BATTLE YARD

Hold $10+ for 5 minutes to drive. Enter / Space takes control; WASD / arrows move; hold Space to fire. F finds your tank, O shows the arena, H opens the hangar, Esc returns to autopilot. On touch: direction pad left, FIRE right; drag to explore, pinch to zoom. Tap your tank to open its status.

Respawn takes 3 seconds. You keep control after death and into the next round. Each spawn and your first takeover per round gives 3 seconds of protection, even while firing. Switching repeatedly does not refresh it. Leaving the tab for 10 seconds, releasing control or opening the hangar/guide hands control to autopilot. The battle never pauses.

Start with 3 health. Star 1: faster fire (0.68s between shots). Star 2: faster fire (0.55s) and 25% faster shells. Star 3: fastest fire (0.47s) and 4 maximum health. Each tank hit removes one star before damaging basic health; two outpost hits remove one star. Losing star 3 returns maximum health to 3.

Repair instantly fills all current health; it does not restore lost stars. Shield blocks every hit for 10 seconds and stays active while firing. Another shield refreshes it to 10 seconds. Rapid fire and 40% extra speed last 12 seconds. Grey perk slots are inactive; timers show active perks. Ground pickups last 30 seconds and blink for the last 5. Combat perks reset on death and each round; paint is cosmetic.

Brick breaks after 4 shots; steel is permanent. Both stop tanks and bullets. Water blocks tanks, not shells. Bushes hide most of your tank and its labels, block distant bot/turret sight, and allow normal movement. Ice adds a short glide after releasing movement; steering responds immediately. Sand reduces speed to 55%.

Intercept enemy bullets with your own; close passes within 14 world pixels cancel both. No points for interceptions. A kill with a shot fired under human control earns 1 point. Autopilot kills are practice. Outposts take 12 hits and deal half damage. A human finishing shot earns 10 points and repairs the player if alive; a star drops for anyone. Outposts cannot break walls.

Bombs explode after 8 seconds with a radius of 4 cells in every direction. There is no visible timer or marked blast zone. Watch the fuse; the bomb flashes and shakes during the final 3 seconds. Brick and steel block the blast and remain undamaged. A blast deals one hit to tanks, respecting shields and armour. Bots try to escape. Bomb kills earn no player points.

Each round generates a new connected maze, with new outpost and pond positions. Rounds last 5 minutes, followed by a 12-second report. Walls, outposts and combat perks reset; overall points and paint remain. The map grows with tank numbers and can shrink next round. Leaders show humans first, then bot practice kills. Crowns briefly mark the top 3 active human overall leaders. The round report shows that round’s results.

Hold $10 / 5 min for control, $100 / 10 min for paint, $500 / 20 min for Gilded, $1,000 / 20 min for shot trails. These require continuous eligibility and do not improve combat power. Stream mode tours the arena automatically; its icon or Esc returns to Play. Sound begins after your first interaction; use the speaker to mute it.