Settings and key reference

Press Esc with nothing open to get the Menu, then choose Settings. On the title screen, Settings is in the taskbar. The panel is a list of switches and buttons, and each change applies at once.

Settings#

Setting	Effect
Mute sound (`M`)	Turns all sound off.
Pause on SEV1 and SEV2	Pauses the clock when a severe incident starts. Off by default.
Pause when the window loses focus	Pauses when you switch tabs or windows. On by default.
Reduce motion	Cuts animation. When off, the game follows your system setting.
Text at 150%	Makes interface text larger. Cards on the board scale with zoom instead.
Agent access	Lets a local agent read the game through the relay. It can only read. Off by default.
Share anonymous usage data	Sends anonymous usage data. Off stops capture. On by default.
Language	Picks the interface language.
Privacy policy	Opens the policy in a new page.
Copy save as text	Copies this Company as text that starts with `QSV1:`.
Import a save	Asks you to paste that text and loads it.
Copy state as JSON	Copies the whole game state, for bug reports.

Settings belong to the browser, not to a Company. Read Import your playtest save before you use Import a save. Read the privacy page for what the usage data holds.

The Menu also holds Resume, Export playtest log, Exit company when you can exit, and Title screen.

Keys#

Keys work when you are on the board and not typing in a field. They do not work while you hold Alt.

Panels#

Key	Action
`R`	Research, once it shows
`T`	Team, once it shows
`D`	Dashboard, after `metrics`
`P`	Playbooks, after your first Exit
`G`	Glossary, after your first Tradeoff card
`I`	Inbox
`$`	The cloud bill: Burn, Revenue, margin. It has no button.
`H` or `?`	How to play
`Esc`	Close the top layer; with nothing open, open the Menu

Clock and view#

Key	Action
`Space`	Pause or resume
`S`	Next speed: 0.5×, 1×, 3×, 10×, then back
`Z`	Undo
`Shift+Z`, `Y`	Redo
`Shift+T`	Tidy by zone
`Shift+F`	Fit the board
`F`	Fullscreen
`M`	Mute
`C`	Collect the Payments drawer

Build#

Key	Action
`1` to `7`	Open that build group: Edge, Compute, Data, Messaging, Platform, Observability, Managed. Only groups you can use count, in the order shown.
`1` to `9` in a group	Pick that part from the open list
`Enter`	With a part in hand, place it in the next free spot
`Esc`	Drop the part

Select and move#

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Select the nearest Node in that direction
`Enter`	Open the selected Node's Inspector
`L`	Start a Link from the selected Node
`L` or `Enter` on a target	Finish the Link. `Esc` cancels.
`U`	Buy the next size for the selected Node
`Shift+Arrows`	Nudge the selection
`Ctrl/Cmd+A`	Select all
`Ctrl/Cmd+C`, `X`, `V`	Copy, cut, paste
`Ctrl/Cmd+D`	Duplicate
`Delete`, `Backspace`	Sell the selection, or cut the selected Link. Sell asks first, and `Enter` confirms.

Arrow keys and Enter work only when the board has focus, not while a panel does.

Mistake to avoid: reading Esc as "close". It closes the top layer, one at a time. Press it again and it opens the Menu.

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