eagle0/docs/SMALL_EAGLE_TODO.md

The Small Eagle TODO

Goals

Be able to support a small (10-50 user) private alpha, including with strangers.

Larger set of goals in The Big Eagle TODO, but most of that is not necessary for MVP.

Required

Gameplay Productionization

• All functionality works on production eagle / shardok servers
• Acceptable latency in all regions
• Shardok performance similar to QA
• Error logging & alerting
• Fix long disconnects on deployments
• Fix the Mac installer
• Still not reconnecting after deployments
• Notify about client updates, button to come directly back
• Generatedtext healing
• Kill outstanding shardok requests when game is deleted

Other Productionization

• Oauth sign-in
  • Add Google, others?
• User management
  • Invite codes
  • Link accounts
  • Choose display name
  • Just do account setup from the landing page?
• Download client directly from DO, avoid basic auth/my home network
• Support plan (Discord + in-client bug reporting + email contact)

Alpha Tester Support

• Feedback channel (Discord server)
• Bug report form in Unity client (Settings > Report Bug, sends to Discord webhook)
• Known issues doc (so testers don't report the same things)

IP / Legal

• Document and make available licenses for art & music (attributions panel)
• Required open source disclosures (attributions panel)
• Audit assets for anything we don't have rights to and replace it
• Replace heroes that are based on real 20th or 21st century people or IP
• Privacy policy (collecting accounts, OAuth data, gameplay data) (alpha notice on invite page/email)
• Terms of service (basic liability protection) - defer until public release
• Data deletion capability (user requests account removal) (accounts.eagle0.net)

Basic Gameplay

• Tutorial
  • In the Your Warlord panel, say what the profession is
  • And separate panels for each profession when you encounter one
  • Command tutorial for each command the first time it's clicked
  • Time to recruit / expand
    • And how expansion works
  • Province events
  • Running low on food
  • Time to swear brotherhood
    • When you get large, or
    • When you get a good candidate
  • Shardok tutorial!
• Basic Shardok AI stuff fixed
• Lobby fixes
• Have goals / ending
  • Win condition: all other factions defeated
  • Mid-game progression: King recognizes you as you gain power (generated events)
• First-session onboarding (beyond mechanics tutorial)
  • Narrative hook in first few minutes - why should I care about my warlord?
  • Clear first-session goal ("try to capture your first province" or similar)
  • Early small victory to build momentum
  • Guided first scenario vs. overwhelming sandbox?

Nice to have

• "What's new" changelog (fetch JSON, show entries since last launch)