How to play EraPlane
Controls
| Input | Does |
|---|---|
| Mouse | Aim. The plane turns toward the cursor; on a phone, drag anywhere. |
| Hold click | Fire. The guns heat up: let go before the gauge locks. |
| W Shift | Boost, from a meter that refills when you let go. |
| S | Brake: slower and a tighter turn. Held too long, the plane stalls. |
| R | Repair, when nothing has hit you for two seconds. |
| U | Take the upgrade on offer. |
| Wheel | Zoom in and back out. |
| Esc | The menu. |
The ladder
Every plane in the sky starts as a 1915 biplane. Score comes from damage dealt and from kills, and the harder the target the more it pays. Reach the next threshold and an upgrade is offered: from tier 3 up it is a choice of two or three aircraft, each a different line of the era. Eight tiers take you from 1915 to a 1985 jet, gaining speed, guns and armour with every step. Death ends the run and sends you back to the bottom; the sky, and the leaderboard, carry on without you.
Repairs
There is no healing over time. A life carries two repairs: hold off for two seconds, press R, and the plane is mended. Your stock of repairs is kept between runs on this device and tops itself up with time.
The revive
When you are shot down past tier 1 you may watch one short ad to fly on from the tier you died at, with your score kept. Once a run. Nothing else in the game is ever behind an ad, and no ad is ever shown while you fly.
The edge
The arena has a coast. Cross the red line and a clock starts: turn back and you are safe; keep going and the shore guns, or the missiles for a jet, bring you down.