Moonsweeper

If you want to activate your shields, simply pull the joystick downward while pressing the button. Be advised that using your shields costs you points. If you have no points you cannot activate your shields.

There are four different colors for the moons that you will encounter, each one representing the difficulty of that moon. The higher the difficulty, the fewer miners and more enemies there are

The four difficulties are:

Blue: Easy
Green: Moderate
Yellow: Hard
Red: Very Hard

The odds of seeing different moons are based on the game variation you choose:

Variation 1: Blue and Green.

Variation 2: Blue, Green, and Yellow. (Mostly Blue and Green)

Variation 3: Same as above except it's mostly Green and Yellow.

Variation 4: Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red.

While you are in Orbit, you must dodge the solar flares that are coming at you. You can shoot them if you want to by pressing the button while aiming in the direction you wish to shoot.

While in orbit, you will come across a moon. To land on a moon, simply move into the path of its orbit and you will land. You can't land, though, if you are using your shields.

Watch out for Launcher Ships! These ships will deploy smaller craft onto the surface to attack your Moonsweeper. You can destroy both of them for points. The Landing Craft can not only shoot at you, but also capture miners, so get them fast!