[The throne room doubles as your main menu.]

The throne room doubles as your main menu.

[The focus of Stratosphere is aerial combat between flying rock fortresses.]

The focus of Stratosphere is aerial combat between flying rock fortresses.

[Left to right, a jumpgate, two ships ramming each other, a distant ledge fortress, and a ground based rocket battery.]

Left to right, a jumpgate, two ships ramming each other, a distant ledge fortress, and a ground based rocket battery.

[As you gather floatstone, you can upgrade your fortress on the fly.]

As you gather floatstone, you can upgrade your fortress on the fly.

[Pull up next to a floatstone deposit, and the minerals will leap to your fortress.]

Pull up next to a floatstone deposit, and the minerals will leap to your fortress.

[The Library lets you check the specs of all the equipment you can add to your fortress.]

The Library lets you check the specs of all the equipment you can add to your fortress.

[The fortress builder allows you to construct your dream machine for multiplayer combat...]

The fortress builder allows you to construct your dream machine for multiplayer combat...

[... and take it out for a test run against a variety of drones.]

... and take it out for a test run against a variety of drones.

[There are a dozen stand alone missions you can play in any order.]

There are a dozen stand alone missions you can play in any order.

[Once you start the campaign, the story is told through pre-mission still screens.]

Once you start the campaign, the story is told through pre-mission still screens.

[The initial briefing comes with a map of the region.  Memorize it now because it goes blank once the mission starts.]

The initial briefing comes with a map of the region. Memorize it now because it goes blank once the mission starts.

[It's not even funny how outnumbered and outgunned you are in the campaign.  The first live-fire mission has you fly something that looks like this...]

It's not even funny how outnumbered and outgunned you are in the campaign. The first live-fire mission has you fly something that looks like this...

[... against three of these beasts.  As a bonus, they carry tech you won't get until eight missions later.]

... against three of these beasts. As a bonus, they carry tech you won't get until eight missions later.

[This message appears so often that you'll start to wonder if the playtesters understood you weren't already the world's greatest fortress pilot when you started the game.]

This message appears so often that you'll start to wonder if the playtesters understood you weren't already the world's greatest fortress pilot when you started the game.

[As soon as you have a fortress capable of defending itself, you'll be assigned to escort missions.  Good luck keeping these cargo jockeys alive.]

As soon as you have a fortress capable of defending itself, you'll be assigned to escort missions. Good luck keeping these cargo jockeys alive.

[Once you do overcome the 17 to 1 odds, remember that "Mission Time" doesn't include the countless reloads.]

Once you do overcome the 17 to 1 odds, remember that "Mission Time" doesn't include the countless reloads.


 

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