Side Quest City | Matt Steele

Walk In

Field Manual

Controls And Recovery

Use this board when you forget a shortcut, need to recover your route, or want a clean next action without trial and error.

Walk The City

Move through districts, follow roads, and line up with doors to enter buildings.

WASD

Inspect Or Rest

Open a landmark or street-find popup, or sit at a nearby bench to push the city to the next phase.

E

Open The Map

Recover your bearings, pin a destination, and use district transit once beacons are online.

M

Recovery Beacon

Warp back to the nearest safe district plaza if you feel lost or wedged into scenery.

R

Shift The Sky

Cycle day phases to inspect lighting and atmosphere across the full town.

T

Toggle Help

Show or hide this panel without losing your current route target.

? / H

Open Settings

Reduce motion, keep prompts pinned, or hide extra HUD clutter.

O

Current Run

0 of 16 landmarks visited

No stop pinned yet. Use the map or a district kiosk to pick a clear next objective.

Town Map

Locator Grid

Use the full town view to recover your bearings, confirm district boundaries, and pin the next landmark without wandering blind.

Origin Park

Writing Garden

Town Center

Launch Row

Studio Block

Harbor Walk

Builder Alley

Playground Plaza

Current Zone

Town Center

Yellow marks your live position.

Pinned Stop

None selected

Click any landmark marker to set the next route target.

Town Lighting

Day Shift • 8:00 AM

Use Shift Sky or press T to inspect the city under different light.

District Transit

0 of 8 beacons online

Discover a district once, then warp back to its nearest safe plaza.

Scout Board

Track unfinished landmarks by district.

Each card surfaces the nearest unvisited stop so the map always offers a useful next route.

Scout Target

Origin Park

0/2 landmarks

Next nearby stop: Tech Tower.

Scout Target

Writing Garden

0/2 landmarks

Next nearby stop: Article House.

Current District

Town Center

0/1 landmarks

Next nearby stop: SteeleCodes HQ.

Scout Target

Launch Row

0/3 landmarks

Next nearby stop: Delta Gate.

Scout Target

Studio Block

0/3 landmarks

Next nearby stop: Plasma App Lab.

Scout Target

Harbor Walk

0/1 landmarks

Next nearby stop: Catchr Dock.

Scout Target

Builder Alley

0/2 landmarks

Next nearby stop: Agent Workshop.

Scout Target

Playground Plaza

0/2 landmarks

Next nearby stop: Founder Forum.

Door ahead: walk into SteeleCodes HQ. Press E, Space, or Enter first if you want the popup.

Expedition Tray

Quick access to map routing, recovery, and comfort controls without crowding the playfield.