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*Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron* is an aerial combat game set in the 40k universe.

## Overview

Dakka Squadron is a fast-paced, aerial shooter where you are an Ork Flyboy, taking to the skies to do what Orks do best - fight!

Fly across alien worlds, against insane odds, blasting away with your Supa-Shootas to destroy enemy air forces and ground targets, while unlocking new weapons and upgrading your plane to be the most “dead killy” Flyboy in the sky.

Choose an Ork Clan and customize your jet to augment your play style.

Fly Dakkajets, Burna-Bommas, and Blitza-Bommas, equip them with an array of guns, bombs, and missiles, learn special maneuvers, and unleash your dakka and test your mettle against your fellow Flyboys in a deathmatch multiplayer mode, and against deadly enemies in the campaign.

**Orky Campaign:**

* Fly your way through the campaign where the Orks squabble over who will lead them on a new Waaagh!
* Explore incredible environments across multiple planets in the single-player campaign.
* Fantastic voice acting and dialog unveil a plot that captures the grim humour of the Warhammer 40,000 universe

**Burn da Skies:**

* Master dog fighting, dive bombing, and carpet bombing and use different playstyles to complete varied air to air, and air to ground missions.
* Use barrel rolls, snap turns, and boosts to avoid any incoming fire or to turn da tables on yer enemies

## Game Mechanics

### FIghtin' + Winnin'

The main game is played by controlling your plane and completing objectives to win missions. You use fuel to speed up your plane or perform maneuvers. Typically objectives involve destroying stuff, like other planes and structures. This is done in a variety of ways, all of which are very shooty and involve shootas, dakka cannons, zzap guns, and more.

Besides ranged attacks, you can also ram enemy planes when the icon pops up.

The targeting squig marks the nearest target, turning it yellow on your radar instead of red. The squig also provides a reticle for you to follow to assist with aiming.

The heads-up-display shows how much fuel, hull, and armor you've got left, and how much heat your jet is generating.

Aerial maneuvers also spend fuel. Snap turns flip you 180 degrees; barrel rolls get you out of the way of enemy dakka; air brakes slow you down for accuracy; and boosts speed you up (as well as reduce heat).

### Kustomization

The player will spend a lot of time in the Hangar, customizing the various planes that become available. You are able to change the paint, color scheme, and decals, as well as the weapon loadout and gubbinz to give you special advantages.

You unlock new customizations by completing missions to earn teef. All customizations change various statistics available on your jet.

## Game Modes

### Campaign

This is the main mode in which the player proceeds through the story, hopping from planet to planet and krumping gits. Each completed mission earns you victory points and progresses the story. After a certain number of battles you will face the boss for each world and then move on to the next.

The story revolves your Flyboy as they ascend from lowly pilot to...well, you'll just have to play and find out.

**Naabog**

* Ground Da GIts
* Deff from da Sky
* Deadly Bridgehead
* The Duel

**Durflash**

* Deadly Bridgehead
* Death from the Skies
* Burning Skies

**Nazskul:** Local moon, also extremely dangerous and full of tin 'eads.

* Da Killy Skies

**Helforge:** Volcanic world, also full of tin 'ead gits.

* Crack da Tomb

**Skyskrap:** Gas giant with floaty ship thingies.

* Smash the Bizmork

## Development History

Dakka Squadron was released by Phosphor Studios for mobile devices back in 2020. In 2021 it was released for PC via Steam and looked to have regular updates, as evidenced by the 2021 Skulls update.

However the developer was acquired People Can Fly in April of 2021. Shortly thereafter all support for Dakka Squadron ceased.

1. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253190/Warhammer\_40000\_Dakka\_Squadron\_\_Flyboyz\_Edition/
2. ↑ Dakka Squadron - Skulls 2021 Update! - YouTube
3. ↑ People Can Fly acquires Phosphor Studios | GamesIndustry.biz