No Game Engine Game Dev: Word Sleuth 095: Putting stars and nebulae in space, then adding a rocket

Streamed on 2024-12-05 (https://www.twitch.tv/thediscouragerofhesitancy)

Game Engines are for sissies!

With a basic solar system and static star field in place it is time to spice things up. I started by adding some twinkling star sprites that fire off from time-to-time. Then I added some static nebulae that are chosen randomly.

Lastly, I needed an interactable element for the solar system, so I added a rocket ship. It flies using the arrow keys and wraps around the Chalkboard. It's a little squirrely but kind of fun.

Again, most of the time was spent in art with only some supporting code, so the description is short, but it was a full session of work.