Ok, here's a simple box that follows the cursor
Doing the rest is a simple case of remembering the last cursor position and applying a formula to get the box to move other than exactly where the cursor is. A timeout would also be handy if the box has a limited acceleration and must catch up to the cursor after it stops moving. Replacing the box with an image is simple CSS (which can replace most of the setup code for the box). I think the actual thinking code in the example is about 8 lines.
Select the right image (use a sprite) to orientate the rocket.
Yeah, annoying as hell. :-)
function getMouseCoords(e) {
var e = e || window.event;
document.getElementById('container').innerHTML = e.clientX + ', ' +
e.clientY + '<br>' + e.screenX + ', ' + e.screenY;
}
var followCursor = (function() {
var s = document.createElement('div');
s.style.position = 'absolute';
s.style.margin = '0';
s.style.padding = '5px';
s.style.border = '1px solid red';
s.textContent = ""
return {
init: function() {
document.body.appendChild(s);
},
run: function(e) {
var e = e || window.event;
s.style.left = (e.clientX - 5) + 'px';
s.style.top = (e.clientY - 5) + 'px';
getMouseCoords(e);
}
};
}());
window.onload = function() {
followCursor.init();
document.body.onmousemove = followCursor.run;
}#container {
width: 1000px;
height: 1000px;
border: 1px solid blue;
}<div id="container"></div>