Group Battle

Group battle, also means team-up. You can form a group and invite friends, teammates or other players to join in the battle.

## Ranked Match

The standard Ranked Match is randomly designated by the system based on the medal count and combat power of both sides. To play with friends in Ranked Match, you can use Group Battle to make it possible.

* After tapping on the Group Battle in the hangar to enter the group room, you can see there is Ranked Match in drop down, you can select 2v2 Duel and 4v4 Team Death Match to start.
* Select 2v2 Duel or 4v4 TDM, then you can invite others by tapping on the + icon.
* On the invite pilots page, you can invite friends or teammates to party with you to combat against other teams.
* If you have no friends or teammates, or they aren't online, then you can share the invitation to the group channel.
* If there is no others respond to your invitation in time, or if there is not enough partners in the room, you can search other pilots by tapping start. So it's convenient for you to start Ranked Match, and no need to quit the group room.
* You can send the invitation to the group channel every 20s.
* Once the battle ends, the group will disband automatically.
* When play Ranked Match in group battle, you have to select 3 planes as well.

## Event Mode

There are 3 event types that can be played through group battle: Defend the Base, Capture the Flag and Last Team Standing.

* It requires 1 plane to join the event mode. You can change the plane by tapping on the switch button to enter plane selection page.
* Each event mode is available on a certain day. If it's not available, then you can't select it in group battle.
* You can invite friends or teammates to join event mode as in Ranked Match, or send the invitation to the group channel for other player to join.
* If someone joined your room, but you don't want to play with him, then you can kick him out.
* If there is not enough players joined the room, you can still start the event mode.

## Casual Mode

Casual mode is designed for players to relax in the game. You can play 1v1 and 2v2 training with friends or teammates, or play free flight peacefully in the game to experience the nice scenery. There is no damage, no rules, no bonus in casual mode, but there is still a huge fun to explore.

### 1v1 Training

Tap on the button "group battle" in the hangar to enter group room, the default match is Free Flight, you can tap on the drop down button to select 1v1 training, then the following page will change to 1v1. You can tap on the + button to invite friends or teammate to play 1v1 training, and you can also send the invitation to the group chat to invite other players to enter.

* Players can select 3 planes to play 1v1 training. Each training lasts for 3 minutes, and 1 minute more for overtime match if there is a draw.
* When the opponent is ready, the room owner could start the training. Only the room owner could start the match, the participant can't press the start button.
* There is no bonus or punishment in 1v1 training.
* You can only invite online friends or teammates to join the training. The opponent will receive a invitation message in their hangar.

### 2v2 Training

2v2 training is the same as 1v1, the room owner can invite friends or teammates to be their partner or opponents by tapping on the + button. And the room owner can also send the invitation to the group chat to invite other players to play together.

* You can select any 3 planes that you owned to enter 2v2 traning. Each training lasts for 3 minutes, and 1 minute more for overtime match if there is a draw.
* You can send messages in the group room, the other players can see it at their end. So you can send the confirmation message in the room to start training soon.
* Tap on the upper left button will brings you back to the hangar, but the room still exists. You can tap on the Return button to back to group room.
* Once training starts, the room will closed, no one could join in. And after training ends, the room dismissed automatically.

### Free Flight

No enemies in this game mode, you can freely flight around to enjoy the nice view. New players should use this mode to familiarize with the maps. You can also invite other players to perform formation flying and trail colored smoke when doing acrobatic maneuvers.

There are 12 smoke fuels could be used in the free flight mode. Cooperate with other players, you can trail quite beautiful colored smoke as the air show team do in real life.

Free flight introduction:

* You can fly alone or fly with other 5 players at most together.
* There are 6 types of maps that you can choose from: Ocean, River, Island, Harbour, Desert and Snow Mountain.
* The flight time varies from 5mins to 10mins. You can choose 5 mins, 8 mins and 10 mins.
* You can choose 1 plane to use in the free flight mode, and it can revive if you crashed.
* You can trail colored smoke or stop trailing at any time. So it's convenient for team formation flying.
* There is no damage caused during free flight even if you shoot at players. If you don't want to play, you can quit the game at any time.

1v1, 2v2 training and free flight is quite suitable for players to practice and learn flying skills from friends and teammates. And it's also convenient for some teams to hold team vs team competition. There is more fun for players to explore in the casual mode.