Major Game Update: Realistic Planets, Black Hole Catcher, Infinite Mode, Login & Leaderboard

[arjunanair777-del]

Overview

This is a major update proposal for "Celestial Catcher v2" to transform the game's visuals, mechanics, and player experience while retaining the core gameplay.

Features & Enhancements

1. Replace Colored Balls with Realistic Planets

   • Replace color balls with visually accurate representations of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
   • Use high-quality images or custom canvas rendering for each planet, ensuring unique textures and realistic appearances.
   • Update all UI and game logic to reference planets by name.

2. Black Hole Catcher

   • Redesign the catcher to look like a realistic black hole, featuring event horizon, accretion disk, and gravitational lensing effects.
   • Add animated swirling and visual effects for immersion.

3. Infinite Level System

   • Remove the current sector/level progression.
   • Implement endless gameplay: player scores can increase infinitely.
   • Dynamically increase difficulty over time via spawn rates, object speeds, and new hazards.

4. Challenging & Interesting Gameplay

   • Add new obstacles: asteroid belts, rogue comets, space debris, unpredictable planet movements, variable gravity.
   • Introduce more power-ups: temporary shields, slow-motion, enhanced score multipliers.
   • Make game progressively harder and less predictable as score rises.

5. Animated Home Page Theme

   • Create a visually dynamic home screen with animated stars, planets, and black holes.
   • Use smooth transitions, parallax effects, and engaging background music.
   • Ensure the home page is highly attractive and sets the tone for the game.

6. Login Interface (Google Authentication)

   • Require players to log in with Google before playing.
   • Integrate Google Sign-In API, and store user profile (name, avatar, Google ID).
   • Ensure seamless authentication flow.

7. Global Leaderboard

   • Add a leaderboard screen showing global player rankings, scores, and player info (name/avatar).
   • Implement backend integration (e.g., Firebase, Supabase, or custom REST API) for storing and retrieving scores.
   • Leaderboard updates on game over and at regular intervals.

8. Preserve Gameplay Experience

   • Retain core "catch planets" gameplay and user flow.
   • All enhancements should build upon and not disrupt the established mechanics.

---

Acceptance Criteria

• Realistic planet graphics are used throughout the game.
• Catcher is visually a black hole with animated effects.
• Gameplay is endless, with difficulty scaling over time.
• Home page features animated stars, planets, and black holes.
• Google login is required to play; player info is stored.
• Global leaderboard displays logged-in players' scores and ranking.
• All UI and logic changes are tested and do not negatively impact core gameplay.

---

Additional Notes

• If using external services/APIs, ensure privacy and data security.
• Consider mobile and desktop responsiveness for all new UI elements.