From b5afa132e7fafa23990d5076dc711b2e285f3988 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dvorakmortonxd <dvorak@dvorakmortonxd.dev>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:19:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Refined the exhaust animation

---
 src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java b/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
index 8c587a1..9ab0908 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
     private int rocketYPre = windowHeight/2-125;
     private int rocketY = windowHeight/2-125;
     private int rocketExhaustY = rocketY;
+    private float opacityAnimation = 0.05f;
+
     public Game() {
         // sets the window size
         setPreferredSize(new Dimension(windowWidth,windowHeight));
@@ -112,17 +114,19 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
         hoveringOverQuitButton = quitButtonCollision.contains(mouseX, mouseY);
         if (hoverDirection == "up") {
             hoverYOffset++;
+            opacityAnimation += 0.01;
             if (hoverYOffset > 90) {
                 hoverDirection = "down";
             }
         } else {
             hoverYOffset--;
+            opacityAnimation -= 0.01;
             if (hoverYOffset <= 0) {
                 hoverDirection = "up";
             }
         }
         if (level == 1) { planetY = planetYPre + hoverYOffset / 6; }
-        if (level == 2) { rocketY = rocketYPre + hoverYOffset / 6; rocketExhaustY = rocketYPre + 150 + hoverYOffset/3;}
+        if (level == 2) { rocketY = rocketYPre + hoverYOffset / 3; rocketExhaustY = rocketYPre + 150 + hoverYOffset / 2;}
         repaint(); // triggers render
     }
 
@@ -184,7 +188,10 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
             for (int i = 0; i < MENU_STAR_COUNT; i++) { // drawing the stars
                 g.fillOval(starX[i]-starSize, starY[i]-starSize, starSize, starSize);
             }
-            g.drawImage(rocketExhaust, windowWidth/2-25, rocketExhaustY, 50, 100, this);
+            Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
+            g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, opacityAnimation));
+            g2.drawImage(rocketExhaust, windowWidth/2-25, rocketExhaustY, 50, 100, this);
+            g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.SrcOver); // reset so nothing else is transparent
             g.drawImage(rocket, windowWidth/2-73, rocketY, 147, 234, this);