◆ AIMING IN 10 SECONDS
The reticle IS your cursor — the system pointer is hidden, so what
you see is exactly what you hit. When the reticle touches an object a golden ring snaps
around it in 3D and the brackets flash. That ring is the real grab radius — click and it flies to you.
HOLD the button and sweep to vacuum a whole cluster: the ring hops to the next object automatically.
◆ THE JOB
You are a sky-salvager in a full-face flight mask, free-flying between floating islands above an endless
cloud sea. Aim and fire the grapple line to rip crystals, medallions and gear out of the air into your hold.
Fill the crystal quota before nightfall. Every 5th flight a THUNDERBIRD owns the sky — grab
Storm Lances and drive them into it. 5 wings per run.
◆ CONTROLS
DESKTOP
MOVE MOUSE = move the reticle (it is the cursor)
LEFT CLICK = grapple the ringed object
HOLD LEFT = auto-repeat grapple every 0.22s
DRAG (hold + move) = also look around
RIGHT-DRAG = look only, no grab
WASD fly
SPACE rise · C dive
←→ or QE bank / turn
SHIFT swoop · F gust
L FPS mouse-lock · ESC/P pause · M mute
MOBILE / TOUCH
◉ TAP an object = ring + GRAB it
◉ HOLD + drag = sweep the reticle and vacuum everything it touches
◉ Left stick = fly
◉ ▲ RISE / ▼ DIVE = vertical thrust (hold)
◉ GRAB = grapple the ringed object (hold to chain)
◉ SWOOP = burst + parry + i-frames
◉ GUST = pulls loot, scatters predators
◉ ❚❚ left edge = pause / restart / chart
◆ UPDRAFT COLUMNS
Five shimmering thermal columns swirl around the archipelago. Fly through one and it
launches you skyward and pays an instant updraft bonus. Bright ring = charged, dim ring = recharging. They are
the fastest way to cross the arena, escape a predator and stack a chain.
◆ DAYLIGHT IS YOUR TIMER
The sun is going down. Daylight drains constantly and when it hits zero the flight fails. Every crystal you bank
adds a fraction of a second and a Sun Medallion dumps +6s straight back in — keep collecting and you can stay
airborne almost forever. Hit zero and you lose a wing, then re-fly the same stage with your haul intact.
◆ SALVAGE
SKY CRYSTALBase value · counts toward the quota · +0.35s daylight
STORM SAPPHIRE≈3.6× value · does not count to quota
SUN MEDALLIONHuge value + +6s daylight
AEGIS FIELD ⛨Absorbs one hit · stacks to 3
TAILWIND »+65% flight speed for 9s
FORTUNE SIGIL ×2Value ×2 (then ×3) for 12s
SPARE WING ♥+1 wing (max 7)
WIND CHIME ✦+5 chain and extends the chain timer
STORM LANCE ⚡Thunderbird flights only — grab to damage the boss
STATIC ORB ✖Touch = −1 wing. GRAB IT = DISCHARGE for big points
STORM HAWK ☠Hunts you. Swoop through it or grapple it apart
◆ SKY CHAIN (COMBO)
- Any salvage banked within 4.5 s of the last grows your CHAIN: ×1 → ×2 (5) → ×3 (10) → ×5 (20) → ×8 (35) → ×12 (60+).
- GRAPPLE BONUS: beam-pulling an item pays +25% over flying into it — so keep holding that button.
- DISCHARGE a Static Orb with the beam for a massive risk payout.
- PARRY a lightning bolt by swooping into it — big points plus real boss damage.
- UPDRAFT columns pay an instant bonus and reposition you for free.
- Flight clear pays a daylight bonus (seconds left × 2,500 × flight) and a no-damage bonus.
- Thunderbird bounty = flight × 60,000. Values scale with altitude, so late flights print millions.
◆ THUNDERBIRD TACTICS
- The beast circles mid-sky: lightning volleys, expanding thunderclap rings (rise above them or swoop through) and summoned hawks.
- Only Storm Lances hurt it — grab one and it flies home on its own.
- Lances keep respawning, so the fight can never become unwinnable.
- Below 50% HP it ENRAGES: faster volleys, double thunderclaps, more spawns.
◆ WORLD RANKING
After a run, enter your aviator name and flag — your haul enters the Global Top 100 (saved on this device,
merged with the worldwide aviator list). Beat rank #100 to qualify.
◆ YOU CAN NEVER GET STUCK
- Edge chevrons always point at the nearest crystal / lance / thunderbird.
- The sky auto-refills if salvage ever runs low.
- ESC/P (or ❚❚) any time: RESUME · RESTART FLIGHT · CHANGE MASK · FPS MOUSE · SKY CHART · HELP · END RUN.
- Internal watchdogs recover automatically from a lost frame or a stuck transition.