory / Defeat
classes/
  player.lua                 -- Player class (stats, skills, inventory)
  enemy.lua                  -- Enemy class (AI, attacks)
  skill.lua                  -- Skill definitions
  gear.lua                   -- Equipment handling
  dialoguebox.lua            -- Witty combat texts
assets/
  fonts/, images/, sounds/   -- Art & audio assets

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📟 Storyboard

🎮 1. Title Screen

• Options: New Game, Continue, Exit
• Background: Office cubicle with motivational posters like “Push Pixels, Not Paperwork.”

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🧐 2. Resume Creation (Character Creation)

Assign points to build your professional persona:

Resume Section	In-Game Stat
Education Level	💡 Intelligence
Communication Style	💬 Communication
Work Experience	💼 Experience
Stress Handling	🧘 Stress Tolerance

• Choose a Career Path (Tech Bro, Marketing Diva, Freelance Wizard) for a unique starting skill and passive bonus.

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🗺️ 3. Career Map (Progression)

• Slay-the-Spire-style node system: Battle → Event → Shop
• Ascend the corporate tower floor by floor.

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⚔️ 4. Battle System (Core Loop)

• Turn-Based Combat:

  • Resume Skills (attacks, buffs, heals)
  • Items (e.g., Coffee, Gossip)
  • Special Move (once per battle)

• UI Elements:

  • Witty status messages
  • Animated effects (Burnout, Self-Doubt, Overworked)

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💬 5. Random Events

• Office Party: Dance mini-game
• Passive-Aggressive Email: Changes stats
• Team Building: Dialogue choice that influences future combat

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🛙️ 6. LinkedIn Shop

Spend Exposure Points on:

Gear:

• Coffee Mug: +5 Max HP
• Briefcase: +1 Damage
• Ergonomic Chair: +2 HP/turn regen
• Energy Bar: +10 HP
• Motivational Poster: +2 Damage for limited turns
• Standing Desk: +3 HP Regen, +3 Max HP

Skills:

• Excel Slam, LinkedIn Flex, Team Huddle, etc.

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💀 7. Enemy Tiers

🟢 Tier 1: Minor Nuisances (50–80 HP)

• Intern Swarm
• Coffee Gremlin
• Printer Poltergeist
• Toxic Teammate

🟡 Tier 2: Office Trolls (85–140 HP)

• Slacker Zombie
• Micromanage Dragon
• Meeting Mummy
• Deadline Demon
• IT Gremlin
• Budget Banshee
• Policy Phantom
• Overtime Ogre

🟠 Tier 3: Mid-Level Menaces (155–220 HP)

• Calendar Witch
• Gaslight Ghoul
• Burnout Bot
• Middle Manager Minotaur

🔴 Tier 4: Final Bosses (230–400 HP)

• HR Reaper
• Feedback Fiend
• CEO of Doom

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💼 8. Skills

🧠 Player Skills

• Excel Slam, Buzzword Barrage, Coffee Break, LinkedIn Flex
• PowerPoint Punch, All-Nighter, Mindfulness
• Buzzword Barrage+, Executive Focus, Corporate Clutch, Team Huddle

🔫 Enemy Skills

• Paperwork Pile, Micromanage, Burnout, Overtime, Coffee Sabotage
• Team Reorg, Corporate Rant, Emergency Meeting, Red Tape Wrap
• IT Delay, Metrics Mayhem, Budget Cut, Toxic Feedback
• Passive Aggression, Meeting Spiral, Reorg Confusion, Office Gossip
• Deadline Panic

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🎉 9. Endings

Outcome	Condition
💼 Dream Job Secured	Beat all bosses
📟 Back to Freelancing	Fail KPIs / lose final battle
🏢 You Are Now the CEO	Secret ending via hostile takeover