How to play guide for IIslands of War

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Basic gameplay
You will encounter many different enemy islands on your journey towards the battle with the final boss: Big Badtm. There are 9 randomly generated realms which have more powerful enemies as you move from one to the other (via realm portals). You can move from area to area via the warp gate, of which you require a key. You will find forges and shops on friendly islands which you can use to improve your island. Your goal in battle is to destroy the enemy island whilst keeping your island afloat. Fortunately, any blocks you lose in battle will return to your inventory which you can then reapply to your island after the battle. When a mini boss is destroyed, they will drop loot which you can then use to upgrade your own island, and a key that you use to unlock the portal (shown as a purple spot on the map), allowing you to progress to the next area. In each realm you will encounter a realm boss, this boss will drop loot and a realm key. You need this key to unlock the portal to the next realm (light blue spot on the map) but beware, there is no going back. You may also notice a mini map which you can use to help find islands and portals. Enemy islands will get stronger as you progress through the realms so it is essential to make your island stronger with the loot you get. The most important thing in the game is to NOT die. You only have 1 life so if you die you have to restart the game from the beginning.

Controls
The default movement controls are W (up) A (left) S (down) D (right). Weapons will automatically assign them self a number, starting from 1 and ascending up to 9. All weapons will fire when you left click. However, you can change the keybind by going into build mode and holding your preferred key whilst moving your cursor over the weapon or thruster.

Tips and tricks
You can work out the range of your weapons and use it to your advantage by finding the most effective distance from your enemy. This allows you to deal the most damage to enemy islands whilst being able to dodge enemy attacks. A lot of thrusters means you can move quickly, which will definitely help you dodge the fire from enemy weapons.