Beginner checklist
A calm, in-order route through the approved basics. Tick each step as you go — progress stays on this device, no account needed.
Before your first fight, open the blue tick / checkmark on the left side of the screen and redeem the four codes printed on the official page: REBALANCEAGAIN, HAVEFUN, NEWCURRENCY, and HEADSTART. Do it from the lobby — the game does not pause while the codes menu is open. Full steps on the codes page.
You spawn as a small circular tank with a single turret, and new spawns get a short immunity window. Move with WASD and shoot the colorful shapes — squares, triangles, pentagons — for XP while nobody can hurt you. Treat "destroy 100 of each shape" as your first concrete goals; they are also badge objectives.
Press E to open the stats upgrade menu. Beginner guides recommend bullet damage and bullet health first — once immunity ends, stronger bullets pierce weaker enemy fire — then max HP or HP regen. The full priority breakdown is on the stats page.
Press Q to open the tank upgrade menu when a class upgrade becomes available. Later upgrades add turrets or change your shots — flame, freeze, and more — and paths can lock each other out, so check the in-game Index before committing. Read more on the tanks page.
The official description says destroying tanks earns gems. Once your bullets reliably win trades, start picking fights; until then, keep farming. Dying is normal — sessions are short — so rebuild during the next immunity window instead of forcing 1v1s. More on the gems page.
Keep going
The checklist gets your first life rolling. These pages take each system deeper.
Ranged vs melee spending, and why bullet health is the beginner stat everyone skips. Stats page →
How build paths work and why the in-game Index beats any blog tree. Tanks page →
Six official badges turn food farming into long-term goals. Badges page →
Beginner FAQ
Quick answers that come up during the checklist.
Guides report WASD to move, E to open the stats upgrade menu, and Q to open the tank upgrade menu. Your tank shoots at your aim — practice leading shapes during immunity.
Guides confirm a short window but no official duration is published. Treat it as seconds, not minutes: farm immediately and stay alert when it ends.
Not until your bullets win trades. Omnidirectional farm builds lose aimed duels; if PVP is the goal, frontal-barrel paths are the reliable pick. See the tanks page.
No. The public game-pass catalog showed only one offsale pass named hello — there is no priced pass to consider. Details on the gems page.
Return to the hub for the loop, phases, mistakes, and every system page.