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Title Screen, Power-ups and Sound
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Title Screen, Power-ups and Sound

via Dev.toDustin Runnells2h ago

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 wi

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