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Controls

Up – Accelerates ship in the direction it is facing. Left/Right – Rotates ship left/right. Num Pad 0 – Pause

Power-Ups

L – Extra life. G – Increases fire rate. S – Activates shield: allows you to hit one asteroid without dying.

Asteroids

Green – Basic Blue – Break into two green ones when destroyed. There is also a 10% chance of getting a powerup from a blue asteroid. Purple – Break into two blue asteroids; give you double points when destroyed.

Notes

Your score is based on how long you have survived. A destroyed asteroid will grant you one point for every second that you have been alive. Basically, the longer you stay alive, the more points you will get from asteroids.

Asteroids are spawned at the rate of 10 + (s / 5), where s is how many seconds you have been alive. For example, after being alive for 30 seconds, the engine will spawn enough asteroids so that there are at least 16 total (10 + (30 / 5)).

Thanks

Thank you Zach for helping with ideas and the collision code.

Judge’s Comments

Michael: This is the most faithful asteroids clone that we have. It’s also the cleanest in terms of look and design. Everything is very crisp and professional. The controls are smooth and responsive. I imagine this is about as good as you can get for asteroids in 4k.

Chris: I wish you had done something unique to asteroids, the game is asteroids so theres not much to say. Impressed by the dynamic sounds.

Panayoti: An Asteroids clone but with power ups and a slight twist on the gameplay. I really enjoyed the automatic firing which allowed me to focus more on dodging asteroids and navigating the level rather than specifically aiming for a target. The power ups were a really welcome addition and actually gave me an incentive to move around rather than sitting still and sniping. I had a lot of fun with Vector Fight and enjoyed it even more than the original Asteroids.

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