At this point in the game you'll have nothing unlocked - no decals, no attachments, no extra pickups besides those blue Tris. Complete challenges to level up.


This pickup is, by far, the most useful in the game. It is the only way you'll survive very long because on hitting it, you'll receive a speed boost and the sun will move up in the sky, giving you more time. Run into these whenever you can.





The multiplier is the only way you'll score more than a few points. Collect five Tris to increase your multiplier by one - just don't hit anything. If you hit something, your multiplier will drop dramatically. Future level-ups will increase your starting multiplier.




The jump pickup is extremely useful in avoiding death on tough obstacles. Having trouble? Hit that space bar and buy yourself a few seconds of time. Just make sure you land in the right spot, or else you'll be back where you started - about to die.





The magnet should be self-explanatory: Collect pickups without needing direct collision with them. If you ever have a scoring challenge of some sort, or one where you're required to pick up x amount of Tris, this attachment is a great choice.

Your starting multiplier is now two. It's worth noting that your multiplier will never drop below two, even upon multiple collisions.







The portal will take you to an alternate world that is much easier, has many more Tris, and where there is no danger of running out of power. It is only accessible starting at the second stage. Upon completion of this alternate world, it will drop you at the end of whatever stage you entered the portal on with sunlight reset to what it was at the start of the game. Enter these whenever possible; just don't kill yourself trying.


Simple enough: Equip this to store two jumps. Extremely useful for getting out of tight squeezes but still having one reserved for an emergency.







This pickup seems like it'd make you invincible, and that would be the case if not for the fact that they are very rare. You'll only ever find them on or past the second (or third, not sure) stage and even then you'll probably miss most of them. Remember that this pickup will not activate upon a non-lethal collision and your multiplier will still be reduced. Additionally, crashing and being saved does count as collision meaning challenges will treat them as such. Be wary.


It does what it says. This attachment is useful when flying under clouds or you're at the point where the sun is setting and you're trying to hold on for those last few seconds.

Yeah, good luck with this one. Not recommended for the inexperienced as trying to do anything here will make you tear your eyes out.







Pretty simple. Again, remember that you won't ever drop below a multiplier of x3.








Wonderful, a second attachment! Now you don't have to decide between two. Recommended is the Jump storage and Magnet at this point, but that's just me. Experiment and find whatever works for you.





Decals! You start with only one, but you'll unlock more later. Only available on the left wing for now - not for the OCD. These will not provide any benefit whatsoever in terms of actual gameplay.






When preparing to create this guide, I only encountered one time when storage for two emergency portals would have been useful. Then again, I probably just suck, but unless you're planning on going huge distances without mistake I wouldn't recommend it.

Getting into the big leagues now, aren't we?


These are fun. Very useful in completing certain challenges. Note that you must hit these dead on and magnets won't assist in the matter. Only hit these unless you're sure you want to; I'll leave it up to you to decide when is appropriate. Additionally, remember that it won't reset the sun like the World Portal.



This attachment is great for maneuverability. Just remember that small changes in trajectory won't be quite as easy as it once was, but getting out of tight situations will be easier.






Yep, just like the last one. Nothing to say here; move on.








Instead of two, store three. If you're able to make it to the second and third stages, you'll find this attachment comes in handy more than once. Highly recommended.






If you didn't use the non-upgraded version of this, you won't use this one either. You may end up using this in the future, but it'll take a lot of practice to reach the point where you'll need it

The final stretch; stay with us.


Also highly recommended, especially for high points/Tri collection objectives. You don't even need to skim pickups to get them; just be in the vicinity.






Finally, some decals on the right wing as well. Now you can be doubly obnoxious!








Recommended setup at this point is the Magnet, Jump Storage, and Power Turning attachments. It's a good balance of survival and point collection, but don't take my word for it - try out all the combinations until you find one that works.





The last multiplier upgrade. The points are ours!









Damn, I thought this was going to be some big finale. How anticlimactic. No matter, this should improve survivability at later stages especially.