RESEARCH LAB

Permanent upgrades. Paid for with Cores, kept through every ascension.

ORBITAL ARSENAL

One-time unlocks. Once bought, usable every run on cooldown.

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ASCEND

End this run and convert its depth into Cores. Wave progress and in-run upgrades reset; the Lab does not.

BASTION LOST

The swarm broke through on wave 0.

SYSTEMS

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HOW TO PLAY

• The ship flies itself. Guns fire, the autopilot dodges, hull and shields regenerate. Your job is deciding what to buy.
• Want to fly it yourself? Drag anywhere on the starfield and the ship follows your finger. Let go and the autopilot eases back in.
• Coins drop from kills and wave clears. Spend them in the panel at the bottom of the screen during the run — they vanish when the run ends.
• Cores come from ascending. Spend them in the LAB on permanent bonuses that make every future run stronger.
• Most enemies attack by ramming. They die on impact, so your guns and your pilot are both defences. Coins drop as loot — fly over them, or buy Tractor Field to hoover them up.
• Runs are meant to end. Enemy health grows exponentially; your run upgrades do not. When you stall, ascend and come back harder.
• The run is a sequence of levels. Each is its own map with four enemy phases and a boss that belongs to it. Clear it and the next level begins — new terrain, new boss, and the enemies refit as you go deeper.
• Abilities unlock in the Lab and sit just above the upgrade panel. Tap them, or press 1–5.
• It idles. Leave it running and collect, or play actively with abilities and fast buys. Progress saves automatically.

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