Information

The UI needs to show the following:

All of the time:

• Current year
• Amount of fuel remaining
• Distance from planet surface

Contextually:

• When on the planet surface:
  • Modules available (if any)
  • Current era
• When an asteroid or fuel pickup is about to come onscreen:
  • An icon to indicate where it is coming in from, and what it is
• When gaining bonuses to score, such as picking up a meteorite gem:
  • The bonus should appear as a multiplier, and remain on the screen below the current year
• Start menu:
  • Start button
  • High score
• On death:
  • Final score
  • Retry button

Dependent on modules installed:

• When using the radar module:
  • A radar that informs the player of incoming asteroids
• When using the slowdown field module:
  • A button that activates the module
  • The elliptical field around the rocket

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