Gameplay Loop Hooks

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Launch

Programming:

• [ ] ship is launched away from larger ship
• [ ] tumble is induced

  Audio:

• [ ] Airlock (on lever pull)
• [ ] Launch Windup (simultaneously with airlock)
• [ ] Ship Launch (call near the end of Launch Windup)
• [ ] Ship Creak 01 (loop. fade in near the end of Ship Launch)
• [ ] Ship Thrust (loop. fade in near the end of Ship Launch)
• [ ] Ship Ambience (loop. fade in near the end of Ship Launch)
• [ ] Danger None (loop. fade in once ship is fully launched)
• [ ] Explosion Far 01/02 when mothership explodes

  Interactive:

• [ ] Lever

  Animation:

• [ ] Mothership explodes
• [ ] Monster is present in wreckage, establishing dominance

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In Space

Programming:

• [ ] monster attacks by approaching the ship periodically, every 30s maybe
• [ ] monster may grapple the player ship if they do not dodge
• [ ] more on target flight vector causes player to "approach" the planet faster

  Audio:

• [ ] Airlock (when heat is vented)
• [ ] Ship Creak 01 (continue looping. increase volume if monster is latched on)
• [ ] Ship Creak 02 (loop. play if monster has been attached for 30s alongside Danger High)
• [ ] Ship Thrust (continue looping. increase in volume whenever the rate of change of the ships vector is high)
• [ ] Alarm 01 (loop. play when heat is high)
• [ ] Alarm 02 (loop. play when ship is grappled for an extended period of time)
• [ ] Alarm 03 (loop. play when ship vector is far off target)
• [ ] Ship Ambience (continue looping)
• [ ] Danger None (continue looping. fade out if grappled by monster)
• [ ] Danger Low (loop. fade in if ship is grappled, or maybe if monster notices you)
• [ ] Danger High (loop. fade in after 30s of grapple or a failed grapple release. Fade out on death or monster release)
• [ ] Ship Slam 01/02 periodically while monster is latched on

  Interactive:

• [ ] Lever for steering
• [ ] Heat Vent button/lever

  Animation:

• [ ] Monster in pursuit of ship
• [ ] Monster grappled on ship
• [ ] Display of ship's heading (if grappled, show: "Escape vector"
• [ ] Warning light for lost heading
• [ ] Warning light for high heat
• [ ] Warning light for hull damage (monster grapple)

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Planetfall

Programming:

• [ ] monster burns up in atmosphere
• [ ] rotate ship 90 degrees to land butt-first
• [ ] buncha screen shake

  Audio:

• [ ] Ship Reentry (when entering the atmosphere)
• [ ] Monster Die (when entering the atmosphere)
• [ ] Ship Creak 01 (continue looping. increase volume while entering atmosphere)
• [ ] Ship Ambience (continue looping)
• [ ] Danger None (continue looping. fade out if grappled by monster)
• [ ] Danger Low (loop. fade in if ship is grappled, or maybe if monster notices you)
• [ ] Danger High (loop. fade in after 30s of grapple or a failed grapple release. Fade out on death or monster release)
• [ ] Play win music

  Interactive:

• Nah, bruh

  Animation:

• [ ] Atmospheric particles
• [ ] rotate ship 90 degrees to land butt-first
• [ ] play credits inside black sphere