Battle modes

Missions are battles against the computer, from target practice up to carriers and air bases. Each one opens when you have won the missions before it. A win pays the mission's Coins every time you repeat it; a loss pays XP only. The list and the payouts are in Missions.

Choose 1 v 1, TDM (4 v 4), or Free-for-all, then Find match. You fight with your own ship and equipment. A full lobby starts immediately; after 30 seconds, AI fills any empty slots. TDM has no respawns: eliminate the other fleet. In Free-for-all, the last ship afloat wins.

Public matches have no room codes to share. AI takes over a disconnected captain's ship, and reconnecting returns control. Leaving permanently hands the ship to AI. A win pays 800 Coins, and participating captains earn XP. Matches filled with AI do not count toward the weekly leaderboard.

• A match pays only if it was fought: it has to last 30 seconds and you have to deal damage.
• Only the first 3 matches a day against the same human opponent pay. Teammates and AI do not count toward this limit; daily earning caps still apply. AI-controlled actions earn no human score or participation.

Open Private rooms from Multiplayer to create a room or join an invite. Share its invite link or room code. Private battles pay no Coins, Rare Metals or XP.

The room's owner picks the loadout rule: ships each captain owns, or all-parts practice, where any part may be used. The sea is drawn from the preset maps, generated as a fresh set of islands, or designed in the map editor with its own islands, spawn points and time limit. Maps lists the presets.

Test ship in the shipyard puts the current design to sea on its own. It pays nothing, so use it to check that a ship floats, steers and reverses before taking it into a battle.

• In one day a captain can earn at most 120,000 Coins, 120 Rare Metals and 20,000 XP from battles. A battle that would pass a limit pays nothing.
• Members earn 25% more Coins and XP from battles. The bonus does not apply to level rewards or bought currency.

The leaderboard resets every week and ranks signed-in captains on their public matches in 4 lists: planes shot down, ships sunk, damage dealt, longest kill streak. Guests, AI-filled matches, and private rooms are not ranked.

Finish a week in the top 3 of any list 4 weeks in a row to earn the Laurel of Renown, shown under Awards on your Career page. The list can change from week to week; a week outside the top 3 starts the count again.