Arcade mode

Tutorial

UFO discovery

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If you find Arcade mode too difficult to control, or simply want the computer to do it for you, you can click Auto-Combat at the bottom left of the screen. Here, your intercepting craft and the opposing UFO will take turns shooting each other until one is destroyed; unlike the Arcade mode, there is no escape in Auto-Combat.

When you enter Auto-Combat mode, the game will bring up a black play-by-play screen with a set of bars on top. The bars to the left are the hit points / shields of your ship, while the bars to the right are the hit points / shields of the UFO. The upper bars are for hit points, while the blue bars are for shields.

The stats of your weapons will determine who shoots first, and how often you shoot. The stats of your shields / rechargers will determine how often your shields regenerate.