# Lunatic Fling

> Lunatic Fling is a Newtonian space combat game for iPhone and iPad, made by Marc Hoag and published by Axiomic, LLC. No friction, a relativistic speed limit, a ship that comes apart one part at a time, black holes to slingshot around, and one shared sector a day for everyone on Earth. Free to play, with an optional one-time $4.99 Pilot's License. No ads, no tracking, no subscriptions.

## Questions & Direct Answers

**Q: How does the daily work?**
A: Every day, everyone in the world flies the same sector. Tap Today's Sector on the title screen to fly it. You get one run a day, locked in the moment you launch, even if you quit partway. For unlimited flying, tap Play for a random sector.

**Q: When does the daily sector reset?**
A: At midnight UTC, for everyone at once.

**Q: How do I share my daily result?**
A: When a daily run ends, tap Share. You get a result line with your score, level, best chain and one square per level, to send wherever you like.

**Q: Why isn't my score on the global leaderboard?**
A: Global leaderboards come with the Pilot's License and need you to be signed in to Game Center. Without Game Center, the game keeps your scores on your device.

**Q: What does the Pilot's License add?**
A: The Pilot's License is a one-time $4.99 in-app purchase (U.S. price). It adds global Game Center leaderboards, daily and all-time, and paint schemes for your ship. The game is free without it. No subscription, and it never expires.

**Q: How do I restore the Pilot's License on a new device or after reinstalling?**
A: Open Settings in Lunatic Fling, or the Pilot's License screen, and tap Restore Purchases, signed in to the same Apple Account you bought it with.

**Q: Can I get a refund?**
A: Apple handles all payments and refunds. You can request one at reportaproblem.apple.com.

**Q: What does the game collect?**
A: Nothing. No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Settings and scores stay on your device.

More help: https://lunaticfling.com/support

## Key facts

- Platforms: iPhone and iPad, iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later.
- Price: free. The optional Pilot's License is a one-time in-app purchase ($4.99 in the U.S.) that adds Game Center world leaderboards (daily and all-time) and seven more paint schemes for your ship. It never expires, and Family Sharing covers your family group.
- Modes: Play, a new random sector every time, as often as you like; and Today's Sector, the same sector for everyone each day, one run per day, with a new one at midnight UTC.
- Physics: momentum and no friction. Thrust can't take you past your top speed (c), but a black hole's gravity can.
- Damage: hits land where they strike. Wings, tail fin, nozzle and canopy can tear off, changing how the ship flies. When the ship is wrecked, an escape pod with 30 seconds of air can fly home to the harbor to save the life.
- The harbor: dock to refuel, repair, refit lost parts and shop with scrap scooped from gold wreckage.
- Enemies: Tetrapod, Blotch, Spore, Gasbag, Maceback and Buzzsaw, launched in waves by the Hive, which re-forms stronger after it's destroyed.
- Weapons, one at a time: Photon (the default), Spread Shot, Tail Gun, Seekers, Tesla Arc, Laser, Harpoon, Singularity and the Sunbreaker.
- Controls: touch (a stick that aims and thrusts, plus Fire, Shield and Boost, or separate turn and thrust buttons), game controllers and hardware keyboards.
- Privacy: the game collects no data. No accounts, ads, analytics or tracking.
- Inspiration: a tribute to Lunatic Fringe, the space game Ben Haller wrote for Berkeley Systems' After Dark in 1991. Not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
- Made by: Marc Hoag (https://marchoag.com). Publisher: Axiomic, LLC (https://axiomic.ai).
- Contact: marc@axiomic.ai

## Pages

- [Home](https://lunaticfling.com/): what the game is, with screenshots
- [About](https://lunaticfling.com/about): what it is, where it comes from, and who makes it
- [Support](https://lunaticfling.com/support): the daily sector, the Pilot's License, controls, sound, tips and your data
- [Privacy Policy](https://lunaticfling.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://lunaticfling.com/terms)