🎮 CONTROLS

• W A S D / Arrow Keys — Move your soldier
• SPACE — Jump (use to reach rooftops)
• F — Shoot in 8 directions
• R — Reload your weapon
• M — Launch a homing missile
• Q / E — Cycle through weapons
• 1 – 9 — Directly select a weapon slot

🪖 SPOTTING FRIENDS & ENEMIES

• 🟢 Green dot above a soldier = YOU or your AI teammate — don't shoot them!
• 🔴 Red dot above a soldier = ENEMY — take them down!

👾 ENEMY TYPES

• Grunt — Basic enemy. Average speed and health. Appears from Wave 1.
• Runner — Fast but fragile. Rushes you quickly. Appears from Wave 3.
• Juggernaut — Slow but very tanky. Takes many hits to kill. Appears from Wave 5.
• Shooter — Ranged attacker. Shoots bullets at you from distance. Appears from Wave 7.

Every 5th wave spawns a special BOSS Juggernaut at the centre of the map!

🌊 WAVES

• Kill all enemies in a wave to trigger the next one.
• Each wave adds more enemies and harder types.
• A new random power-up spawns on the ground at the start of each wave — grab it fast!

🏥 POWER-UPS (walk over to collect)

• ❤️ Health (red) — Restores 35 HP instantly.
• ⚡ Speed (cyan) — Boosts move speed for 5 seconds.
• 💥 Damage (orange) — Doubles damage output for 8 seconds.
• 🛡 Shield (purple) — Activates a one-hit protection shield.

🛡 SHIELDS

• A shield blocks one hit completely — then it breaks.
• Your first 3 shields are FREE — use the Shield button in the HUD.
• After that, each shield costs 1 💎 Gem.
• GHOST class gets a free shield automatically at the start of every wave.

💎 GEMS

• Enemies have a 25% chance to drop a gem when killed.
• You also earn a gem automatically every 100 score points.
• Gems are spent to buy shields once your 3 free ones run out.

🚀 MISSILE SYSTEM

• You carry 3 homing missiles. Press M to fire one.
• Missiles auto-lock onto the nearest enemy and explode on impact for area damage.
• Each missile recharges over 20 seconds — watch the bar in the Missile panel (top-left).

🏢 BUILDINGS & ROOFTOPS

• Enter buildings through their doorways for cover from enemy fire.
• Press SPACE repeatedly near a building to jump up to the rooftop and shoot from above.
• Buildings turn transparent when you are inside so you can still see the action.

🤝 AI SQUAD

• You have 3 AI teammates (green dots) who automatically hunt and shoot enemies.
• If you die, the game is over — protect yourself at all costs!
• Your AI teammates keep fighting but they cannot save you once you're down.
• Upgrade Squad Boost in the skill tree to raise teammate max HP so they can draw fire for longer.

🔫 WEAPONS (12 total)

• Pistol — Reliable starter. 25 ammo, decent damage.
• SMG — Fast fire rate, lower damage. Great against Runners.
• Shotgun — Spread shot, devastating up close. 15 ammo.
• Assault Rifle — Balanced all-rounder. Best general weapon.
• Sniper — Slow but deals 3× damage per shot. 10 ammo.
• LMG — 60-round drum for sustained suppressing fire.
• Rocket Launcher — Explosive rounds with huge area damage!
• Crossbow — High damage bolts at medium speed.
• Laser — Fast precise beam. 30 ammo.
• Minigun — 100 rounds, the fastest fire rate in the game.
• Plasma — Slow large projectile, very high damage.
• Tesla — Chains electricity to hit multiple nearby enemies at once.

Always reload (R) between fights. Use Q / E or 1–9 to switch weapons.

⚡ COMBO SYSTEM

• Kill enemies quickly in a row to build a combo multiplier.
• 3× = HOT — XP multiplied by 1.5×
• 6× = ON FIRE — XP multiplied by 2×
• 10× = LEGENDARY — XP multiplied by 3×
• Combo resets if you wait more than 2.5 seconds between kills.
• Every 10 total kills awards a bonus Skill Point.

📈 XP & LEVELLING

• Every kill earns XP. Combo multipliers boost how much you earn.
• Fill the XP bar to level up and gain 1 Skill Point.
• At Level 5 you unlock the Prestige Class selection!

🧬 SKILL TREE (6 skills, 10 levels each)

• 💥 Damage — +22% bullet damage per level.
• ⚡ Fire Rate — +18% shooting speed per level.
• 📦 Ammo — +12 max ammo per level.
• 👟 Speed — Increases movement speed per level.
• ❤️ Max HP — +15 maximum health per level.
• 🤝 Squad Boost — +20 HP to all AI teammates per level.

Open the skill tree with the 🧬 SKILLS button at the bottom-left of the screen.

🏆 PRESTIGE CLASSES (unlock at Level 5)

• RECON — +25% move speed. Enemies are less alert to your presence.
• ASSAULT — +35% damage on all weapons. 40% faster reload speed.
• BERSERKER — +60% max HP. Below 30% HP you take half damage and regain HP on kills.
• GHOST — Free shield every wave. Enemies target you less. Silent movement.

Your class cannot be changed mid-run — choose wisely!

💡 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Keep moving — standing still makes you an easy target for Shooters.
• Use buildings for cover; enter doorways to break enemy line-of-sight.
• Save missiles for Juggernauts or Boss waves — they deal massive area damage.
• Grab power-ups the moment a new wave starts before enemies close in.
• Chain kills fast to hit LEGENDARY combo and maximise XP.
• Invest in Squad Boost early — your teammates keep you in the game after you die.
• Always reload between waves, not in the middle of a firefight!