Game Mechanics

• Movement & Basic Dodge:
  • 🖱️ Mouse: Click on the game screen to set your ship's destination.
  • ⌨️ Keyboard: Use WASD keys for movement. Press Spacebar to dodge.
  • 👆 Touch: Tap on the game screen to set your ship's destination. Quickly swipe to perform a dodge maneuver. An on-screen Dodge button is also available.
  • 🎮 Gamepad: Gamepad controllers are supported for movement and actions.
  • Perfect Dodge: Timing a dodge just right as a projectile is about to hit will reflect the projectile back at its sender!
• Upgrades: Collect these to enhance your ship!
  • Weapon Enhancements: Find upgrades like 'Heavy Laser' for more powerful shots or 'Spread Fire' to hit multiple targets.
  • Defensive Shields: Activate special shields using the Dodge action.
    • Energy Shield: Absorbs one hit. Has a long cooldown.
    • Reflect Shield: Reflects projectiles for a short duration.
    • Absorb Shield: Absorbs incoming projectiles for a period.
  • Health Boosts: Increase your maximum health to survive longer.
  • Note: Some shield abilities replace the standard dodge when active.
• Challenge the Horde:
  • Player Progression: Defeating enemies increases your player level.
  • Boss Encounters: As player levels rise, formidable Bosses and Mini-Bosses will appear. These include unique variants like:
    • Alien Boss ("The Bullet And The Gun")
    • Evil Boss ("Sentinel Citadel")
    • Angel Boss ("The Many Eyed One")
  • Boss Tactics: Bosses are highly durable and use special attack patterns (e.g., spiral, ring, and cross attacks). Learn their moves to defeat them for greater rewards!
• Play Styles:
  • Team Players (TEAM): Work together with other TEAM players. You cannot harm other TEAM players. Your goal is to achieve a high team score by defeating bots and bosses.
  • Rogue Players (ROGUE): It's every ship for themselves! ROGUE players can attack other ROGUE players, bots, and bosses. TEAM players are off-limits.