}~How to Play~{ Click and hold to aim and release to throw a ball; you will move in the opposite direction of the ball. The goal is to reach the asteroid with the red flag before your oxygen tanks run out. Make sure to watch the speedometers on the side—if they get into the red, you will explode when you hit an asteroid. Red asteroids cause you to explode at any speed. }~Physics~{ The movement of your character is based around Newton's 3rd law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that when the character throws the ball, it will exert the same force that it was thrown with on the character.
}~Upcoming Updates~{ Version 0.5b - Levels 4 - 10 are set to release by the end of June 2026 Version 1.0 - The official release should be ready in early August 2026 }~Update Log~{ 27-5-25: Version 0.4b - Added exponential movement to throwing charge-bar for increased difficulty, changed start screen animation; Version Log renamed to Update Log and moved to Notes and Credits section, Upcoming Updates section added; Game RENAMED from Astronaut to Trajectonaut 5-3-25: Version 0.3b - Start Screen, Loading screen, added elastic collision physics to asteroids, objects fully leave the screen when out of view 1-3-25: Version 0.2b - Level storage using a list and clones (Levels 3 & 4 not yet integrated), created deadly asteroids(red), fixed scrolling motion bugs 28-2-25: Version 0.1b - Scrolling background(instead of moving player—increased level area), Increased sprite efficiency 27-2-25: Version 0.0b - Controls revamped—Click to aim instead of arrow keys, art revision for clarity, project published ————No Dates Past This Point(Late 2023)———— Version 0.4a - Added levels 1 - 4, added level indicator, fixed floating Launch Speed Indicator bug, Instant Death bug and other minor bugs Version 0.3a - Added slide-screen and level functionality, along with bug fixes Version 0.2a - More control and HUD added Version 0.1a - Basic art and bug fixes Version 0.0a - Base game physics Game Created
