2851

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  2851 by Crimson Millenia (2026)

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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- Windows 10/11

- Vulkan-capable GPU with up-to-date drivers

- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable

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CONTROLS

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MOVEMENT

KEYBOARD

  W / A / S / D     Move player ship

COMBAT

  Arrow Up          Fire bullet

  Left Shift        Barrel Roll (3 charges) - Grants temporary invulnerability

MENU / UI

  P                 Pause / Unpause

  Y                 Reset game (from Pause or Game Over screen)

  L                 View Leaderboard (from Pause or Game Over screen)

  O                 Open / Close Settings (while paused)

  ESC               Quit game (from Pause or Game Over screen)

SETTINGS (while Settings menu is open)

  Left Mouse Click  Select a volume slider

  Left / Numpad 4   Decrease selected volume

  Right / Numpad 6  Increase selected volume

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PARTIAL CONTROLLER SUPPORT (XBOX)

Left Joystick     Move player ship

Start                 Pause / Unpause

A/Right Trigger          Fire bullet

B       Barrel Roll (3 charges)  - Grants temporary invulnerability

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GAMEPLAY

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OBJECTIVE

  Survive waves of enemy UFOs across 3 repeating levels of

  increasing difficulty. Destroy enemies to earn points and

  compete for a spot on the global leaderboard.

LEVELS

  Stage 1 - Cadet:        Slow waves

  Stage 2 - Master Chief: Faster, stronger waves

  Stage 3 - Admiral:      Maximum pressure!

  After Level 3, the game loops back to Level 1 with

  increased difficulty.

ENEMIES

  - Enemies fly in formation patterns across the screen

  - Some enemies shoot back at the player

  - Bosses are larger, slower, and much tougher

  - Destroying enemies earns points based on their type

LIVES

  - Player starts with 3 lives (shown as ^ symbols, bottom left)

  - Losing all lives triggers Game Over

  - Brief invulnerability is granted on respawn

ROLL CHARGES

  - Player starts with 3 roll charges (shown as R, bottom right)

  - Each roll grants invulnerability for its duration

  - Charges are not replenished during a run

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POWER-UPS

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  Side Fighter    Wingmen that fly alongside and fire with you

  Multi Shot      Fire 3 bullets simultaneously

  Screen Wipe     Destroys all enemies on screen instantly

  Extra Life      Grants an additional life

  Bonus Points    Awards bonus score points

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SCORING

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  - Enemy kills award points based on enemy type

  - Higher difficulty enemies are worth more points

  - Scores are saved to a global online leaderboard

  - Enter your 3-letter initials if you achieve a new high score

  - High score persists between sessions

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ADDITIONAL NOTES

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  - Leaderboard requires an internet connection to load

  - There is no real win condition. Play until you die (in-game)

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Built with: Vulkan, Gateware, EnTT, nlohmann/json, inifile-cpp

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