ZONE SECURED  ·  build 20260924-0416-938ae80
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A neon, top-down tactical shooter. Best with a controller (PS4 / Xbox); keyboard + mouse
works too. Up to 10 players online, with optional bots.


Get it / share it: https://147-182-170-170.sslip.io  (the download page — has every version,
and a one-line installer for the Steam Deck). The game updates itself every time you start it.

1. START THE GAME
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Mac
  Double-click "Play Zone Secured.command".
  The FIRST time, macOS will refuse to open it (it's an unsigned launcher script). Instead:
      right-click (or Control-click) it  →  Open  →  Open
  After that, double-clicking works. (The game engine inside, Godot.app, is signed and
  notarized by its makers; only the tiny launcher isn't.)
  If macOS still says it's damaged or blocked, open Terminal and run
      xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine
  followed by a space, then drag this folder onto the Terminal window, and press Enter.

Windows
  Double-click "Play Zone Secured.bat". If SmartScreen appears: More info → Run anyway.
  If Windows Firewall asks when you host, allow it (Private networks is enough on a LAN;
  tick Public too for internet play).

Linux (x86_64)
  In a terminal in this folder:  ./play.sh
  (Needs OpenGL 3.3 graphics drivers — any normal desktop install has them.)


2. PLAY TOGETHER
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Click PLAY ONLINE. That's it — you're dropped straight into the match (bots fill any empty
spots and step out as people join; up to 10 players). Or click SPECTATE to watch:
  L1 / R1   switch which player you're watching (you see exactly what they see)
  Triangle  toggle the full map (lit by every player's vision at once)
  Options   "Join the Match" to jump in (or "Spectate" while playing to switch to watching)

The first person in the lobby is the leader: they pick the mode (Deathmatch or Team
Deathmatch), the map, the bots, and press START. Anyone can join a match that's already
running. If the leader leaves, the next person takes over.

(Also possible: HOST A GAME on your own computer and give friends the game code it shows —
handy on the same Wi-Fi. Over the internet that needs a router that allows it, so
PLAY ONLINE is the easy way.)


3. CONTROLS                         controller            keyboard + mouse
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  Move                              left stick            W A S D
  Aim                               right stick           mouse
  Fire                              R2 / RT               left click
  Brace (slow down, steady aim,
         narrower view) — analog    L2 / LT               right click
  Dash                              Cross / A             Space
  Knife (backstab = instant kill)   L3 (click left stick) V
  Reload                            Square / X            R
  Swap weapon                       L1 / LB               Q
  Grenade: tap = next type,
           hold = cock, release = throw   R1 / RB          G
  View: close / normal / whole map  Triangle / Y          Z
  Walk (quiet)                      —                     Shift
  Menu (settings, leave)            Options / Start       Esc
  Scoreboard & stats (hold)         Circle / B            Tab

  Mouse aim: you face the cursor — except in the whole-map view, where your dot wanders around
  the screen: there the cursor locks and the mouse turns you like a stick (move it sideways to
  turn). Esc frees the cursor. Esc menu → Aim: "Stick-style always" / "Cursor always" and the
  mouse turn speed.
  Rotating camera (Esc menu → Aim → Camera): the view turns with you so you always face up the
  screen — the mouse turns you, W/S move forward/back, A/D strafe. Like a top-down FPS.
  Scroll wheel (Esc menu → Aim → Scroll Wheel): switch weapons (default), or Zoom — smoothly
  from close up out to the whole map (Z still jumps between close / normal / whole map).

  Loadout: right after you spawn, before you move, HOLD L1 / Q to pick your primary,
  secondary and two grenades. You're invulnerable until you move or shoot.
  Health regenerates after 5 seconds without taking damage.


4. TIPS
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  - You only see what's in your vision cone (and a small circle around you). Walls, boxes
    and smoke block sight. Bullets go through boxes (weaker), never through black void.
  - Footsteps are loud; walking (or standing still) is silent.
  - The Beacon grenade pings enemies near where it lands, three times.
