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Recon guide

How to use the Scout Plane

Pick where the reconnaissance run starts, then choose the direction it travels.

Quick answer

Choose the starting grid, then set the bearing for the direction of travel from that grid. Use 0° for north, 90° for east, 180° for south, and 270° for west.

Set up a reconnaissance run

  1. Choose a start grid

    Treat the selected grid as the start or reference location for the reconnaissance run, not as the whole photographed area.

  2. Set the bearing

    The bearing sets the direction of travel from that grid. Use the compass convention below.

  3. Plan without assuming exact coverage

    The core direction control is supported, but current evidence does not justify predicting the exact path length or photographed width.

Bearing reference

0°North
90°East
180°South
270°West

Current-version note: the start-grid and bearing controls are corroborated, but exact flight-path length, photographed width, and map-edge behavior are not.

Common setup mistakes

  • Treating the selected grid as the target or the complete coverage area.
  • Assuming a precise coverage width or path length from the bearing alone.
What the controls mean

The grid anchors the run to a map location; the bearing supplies its direction. This explains the controls without claiming a coverage geometry that current public evidence has not established.

Control model corroboratedCurrent-build limitsChecked Aug 13, 2026

The start/reference and bearing-direction model is corroborated historically. Exact current-build coverage and direct version 1.0 (1618) confirmation remain unresolved.

Version context: Multiple historical gameplay explanations agree; direct version 1.0 (1618) confirmation is unresolved

Still uncertain

  • Exact path length and photographed width
  • Frame count and adjacent-grid coverage
  • Diagonal, map-edge, and version-specific behavior

Evidence and verification context

  • Historical interface and gameplay material: Supports the start/reference and bearing-direction control model without establishing exact version 1.0 (1618) coverage.
  • Verification Drill — Fact C: Multiple explanations agree that the grid is the start/reference and the bearing is direction of travel.