Your first run
A short route from Base to your first successful extraction.
Explore the first galaxy. Pass holders enter free; other wallets burn the configured XSCAPE amount for each new deployment. Resuming an active deployment is free. Pass rules.
1. Start at Base#
Choose Free practice if you are learning. The first screen shows the three steps: deploy, recover, extract.
2. Choose one weapon#
Pick the profile that matches how you want to move. The Plasma Cutter is close and heavy, the Coil Carbine is fast and ranged, and the Plasma Launcher is slower with explosive impact. You can change it at Base between deployments.
3. Reach and recover#
Move through connected rooms. Watch attack warnings, step out before impact, and use the interaction prompt when you are within reach. Open cargo crates and collect hardware and raw alloy.
4. Extract#
The lift in the starting room is always open. Leave with whatever is in your cargo to bank it. The far gate opens after the sector custodian falls; going deeper is optional.
5. Improve at Gear#
At Gear, equip a useful find, salvage what you do not need, and fabricate upgrades from recovered materials. Cargo space and permanent upgrades make later routes safer.
6. Plan the next route#
Open the Galaxy map to see your best sector and the three components needed for the navigation system. Recover the home signal fragment in sector 1, transit coordinates in sector 3, and the navigation core in sector 6.