Basic Strategy
In shooty skies, if your goal is to get higher points. This general strategy tips may be able to help you. Please let us know if you unlock special characters and how did you unlock them!

1. Learn the Patterns
Play the game multiple times and memorize base bullet movements of different generic mobs. Certain mobs shoot out multiple bullets or homing missiles. By learning about these basic patterns, you will be more prepared to dodge the bullets.

You can only shoot down enemies if you can manage to stay alive.

2. Decide on a Tablet or Mobile Phone device
Depending on your play style, you may find it much easier to play on either one of the devices. It can be much easier to dodge on a mobile phone since it requires less “movement” for you to move your planes, however it can also be a downfall by failing to see the bullets. So you will have to make your best pick and play from there.

3. Rent a Stronger Weapon
You should play all of your stages using a Quad gun or higher. A quad gun can be enabled when you go into the weapon screen and watch a video. Every weapon “rental” or activation lasts for 2 hours. So if you do decide to spend coins for a stronger weapon, plan for a longer playing session to at least get your money’s worth.

It should noted that sometimes the Video Ad may be grayed out, swiping left or right may be able to unlock it.

4. Use a playable character with Background
Certain playable characters change the background of the stage. These backdrop images can include black and white, this makes the enemy bullets very easy to see. One such character is Graff.

5. Take Advantage of Continue
If you are far along or just missing a few more bullets before killing the boss, go ahead and use that Video AD enabled continue. By able to kill that boss and advance to the next stages,

6. Stay around the Center of the Screen
This tip is true to most of the bullet hell games. You typically should avoid sticking your plane at the bottom of the screen. The reason is that you want to be able to dodge in all four directions whenever possible. By limiting yourself to the bottom, you effectively take away one more places to dodge incoming bullets.

7. Grab the Power Ups
Always break open the gift boxes if they come around. They contain useful buffs to help you.

Blue Gift box will give you the following:
Blue Power Ups boost your weapons
Red Power Ups give you an ally

Red Gift box will give you the following:
An area bomb that deals massive damage to nearby enemies.

List of Shooty Skies Characters:
Shooty Cat
Screech
Boombot
Fuzzy Bunny
C-1000
Prickles
Hooty
Blobby
Snaps
Beats
Selfie Cat
Catshark
Catbot 2000
3.1
Boomer
Snips
Crossy Chicken (Free Unlock)
Grumpy
Meow Z
Fish Tank
Huzilla
Cat.I.AM
Lumberyak
Astrocat
Swampy
Dribbles
Snotty Moose
Nerdwhal
Octo-Pirate
Captain Panda
Pygmy Goat
Rattles
Octeapus
Pinchy
Sneaky Fox
Sneaky Squirrel
Graff
Qw33Goorpps
Melanie
Yeti
Coolthulu
Dorky Dragon
Doug
Puggles

Unlockable Secret Characteres
Please note that the following characters were unlocked by us while using specific characters. We do not know the exact conditions to unlock them.

The Hipster Whale (Use Crossy Chicken)
Sparkles (We unlocked Using Rattles) You will have to defeat a boss “Youtube Cat” for the Sparkles to unlock.
Pew Pew TV (Fire certain number of shots to unlock)
Sir Oinks-A-Lot ($4.99) purchase only
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