Anterix Launch: Spectrum Defender

A retro arcade game celebrating Anterix's critical telecommunications infrastructure, combining classic Asteroids and Space Invaders gameplay.

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🎮 Play the Game

Live Demo: https://anterix-asteroids.vercel.app

Or open index.html locally in a modern web browser. No installation required!

🕹️ Controls

Key	Action
← / A	Rotate Left
→ / D	Rotate Right
↑ / W	Thrust Forward
SPACE	Fire Spectrum Beam
B	Deploy Network Surge (Bomb)
P	Pause Game
M	Toggle Music
ENTER	Start Game / Restart

🎯 Enemies

Enemy	Points	Description
Signal Disruptor	100	Fast-moving basic enemy
Data Packet	250	Tiny, very fast bonus target
Network Node	150	Splits into smaller nodes
Legacy Tower	200	Large, slow asteroid
Spectrum Jammer	1000	Boss enemy (every 5 waves)

⚡ Power-Ups

• 🔵 Bandwidth Boost - Increased fire rate (10 seconds)
• 🟢 Signal Shield - Invincibility (5 seconds)
• 🟡 Spectrum Spread - Triple shot (15 seconds)
• 🔴 Network Surge - Adds one screen-clearing bomb

🏆 Scoring

• Base points per enemy destroyed
• Combo multiplier: Kills within 2 seconds increase multiplier (max 8x)
• Wave completion bonus: 500 × wave number
• Perfect wave (no damage): 2x wave bonus

📁 Project Structure

anterix-asteroids/
├── index.html              # Complete game (single file)
├── REQUIREMENTS.md         # Project requirements
├── README.md               # This file
├── TODO.md                 # Development tasks
├── FUTURE.md               # Future enhancements
├── .gitignore              # Git ignore file
├── scripts/
│   ├── generate_sprites.py # DALL-E sprite generator
│   └── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies
└── sprites/
    ├── README.md           # Sprite documentation
    └── *.png               # Generated sprite images

🎨 Sprite Generation (Optional)

The game uses Canvas-drawn vector graphics by default. For enhanced visuals, you can generate pixel art sprites using DALL-E:

# Install Python dependencies
cd scripts
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set your OpenAI API key
set OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

# Generate sprites
python generate_sprites.py

🖥️ Browser Support

• Chrome 90+
• Firefox 88+
• Safari 14+
• Edge 90+

🛠️ Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/dbbuilder/anterix-asteroids.git
cd anterix-asteroids

# Open in browser (no build step required)
start index.html

📜 License

Corporate internal use - Anterix Launch Event

🏢 About Anterix

Anterix is focused on securing the foundation for the modernization of critical infrastructure in the United States, primarily through our spectrum holdings in the 900 MHz band.