Implementing state objects

README.md

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 # Vector Breakout
-A clone of Breakout built using swing/awt in Java
+A clone of Breakout built in pure Java, using AWT/Swing
 
 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.
+This repository is built with JDK 21 (Maven), but I am testing the code as far back as JDK 1.5 (hurrah for people archiving old JDKs and NetBeans installers!).
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+Special thanks to my friend [Ada](https://github.com/ProphetofAtnu) for getting it through my head that I need to move game code out of the main class lal
 
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 ## 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
-- Implement levels as their own class
-    - Each level will have unique properties, like varying playfield width, brick count/layouts, etc
-    - Will be much better than just the single hardcoded level and each individual brick being put into an array
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-## 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
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-## 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.
+- Update hitboxes for bricks (the plan is to have individual sections of the brick make the ball move differently upon impact, sorta like how I did it in [the QuickBASIC version of the game](https://codeberg.org/boyfailure/quickout/src/branch/main/QUICKOUT.BAS))
+- Add complete javadoc
+- Implement menus
+- Look into sound effects
+- Clean up/optimize rendering code