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+# Vector Breakout
+##### A clone of Breakout built using swing/awt in Java
+
+Very early proof of concept for a "vector graphics engine" for arcade style games. Eventual plans to create a real vector graphics game engine, potentially using LWJGL, once I have enough knowledge and experience.
+
+**Caveat emptor: I am a very novice programmer, and you might gag a bit when you see my code...**
+
+The repository as is is built with JDK 21, but I am testing the code as far back as JDK 1.5.
+
+___
+## CONTROLS
+
+- Arrow keys (left and right): Move the paddle
+- Space: Spawn a ball
+- Enter: Pause
+- Escape: Debug menu
+
+These controls may change in the future to something more sensible, and I may add a controls config in the future.
+
+___
+
+## TODO
+- Improve ball collision
+-- "Path-casting" (for lack of a better term) for ball collision
+--- The idea is to change ball collision to instead check if a brick/paddle/etc will be in its path in the next frame, and if so, execute the collision instructions
+-- Bouncing horizontally off the sides of bricks
+
+## ISSUES
+- Ball sometimes passes through paddle, or gets stuck in right wall
+-- This should be fixed with the aforementioned collision changes once I get to that
+
+## I AM AWARE THAT:
+- I could use a switch statement for the score/lives/level display. However, I want backwards compatability because I'm a silly nerd :3, and JDK 1.5 doesn't support passing a split string through a switch statement. If there is a better way to get the individual digits, please let me know.