ASTRA ARENA 3.0.0 — WINDOWS DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW

Windows 11 x64, DirectX 11 graphics. Extract the ENTIRE archive before
launching AstraArena.exe. Keep the assets folder beside the executable.
This unsigned preview was cross-compiled and tested with Wine's Windows
compatibility runtime; native Windows 11 hardware validation is pending.

Create room: enter your name and choose Create room. Share the six-character
code shown at the top. Friends on Mac or Windows choose Join room.
On Mac, the room controls are under Multiplayer.

WASD: move     Shift: sprint     Mouse: aim     Click / Space: tag
Escape: release / recapture mouse. Click the scene to resume.
Leave match: release the mouse first, then press Leave match.

Multiplayer: 8 players maximum; Alpha vs Bravo; first to 20 tags or the
highest score after 3 minutes. Three hits tag a player. Respawn after
3 seconds. A 10-second break starts the next round. The game waits for
an opponent if only one team is present. An online match continues while
paused. There is no voice chat, matchmaking, account system or saved ranking.

Solo practice: tag five patrol drones, then hold the center for 8 seconds.
You have 3 minutes. R restarts the round.

Official multiplayer arena: 40 x 25 m, seed 20260910. Windows uses the same
static environment geometry and texture pack as the Mac client, with a
separate DirectX renderer. The procedural editor is currently Mac-only.

Service and downloads: https://etarkvara.eu/arena/
The service uses secure WebSockets with normal certificate verification.
If a connection fails, return to the lobby and join again.

The JSON library's MIT license is in ThirdPartyNotices.txt.
