Emittance Design Doc

Pipe Dream
Lasers instead of liquid
Multiple colors of light - higher frequency light moves faster
Sci-Fi UI
If player has a full route for every laser receptor before the timer runs out, they get 2XP per second finish time<total time
Special "pipes" and powers are purchased with XP
Players level - earning 1000XP, including spent XP, gets player to level 1, 2000 more gets them to level 2, etc.
Game starts easy: Ultraviolet laser, small level, large time before emitter powers up automatically. As levels increase in difficulty, game board gets bigger and/or time before emitter powers up gets shorter.

Default Mirrors
90º Angle - Make a laser turn a corner
Splitter - Split one laser beam into two.
Prism - Turns white light into multiple beams of light.
Reverse Prism - Mixes different colors of light together.

Purchasable powerups/special Mirrors
Mirrors
-Bouncer: Slows down the light. Placing one costs 10 XP per placement
-Lens: Speeds up light. Placing costs 5 XP per placement
-Adjustable Mirror: Allows the player to make the laser bounce at variable angles. Two placements costs 10 XP.
-Adjustable Splitter: Allows the player to split a laser beam at variable angles. Costs 15 XP.
-180º Mirror: Allows the player to make a laser beam bounce in a U shape.


Powers
-FFW: Speeds up entire level by x1, x2, x3. Price per price per power level scales with multiplier.
-Slow-mo: Slows down entire level.
-RW: Rewinds entire level by x1, x2, x3. Price per power level scales with multiplier.
-Place 45º mirror - Allows Player to place mirrors that redirect light at a 45º angle.