⚡ CONTROLS & HELP ⚡

🎮 SHIP CONTROLS

Click Ship - Select ship (hold Shift for multiple)

Right Click - Move selected ships to location

W/A/S/D - Manual ship movement

Q/E - Rotate ship left/right

Space - Auto-fire toggle

Mouse Wheel - Zoom in/out

Arrow Keys - Pan camera

🚀 GAME MODES

Sandbox - Creative mode, spawn any ships

Skirmish - Wave-based combat, progressive difficulty

Grinder - Endless survival, score by time alive

Blockade - Defend position from right-side attacks

🔧 SHIP BUILDER

Save to Library - Store design for reuse

Load from Library - Quick access to saved ships

Export to File - Download as JSON for sharing

View Library - Browse and deploy saved designs

💡 TIPS

• Settings and ships are saved automatically

• Track your high scores in Statistics menu

• Use different factions for testing strategies

• Press ESC during game to pause

• Adjust difficulty in Options for challenge

Ship Builder

Select sections to build your ship. Click on canvas to place.

CORE SECTIONS

WEAPON SECTIONS

UTILITY SECTIONS

BATTLESHIPS FOREVER

HTML5 Edition

Original Game by Sean "th15" Chan © 2007-2009
HTML5 Adaptation - Community Project

🚀 WELCOME 🚀

BATTLESHIPS FOREVER - HTML5 Edition

Welcome to the HTML5 recreation of the classic space RTS! This version includes:

✅ Multiple Game Modes - Sandbox, Skirmish, Grinder, Blockade
✅ Custom Ship Builder - Design and save your own ships
✅ Persistent Save System - Your settings and ships are saved
✅ Statistics Tracking - Track high scores and records
✅ Original Audio - All sounds and music from the original

⚡ QUICK START

1. Try Sandbox Mode to learn controls

2. Use Ship Builder to create custom designs

3. Challenge yourself in Skirmish Modes

4. Press ❓ Help button anytime for controls

SELECT SKIRMISH MODE

Choose your battle:

🎯 SKIRMISH
Progressive wave-based combat. Defeat each wave to advance to the next challenge. Score increases with each wave. Music intensifies at wave 5!

⚔️ GRINDER
Endless survival mode. Enemies spawn continuously. Earn points by time survived and enemies defeated. How long can you last?

🛡️ BLOCKADE
Defend your position! Waves of enemies attack from the right side. Stand your ground and survive as long as possible.

OPTIONS

Sound Effects Volume: 90%

Music Volume: 40%

Difficulty:

Scroll Speed: 20

Display Settings

Particles:

Gradients:

Shimmer:

Doodads:

Interpolation:

Fullscreen:

GAME OVER

Wave Reached: 0

Final Score: 0

Press ESC to return to main menu

CONTROLS

WASD - Move selected ship
Q/E - Rotate ship
SPACE - Fire weapons
Click - Select ship
Right Click - Move order
Shift+Click - Add to selection

BATTLESHIPS FOREVER

⚡ CONTROLS & HELP ⚡

🎮 SHIP CONTROLS

🚀 GAME MODES

🔧 SHIP BUILDER

💡 TIPS

Ship Builder

CORE SECTIONS

WEAPON SECTIONS

UTILITY SECTIONS

BATTLESHIPS FOREVER

HTML5 Edition

🚀 WELCOME 🚀

BATTLESHIPS FOREVER - HTML5 Edition

⚡ QUICK START

SELECT SKIRMISH MODE

SHIP LIBRARY

STATISTICS

OPTIONS

Display Settings

PAUSED

WAVE COMPLETE

WAVE 1

GAME OVER

CONTROLS