Starship Wave
By @kyzen
Pilot a starship to break three enemy formations, dodging lasers and collecting energy cells while your cannons automatically fire at the vanguard.
How to play
- Drag your ship across the flight deck to align your automatic cannons with enemy vessels.
- Dodge the red enemy lasers to protect your six-point hull from taking damage.
- Catch the green energy cells dropped by destroyed ships to repair one hull point.
- Defeat the six scouts in wave one to advance to the tougher gunner formations.
- Destroy the massive command ship in the third wave to secure the sector and win.
Controls
- Touch
- Drag anywhere on the screen to pilot your starship around the field.
- Keyboard
- Use the arrow keys or WASD to steer your starship across the screen.
- Mouse
- Click and drag the mouse to maneuver your starship and dodge incoming fire.
More about this game
In Starship Wave Vanguard, your goal is to secure the deep-space sector by defeating three distinct waves of enemy ships. Your cannons fire automatically every 0.18 seconds, so your core loop focuses entirely on evading incoming lasers and aligning your shots. The difficulty ramps up from basic scouts to heavily armored gunners, culminating in a massive command ship boss fight. A run ends in victory if you destroy the boss, or fails if your six-point hull reaches zero.
Tips
- Prioritize dodging over aiming. You get 1.15 seconds of invulnerability after taking a hit, but losing your six hull points ends the mission immediately.
- Keep your combo multiplier active by destroying enemies quickly. The multiplier caps at 8x, but taking damage or waiting three seconds resets it to 1x.
- Watch for green energy cells when destroying standard enemies. They have a 30 percent drop chance, restoring one hull point and adding 100 score points.
Questions
How many enemies are in each wave?
Wave one features six standard scouts. Wave two increases the challenge with four gunners and four scouts. The final wave pits you against a massive command ship boss flanked by two scout escorts.
How much health do the enemies have?
Standard scouts have three health points, while gunners have five. The final boss is heavily armored with thirty-six health points and requires sustained fire to defeat.
How does the scoring system work?
You earn 180 points for scouts, 350 for gunners, and 2500 for the boss. These base values are multiplied by your current combo, which increases by 0.25 with each consecutive kill.