javapool/ideas.md

# javapool game ideas

## tabbed interface

like https://candybox2.github.io/

* first tab: device count and buying stuff
* second tab: aerial view of the garden
* third tab: side view of the pool, all the way to the bottom

## currencies

* devices
* spoons
* energy

## shop

* metal detector
  * can only be bought once
* batteries
  * when bought, immediately gives 1 energy
* water generator
  * costs N devices and 1 spoon (always one)
  * lore: the spoon controls the water flowing through the generator,
    which allows it to power a turbine and produce energy
  * could implement the notion of a moon phase to make the spoons
    stronger and cause higher energy production?
* oxygen bottles
  * for extra oxygen while swimming in the pool
* oracle
  * costs 3 billion devices
  * ends the game with a thank you note from sun microsystems

## the garden

* you can move around the garden with the arrow keys
* you can use the detector in the garden for 1 energy
* you might find a moon rune moonsoon spoon with the detector
* you can find bells and whistles

## the pool

* if you own a spoon, you can use it to control the water level
* if you walk into the pool in the garden view, you can then swim around in
  the pool
* you have a limited oxygen supply that decays if you are not on the surface
* if you run out of oxygen, you lose control of the game for a minute
* you can use the detector on the pool's bottom for 2 energy
* you might find a bunch of devices or batteries with the detector