The Many Systems Behind Echoes of Myth: A Living Breakdown

I covered the various development activities in my previous blog post Solo Game Dev: Juggling a Hundred Hats and a Thousand Tasks. One briefly mentioned aspect was the wide range of systems that make up a game like Echoes of Myth.

This post serves as a living document, outlining the various systems I’ve developed for the game—most actively in use, while some remain inactive for now. I’ll likely update this over time as the game evolves.

Systems Listing

For now without detailing descriptions.

Category	System lvl 1	System lvl 2	System lvl 1
Gameplay	Map	Randomized Atlas paths
Gameplay	Map	Randomized map rewards
Gameplay	Roguelike iteration system
Gameplay	Eternalize item
Gameplay	Purchaseable Permanent powers
Gameplay	Fork of fate
Gameplay	Healing Potion
Gameplay	Healing Potion	Healing upgrades
Gameplay	Healing Potion	Quantity upgrades
Gameplay	Character classes
Gameplay	Loot	Permament currency
Gameplay	Loot	In-iteration currency
Gameplay	Abilities	Grapple
Gameplay	Weapons	Melee weapons
Gameplay	Weapons	Melee weapons	Multiple attacks
Gameplay	Weapons	Melee weapons	Combos
Gameplay	Weapons	Melee weapons	Parry
Gameplay	Weapons	Melee weapons	Confirugable delayed & signaled attacks
Gameplay	Weapons	Melee weapons	Dash and jump attacks
Gameplay	Weapons	Spells
Gameplay	Weapons	Spells	Buffs and debuffs
Gameplay	Weapons	Spells	Auras
Gameplay	Weapons	Spells	Quin type shield
Gameplay	Encounters	Randomized encounters
Gameplay	Encounters	Static encounters
Gameplay	Events	Challenge trials
Gameplay	Experience & Leveling
Gameplay	Experience & Leveling	Class specific levelup stat boosts
Gameplay	Inventory
Gameplay	Quest system	Quests, phases, objectives
Gameplay	Saving system	Save & load
Gameplay	Saving system	Multiple save slots
Gameplay	Dialogue system
Gameplay	Resources	Mana
Gameplay	Abilities	Dash
Gameplay	Talent system
Gameplay	Keymapping
Gameplay	NPCs
Gameplay	Vendor system	Static inventory
Gameplay	Vendor system	Dynamic inventory
Gameplay	Vendor system	Selling to vendor
Gameplay	Vendor system	Weapon and spell upgrades
Gameplay	Prophecy system
Gameplay	Prophecy system	Map revelations
Gameplay	Prophecy system	Fate Reshaping
Gameplay	Loot	Static items
Gameplay	Loot	Unique items
Gameplay	Loot	Dynamic items
Gameplay	Loot	Level dependent loot tables
Gameplay	Loot	Class specific item generation
Gameplay	Vendor system	Item valuation
Gameplay	Stat system
Gameplay	Stat system	Stats affecting other stats
Gameplay	Stat / mechanism	Thorns
Gameplay	Stat / mechanism	Revenge heal
Gameplay	Stat / mechanism	On hit / on parry temporary effects
Gameplay	Enemies	Standard configurable AI
Gameplay	Enemies	AI	Escape behavior
Gameplay	Critter behavior
Support	Animation system
Support	Animation system	Root motion support
Support	Sound system	Pooled SFX
Gameplay	Enemies	Activity system
Gameplay	Dialogue system	Various NPC behaviors during dialogue
Gameplay	Armor sets system
Gameplay	Portal network system
Support	Input system
Support	Input system	Keyboard & mouse
Support	Input system	Gamepad
Gameplay	NPC overhead comments system
Gameplay	Event info display system
Support	Sound system	Music
Support	Sound system	Activateable encounter music
Support	"Feel" effects
Gameplay	Combat	Poise & Stagger system
Gameplay	Combat	Stuns, freezes
Gameplay	Falling restore system
Support	Difficulty levels support system
Support	Cutscenes system
Support	Moving platforms / lifts support