Today’s development shifted away from platforming to build out the high intensity survival mechanics and failure screen for the Meteor Dodger mode. As shown during active gameplay, the screen drops a continuous wave of orange celestial debris from the procedural starfield while the player’s ship maneuvers near the bottom to stay alive, tracked by a real time HUD displaying remaining lives, score, high score, and a running survival timer. Expanding on this loop required balancing rapid spawn intervals with precise collision boundaries to keep the frantic arcade pacing engaging from start to finish. When an impact inevitably happens, the custom game over screen triggers a “Catastrophic Impact - Ship Destroyed” warning, complete with a custom wreckage graphic, a breakdown of your survival score versus your personal best, helpful evasion tips, and clean navigational buttons to jump back into difficulty selection or head straight to the main menu.