First sortie
Follow the guided Signal Core operation, engage the training contact, recover both marked cores, then press B to call the carrier and remain inside the ring until pickup. Press Space during flight to skip transport, or watch the complete return route.
Desktop
WASD move, mouse look, left click fire, right click 5× scope, Space thrust / skip carrier transit, Shift sprint, 1–4 weapons, Z/X/C/V devices, E use, U garage, M map, B extract, R return, ESC pause/resume.
Mobile/tablet
Left stick moves and turns; the right look area aims. FIRE and JUMP are primary actions. WPN, DEV, USE, SCOPE, MAP, BANK, RET, and UPG expose the remaining systems.
Combat
Strafe instead of trading damage. Pulse Scan reveals contacts and objectives. Weapon auto-lock works only after its late-game unlock; otherwise weapons use normal crosshair fire.
Progression
Field salvage is unbanked and partially lost on death. Extraction converts it into persistent credits, cores, and XP. Dock at the hangar to install hardware upgrades, spend level-earned skill points, and select doctrine or expedition modifiers.
Saving
A complete autosave runs at the selected 1, 3, or 5 minute interval and immediately on pause and important transitions. The pause screen also provides an explicit Save to browser button. Export a save file before clearing browser storage or moving to another device.