Welcome to Neon Tank, a fast-paced battle in a geometric arena! Pilot your high-tech tank, destroy hostile shapes and enemy vehicles, upgrade your system, and dominate the grid battlefield.
🎮 Gameplay (How to Play)
🎯 Objectives
- Survive: Live as long as you can against overwhelming odds.
- Upgrade: Destroy targets to gain XP, level up, and unlock powerful system upgrades.
- Dominate: Defeat AI-controlled tanks to climb to the top of the leaderboard.
🕹️ Controls
| Action | Key / Operation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD or Arrow Keys | Maneuver your tank across the map. |
| Aim | Mouse Movement | Control the direction of your turret. |
| Shoot | Left Mouse Click | Hold down to fire rapidly. Note: Firing causes a slight recoil, which can be used for quick bursts of movement! |
🔥 Game Mechanics
🛡️ Enemies and Experience (XP)
Your primary goal is to destroy the geometric shapes found across the map:
- 🟡 Yellow Squares: Basic targets, easy to destroy, provide low XP.
- 🔺 Red Triangles: More resilient, challenging targets, provide moderate XP.
- 🟦 Indigo Pentagons: High HP targets! The ultimate prize for massive XP, but requires sustained firepower.
⭐ Level Up & System Upgrades
- Gain XP: Collecting XP from destroyed shapes and tanks fills your experience bar.
- Upgrade Prompt: When your XP bar fills, you level up, and the "SYSTEM UPGRADE AVAILABLE" menu will appear.
- Choose Your Stat: The game pauses, allowing you to select one of three randomized upgrade cards to permanently enhance your tank's abilities, such as:
- Rapid Fire: Increases your firing rate.
- High Caliber: Increases your bullet damage.
- Thrusters: Increases your movement speed.
- Nano Hull: Increases your maximum HP and self-healing rate.
💔 Hull Integrity (Health)
- Health Bar: Your health is displayed at the bottom of the screen as Hull Integrity. When it drops to zero, the game ends.
- Regeneration: Your tank's hull automatically regenerates health slowly when you are not taking damage.
🌐 Arena Rules
- World Boundary: Be mindful of the red boundary line. While it won't damage you, it marks the edge of the playable map.
- Leaderboard: Your current score dictates your rank on the in-game leaderboard. Defeating other tanks (AI opponents) yields substantial score and XP bonuses.