HOW TO PLAY (FLIGHT MANUAL)

WELCOME TO PAPER AIRPLANE

You're a pilot on the flight of a lifetime! PAPER AIRPLANE is a game where you fly forever. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.

Your job is simple: FLY. Don't crash into things. Collect rings. Earn points. Buy cool upgrades. The game never ends—only YOU decide how far you'll fly!

Fly through a bright neon city full of buildings, walls, and huge boss enemies. Fly through glowing rings to get points. Then spend those points at checkpoints to make your plane better. Get thrusters for speed, laser guns, invincibility, and more.

Every 25 miles you'll reach a checkpoint. This is your only chance to rest, fill up your hearts, and pick a new upgrade. But watch out: if you crash too much, you'll lose your upgrades. Choose smart!

BASIC CONTROLS

Desktop: Move your mouse to fly the plane. You can also use arrow keys or WASD to control the plane. Click to shoot lasers (if you bought them). Double-click to do a barrel roll (if you bought it).

Tablet/Mobile: Touch and drag your finger to steer. Tap to shoot lasers (if you bought them). Double-tap for barrel roll (if you bought it).

How to fly: Your plane moves smoothly like a real plane. It has weight, so it drifts a little. Don't turn too hard or you might crash!

DISPLAY

Full screen (Desktop): Press F to toggle full screen mode.

THE GAME LOOP

The rhythm: Paper Airplane follows a repeating loop that gets harder the farther you go:

Breather (5-12 seconds): A moment to catch your breath and get ready.
Buildings gauntlet (1-7 minutes): Dense waves of buildings coming at you. Dodge left and right constantly! Early game gives you 1-2 minutes to learn. At 500+ miles, this becomes a 4-7 minute marathon!
Variety phases: Rings for scoring, coins for currency, wind gusts for speed boosts.
Checkpoint (~25 miles): Fly through the checkpoint ring to upgrade your plane. Then the loop repeats—but harder!

OBSTACLES & BARRIERS

Buildings: The main obstacle. They spawn in waves across 5 lanes. Early game has 2-4 buildings at once. At 500+ miles, you'll face 7-11 buildings per wave!
Star Fox barriers: Pink wireframe walls that cover top-to-bottom with small gaps. You MUST navigate through the opening or crash!
High/low walls: Some walls are high, some are low. Stay in the middle zone to dodge both!
Anti-camping: Don't try to camp in one spot—the game detects this after 2-8 seconds and spawns obstacles right at you!
Contained flying: You can't fly outside the play area. You're locked to the 5 lanes, so all obstacles can reach you.

FEATURES

Real flying: Your plane flies with weight and momentum. At high speeds (with thrusters), controls become smoother to prevent jittery movement.
Lives: You have 3 lives per run. Watch your lives counter at the top of the screen!
Hearts: You have 4 hearts of health. Take damage when you crash into obstacles. When all hearts are lost, you lose a life.
Death & respawn: When you lose a life, your hearts refill and you respawn at your current position. Keep going!
Game Over: When you lose all 3 lives, it's Game Over. You can retry for a new run or quit to the main menu.
Shields: Buy shields (200 points) to take 2 extra hits. Find green capsules to refill your shields.
Cool crashes: When you hit buildings and walls, they break into pieces!
Boss gauntlets: At 150 miles (and every 100 miles after that), face dense building gauntlets that last 30 seconds. Survive the barrage!
Snow: During winter, watch for special snowfall!
Progressive difficulty: The farther you go, the harder it gets. Buildings spawn closer together, waves come faster, and gauntlets last longer. Making it to 200-500 miles means you've truly earned it!
Level up: Every 20 miles you go up a level. The land changes every 3 levels.
Upgrades: Every 25 miles, buy upgrades like thrusters, lasers, invincibility, shields, barrel rolls, different plane shapes, and more!
Rings & coins: Fly through green rings (25 points) or rare pink rings (50 points). Grab coins for 2 points each.
Wind gusts: Rare wind gusts appear during breather moments. Fly through these swirling patterns to get a speed boost!

Good luck, pilot. The sky is waiting.