Controls

•  Points ship down
•  Points ship up
•  Points ship left
•  Points ship right
•  Moves your head in the cockpit so you can fly one direction while looking in another
• Hover Up / Down (/ default) - Causes the craft to rise straight up or lower straight down
• Increase Thrust ( default) - Increases forward thrust, double tab to engage afterburners
• Fire Weapon ( default) - Shoot currently equipped weapon
• Slow Thrust/Reverse ( default) - Hold to slow down and then eventually reverse direction
• Change Weapon ( default) - Cycles through weapon equipped to your ship
• Target Toggle ( default) - Switches between craft that are target locked. WARNING: Allies can be target locked.
• Air Brake ( default) - Hold to come to a stop without eventually starting to reverse
•  - Brings up the Start Menu, from here you can access the Map among other options
•  - Tap to cycle through various ship views, one tap removes the cockpit interior for maximum visibility

•  - Air Brake
•  - Fire Weapon
•  - Increase Thrust
•  - Target Toggle
• Rest Default

Map

• Has a layout of the domes which you have access to during this mission (the top of the map is always North)
• Shows the locations of the highways that connect the domes
• Show points of interest in all the domes colored coded to a legend on the right side
• Shows all enemy and friendly units in the dome your craft is currently inside
• Has the option to zoom in and see a larger, more detailed map of the current dome
• Has the option to see the list of secondary objectives available for the mission.

Radar

• Thin Red Line - Points North on the compass. Use this to figure out where enemies are relative to you on the map since the map doesn't show which direction your craft is facing. Up is always North on the map.
• Red Arrow - Points to your current objective or waypoint. Your mission may be to destroy what is being pointed at or protect what is being pointed at, so read the mission briefing carefully. The Red Arrow points to the entrance to the highway to the next dome if the objective is in another dome.
• Green Triangle - Points in the direction of an active target lock. If you are too far away the green triangle will temporarily disappear.
• Red Dot with Upward Black Line - Bogey on radar, the distance it is below you is indicated by the black line
• Green Dot with Downward Black Line - Bogey on radar, the distance it is above you is indicated by the black line

Weaponry

• Cannon - Default weak machine gun with unlimited ammo, but it can overheat. Always available.
• IR Seeker Missile - Large damage, but turns and moves slowly so will not be effective against nimble craft. Requires manual target locking for seeking. Good against slow aircraft and ground units. Almost always available
• Rocket - Lower damage, but the movement speed, ammo count, and fire rate are much higher than the IR missile. It must always be manually aimed as it has no homing ability. Good Against aircraft of medium agility. Almost always available.
• Hyper Velocity Missile - Basically a railgun shot, it hits the target almost immediately after firing for high damage. Great against nimble aircraft, but also against swarms of ground units and turrets as you can quickly kill them in 1-3 shots and then dodge to the side to avoid enemy fire. Low ammo count until later in the campaign, but available most of the time.
• Firestreak Missiles - Slightly lower damage than IR missiles, but moves at a higher velocity and can make tighter turns. Target Lock for homing and only the most nimble enemy aircraft will be able to escape its target lock. Low ammo count until later in the campaign, but available most of the time.
• Bomblets / 500KG or 1000KG Bomb - Very difficult to use, if you are not moving, they will drop straight down. The faster you move, a HUD predictor will approximate where they will impact in front of you. One would think they would be great to strafe a convoy of slow moving ground units, but the blast range is tiny enough and the damage weak enough that it can't one or even two shot any of the more dangerous ground units. You rarely get access to the 1000KG bomb, this is pretty much the only one that is useful. Bombs are only available on bombing missions.
• Starburst Missiles - Fires a volley of 8 missiles that will all home in on your manually target locked enemy or if none are target locked, will spread out and auto-target all enemies in your HUD viewfinder. This is an excellent tool to attack a formation of aircraft before they separate as each volley will target all craft. A few volleys will destroy most aircraft and significantly weaken the rest. Since you don't have to carefully aim, it is also a great tool to attack a dense cluster of turrets or ground units. You can buzz them at max speed to minimize the chance of getting shot and you just have to point in their general direction and fire to strike them all. Not available until around the mid-point of the campaign.
• Laser - An upgrade to the cannon, as it also has unlimited ammo, fires basically as fast, but does much higher damage per shot. Though it overheats more quickly than the cannon, it also cools off much quicker. Not available until late in the campaign.
• Plasma Launcher - Like the laser, it also has unlimited ammo, but has a unique firing mechanic. The fire button must be held down to charge up the launcher to full and then the high damage plasma shot is launched when the fire button is released. This weapon is ideal for poking out from behind cover to take a potshot at a tough air or ground unit before flying off to avoid damage. Not available until late in the campaign.
• EPP - Fires a bubble of energy that upon striking any vehicle disables its electronics. It freezes air and ground units in place without destroying them so they can be arrested. A special tool given in the few missions that call for it.

Graphics Options

• Draw Distance - How far ahead the game renders the environment 
• Field of View - How narrow your vision of the environment is, lower FOV means you see less at the top and side
• Framerate - How often the image refreshes per second

How to Fight a Heavy Cruiser (Gunboat)

• Maximize Your Opening Shot - Often enemies (including the heavy cruiser) will not engage until damaged by your craft. Use this mechanic to its advantage by locking on at maximum range and then spamming the launch of as many slower missiles (like the IR's) as possible. It will only start to react when the first missile impacts, allowing you to dodge away as the rest of the missiles hit their target.
• Use Distraction - Some cruisers have a certain enemies or structures they will target for the mission. This means, once you engage them, if you break line of sight they will go back to attacking their pre-programmed target. This often allows you to fire another volley of shots before it will react and start firing on you again.
• Use your Wingman - Another way to distract the Heavy Cruiser is to give it another target to shoot. Target lock the Heavy Cruiser, then "fire" your Wingman weapon and they will attack the cruiser, drawing some of the fire. If the cruiser doesn't have a target for the mission this is a great way to break aggro so you can fire another volley of shots while out of aggro.
• Use Cover - If there are tall buildings to place between you and the ship you can target lock the vessel then launch the more maneuverable firestreak missiles slightly to the side from behind the building. They will curve around the building to strike the craft. You can also use buildings to break line of sight so it starts attacking something else, allowing you to get in a few shots before it starts firing at your craft again.
• Strafing Run - If you can't find a way to break aggro from the cruiser then you need to keep on the move while attacking. If you fly straight at the cruiser it will hit you with its very accurate laser fire. Instead fire the afterburners and fly in a straight line toward the left or right side of the heavy cruiser, like at a 40 degree angle. As you prepare to pass by, launch a volley of 3-4 Firestreaks or a couple of Starbursts while the cruiser is still in view of the HUD so the target lock will hold. Keep the speed up as you make a wide turn to come around for another strafing attack run.
• Use Hover Up/Down - As a last resort if you are fighting it in the open, use  /  to hover up and down as you fire. That is the closest to a dodge feature in the game as you cannot move side to side. This tactic is most effective at dodging fire when your craft is directly above or below the Cruiser. If you are a far distance away to its side and attempting to dodge with Hover Up and/or Down, you may get better results periodically tapping it. If you hold either button down so the hover is a constant speed it seems to be able to lead its shots to still hit you.

Glitches

Mission Password List

• Tutorial Mission 1 and 3 are straight forward time trial courses. Fly your ship through the rings, in order, as fast as you can. If you can't make those faster times, each mission has a slower time worth 1 secondary objective. Beating any of the times on the 2 courses will give you a real leg up on completing the requirements for  G-Police's Finest Pilot, particularly if you are going to be skipping missions.
  • Finish Tutorial Mission 1 course under 60 seconds - completes 2 secondary objectives
  • Finish Tutorial Mission 3 course under 50 seconds - completes 2 secondary objectives
• Tutorial Mission 2 has you following three different craft without losing sight of them. Toggling target lock on the ship you are following will make it harder to lose track of them.
• Tutorial Mission 4 and 5 familiarizes you with some of the craft's weapons.

1. Locate an item with a white outline in your HUD viewfinder and press the Toggle Target button until it is manually target locked. 
2. Aim your ship's target reticle at the object and the scan will be begin. You don't need direct line of sight to the target, you can scan through a wall.
3. Hold the reticle in place until the scan is complete.

• Target lock an enemy with the target toggle button
• While the craft is in the HUD's viewfinder, mash the attack button 3 times in order to unlock  On My Command!

1. Get moving into the next dome with afterburners as soon as the mission starts
2. Exit the highway tunnel and travel slightly to the left to reach the the Heavy Cruiser and 3 other smaller aircraft traveling in a tight formation toward the residence. If you intercept the squad before they arrive at the building it is easy to destroy the smaller craft quickly as they will not move off their pre-pathed course until personally fired upon. This allows you to quickly target lock and destroy the flanking craft before they arrive at the residence and the squad separates. Try to avoid hitting the heavy cruiser while attacking the smaller craft as this will draw its aggro.
3. See Tips & Strategies for methods to combat the heavy cruiser. Once it is destroyed, the mission will end.

1. Destroy Krakov aircraft as you escort a ground convoy to Krakov HQ to hack for evidence. 
2. An easy secondary objective is available for  G-Police's Finest Pilot in this mission. When the data download is nearly complete, 3 limos with Krakov executives will try to escape. Hit the vehicles with EPP shots to immobilize them without destroying them. Though it is listed as a secondary objective, not completing it can cause the mission to bug out and stall. If you aren't able to catch them and your mission doesn't update, rewind until you are in a position to complete that secondary objective and try again.
3. Nearly simultaneously, enemy aircraft will attack from the Northeast to strike your ground units, so stun the limos quickly and get back to the fight. Once all the aircraft are destroyed your mission will complete as long as at least 1 ally ground unit remains.

1. Protect the ground units from aircraft as they retreat across the first set of bridges. Once clear, bombers will destroy the bridges. 
2. Several waves of convoys of ally ground units will begin retreating to the bridge in the final dome and each will be pursued by a convoy of tanks which must be destroyed. These tanks have very good anti-air fire so attack them from behind at the furthest range possible to avoid quick death. 
3. In between waves of ally convoys, you will be attacked by squads of aircraft including a couple of light cruisers. Each wave must be destroyed to continue the story. If the game bugs out on you and the next wave doesn't start, rewind and rekill the last of the previous wave.
4. Once the last enemy pursuit group is destroyed, the mission will end.

If you haven't already obtained

• Quickly locate the 2 manual rearming stations in the dome you start in on the map and fly in to use both of them. You won't use up enough ammo to be worth retreating to here before you get locked inside the final dome, so do these two rearms now. 
• When you start running low on ammo in the final dome, resupply at the 3rd rearm station in the NE corner of the dome and the trophy will pop. 

1. Fly ahead and begin attacking the airbase, that will help keep your allies safe. Big bomb drops or Starburst 8-missile strikes are good for quick passes over thick ground defenses. If you try and hover and shoot at them you will get quickly overwhelmed. 
2. Once it is safe, drop the beacon to send for the ground team. Protect them as they drive over and then from a wave of aircraft that attack.
3.  Once the ground team have established a beach head, command will send you to destroy one more base in another dome.

1. Fly around the map and destroy all air and ground units as well as all base defenses. If you completed the previous stealth Mission 29 to scan for targets, then you will know precisely what structures and craft need to be destroyed. If not, then they are shown on the map. Waves of reinforcement aircraft will also appear sporadically once certain clusters of targets are destroyed.
2. Once all air and ground defenses are removed, the G-Police will recall you to base camp. Land on top of the bomb at the waypoint to rearm with an Air Fuel bomb. 
3. Select the bomb and drop it anywhere on the base to complete the mission.

1. After a bit of searching and destroying defenses the G-Police will ask you to return to base camp to rearm with a bomb. Do so then fly in the opening of the Super Carrier near the front of the craft. 
2. Once inside, consult your map to locate and destroy all the generators. They will be guarded by a lot of defensive turrets and a few tanks, but there is no time limit so take your time removing defenses before attacking the generators. The recharging "Laser" will be your best bet for the turrets as it can take them out in a couple each and move much more quickly than missiles. For the few ground units consider firing the "Plasma" weapon that you charge up, poke around the corner, and fire to greatly weaken it. Then finish it off with other weapons. 
3. Once all the generators are destroyed proceed to the South end of the craft where the door to the core room is now open.
4. Select and drop the bomb anywhere in the core room, then quickly fly back out the way you flew in.

• Finish Tutorial Mission 1 course under 60 seconds - completes 2 secondary objectives
• Finish Tutorial Mission 3 course under 50 seconds - completes 2 secondary objectives

• On Mission 18, you are tasked with picking up supplies to deliver to the frontline which counts as rearm #1. You then escort the ground units to a base where there is another resupply point (#2). Finally there is a 3rd resupply point before the attack on the enemy base. Credit: Mulukh.
• On Mission 20, you are tasked with evacuating a ground convoy across a series of bridges. There are 2 manual rearming points in the starting dome and a 3rd rearming point in the final done to the North.
• On Mission 30, there are 2 manual resupply points to rearm at in the mission as you destroy the defenses on an enemy base. Your final objective is to land and rearm to pick up a bomb to drop on the enemy base which counts as a 3rd resupply.

• In Mission 3 the primary objective is to project a shuttle craft from attack by air and ground units. Carefully target lock and kill the aircraft with homing missiles before turning your attention to the ground units. These particular ground units are extremely slow so switch to the cannon and carefully shred them to death with a long volley of gunfire.
• In Mission 10 the primary objective is to destroy the first heavy cruiser of the game. These craft are large, slow, and tanky so they are very easy to hit with cannon fire and never evade target locked missiles. As long as you carefully destroy the few smaller craft, and don't miss many, you can run up the hit ratio on the cruiser. See Tips & Strategies and  Presidential Defense for methods to fight the heavy cruiser.

1. Select the weapon
2. Toggle target to target lock an enemy
3. While that enemy is in view, press the attack button to assign your wingman to pursue and destroy that target. There should be a confirmation radio message from them if it worked. 

1. Fly ahead to take out the 2 turrets guarding the first gate. 
2. The next dome will have a few aircraft and a heavy cruiser. Normally the cruiser would be the priority, but the ground convoy will proceed immediately to the left and run into heavy defenses with 4 turrets. So ignore the aircraft and fly immediately to destroy the turrets, then target and destroy the generator too instead of waiting for your allies to arrive and do it. As soon as the generator is destroyed, the aircraft will stop attacking your ground units so you no longer have to worry about them dying and causing your mission to fail. 
3. Take your time engaging the nimble Ricardo in combat. Destroying the heavy cruiser is optional. 
4. Once the mission ends select Continue to move on to Mission 35 which is necessary for  Avenging Those We've Lost.