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*           GALACTIC RING: CANNON           *

*                GAME GUIDE                *

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🌌 == OVERVIEW == 🌌

Galactic Ring: Cannon - VS-Like incremental space upgrade game.

Level up by collecting XP, choose powerful upgrades, and complete three boss fights.

🎮 == BASIC CONTROLS == 🎮

WASD or Arrow Keys: Move your character

Space: Dodge (has cooldown)

P or ESC: Pause game

M: Toggle sound on/off

1-3: Select upgrades when leveling up

⚡ == UPGRADES == ⚡

🔄 Orbital Attacks: Projectiles that orbit around you

⚡ Chain Lightning: Electricity that jumps to nearby enemies

💥 Explosive Shots: Area damage on projectile impact

↩️ Ricochet: Projectiles bounce to additional targets

❤️ Lifesteal: Recover health when dealing damage

🔱 Split Shot: Fire multiple projectiles per shot.

🧲 Magnet Range: Increases XP collection radius

👾 == ENEMY TYPES == 👾

👾 Basic: Standard enemy with balanced stats

⚡ Fast: Quicker but weaker enemies

🛡️ Tank: Slow but high health and damage

🏹 Ranged: Attacks from distance

💨 Dasher: Periodically charges at high speed

💣 Exploder: Explodes on death, dealing area damage

✨ Teleporter: Can warp around the battlefield (advanced type)

☠️ ================ BOSS MECHANICS ================ ☠️

🏆 -- Boss Encounters -- 🏆

Appear every 45-120 seconds 

Significantly stronger than normal enemies

Multi-phase battles with changing attack patterns 

Drop large amounts of XP when defeated 

Heal the player upon defeat

💪 -- Boss Special Abilities --💪

🔮 Minion Spawning: Periodically spawns lesser enemies

🛡️ Shield: Temporary damage reduction

✨ Teleportation: Warps away when taking heavy damage

🔥 Damage Zones: Creates areas that damage the player

🌀 Multi-Attack Patterns: Different projectile patterns (spread, circle, random) 

⚔️ Boss Phases ⚔️

Bosses have multiple phases triggered at health thresholds:

Phase 1: Basic attacks

Phase 2: Adds shield mechanic and faster attacks

Phase 3: Adds teleportation and enhanced minion spawning

Phase 4: Adds damage zones and most aggressive pattern

👑 -- Mega Boss -- 👑

Appears as the third boss encounter

Significantly stronger than regular bosses

Defeating the Mega Boss wins the game

Has enhanced abilities and more aggressive behavior

Larger size and distinctive purple appearance

📈 == DIFFICULTY SCALING == 📈

New enemy types unlock as game progresses:

  ⚡ Fast enemies: 30 seconds

  🛡️ Tank enemies: 1 minute

  🏹 Ranged enemies: 1.5 minutes

  💨 Dasher enemies: 2 minutes

  💣 Exploder enemies: 2.5 minutes

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 GOOD LUCK

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