Village 51

Overview

Village 51 is a farm management game where you play as a retired Area 51 agent. Tired of the stress from your previous job, you decide to move to a small village, buy a farm, and live a peaceful life.

However, peace is the last thing you’ll find in this village, as it is full of aliens, monsters, and other unexpected challenges that you will encounter along the way.

The Farm

Within the farm, players can grow crops and raise animals, starting with the basics. As they sell their products, they can gradually unlock better crops, raise higher-quality animals, and access new types of livestock.

With the additional income, players can expand their farm by purchasing more land to grow their agricultural empire. Some purchasable plots provide access to mines, where players can gather minerals and resources needed to build new structures and craft essential farm items.

However, expansion comes with risks: the larger the farm becomes, the more it attracts unwanted threats.

Farm Attacks

The larger the farm grows, the more it becomes a target for different types of enemies, which the player can also encounter in various locations across the map.

The player can be attacked by:

• Raiders: Attempt to steal resources from the barn.

• Aliens: Kidnap livestock for experiments.

• Animals: Consume crops and livestock.

• Monsters: Attack indiscriminately to drive people away.

• Secret Agents: Aim to eliminate evidence of aliens, advanced technology, and other unusual phenomena.

My Contribution to the Project

Mechanics Design:

I designed the game mechanics with a constant focus on cohesion between all systems. The player must progress in every aspect of the game to reach their full potential.

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The livestock system is meticulously designed not only for acquisition but also for breeding, ensuring gradual yet challenging growth that organically extends gameplay time.

Breeding:
Breeding is based on specific conditions. Players must meet a set of requirements to have the possibility of mating their animals.

Once these conditions are met, there is a chance that the next day a breeding totem will appear in the store (one per animal species). The totem can only be applied to two animals that meet the unlocking conditions. After use, one of the animals becomes pregnant and produces offspring, consuming the totem.

Each pair of animals of the same species slightly increases the probability that a breeding totem will appear in the store.

Conditions for the breeding totem to appear:

• Well-fed

• Good hygiene

• Adult

• Maximum affinity level

Rarity and Statistics:
Livestock comes in different rarities, which determine their quality and category. These are defined by five statistics, each ranging from 0–100, with a maximum total of 500 if all stats reach their peak.

The statistics are:

• HP: Higher amount of meat when sold

• Production: Better quality of products

• Production Speed

• Mutation Factor

• Fertility: Better transmission of stats to offspring

The category of the livestock depends on the sum of all statistics, and each category provides bonuses related to the individual stats.

Livestock Categories by Total Stats:

• 0: “Down”

• 1–100: Gray

• 101–200: Green

• 201–300: Blue

• 301–400: Purple

• 401–499: Gold

• 500: Glowing with a crown

Livestock System:

Gene/Statistics Transmission:

The best way to obtain an animal with perfect stats is through breeding. To maximize farm resource production, it is crucial to consider the parents’ statistics when breeding.

The fertility stat determines how many genes and how easily they are passed on, making high fertility essential for producing ideal offspring. The parent with higher fertility has a greater chance of contributing to the stat lottery (tentatively 75–25%).

Stat Lottery Based on Dominant Fertility:

• Fertility 0–20:

  • 80% chance to pass the best stat

  • 10% chance to pass the 2 best stats

  • 7% chance to pass the 3 best stats

  • 2% chance to pass the 4 best stats

  • 1% chance to pass all stats

  • Non-inherited stats are generated randomly between 10–100 points (weighted towards lower values).

• Fertility 21–40:

  • 60% chance to pass the best stat

  • 20% chance to pass the 2 best stats

  • 14% chance to pass the 3 best stats

  • 4% chance to pass the 4 best stats

  • 2% chance to pass all stats

  • Non-inherited stats: 20–100 points (weighted lower).

• Fertility 41–60:

  • 30% chance to pass the best stat

  • 30% chance to pass the 2 best stats

  • 25% chance to pass the 3 best stats

  • 10% chance to pass the 4 best stats

  • 5% chance to pass all stats

  • Non-inherited stats: 30–100 points (weighted lower).

• Fertility 61–80:

  • 15% chance to pass the best stat

  • 25% chance to pass the 2 best stats

  • 30% chance to pass the 3 best stats

  • 15% chance to pass the 4 best stats

  • 10% chance to pass all stats

  • Non-inherited stats: 40–100 points (weighted lower).

• Fertility 81–100:

  • 5% chance to pass the best stat

  • 20% chance to pass the 2 best stats

  • 35% chance to pass the 3 best stats

  • 25% chance to pass the 4 best stats

  • 15% chance to pass all stats

  • Non-inherited stats: 50–100 points (weighted lower).

Animal Care:
Maintaining good animal care is key to production. This includes:

• Proper feeding

• Cleanliness of the pen

• Collecting resources produced by the animals

Keeping these three aspects at a high level maximizes animal well-being, unlocking benefits such as a higher probability of a fertility totem appearing in the store the next day and bonuses to production upgrades.

Other Mechanics Designed:

• Inventory System

• Agriculture System

• Mining System

• Construction System

• Farm Attack System

• Buy & Sell System

• Enemy System

• Enemy Camp System

All of these mechanics were designed with the same level of detail to ensure a deep, engaging, and replayable game.
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Level Design

The map spans 4 km², carefully divided and organized to guide the player through the key areas of the environment.

Map Division:

• Right Side (Black and Brown):
  This area of the map is where the player can expand their land.

• Orange Path:
  The fastest route to the village, with no threats to the player.

• Red Path:
  The shortest route from the farm to the village, but also the most dangerous, passing through the highest concentration of enemy camps.

• Yellow Path:
  A rugged path that goes through the forest. It contains some threats but also provides materials the player needs.

• Blue Points:
  These represent camps of different enemy types, each with unique behaviors and rewards.

• Dark Green Point:
  The alien camp, the only one of its kind. It is the most difficult to defeat and provides the most valuable rewards.

• Light Green Point:
  Represents the alien shop. It is unlocked after completing a set of specific challenges in the alien camp.

• Pink Square:
  Represents the village, where the player can purchase items necessary for farm progression.

UI Design