V026
★ shield: obvious aura + low-time flash ★
PROMPT
I'm getting feedback that it's not obvious enough when you have the power up. Can you make it more obvious? (follow-up) it doesn't give any indication that it's running out, make it flash as an indication
CHANGES
- Active-shield aura. While
car.boostT > 0, two counter-spinning magenta (#ff5cff) hex rings wrap the car (radius ~30 vs body ~22), breathing on a sine pulse and run through the glow + phosphor passes — the powered-up state now reads at a glance instead of relying on the subtle 6 Hz body-colour blink alone - Running-out warning. In the final 2.0 s the rings strobe on/off, the blink accelerating from ~3.5 Hz to ~9 Hz as the timer drains to zero — the quickening flash reads as "about to drop"
- Each strobe "on" beat pops white-hot, thicker, and slightly larger than the steady ring (and the vertex sparks brighten to white) so it reads as a deliberate alarm, not flicker
- Canvas-only — the top HUD was left untouched to keep it uncluttered