Hawk Freedom Squadron: Beginner tips and tricks without hack or cheat

Hello there! I will share my strategy for Hawk, Freedom Squadron. It is one of my favorite mobile game in the shoot ’em up genre. This guide/strategy is for non-VIPs and does not use any hacks or cheats. Let’s begin!

What I like most about the game is the ability of your planes to evolve into a more powerful plane. You can also choose 2 BRO-bots to help you with the levels. Some bots are good for offence, while others boost your defense. Lastly, you get to change your plane’s devices for increasing your stats. This features kindda’ adds a little bit of RPG elements to the game. Cool right?

Unfortunately, this game has some flaws too. Aside from glitches and bugs, the biggest flaw is that it does not give you accurate information on the stats of planes  that you have not bought yet. This leaves you in the dark,especially for people who just started playing the game. Spending your most precious crystals on a mediocre plane is the worst strategy that you can do. Misspending could cause you the opportunity to buy an S-Class plane at stage 70. During this time, everything gets difficult including boss fight so you need a very powerful plane.

My jack-of-all trade plane.

This is the reason why I wrote this blog, to help you get the best strategy early in the game. In this way, you will don’t have to restart when you screw up in the later stages (pity me). As of the moment of this writing,  I am at stage 99 (could have gone much further if not for the my early screw ups). So here are my tips for you. Enjoy!

1. In the early part of the game (1-10 stage), you can only use the weakest and ugliest plane which is the Sparrow. Only upgrade this plane to complete your Daily Task which is twice per day for 4 precious crystals. In these stages, you will have to rely on asking help from other players to get you through. Don’t worry, there are plenty of help so you’ll be fine. Also, get a class C BRO-bot to help you out and upgrade only to complete Daily Task.
2. After stage 10, save as much crystals as you can so you can buy class B Laserbite. It is the second plane that you can get. Laserbite is the only plane that you should be EVOLVING until you can purchase class S planes. Believe me, most of the class B or A planes are not worth it even after evolving it. So focus on this plane only because it has one of the highest damage in the game. It can make short work of most bosses in the game. It can also clear waves after waves of enemy. Until now, I am using Laserbite (evolved to S-Class) because I still don’t have enough crystal to buy Wraith or Patriot. This is my blog about Laserbite.
3.  Never miss Team Strike ever! If your plane is still weak, ask for help! You gotta earn those bro points for purchasing crystals and evolution cards on BRO-shop. Remember, the items refreshes after 24 hours so make sure you get to buy the 20 pieces of crystals and the evolution card that you want.
4. Once you plane got stronger, try to help others as well. Not only you can earn BRO points for future purchases, you get to help fellow players as well. You may also do Trials if you feel strong enough. However, I suggest that you try it when the Trial shop have the item that you want, otherwise, don’t waste your energy (or fuel). Since the last update, you can ONLY use your plane. Yep, Trial without BRO-bots and Devices. And the developer said that they made it easier to complete it, although lots of player disagree with them.
5. When it comes to buying at the Contraband shop, buy everything that only need coins. For crystal spending, buy only the cards that you really NEED. I am telling you, you MUST HAVE at least 2900 crystals before level 70 so you can buy either Patriot or Wraith. Don’t be like me!
6. Use Blackbox! You can only get good equipment when you combine class B equipment. If it is class C, you’re better off selling them. Never mix classes! Combine B with B only. Same goes for the higher rank. The reason is that when you combine different classes, there is a bigger chance that you will get crappy equipment.
7.  Assault mode is your farm for crystals! You will be rewarded with random evolution card and crystals. Just remember though, you need to have at least 3 powerful planes to get you to at least stage 4. Do this whenever you can and you will be racking up crystals in no time.

So this is pretty much my early strategy to get you ready for the higher difficulty levels.  Follow this religiously and you will be on a good track for the rest of the game. Stay sharp pilots!