# Gameplay

## Overview

Pump Theft Auto 2 is a real-time multiplayer top-down action game. You spawn in a procedurally generated city and are free to explore, steal vehicles, fight NPCs and other players, complete missions, and earn money.

## Getting Started

When you first enter the city, you'll be on foot near a road. Your basic stats are:

| Stat         | Starting Value |
| ------------ | -------------- |
| Health       | 100 HP         |
| Armor        | 0              |
| Cash         | $0             |
| Weapon       | Fists          |
| Wanted Level | 0 stars        |

## Core Mechanics

### On Foot

Walk around the city using WASD or arrow keys. Hold **SHIFT** to sprint. You can interact with buildings, phone booths, and vehicles by pressing **F** or **E**.

### Driving

Press **E** near any vehicle to steal it. While driving, you can switch radio stations with the **mouse scroll wheel** and honk with **H**. Exit the vehicle with **E**.

### Combat

Aim with the mouse cursor and click to attack. Different weapons have different fire rates and ranges. You start with fists but can pick up weapons from the ground or buy them at Ammunation.

### Wanted Level

Committing crimes (shooting, stealing cars, killing NPCs) increases your crime points. The more points, the higher your wanted level (0-5 stars). At higher levels, police will chase you in patrol cars.

| Stars | Crime Points | Police Response  |
| ----- | ------------ | ---------------- |
| 0     | 0            | None             |
| 1     | 20           | Light patrol     |
| 2     | 60           | Active pursuit   |
| 3     | 120          | Aggressive chase |
| 4     | 200          | Heavy response   |
| 5     | 350          | Maximum force    |

### Death & Respawn

When you die, you lose your weapons and respawn at a random location after 3 seconds.

## Economy

Money is earned through:

* **Taxi jobs** — Pick up and deliver passengers
* **Faction missions** — Complete tasks for the three gangs
* **Kill missions** — Skull pickup challenges
* **Killing NPCs** — Some NPCs drop cash on death

Money can be spent at:

* **Car Dealership** — Buy vehicles ($400 - $6,000)
* **Ammunation** — Buy weapons and ammo ($80 - $1,500)
* **Casino** — Gamble at Slots, Roulette, or Blackjack
* **$PTA2 Swap** — Convert in-game cash to $PTA2 tokens (1:1 ratio)

## Save Progress

Players who connect with a **Phantom wallet** have their progress saved permanently between sessions. The following data is preserved:

* Cash balance
* Respect level with each faction
* Weapons and ammo inventory
* Completed missions
* Character name and skin

Guest players do **not** have their progress saved — everything resets when they disconnect.

## Multiplayer

All players share the same city in real-time. You can see other players walking and driving, chat with them using the in-game chat, and engage in PvP combat. The scoreboard (**P** key) shows all connected players.


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