ECHOES OF THE SWARM — CHROMEBOOK GAME

GET IT FROM KAICHI SWARM
1. Visit https://kaichiswarm.com and choose Open game & install.
2. In the game menu, choose Install for Chromebook and accept Chrome's prompt.
3. Launch Echoes of the Swarm from your Chromebook Launcher. Game files are cached for offline play after the first load.
4. To uninstall, right-click the game's Launcher icon and choose Uninstall, or remove it through Chromebook app settings.

OPTIONAL APP ARCHIVE
This ZIP is a copy of the game's files and controls guide. For a Chromebook Launcher installation, open the hosted game at https://kaichiswarm.com/game/ and use its Install for Chromebook action.

INTRO
The opening credits Aiden CrystalWing, Crystalwing Studios, and Keystone Games. Press Space or use the on-screen button to skip.

CONTROLS · KEYBOARD
←/A and →/D: move left/right. Space/W/↑: jump. X/J: slash. C/K/Shift: dash. Hold V/L while grounded and still: focus and heal.
E near an NPC: interact. Continue exploring resumes dialogue; Enter/E/Space/Esc closes it. Esc/P: pause/resume. During the intro, Space/Enter skips.

CONTROLS · TOUCHSCREEN
Hold ◀/▶ to move. Tap JUMP to jump, DASH to dash, and SLASH to attack. Hold FOCUS while grounded and still to heal. Tap TALK near an NPC to interact. HUD TALK · E also interacts; PAUSE · ESC pauses/resumes. Use the on-screen intro button to skip. Continue exploring closes dialogue.

ECHO CRESCENT · SPECIAL SLASH
Tap X or J three separate times, or tap/release SLASH three times, within 0.9 seconds between strikes. The third slash becomes a gold double-arc finisher with +2 damage and 26 pixels of extra reach. If the timer expires, the count resets. Mask bonuses still apply, and each swing can hit each enemy or guardian only once. The same combo works on keyboard and touchscreen.
Open Field Manual from the main menu for the complete controls guide.

MASKS & HEALTH
Open Masks & Health from the main menu or chapter selector to review found masks and Heart Shards, see each effect, and equip a mask you have discovered. The Masked Archive contains six masks: Lantern adds one health pip; Thorn strengthens slashes; Mothwing improves dashing; Resonant extends slash reach; Rootkeeper speeds up focus healing; Veilkeeper lengthens protection after a hit. The selected mask's effect applies in every story.

Heart of the Hive contains six Heart Shards. Each shard restores one pip when found; every pair permanently adds one pip to your maximum health, up to three new pips. Shard progress is saved locally.

STORIES & CHARACTERS
Main campaign: Echoes of the Swarm
Expansions: Spectral Nest, Resonant Core, The Insect Queen, The Masked Archive, Heart of the Hive
The main campaign has 18 named NPCs. Spectral Nest, Resonant Core, and The Insect Queen add 20 characters; The Masked Archive and Heart of the Hive add six each, for 50 overall.
