Plans for the Next Design

For the amusement of all, and to offend the purists, I'm sharing the tentative design details. This update is very much on hold - players are advised not to hold their breaths until development is complete as it would surely be fatal. Here are the additions under consideration:

• Black Daleks
  These models have enough intelligence to avoid rubble piles (on occasion), and usually have to be destroyed with the sonic screwdriver. Actually, there could be several Dalek models. But what would be the differences between them?

• Davros
  The prune-headed guy who started it all will appear on certain levels. He will be able to turn rubbled Daleks into new Dalek models - not pursuing the player but generally making the Doctor's life miserable.

• Tool Kit
  Obviously, with intelligent enemies, more weaponry is needed. Tool Kits will appear randomly on the board for the player to pick up. Each Tool Kit could contain several screwdrivers.

• TARDIS Instruction Manual
  When picked up, the Manual will provide a new mode of transport - the player will be able to specify an exact destination when teleporting! This will be limited to only one or two uses per Manual, after which the Time Lords will swoop in and erase the Doctor's memory again. (This exciting and impressive animation sequence will appear just off screen).

• Jelly Babies
  Or the Blue Crystals of Metabelus (sp). Or something. Gives the player bonus points and adds a bit of tension to levels. "Do I teleport and get that crystal or just get the h*ck out of here??"

• Technical Improvements
  It's probably time that Daleks! has animation. This would slow down responsiveness slightly, but could make crystals glow, Daleks swing their heads around, etc. As a result, loading time would be increased as well. (NOTE: Java's upcoming JARs file-format and quickly increasing modem/CPU speeds make this seem like less of a problem than it may have been six months ago, but let me know your opinion!)

Those are the tentative plans. What do you think, sirs? Send your comments. [an error occurred while processing this directive]