🛸 ASCII UFO simulator for the terminal! Command an animated disc with pulsing lights, upgradable beam/hull/sensors, movable position, speed controls & toggleable energy beam (pygame sound). Scan to collect resources + fetch real UFO sightings from API (with fallback data). Retro-style TUI adventure built with blessed, colorama & more.

ufo-program

🛸 ASCII UFO simulator for the terminal! Command an animated disc with pulsing lights, upgradable beam/hull/sensors, movable position, speed controls & toggleable energy beam (pygame sound). Scan to collect resources + fetch real UFO sightings from API (with fallback data). Retro-style TUI adventure built with blessed, colorama & more.

UFO Interactive - Super Advanced Disc with Real-time API

A fun, retro-style terminal-based UFO simulator game with ASCII art animation, upgrades, resource collection, beam effects, and real-time UFO sighting reports (via API + fallback data).

Features include:

• Animated UFO disc with glowing lights & upgradeable components (hull, beam, sensors)
• Tractor beam toggle with sound effect (if WAV file present)
• Move left/right, speed up/down animation
• "Scan" to gain resources and fetch real UFO sightings
• Fetches from a public UFO sightings API (when available) or uses fallback dataset
• BeautifulTable + blessed + colorama for nice terminal UI

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Requirements

• Python ≥ 3.8 (developed and tested on 3.10–3.12)
• Terminal that supports ANSI colors and cursor control (most modern terminals do)

Python Dependencies

BASH
pip install pygame requests colorama blessed beautifultable


Source: https://github.com/007tofreedom/ufo-program