Endless Defense documentation

Welcome to the documentation for Endless Defense.

keyboard Controls:

  • Hold down left/right arrow to turn
  • Press F to fire
  • Press H to check your health
  • Press L to check your level, your score and your shooting accuracy
  • Press Z to check how much ammunition you have in your current magazine, and the number of magazines you have
  • Press R to reload
  • Press escape to toggle pause

Game Controller Bindings:

  • Hold down d-pad left/right to turn. Additionally you can use the left stick for this; The more you move the stick, the faster you turn
  • Use the right trigger to fire
  • Press A to check your health
  • Press B to check your level, your score and your shooting accuracy
  • Press the right shoulder to check how much ammunition you have in your current magazine, and the number of magazines you have
  • Press the Left trigger to reload
  • Press back to toggle pause

How to Play

You are in control of a moving tank's turret. The tank is moving forward towards the enemy troupes. Enemy troupes are depicted via looping beeps. You must center them and shoot them down; However, this might not be the easiest task as the tank is constantly moving.

Each kill you get, you earn a number of points. These will let you advance to higher levels; Unlocking stronger enemy troupes and new types of bonuses.

Bonuses appear every few seconds. In order to make use of them, you must shoot them. A list of bonuses and what action they trigger is brought in the next chapter.
What you must remember at all times is that your enemies can also shoot your bonuses, thus taking your opportunity to make use of them. With some bonuses, this can end up very deadly for you as well!

While shooting down your enemies and bonuses, the game considers two types of shooting accuracy.
- How many shots you successfully landed: This is what you hear when checking your level. Getting a good score on this can earn you some achievements as well - How accurate you landed your shot: This is how accurately you shoot an object at its center. The better you do, the more damage you deal and in case of killing enemies, the more points you earn. The beep indicator for when you land a successful shot will also increase in pitch depending on how accurate you shoot an object. The more accurate, the higher the pitch. The same algorithm is applied to the sound of you earning points as well

Bonuses:

  • Fuel Tanks: These are indicated by the sound of liquid moving in a metallic container. Hitting these will make them explode, damaging everything close to them. The damage they do, increases with your level
  • Repairs: They are indicated by the sound of a wrench. Shooting them will add to your health. They only work on you if you are the one shooting them
  • Extra Magazines: These are indicated by the sound of cocking a gun. Shooting them will give you an extra magazine. You will only receive this if you are the one shooting the item
  • Full Reloads: These are indicated by the sound of a bullet shell dropping onto the ground. Shooting them will reload the turret to full capacity, without needing to wait for the gun to reload. You will only receive this bonus if you are the one shooting the item