Be a Tornado: A beginner’s guide

Be a Tornado is a Roblox experience where you embody a force of nature that grows and evolves through chaos and destruction. As the titular Tornado, you must ravage anything in your path and become large enough to destroy bigger targets.

This guide delves into the basics of this experience, giving you a brief overview of what it’s about.

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Getting started in Be a Tornado

Overview

Official cover art for the game (Image via Roblox)

Be a Tornado lets you go on a rampage across a city filled with trash bags, trees, enclosures, buildings, and more, as a Tornado. Touching these props with sufficient power causes your Tornado to devour them and become larger, assimilating their power in the process. The larger you are, the easier it becomes to destroy the biggest targets on the map.

Destroying the city nets you Cash, which can be used to obtain Tornado Skins. These Skins add a multiplier to the amount of Cash you earn and help you maximize the amount of money you earn per run.

City destruction is just one part of this game; you must also be wary of the other player-controlled Tornadoes on the map. Like props, Tornadoes can assimilate other Tornadoes depending on their power levels. If your power level is higher than that of a rival, you will devour them and add their power to your own. Conversely, you can also be eaten by a rival Tornado if your power level isn’t high enough.

Keep away from larger Tornadoes while hunting down smaller ones to rise up the ladder and become the largest vortex in the game world.

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Controls

The portal to the main game area (Image via Roblox)

The controls for this experience are fairly simplistic, owing to its rather straightforward nature. Since the maps are mostly flat and require no advanced maneuvers, the game only utilizes basic movement and camera controls. Use the W, S, A, and D keys to move around the map and the Mouse to move the camera around.

In the hub area, you may also utilize E to interact with the title's various rewards options and premium features.

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Gameplay mechanics

Be a Tornado gameplay (Image via Roblox)

• Vortex Rampage: Your objective as a Tornado is to run into the objects on the map and absorb their power. The more you do, the more power you accrue, and the larger you become. Trash bags, barrels, and other small props require your power level to be around 5 or higher. In contrast, buildings and large targets can only be destroyed if your power level exceeds a few hundred.
• Player-versus-Player Action: Assimilating other players is an easy way to earn bonus power. Upon coming in contact with a smaller Tornado, you will absorb its power, kicking it out of the game in the process. This may also happen to you, should a larger Tornado choose to make you its target. So, you must try to avoid the largest Tornadoes on the map while hunting down those smaller than you to succeed in the game.
• Death and Resets: If you happen to be devoured by another player, you will receive a game-over screen. This sends you back to the hub area and resets your power level, forcing you to start from scratch. Resets can be devastating if they happen after you’ve gathered a lot of power, making it imperative to be vigilant while scouring the map.
• Skins: Use the Cash you earn by destroying props on the map to purchase Skins. Skins are cosmetic items that improve your Cash Earn rate by applying a predefined multiplier. You can obtain Skins by hatching Eggs in the hub and based on the rarity of the Egg, you can receive rare and powerful multipliers.
• Premium Features: The game features a myriad of options in the Shop like Cash Packs, Premium Eggs, and game passes, which can be purchased for Robux. These options reduce the grind, helping you skip the lengthier parts of the game and reach the end goal at a faster pace.

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FAQs

What is Be a Tornado about?

Be a Tornado is about devouring everything in your path while avoiding being assimilated by other Tornadoes on the map.

Is Be a Tornado free to play?

Yes, the game is completely free to play, optional purchasable items notwithstanding.

What is the fastest way to become powerful in Be a Tornado?

The fastest way to become more powerful is to run through an area that is densely packed with props, such as forest and foliage.