Press Spec

Goals

• Provide a "bonus multiplier" game effect
• Allow the player to change the location of the bonus effect
• Emphasize the "modern war" setting

Overview

Press units multiply the effects of "PR" actions. Specifically:

• Faction mood lost by killing faction members
• Cash penalties for killing civilians
• Cash bounties for killing NK troops
• Cash bounties for verifying Cards

If a press unit witnesses the hero performing any of those actions, a large "Press Bonus" or "Press Penalty" message is displayed and the bonus is increased by x% (default 100% increase.) This multiplier is applied per press unit, so acting heroic in front of a group of press can lead to huge bonuses.

Press Units

• Press units are members of the Civilian faction
• Press units generate fear and aggression like standard AI soldiers. They use their camera as a weapon (so they'll leave cover to snap a few shots, then run back into cover.)
• They should always try to follow the hero around once they've chosen him as a target (even if they photograph other units)
• The hero can Action ("Follow Me") on a press unit to automatically put them into follow mode (he cannot, however, tell them to "Stay Here")
• Press units can be loaded as passengers, but they will not occupy gunner positions

Character Model, Animations, and VO Script

Animations

• Run cycle with camera in one hand.
• Walk cycle with camera in one hand.
• Looking around idle stance
• Use camera

Camera

When the camera is filming, there are two distinct visual compliments that will appear on the front of it:

• A bright, steady camera light will project from the front of the model.
• A large blinking red LED will flash from the front of the model (not overlapping the steady light).
• Alternate: the camera is a standard flash camera that makes a click and flash when used

V.O. Script

• "Sure thing!"
• "This is great stuff!"
• "Nice move!"
• "Whoah!"
• "What are you doing?"
• "Help!"
• "Are you crazy?"
• "This is intense!"
• "Oh my god! You killed Kenny!"

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