IRON NESTField Notes

Troubleshooting

Stuck on Fire & Light? How to triangulate the first target

The reported Spotter coordinates are easy to mistake for target coordinates, and using the wrong origin makes the bearing geometry misleading.

Quick answer

A bearing is a direction measured from north. Spotter coordinates identify observation/reference positions, not targets. Use the yellow pencil/line to draw each reported bearing from its matching Spotter reference—not from the Iron Nest. Where two independent bearing lines cross is a target candidate. Distance is a different geometry problem: represent it with the relevant range-circle/ranging tool centered on its reporting reference.

Triangulation procedure corroboratedCurrent-build limitsChecked Aug 14, 2026

The reference-origin and triangulation procedure is corroborated, including current reports of the yellow bearing line. Exact mission values and official tool naming are not established.

Version context: Core geometry is historically corroborated; current players corroborate the yellow bearing-line workflow, while exact mission details remain unresolved

Still uncertain

  • Exact version 1.0 (1618) mission coordinates and order
  • Whether historical communication-history and marker behavior is unchanged
  • Full current STAR-shell correction workflow
  • Official name and complete current interaction contract for the circular ranging tool

Evidence and verification context

  • Multiple historical gameplay discussions: Independent Demo/pre-release explanations agree that Spotter coordinates are reference positions, bearings originate there, distance uses circles, and ambiguous intersections need another constraint.
  • Current Fire & Light guide inventory: Supports current user demand only. The rate-limited guide body was not used as factual evidence.
  • Current player tool discussions: Corroborate using the yellow pencil/line for bearings from the reporting reference. Player names for the separate circular ranging tool vary and are not treated as official terminology.

This core map procedure is corroborated primarily by historical gameplay discussions. Exact Fire & Light values, mission order, and every interface interaction are not independently locked down for version 1.0 (1618); do not reuse old coordinate examples as current mission constants.

Triangulate the target

  1. Mark each Spotter reference

    Place or keep the numbered Spotter marker at the coordinate reported for that observer. Do not treat that coordinate as the target.

  2. Draw from the correct origin

    A bearing is measured from north. Current players describe using the yellow pencil/line: start it at the matching Spotter/reference marker and rotate it to the reported bearing. Do not start a Spotter bearing at the Iron Nest.

  3. Combine lines and range circles

    Use two independent bearing-line crossings as a target candidate. If a Spotter reports distance, use the relevant range-circle/ranging tool centered on that reporting reference; distance is not another bearing.

  4. Keep ambiguity visible

    A line and circle or two circles can leave multiple valid intersections. Add another independent bearing, range, or reconnaissance observation instead of forcing one point.

  5. Retain useful markers

    Keep the numbered Spotter markers because historical reports show earlier coordinates can scroll out of the communication history and later instructions may refer back to them.

Still stuck?

I drew the bearings from the Nest

Redo each observation from its matching Spotter/reference position. A Spotter bearing describes direction from that observer, not from the firing origin.

I only see a compass — where is the protractor?

'Protractor' is player search language, not a confirmed official tool name. Current players describe using the yellow pencil/line for bearing plotting, while names for the circular distance tool vary, including ranging tool, iris, and circle tool.

The lines almost meet but do not cross exactly

Do not force the lines together. Displayed observations may have limited precision; follow the related precision troubleshooting before treating a near-intersection as a bug.

I have two possible intersections

Both candidates can satisfy the observations mathematically. Use another independent bearing, range, or reconnaissance constraint to eliminate the false candidate.

Common mistakes

  • Treating a Spotter coordinate as a target coordinate.
  • Drawing a Spotter bearing from the Iron Nest instead of the reporting reference.
  • Deleting useful reference markers before later instructions refer back to them.
  • Forcing one target when the reported geometry leaves two valid candidates.
Why this works

Historical gameplay discussions agree on the reference-marker, bearing-line, and range-circle procedure, while current player reports corroborate the yellow pencil/line for bearing plotting and use inconsistent names for the circular ranging tool. This supports a useful map workflow without turning old mission coordinates, exact mission order, or informal tool names into current constants or official terminology.