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Good game.  A part Luner Lander and part fly-and-dodge the bad guys game.

Thanks to everyone who has played this, especially those who have given me feedback. More please?!?!

Here are some tips...

1) Fly less like a rocket and more like a balloon! Single bursts of thrust are the way to go. Also, practice how long you hold the thrust button down. Too long and you will waste fuel, too short and you will not get all the thrust from burning that unit of fuel.
New fuel appears semi-randomly. Note: fuel can be hit and destroyed by falling meteors if you aren't close enough to get there first!

2) The higher you fly, the more points you score so cruising near the top of the screen scores best. But if the meteor (or laser) hits you you lose half your fuel! So a good time to fly high is when after the meteor has impacted on the moon and is burning up. The tip on the laser is that it is the only thing that doesn't scroll off one side and back onto the other so when the spaceship pops up, you should... ? 

3) You can land your ship if your direction is close to vertical and moving slow enough when it touches down. (Do not spin your spaceship when sitting on the ground or you will crash.) But landing is an emergency only maneuver  because every second you sit, your score goes down a little. In fact, I think the only thing this is good for is if you are too low on fuel and the next fuel thingy hasn't spawned yet. If you must land, be sure to save enough fuel to fly over and get the new fuel tank once it appears.

If it seems impossible to get very far (have the mountains started rising out of the moon yet?) then you need to adjust your flying technique. After your game, you are rated into one of 5 ranks and you should be able to get to the second rank easily, the third with some effort, and good luck from there!

Last edited by Locomule (2010-07-22 10:28:33)