Catch the booster
A rocket booster falls back toward its launch tower, and the tower's arms can only catch it slow and dead on the line. Every moment the model makes two live calls: burn or coast, steer left or right. Gusts, limited fuel and an engine that cannot hover make it a real fight.
Try this: Fly one on Earth at 1x, then try 2x and watch the gusts: every answer lands later, so the wind has longer to push it off the line.
Start: 540 m above the arms, falling at 38 m/s, 24 m to the open side. The arms close only within 1.3 m of the line and under 2.5 m/s.
live decision
waiting for a flight
Each moment the game works out where each option would end, and the model makes two calls: fire the engine or coast, and steer left or right. The flame grows with how sure it is.
catches
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misses
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fuel left
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decisions
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The engine cannot throttle down far enough to hover, a relit engine takes half a second to spool up, and the wind gusts. The game simulates each option from the moment the next answer should arrive, and whatever the model picks holds until the next one lands. Nothing steps in when it gets it wrong, and at a higher speed the booster falls further while each answer is on its way. The tally counts only its own flights, kept on this device.