BBer's Is there a way to reserve space on top or bottom for buttons, or heads up display, etc? Maybe I am missing it. I want to not have my game use that space as it scrolls so it does not interfere. Notice the score area on top. Also I want to put powerup buttons on bottom. Thanks!
I think in the GameField UI you could create an HUD "mask" at the top or bottom of the game screen that will block off the game play or you could maybe make it a be transparent. I mocked up a sample using your image
@ajcoryat, thanks! Forgot that the play area scrolls and it doesn't matter if it is covered. I dropped an image on the UI as a background and it works perfect since the game scrolls as I get closer. It's perfect.