This game is rather cute, in a way since it's a cheap way to play an airplane simulator that can also shoot. That said, grinding to get your favorite aircraft from your favorite nation might take some time and if you do not have real-life money to speed things up then you are just in the right place!

I've only clocked in a few hours of gameplay, yet I have noticed some small things that helped me speed up my progress, and in this guide, I will tell you one such secret. The secret of infinite gold, and yes I mean gold, that currency used to buy planes and all upgrades.

And so just listen closely and I shall guide you into turning this game from a grinding simulator to a sandbox fighter plane simulator

Now there are only five nations for you to choose from, if you are an absolute beginner and plan on making as much in-game progress as quickly as possible, then it is highly recommended that you follow my advice.

Firstly, it is in your best interest that you fly solo at most of the sorties (missions). Not only will you minimize your financial losses (should a plane be heavily damaged) but you will also be granted a bonus if you manage to leave with minimal damage.

To do this, I heavily recommended that you invest more in fighter planes that can carry bombs than bombers themselves as all four of the missions only require you to have a plane agile enough to take down other aircraft while also equipped with high-caliber weaponry to bring down heavier targets

Currently, there are two nations suited for such gameplay, the German Luftwaffe and the American USAF.

Can't decide which of the two to pick? No worries, here are more details to help you craft your strategy

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America might have a wide variety of aircraft in its inventory but there is only one that you should look at too if you want to grind quickly, namely the star-spangled P51 Mustang.

With an option to load up 10 rockets or 6 rockets and 2 100lbs bombs, you are practically set for all four types of missions (Defense, Offense, Anti-Ship, and Premium mode)

I've been playing with the Mustang for every single one of my campaigns and so far it has yet to fail me. Its machine gun is pretty standard, capable of bringing down fighters and bombers while the explosives will do against ships and buildings. Try to use your mg for vehicles if possible to conserve ammo.

This plane however does not turn your game into a point-and-click adventure, you will need to evade and maneuver, so long as you are good with your mouse you should be good to go.

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The Luftwaffe is very famous amongst WW2 communities, especially with its advanced technologies, and in this game, you will get to use one such aircraft, the ME 262, the world's first fighter jet.

There is only one loadout for it to be fair but it is great enough, with 24 rockets any heavy targets will easily fall, and coupled with 3 20mm auto-cannon it can deal with any adversary very quickly. Unlike its American counterpart however the auto-cannons, though powerful, have a limited ammo capacity so do not think of spraying and praying your way through the game, ammo conservation is still key.

Again, do remember about flak guns, the enemy fighter crafts might be stupid but their defense systems are not to be trifled with. The amount of times I've been brought down cause I tailed a bomber that came equipped with a back turret is numerous.

The 262 is the first fighter jet in the world and is very fast and maneuverable compared to other planes of its time, though it is very expensive as you may need to fully upgrade the fighter to ensure maximum efficiency.

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Now, the other countries (Japan, Russia, and the UK) do have their moments, but their offerings are not as great as the two above, for that reason I do not recommend them for first-timers but you are free to pick those if you want.

If you do, however, here are some plans that could help you.

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The Supermarine Typhoon and Tempest are the only note-worth planes to come out of their arsenal. The Tempest is somewhat faster than the Typhoon, being 36kmph faster and with a 20-degree higher climb angle, but the Typhoon's 200 auto-cannon ammo and 7 more pounds of explosives do balance things out.

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Within the soviet land, the Ilyushin 10ll-10 (beast) is the only thing of note

With a more powerful cannon at 23mm and bombs, it can multitask.

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The Japanese sadly do not have a plane that can multi-task so if you wish to play this country then you best have your money saved up already or you might be stuck doing the same thing over and over and over again to grind up.

But you may be wondering. The airplanes I have mentioned might be really expensive and the subsequent upgrades will take some time to obtain those in the first place. Well, if you have read other guides you will have noticed a few ways to obtain gold.

The normal way is through-
Premium Missions/Daily Reward (plus 2 gold for every other mission you obtain so you best not claim it immediately)/Daily Missions/Achievements.

But sometimes, the life of a law-abiding citizen does not pay well in the short term (or at all), which is why I shall teach you a trick that will allow you to obtain as much gold as you want, without spending much time.

And it's all thanks to our good ol'friend the Swiss.

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-Note, I have yet to try this on the solo mode, only with the base management mode. (the one where you can have bases and build a fleet of planes)

First, pick a nation that you have yet to play with. (In my case, Japan)

The first thing you will notice is the tutorial, skip it. To skip the tutorial simply press the [ESC] button and click on [Skip Tutorial] at the left side of the menu.

Once that is finished, you will see that you are provided with 110 gold as part of your starter cash. And so with that gold, the next thing you do is open up the Swiss Bank pop-up by clicking on your resource bar, there on the left side you will have noticed the option of sending your gold into the vaults (which sends it to your other countries)

You see, that feature happens to be very broken.

The next thing you do is simply send in your gold reserves to the Swiss, and they will charge you with a 10% fee of the gold per transaction but who cares, you'll be making bank anyway.

(Note, to send gold to the Swiss, click on the arrows in the pop-up. The top two will send gold to the Swiss [10 and 100] while the bottom two will send Gold back to you from your account [10 and 100] you can figure out which is which by looking at where the arrow is pointing.)

Now once you have sent your 110 gold (or in this case just 99 after the 10% fee) you simply click on the settings found right next to the resources bar and press [Reset Game Save].

It is okay, just press it, trust me. It will only reset the progress you have on that particular country, not your entire profile.

Once the reset is done, you will notice that the country you have just used the glitch or feature with has gone back to start (the tutorial). Do skip it once more and you will be back on your base as well as the additional 110 gold you start with. You begin by checking your Swiss bank account- and oh my, what is that?

99 gold from your previous save?

Impossible.

But it is... It is possible,

The gold you had on your last save... Well, it turns out, it will remain there. As long as you sent your gold to the Swiss, no matter how many times you reset your [Game Save] (not your profile save) it will remain!

From then on, it is up to you how to continue playing. You can do the glitch again (Send Swiss -> Restart Save --> Skip Turturial) to purchase the more expensive airplanes you wanted or simply use the gold you have collected by pressing the bottom two arrows to the other countries you are currently playing with.

And there ends my guide.

I hope you have a fun time playing pilot as you join in the war effort for your country and crush your foes once and for all.

(updated the grammars and spellings, added more words for more descriptions.)