set background to black, increase visibility of static

config

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ score-font-path = font/Titan-One.ttf
 title-font-path = font/Oxygen.ttf
 scoreboard-font-path = font/terminus/Terminus.ttf
 initials-font = font/terminus/Terminus-Bold.ttf
-show-framerate = yes
+show-framerate = no
 rotate = no
 
 [mouse]

electric_sieve/ElectricSieve.py

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class ElectricSieve(Game):
 
         # Create a purple background
         self.background = Surface(self.display.screen.get_size())
-        self.background.fill((255, 80, 190))
+        # self.background.fill((255, 80, 190))
+        self.background.fill((0, 0, 0))
 
         # Start the title screen
         self.title.activate()
@@ -156,12 +157,14 @@ class Title(GameChild):
         GameChild.__init__(self, parent)
         self.display_surface = self.get_display_surface()
         self.delegate = self.parent.delegate
-        bg_color = (255, 222, 173)
+        # bg_color = (255, 222, 173)
+        # bg_color = (220, 220, 148)
+        bg_color = 180, 152, 111
         self.background = surface = Surface(self.display_surface.get_size())
         tile = Surface((2, 2))
         tile.fill(bg_color)
-        tile.set_at(Vector(0, 1), (220, 119, 41))
-        tile.set_at(Vector(1, 0), (220, 119, 41))
+        # tile.set_at(Vector(0, 1), (220, 119, 41))
+        # tile.set_at(Vector(0, 0), (220, 119, 41))
         for y in range(0, surface.get_height(), 2):
             for x in range(0, surface.get_width(), 2):
                 surface.blit(self.get_game().orient(tile), (x, y))
@@ -220,8 +223,8 @@ class Strip(Sprite):
 
     LEFT, RIGHT = range(2)
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        Sprite.__init__(self, parent)
+    def __init__(self, parent, interval):
+        Sprite.__init__(self, parent, interval)
         self.deactivate()
         self.display_surface = self.get_display_surface()
         self.delegate = self.get_game().delegate
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ class Sieve(Strip):
     UP, DOWN = range(2)
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
-        Strip.__init__(self, parent)
+        Strip.__init__(self, parent, 400)
         self.delegate = self.get_game().delegate
         self.electric = Electric(self)
         if not self.get_game().rotated:
@@ -470,12 +473,13 @@ class Electric(Sprite):
         else:
             surface = Surface((self.display_surface.get_height(), self.parent.location.w - 10))
         frames = surface, surface.copy()
-        colors = (255, 255, 0), (100, 89, 213)
+        # colors = (255, 255, 0), (100, 89, 213)
+        colors = (180, 152, 111), (180, 152, 111)
         pixel_arrays = PixelArray(frames[0]), PixelArray(frames[1])
         for x in range(len(pixel_arrays[0])):
             for y in range( len(pixel_arrays[0][0])):
-                pixel_arrays[0][x][y] = colors[(y + x) % 2]
-                pixel_arrays[1][x][y] = colors[(y + x + 1) % 2]
+                pixel_arrays[0][x][y] = colors[(y + x) // 5 % 2]
+                pixel_arrays[1][x][y] = colors[(y + x + 1) // 5 % 2]
         for pixels in pixel_arrays:
             del pixels
         for frame in frames:
@@ -741,7 +745,7 @@ class Static(Sprite):
                 self.end.play(-1, 0, 4000)
                 self.total.load()
             elif not self.complete:
-                self.set_alpha(int(self.intensity * 255))
+                self.set_alpha(min(185, int(self.intensity * 1.4 * 255)))
                 if self.intensity > 0:
                     self.intensity *= .998
                 self.increaser.update()

resource/high-scores

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