First off, I added an actual start screen so you no longer just start running the second that you enter the game, but can now get a little set up and ready, then tap the screen to start running. It isn't anything major, but I think it has a large benefit on the game. Here is a screenshot of my little start screen text graphic:
Additionally, I added a pause menu so the player can now pause, resume, reset, and quit the game. Pausing, resuming, and quitting are basically all taken care of for you, but getting the reset to work actually took more time than I was expecting, mostly because I needed to do some garbage collection on my physics world objects and then set them up again. That is all figured out and working though, so it is quite nice to be able to play a new game without having to quit out first. Here is a screenshot of my super basic pause menu:
Readers of my last post might also notice a slight change to the thermometer gauge. I added a semi transparent background behind the meter to make it a little more visible. Near the top of the gauge there is an orange section of the background. This indicates the real "Danger Zone" because when the thermometer level gets to the orange part, it means that the lava wave chasing you is now on the screen and you are in trouble at this point. I like the way everything is going at this point, but I still want to add a few more UI things.
I would like to have a player report box pop up after the level over that shows how long you lasted on the level, how many gems you collected, and maybe a distance traveled type thing. If you got taken down by the lava wave it could indicate that or show a different icon if you fell in lava pit. Those are the only two things that can kill the player at the moment, but there is likely to be more hazards and traps in the future, so those could all be shown on a results popup.
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