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Field Manual
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Field Manual
Controls
Default mouse and keyboard controls during an operation. Keyboard bindings can be changed under Settings → Key Bindings. Press / in-game for a shortcuts panel.
Mouse
| Action | Does |
|---|---|
| Left-click a source or component | Start drawing a conduit from it |
| Left-click a destination | Finish and build the conduit |
| Left-click open ground while drawing | Pin a waypoint to steer the route |
| Right-click while drawing | Remove the last waypoint; with none left, cancel the line |
| Right-click (idle) | Open the radial menu |
| Double right-click | Drop whatever tool you're holding and return to idle |
| Shift + click a Transformer | Cycle its output type |
| Shift + click a Filter | Cycle which type it passes (mixed sources) |
| Click a reacting hex | Pin the interaction inspector |
| Click a notification | Pan to the building it mentions |
| Right-drag or middle-drag | Pan the map |
| Mouse wheel | Zoom in and out |
| Hover over anything | Tooltip with supply, demand, flow, loss and status |
Radial menu
Right-click to open a ring of options around the cursor. What you see depends on what's under it:
- Anywhere: Field Manual, Build (a sub-menu of unlocked components with prices), Demolish.
- On a component: Remove, plus Cycle on a Transformer or Filter.
- On a conduit: Tear Down and Upgrade (once upgrades are unlocked). Upgrade shows its cost.
- On a building: Inspect.
With the keyboard: arrows or WASD to choose a slice, Enter or E to select, Esc to back out.
Keyboard
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause / resume |
| + / = | Speed up (1x → 2x → 3x) |
| - | Slow down |
| C | Open the Field Manual |
| N | Open the Info drawer (customers and resources) |
| M | Toggle the minimap |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Undo |
| Arrows / WASD | Move the hex cursor (the camera follows) |
| Tab | Jump the cursor to the nearest building |
| Enter / E | Confirm; opens the radial menu at the hex cursor |
| Esc | Cancel what you're doing, close the inspector, or open the pause menu |
| / | Show or hide the shortcuts panel |
| F1 | Save and return to the terminal |
| F12 | Screenshot (saved to your game folder) |
In-game Field Manual
The in-game Field Manual has three tabs: Interactions, Components and Energy Types. Open it with C, from the radial menu, or from the Field Manual icon on your terminal.
- Tab or ← → switches tabs.
- ↑ ↓ or the mouse wheel scrolls.
- Esc or C closes it.
Pause menu
Press Esc with nothing else to cancel: Resume, Save Game, Restart Operation, Settings, Leaderboards, Achievements, Minimize to Desktop, Quit Operation.
Settings
| Audio | Master, effects, ambient and music volume |
|---|---|
| Display | Window size (Small, Medium, Steam Deck, Large, X-Large), Fullscreen, CRT Shader on/off |
| Readability | Font size (Normal, Large, X-Large), Colorblind Mode, Reduce Motion |
| Game | Autosave (Off, every 3, 5 or 10 days), Language |
| Controls | Key Bindings |
Colorblind Mode swaps the mana palette to avoid red/green confusion. See Energy Types for the new colors.