diff --git a/assets/rocket.png b/assets/rocket.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e54f7dc
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/rocket.png differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java b/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
index ed50a9b..bc05b17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
     private Font caveat;
 
     private int level = 1;
+    private boolean levelProgress = false; // this is used to make the transition from the main menu to the game level look cool
+    private int fadeAnimation = 0;
 
     private int mouseX, mouseY;
 
@@ -159,6 +161,28 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
                     g.drawString("Quit (pretty lame)", quitButtonX +24, quitButtonY+67);
                 }
             }
+
+            if (levelProgress && (windowWidth-fadeAnimation)>0) {
+                g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+                g.fillRect(windowWidth-fadeAnimation, 0, windowWidth, windowHeight);
+                fadeAnimation += 20;
+            }
+            else if (levelProgress && (windowWidth-fadeAnimation)<=0) { level = 2; }
+        }
+        if (level == 2) {
+            g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+            Random rand = new Random();
+            for (int i = 0; i < MENU_STAR_COUNT; i++) { // drawing the stars
+                starSize = rand.nextInt(1,8);
+                g.fillOval(starX[i]-starSize, starY[i]-starSize, starSize, starSize);
+            }
+
+            if (levelProgress) {
+                g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+                g.fillRect(windowWidth-fadeAnimation, 0, windowWidth, windowHeight);
+                fadeAnimation += 20;
+            }
+
         }
     }
 
@@ -208,7 +232,7 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
                 if (e.getButton() == MouseEvent.BUTTON1 && hoveringOverPlayButton) {
                     playButtonX = playButtonX + 5;
                     playButtonY = playButtonY - 5;
-                    level = 2;
+                    levelProgress = true;
                 }
                 if (e.getButton() == MouseEvent.BUTTON1 && hoveringOverPlanet) {
                     planetX = planetX+5;