flying hold anywhere to fly and fire; the ship copies your finger, so your thumb never covers it. lift to stop firing. only the cockpit dot can be hit. a new ship starts with a few seconds of rapid fire and a white shield that takes one hit, both gone when the stage clears.

stages A to Z three times, new names each time, then round again with a numeral. clear all 40, then tap to warp to the next. it gets harder up to Z; each Z is worth 10,000 and an extra ship. clear all 78 and you escape: 50,000 a round and an extra ship, then go on to the next round or end there.

nova clears every enemy shot and the nearer half of the enemies; a boss there takes a hit. novas bank, up to 2: from capsules, and one for every 5 stages in a row without losing a ship. tap one at the bottom, or press n.

bonuses 2,000 each as a stage clears: fast clear, inside par time · sharpshooter, 75% of your shots hit · untouched, nothing hit you, not even a shield.

fire drills after F, L, R and X: 40 targets that never fire back. hit the drill's target (30 to 38) to earn a perk, kept until you lose a ship; hit all 40 for 10,000 and an extra ship. a diamond on the warp bar marks each drill. your perks rest during a drill.

continue the game saves at each card between stages; continue from the title. game over ends the save. a seed (settings) fixes a run's luck.

spread shots from a certain stage purple escorts fire three shots at once: from F on light, D on heavy, C on barrage.

capture a diving boss may lower an orange beam that takes your ship. shoot that boss while it dives to win the ship back and fly two side by side; shoot it in formation and your old ship turns on you.

extra ships light: 20,000, then every 50,000 · heavy: 20,000 and 70,000, then every 70,000 · barrage: 30,000, then every 100,000. on free play a ship capsule pays 2,000. each fire level, movement and ships setting keeps its own best.

orange in a stage, bright orange is something that can hurt you.

sound a falling whistle means a dive has started; a warble, that a beam is down.

keys arrows or wasd move · hold space to fire · n nova · p pause · m sound · o settings · c continue