**CONTROLS** - Left / Right arrows or A / D keys control attitude. - Up arrow or W fires the thruster. **TO COMPLETE A LANDING** - Land in the landing zone before fuel runs out. - Both legs must be completely on the landing zone. - You must land gently and level. - Gauges with warning lights show how fast and level you are. - All three lights need to be green for a safe landing! - Score is earned based on remaining fuel with a multiplier based on which stage you completed. The multiplier goes up 0.5x each level. - Activate 'EASY MODE' from the main menu by clicking the button at the bottom left. Simpler flight physics and unlimited fuel. Sorry, your score won't save to the cloud. - In EASY MODE, press " T " to toggle on the trajectory guide. - After beating all stages, the orbital speed and gravity both increase. Are you the #1 Ace of landing?
10/11/25 Update: - Easy Mode revised by removing rotation. Left and right controls lateral RCS movements instead of rotation. 10/23/24 Update: - Fixed a bug where you could get trapped in orbit. - Ship crashes have velocity. 3/13/24 Update: - Easy Mode now shows flight trajectory. (Press 't') - Easy Mode has more lax landing requirements. - Easy Mode gauges reflect new requirements. 11/8/23 Update: - New game title. - Analog gauges. - Particle Effects! - Added a 4th map! - Improved (more challenging) physics. - 'EASY' mode available for more casual play. - (Previous high scores have been halved to reflect the new harder difficulty.) High Score table saves the top 25 best players to the Cloud! (You must be Scratcher status.) Music is from Ace Combat 2. Next possible features: - Optional hard landing zone on each stage worth double points. - Optional alien encounters where monsters must be torched with the main engine for bonus points.
