Refactor comet drawing and update difficulty multipliers

- Updated the comet drawing function to use a shared halo function for better visual consistency.
- Changed difficulty multipliers to be defined in a table for easier adjustments.
- Simplified the pause menu item update logic to improve readability.
- Removed the controls UI file as it was no longer needed.
- Adjusted HUD and menu positioning for better alignment and aesthetics.
- Fixed shop display logic to ensure consistent pricing for shield upgrades.
- Updated various UI elements for improved clarity and functionality.

Author: IanSkelskey

build/index.html

@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
 
 		}
 		e.type = "application/javascript";
-		e.src = "space_shooter.js";
+		e.src = "space_8.js";
 		e.id = "e_script";
 
 		document.body.appendChild(e); // load and run

build/space_shooter.js build/space_8.jsbuild/space_shooter.js renamed to build/space_8.js

@@ -78,13 +78,8 @@ end
 function draw_comet()
 	for c in all(comets) do
 		if c.warning_t>0 then
-			local cx,cy,ht=c.left and 4 or 123,c.y+4,10
-			cy=max(cy,ht+4)
-			local ba=(20-c.warning_t)*0.15
-			for i=0,3 do
-				local ang=ba+i*0.25
-				pset(flr(cx+cos(ang)*3),flr(cy+sin(ang)*3),i%2==0 and c.c8 or c.c9)
-			end
+			local cx,cy=c.left and 4 or 123,max(c.y+4,14)
+			h(cx,cy,(20-c.warning_t)*0.15,c.c8,c.c9)
 		else
 			local sid=c.sid
 			if c.flash_t>0 then sid=c.use_angled and 35 or 51 end

space_8.p8.png

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 game_state,prev_game_state="menu","menu"
 -- shared small constants / helpers (token savings)
 FT=1/30
-function dmul() return 0.6+0.1*df+0.1*mid(0,df-1,1) end -- difficulty cost multiplier
+dm=dm or split"0.7,0.8,0.9" -- difficulty multipliers (easy,normal,veteran)
+function dmul()return dm[df] end
 function aabb(ax,ay,aw,ah,bx,by,bw,bh)
 	return ax<bx+bw and bx<ax+aw and ay<by+bh and by<ay+ah
 end
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ function _update()
 	update_starfield()
 	if level_fanfare_timer>0 then level_fanfare_timer-=1 end
 
-	-- update pause menu item (shows current round)
-	do local show=(game_state=="game" or game_state=="station" or game_state=="fanfare_depart") if show then menuitem(1,"round "..vr) else menuitem(1) end end
+	-- pause menu item: show round when active
+	if game_state=="game" or game_state=="station" or game_state=="fanfare_depart" then menuitem(1,"round "..vr) else menuitem(1) end
 
 	if game_state=="fanfare_depart"then
 		if ship_departing then

space_shooter.p8.png

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 local p={}
 Gp=p
 
+-- tiny shared halo (rotating 4-dot ring) reused by comets + powerups
+function h(x,y,a,c1,c2)for i=0,3 do local g=a+i*0.25 pset(flr(x+cos(g)*3),flr(y+sin(g)*3),i%2==0 and c1 or c2)end end
+
 function p_add(x,y,dx,dy,life,typ,col,dat) add(p,{x=x,y=y,dx=dx,dy=dy,l=life,t=typ,c=col,d=dat}) end
 
 function p_upd()
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ function p_draw()
     if i.t==7 then
      local d=i.d
      if d==7 then pset(i.x,i.y,10)pset(i.x+1,i.y,10)pset(i.x,i.y+1,10)pset(i.x+1,i.y+1,10)
-   else local sprid=(d==2 and 10) or (d==5 and 11) or 38 spr(sprid,i.x,i.y) end
+   else h(i.x+2.5,i.y+2.5,time(),d==2 and 12 or d==5 and 9 or 11,d==2 and 1 or d==5 and 10 or 7) spr((d==2 and 10) or (d==5 and 11) or 38,i.x,i.y) end
     elseif i.t==4 and i.d then
      sspr(i.d[1],i.d[2],4,4,i.x,i.y)
     else

space_shooter.png

@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ function draw_hud()
  spr(10,58,2)
  local sp=ship.shield_power local fw=sp*0.2\1 if fw>0 then local r=sp/100 rectfill(65,3,64+fw,5,r>0.5 and 12 or(r>0.25 and 13 or 8)) end rect(65,3,84,5,5)
  if gsn~=gsx then if gsx=="game" and (gsn!="fanfare_depart" and gsn!="fanfare_arrive") then db=0 end gs=gsx end
- if (run or gsx=="fanfare_arrive") and mission_distance and mission_distance>0 then local t=level_fanfare_timer>0 and 1 or min(1,(mission_distance-(dr or mission_distance))/mission_distance) db=db<t and min(t,db+0.02) or(db>t and max(t,db-0.02) or db) local bx,by,bw=20,122,88 local w=db*bw rectfill(bx,by,bx+bw-1,123,1) if w>0 then rectfill(bx,by,bx+w-1,123,13) if db>0.95 then rectfill(bx+w-2,by,bx+w-1,123,flr(time()*4)%2==0 and 6 or 13) end end spr(39,111,119) end
+ if (run or gsx=="fanfare_arrive") and mission_distance>0 then local t=level_fanfare_timer>0 and 1 or min(1,(mission_distance-(dr or mission_distance))/mission_distance) db=db<t and min(t,db+0.02) or(db>t and max(t,db-0.02) or db) local bx,by,bw=20,122,88 local w=db*bw rectfill(bx,by,bx+bw-1,123,1) if w>0 then rectfill(bx,by,bx+w-1,123,13) if db>0.95 then rectfill(bx+w-2,by,bx+w-1,123,flr(time()*4)%2==0 and 6 or 13) end end spr(39,111,119) end
 end