Hello and thanks for trying out Aero Chimera. Have fun or perish in maelstorm of gunfire!

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--- STORY ---

In somewhat distant future, globe has been mostly consumed by two warring super-corporations, VAV and DAEL. Their products
range from very usual hygiene products to weapons of mass destruction. Recently however, DAEL made a daring attack at VAV,
completely demolishing some of their factories and bases - now VAV has decided to act in retribution and launch a counter-attack
with newly developed AERO CHIMERAs, which combine man and machine in twisted ways.

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--- CONTROLS ---

Z - Shoot
X - Bomb
Shift - Focus ( alternate firemode, slower movement speed )

Other useful buttons:
P/ESC - Pause
Left ctrl- Increase framerate during replays
Left shift - Hold to enable boss-training in practice-menu.
1,2,3 - Hotkeys to switch difficulty level in menu

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--- SYSTEM ---

Shoot any enemy you meet! In case of emergency of if you so desire, you can fire a bomb which clears out enemy fire and grants you
momentary protection. However, the bombs are limited. You can create bomb by collecting small gray bomb-chips from some fallen enemies. 
You can fire an incomplete bomb, but such comes with a price - power is lessened and duration is shorter!

--- SCORING ---

Scoring system operates on four fronts.

1. MEDAL CHAINING
When aerial enemy is killed, it has chance of dropping a medal. Each collected medal increases score and increases value of
next medal to drop. The maximum points you can get from a single medal is 20 000 pts. However, each medal that falls to bottom 
of the screen resets the chain, returning the yield of the medal to minimum - however, skilled players can save chains with 
clever actions.

2. PROXIMITY DESTRUCTION
Each time you annihilate an enemy, you will be granted a multiplier depending on your proximity to the enemy during destruction.
This ranges from 1 to 10, with 10 being right on top of the enemy. This multiplier is then applied to base score of the enemy. 
It applies to bosses as well! You should look into opportunities for getting near and destroying the boss at opportunate moment, 
even if it demands wrecking your ship!

3. BOMBING
There are various targets which can be bombed for increased score-gain. Such might be background objects carefully hidden or enemy
units! It is recommended to experiment - on some targets, the carpet bomb doesn't grant the score bonus!

4. SHORT CHAINING
Each time you destroy enemy, you will gain a short chain. Each chained enemy grants increasing amount of points, capping at 2000.
While chaining whole stages is not as feasible as in some other shooters, you should look into doing short chains as they can sometimes
grant a noticeable score gain.

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--- FAQ ---

Q: My framerate is acting weird. It is most of the time at 50 and then jumps at 100, or is generally unstable.
A: You should try out turning on V-sync if this occurs. You can do it from the options.

Q: Which ship do you recommend for starting ship?
A: TYPE-2 or TYPE-3 are meant to be beginner ships. TYPE-4 is a tricky ship and shouldn't be used by beginners - it has powerful
weapons, especially from close range, but it is incredibly fast which might be unsuited for some. 

Q: Are there secret bosses?
A: Yes, 3 in total. Find 'em!

Q: This is too hard, is it supposed to be beaten?
A: It is a very difficult game, however, (probably) quite possible. A clear takes some good practice.
If you find yourself despairing against the threats in later stages, try to improve your earlier stage scores!

Q: <Anything that disables you from playing the game, such a as a terrible bug>
A: Please contact me with aerochimerastg@gmail.com. I cannot quarantee that I answer, though, but I'll try my best.

Q: Is DEATH-mode a joke?
A: A very sick joke.

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Current version: 1.01

Changelog:
Replays saved
Type-1 and Type-2 received slight boosts
You get 2 bombs instead of 1.5 per dying on normal
Stage 6 nerfed slightly
