Pilot’s handbook

Press Play to start airborne above the island with 100 health, 120 gun rounds and 3 missiles. Move the mouse gently to steer; keep it near the centre of the screen to steady your flight.

1. Line up an enemy with your crosshair. The target marker says Fire when your selected weapon has a firing solution.
2. Hold click or Space to fire. Use the gun for lighter aircraft and save missiles for heavy targets.
3. Clear the wave, then fly through supply boxes ahead of you. Keep enough height to clear the mountains.

Your run ends when health reaches zero. Enemy attacks have a 6.5-second grace period at the start, giving you time to orient yourself.

Sound and display settings are available from the controls inside the game.

The gun needs a tighter aim; missiles accept a wider angle around the crosshair. A shot spends ammunition even when it misses. Mountains block shots and target acquisition, so gain height or move around the ridge to get a clear line of sight.

Hits are resolved when you fire. The target marker tracks an enemy near your crosshair; bring it into the centre until it reads Fire. When enemies overlap, damage goes to the nearest eligible target.

Colours identify each aircraft’s role. Health and damage stay the same across waves; later waves add more aircraft.

• Scout, green: the fastest and lightest aircraft. Closes in and circles you. Three gun hits or one missile will destroy it.
• Fighter, red: a balanced threat with the longest burst. Takes six gun hits or one missile.
• Bomber, yellow: slow, durable and able to attack from farther away. Takes ten gun hits or two missiles.

Enemy attacks are spaced by at least 2.3 seconds within a burst, followed by the reload above. Each hit removes the listed health immediately; enemies also need a clear line of sight through the terrain.

Clear a wave to spawn boxes ahead of your current heading. Fly close to a box to collect it automatically; the pickup radius is 85 world units. Boxes sit above the terrain, so check their altitude as you approach.

Rewards stop at capacity. A box is consumed even if you are already full. If you run out of gun ammunition while enemies remain and no ammo box is available, an emergency ammo box appears after 5 seconds.

Every wave starts with a scout, a fighter and a bomber. One extra aircraft joins every two waves through wave 17, then every wave, reaching 24 enemies at wave 30. Later waves keep that maximum. The next wave arrives 2.4 seconds after the last enemy is destroyed.

Enemies spawn in bands around the centre of the map. The inner radius starts at 500 world units and shrinks to 240 as waves advance. From wave 4, a second band appears 60 units farther out. The formation widens with each wave and its sector follows your heading, while the centre stays fixed. Keep checking the radar.

Hitting the ground or the sea is fatal. Watch your ground clearance, especially when diving or turning near a ridge. Terrain can provide cover from enemy fire, but you still need room to manoeuvre.

The combat area has a fixed boundary. A warning appears beyond 3,800 world units from the centre; beyond 4,600, your aircraft takes 20 damage per second. Turn back when the warning appears.

When your run ends, save a qualifying score with an arcade name of 3–12 letters or numbers. The global top 10 is shared across devices. Runs are recorded with their start time and approximate country; no account is required.

If the score service is unavailable, you can keep flying. Retry recording or saving from the game-over screen before leaving it. Earlier scores saved only in your browser stay on that device and are not uploaded automatically.

Choose Fly again for a fresh run, or Start screen to return to the menu.