Space Station: Defender

Huge update in v1.1! New player experience Interactive tutorial (Sector 1, first run, skippable): premise → guided slot tap → guided laser purchase → credits/shield/hull explainer → wave briefing. One-time tips on first shield deflect and first hull absorb. Rookie grace charges: L1 = 2 shield/3 hull, L2 = 2/2, L3 = 1/2. Starting credits floor 200 (two lasers at level 1; curve resumes at L16). Ion Disruptor unlock moved L5 → L3; ambush waves now appear from L2. Sector 2 loaner Plasma Cannon — free for that level, teaches the second archetype. Bonus round advertised at Sector 2 start so it's a goal, not a surprise. Loss forgiveness Second Wind (rewarded ad, once per level): on station breach, watch a transmission → restore 1 hull, purge all non-boss hostiles, knock bosses back to spawn. Available to remove-ads buyers too (opt-in value exchange). Declining proceeds to normal destruction. Credit salvage: losses convert 25% of unspent in-level credits to star credits. Rubber-band grace: 2 straight losses on a sector → +1 hull next attempt; 4+ → +2. Cleared on win. Defeat screen advertises "REINFORCEMENTS INBOUND". Loss insight: one directed line on the defeat screen (dominant leak direction, dominant breaching type with counter-advice, boss-focus advice, or never-upgraded nudge). Pacingacing LAUNCH WAVE button: prep windows between waves (12s level start, 10s between waves, 15s post-tutorial) with an early-launch credit bonus that scales with remaining time and level. Daily bonuses! Daily First Win doubles the sector-completion reward (per save slot, per calendar day). Advertised on the main menu. Daily kill goals: 50/150/400 kills → +30/+75/+150, auto-claimed; kills count on wins, losses, and replays. Progress shown on the main menu.