Salvo

Salvo is a turn-based artillery game in which tanks do battle with wacky weapons.

Choose from three different AI opponents, ranging from the simple Random computer, to the devious Hard opponent. You can also play against multiple human opponents.

Rounds
How to Fire a Missile
Weapon Types
Game Options
Player Options

Rounds

Each round of the game starts with the buy weapons screen. Here is where you will buy weapons for your armory.

The weapon names displayed in red are too expensive for you to buy. Each type of weapon is a little different! If you don't have enough money to buy anything, you won't see the weapons screen.

When the round starts, you will have full health. Try to destroy the other tanks before they can get you! The more enemies you frag, the more money you will get to buy weapons in the next round.

When there are no more rounds left, the player who earned the most cash is the winner.

How to Fire a Missile

To shoot a missile, start by choosing the angle.

Touch a spot on the playing field and your turret will point directly at that spot. The lower right-hand corner of the screen displays the current angle. You can see that in this example, the tank's turret is at a 45 degree angle.

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Next, hold down the fire button. The longer you hold down the fire button, the more power your shot will have! If you hold down the power button for as long as you can, your shot will be fired with maximum power. You can see that the fire button is in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.

To choose a different weapon, press the grey left or right triangle buttons in the center of the screen. Currently we have selected "Small Missile." There are also Medium Missiles available at the start of the game. You can buy more weapons after the round is over.

Weapon Types

You have an unlimited supply of Small Missiles. They don't usually do much damage, but a direct hit by one can be devastating!

Medium Missiles are a like the small missile's bigger cousin. The biggest conventional missile is the Large Missile.

Earthmovers don't do any direct damage to enemies. Instead, they clear away dirt out from under them! Enemies will suffer fall damage when they fall down, but usually survive.

If you are running out of life, try some Extra Armor. It will recharge your shields and give you a new lease on life!

If you are in a jam, try using a Teleporter to move your tank to a different place on the map!

Rollers and Large Rollers don't explode on impact. Instead, they roll down the hill until encountering an uphill piece of terrain or an enemy tank.

When Cluster Bombs explode, they hurl small missiles over a wide area.

Launching the Doomhammer might seem like a good idea, but think twice...

Game Options

Number of rounds selects how many rounds will be in the game. Players get to buy weapons after each round.

Starting Cash selects how much cash everyone gets before the first round.

If Randomize Player Positions is checked, the players will be randomly placed on the board. If not, the players will be placed on the board from left to right, with the first player on the leftmost edge.

Player Options

Each player has a different color. You can add or delete players by pressing the "add" or "delete" buttons on the Player Setup screen.

Human players are controlled by you! You can have as many human players as you like in a game.

Random computers fire randomly. They usually only hit empty space, or themselves, but sometimes they're dangerous!

Medium computers are more sophisticated. Once they start firing at you, watch out! They will refine their shot over time, getting closer and closer to the target.

Hard computers are even more devious than medium computers. Usually hard computers are able to get a good shot quicker than medium ones.

You can start with anywhere between 25% and 300% life. For a challenge, try starting with less life than the computers.

Conclusion

Thanks for playing! Send any comments to salvo@senchas.com