Left thumb: drag anywhere on the left half to move the squad. They follow the leader (the one with the gold arrow).
Right thumb: tap or drag on the map to shoot there. Without aiming, the squad shoots whatever is nearest (switch that off in settings).
ð Zoom button (top right, under pause): close, wider, widest. Wider shows more of the map so you can plan your route and spot trouble early. Computer: Z. Controller: press the right stick.
Big buttons: FIRE, BOMB (grenade at the best cluster, or where you last tapped), ROCKET.
SPLIT cuts the squad in two or three groups. Tap A / B / C to take command. The other groups can be given an order: ðĄ Guard (hold and defend), â Attack (the AI fights on its own, goes for the nearest enemy and bombs the tough ones), ð Pad (stand on a pressure plate) or ð§ Task (do their special job: see Skills below). Split to hold a door open, guard your back, or flank. Tap SPLIT again to bring everyone back together.
Doors and plates: coloured doors open while somebody stands on the matching coloured plate. Cracked walls marked BOOM only give way to bombs and rockets.
MATE (button on the left, or T / L3): in a pinch you can THROW the rearmost team-mate at the enemy for a huge blast (12 damage). He goes to the hill... and comes back next mission rebuilt as something funny. Tap twice, it is a big decision.
Power-ups: ðą triple shot, ðŦ§ bubble shield, ð rocket boots, âïļ deep freeze (the baddies stop and take extra damage). Save them for the bosses.
Computer
Click to walk (default): hold the left mouse button and the squad walks towards the pointer. They shoot automatically; Space fires at the pointer. Right click or G bomb, E / R rocket, Tab split, 1 2 3 choose group, Esc pause. Prefer WASD? Switch the mouse style in Settings: WASD / arrows walk, the mouse aims, left click fires.
Pad: left stick moves, right stick aims and fires, A fires, B bomb, X rocket, Y split.
Controller (Bluetooth or USB)
Press any button once so the game sees it. Left stick or d-pad walk, right stick aims and fires (a crosshair shows where). A / RT fire, B / LT bomb, X rocket, Y split or join, LB / RB take command of another group, Back change the idle group's order, Start pause. In the menus the d-pad moves the glow, A presses, B goes back.
Skills
The idea
Clear each mission. Every recruit who falls goes on the Grave Hill, with their name, and a fresh recruit marches up to take their place.
Shoot crates and fences, they hide bombs and milk. Dynamite barrels go bang for everybody.
Survivors keep their kills and get promoted. Stars: win, lose nobody, be quick.
