Focus is more than a slow crawl. Hold it and you fly slowly and precisely with a tiny hitbox — and your weapon switches modes: tighter, faster, harder. A magenta ring surrounds the ship while you focus.
How to use it
| Device | Hold | Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Keyboard & mouse | Shift or right mouse button | Tap Shift briefly or press F — again to release |
| Controller | LT | LB |
| Touch | Right thumb on an empty spot | FOCUS button |
What it does
- Slower flight, smaller hitbox — for dense patterns.
- More damage with every weapon, between 15 and 35 %. The Precision Mode skill adds another 15 % per level.
- A mode of its own for every weapon (table below). The focus line in the HUD names it, and so does the weapon choice before take-off.
- In Orbit, targeting only grabs what is almost directly in front of the nose: about a third of the aiming cone, at least 10°. The cone turns magenta and a bracket marks the target. Whether the ship fires is still decided by the full cone — in focus you shoot more precisely, not less.
The modes
| Weapon | Mode (in-game) | What happens | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse Gun | Focused Fire (Bündelfeuer) | All barrels fire bundled from the nose, 45 % faster, +1 pierce, +10 % fire rate | +20 % |
| Heavy Gun | Choke Bore (Würgebohrung) | The fan tightens to just under a third, faster pellets, 60 % more knockback — the shotgun fires a slug | +20 % |
| Ion Laser | Focal Point (Brennpunkt) | A narrow beam on a single target that heats up almost twice as fast | +25 % |
| Homing Missiles | Target Lock (Zielaufschaltung) | All missiles on the target in front of the nose, 50 % faster, a tighter and harder impact | +35 % |
| Snake Gun | Stretched (Gestreckt) | Barely any wave, 60 % faster, +2 pierce — it goes through the whole row | +20 % |
| Drone Swarm | Dive Attack (Sturzangriff) | The whole swarm dives onto one target together and strikes with full force; afterwards each drone recharges for a second and a half | +15 % |
Measured against a single target (level 5, 300 px away), focus delivers: Pulse Gun ×1.32, Heavy Gun ×3.6, Homing Missiles ×1.4, Snake Gun ×1.25, Ion Laser ×1.34, Drone Swarm ×2.8.
For the Drone Swarm, focus is the real command: without it, the drones only nibble at about 40 % of their power. With the Prism path, the Ion Laser splits into three beams in focus instead.
What makes it stronger
- Precision Mode (skill tree): +15 % damage in focus per level.
- Focus boons: the Pulse Gun’s Rail Shot only charges in focus, and the Focus Field recharges your shield faster there.
- Focus set: three boons with the focus trait make projectiles near you 25 % slower while you focus.