Got a new project idea. Where to start?

Hello Unity Forum.

After I have succesfully finish my first game, Im now ready to get started on my next game.

I have thought about what the game should be about, but I dont know where to start.

How do i splits things up, so I have a better view over my project?

 

Pen and notepad.

 

Choose the platform, think what type of players do you want to target. Think of games they play now. Create similar game. Profit

Brainstorming on paper always works for me.
I use https://www.lift.do/ for a routine of "one idea per day" and got 70+ now

 

Funke

I know the game, how all mechanics and the point of the game
I know it will be on mobile Device
I know it shall be a multiplayer game.

But is there any method to split the project into smaller pieces?

 

I would just start making it. Look at what it will take in terms of bare functionality to get a test bed up and running. Then, pick a system and make it you goal to implement it. If you don't have a clear, compartmental view of the systems in your game, bust out a pen and paper and try to diagram it. Input is probably a system, graphics, sound, player objects, HUD. I believe in design documents, but rapid prototyping has been working really well for me lately as a solo developer. Just my 2 cents =P

 

I'm probably less experienced than you MG but Beef really hit it on the head. I'd only add after breaking down the game play elements on paper into prototype-able functional elements, when prototyping keep in mind 'find the fun' not just getting it to work properly.
I also believe in documentation because I end up reworking elements over and over. If I don't document I end up going in circles. The morgue is my friend.

 

www.Trello.com - Best project organisation tool ever.

 

I guess your first game must have been a disorganised car crash and you want to improve it for the second? I also recommend Trello

 

Nope. A whole new game I will give Trello a try

 

http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/Courses/comp585-s11/585GameDesignDocumentTemplate.docx

 

There are many methods to do this but the most common is to start by penning it all down with images and all as a concept document which then grows into a design document. The mechanics and other features are then broken into tasks and you can use the design document to check for inter-dependencies.

Alternatively, if you understand your features and their necessary tasks well enough etc... then use a online system to brake it into tasks. I prefer the analogue option and have a pile of post-it notes spread across a whiteboard that hangs next to my computer. Everything is organized based on dependencies and I move finished stuff into a corner where I can take a look at previous tasks if needed.

 

Are you asking how to split it up into pieces? Maybe you're not quite ready to tackle a multiplayer game yet. Or, maybe I'm misunderstanding. Get a piece of paper, write down the tasks, break those into smaller tasks, and go to work. If it's a team, consider a tool like Trello, Trac, or Fogbugz. Though, my guess is that you're scope is too big, so I'd recommend making a few more SMALL games to give you more experience.

Gigi