Over the past week, I added a title screen and main menu. Sticking with my mostly-vibecoded theme, I just handed Chat GPT the 3 source images that I used for the 3d models and asked it to make a nice title screen background.
I also wanted a fancier HUD, which took longer than I expected for Codex to get right to my liking. I based it on another mockup that I had ChatGPT make.
Mockup:
Implemented in game:
And as you can see, I've started adding some power-ups. For this I just generated some flat 2d icons and asked the agent to put a 3d shape rotating around it. We went through a few iterations, and this is what I settled on for now.
I think that we'll make it so you have to manage your ammo, health and rocket fuel (jumping) through the power-ups. I'm also floating around maybe having a shield power-up for the rover and maybe an EMP to destroy all the UFOs in range.
Not seen here, I've been working on adding some sounds through whatever free sounds I can find online and modifying them with Audacity.
I've also taken the first step toward getting the game onto Steam eventually. I've registered with their developer program.. we'll see how that goes. With all the sound and assets, this might work better on desktop than mobile, which was my original platform of choice.
Next - Maybe start planning the levels out!
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