BLASTEROIDS DEBUG COMMANDS CHEAT SHEET

            Note: All debug commands require DEBUG MODE to be enabled.

            To enable DEBUG MODE, add ?debug to the game URL or press ` (tilde/backtick key) in-game.

ENEMY SPAWNING COMMANDS

Spawn Flying Saucer

Spawn Graviton Ship

Spawn Novabomb

Spawn Cygnus Ship

Spawn Pac-Man (in attract mode)

POWERUP COMMANDS

Spawn random powerup at random location

GAME CONTROL COMMANDS

Skip to next wave (clears all enemies/asteroids)

Toggle God Mode (infinite shield)

Pause/Unpause game

Kill ship (for testing respawn mechanics)

Grant extra life

Tab

Single step forward (while paused)

VERBOSE MODE

Toggle Verbose Mode

                When Verbose Mode is enabled, the following additional visual feedback is shown:
                Green dashed lines connecting the ship to powerups within attract range
Yellow lines from screen center to Pac-Man objects in attract mode
Enhanced debug information in the debug panel
Console logging for various game events
Visual indicators for collision detection and physics

            

GAMEPLAY COMMANDS

Start game (from attract mode or high score screen)

Arrow Keys

Ship movement and rotation

Space

Fire projectiles

GAMEPAD SUPPORT

Left Stick/D-Pad: Ship movement
A Button: Fire
Y Button: Thrust
Start Button: Start game or pause/unpause

DEBUG FEATURES

Real-time FPS counter
Game state information
Object counts and positions
Collision detection visualization
Sound system status
Performance metrics

TIPS FOR TESTING

                Use V to enable verbose mode for visual debugging
Spawn enemies with 1-4 to test different enemy types
Use 0 to spawn powerups and test attract force
G gives you infinite shield for testing
N lets you skip waves to test later game content
Pause with P and use Tab to step through frames

            

CONSOLE COMMANDS

Open browser console (F12) to see detailed logging when verbose mode is enabled.

NOTES

All debug commands work during gameplay
Some commands (like enemy spawning) work in attract mode
Verbose mode provides extensive visual and console feedback
Debug commands are designed for testing and development
Use responsibly - some commands can affect game balance

VERSION

Blasteroids Refactor - Debug Cheat Sheet

Last updated: Current version

QUICK REFERENCE
                1-4: Spawn enemies

                0: Spawn powerup

                N: Next wave

                G: God mode

                P: Pause

                K: Kill ship

                L: Grant life

                V: Verbose mode

                Tab: Step forward (when paused)

DEBUG KEYS

D	Destroy all asteroids
Shift+D	Destroy ALL (asteroids + enemies)
A	Spawn a large asteroid
H	Toggle high performance mode
`	Toggle debug mode