Getting around
The screen is a map with a thin layer of interface over it. Nothing is nested more than one level deep, and every part of it can be hidden.
#The console
The bar along the bottom of the screen. It does three things.
Search. Type a place name and the map flies there. Paste coordinates — 48.9, 24.7 or a DMS string — and it flies there instead. This works signed out.
✦ AI. Ask in plain words. It answers from the live feeds and opens the app that holds the detail. See The AI assistant.
The apps grid. The grid icon opens the Launchpad — every app in the product, each with a line saying what it is for.
#The four sidebars
Pinned to the corners, opened by clicking their tab:
| Sidebar | Corner | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| /places | top left | Regions, conflicts, and the views you saved |
| /view | bottom left | The live map layers, grouped, with a switch each |
| /account | top right | Your plan, usage, sessions, security and data |
| /system | bottom right | Appearance, motion, formats and language |
#Apps and windows
Apps open as windows on the map. Drag a window by its title bar; drag an edge or a corner to resize it. Windows snap to the screen edges and to each other.
Your arrangement is remembered — close the browser, come back, and the same apps are open in the same places. Esc closes the window on top. Reset session in /system puts every window, layer and view back to the default.
Most apps have an AI mode: the ✦ in the window header swaps the app's manual controls for a conversation scoped to that app's data.
The apps themselves are documented in The information apps, Lookups, Exposure, Recall, Telegram and Profiles and reports.
#The crosshair
Beyond point-and-click, the map has a keyboard-driven crosshair that pulls toward nearby markers as it moves. It is the fastest way to work a dense area without hunting with a mouse.
Move it with the arrow keys, Enter to select whatever is under it, X to scan that area, B to drag a box and scan everything inside it, C to put it back in the centre. It can be switched off entirely from the map controls.
#Keyboard
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
W A S D | Move the view |
Q / E | Zoom out / in |
G | Globe ⇄ flat map |
◄ ▲ ▼ ► | Move the crosshair |
Enter | Select what is under the crosshair |
X | Scan the area under the crosshair |
B | Draw a box and scan it |
C | Recentre the crosshair |
F | Fullscreen |
H | Focus mode — hide everything except the map |
? | Field manual |
Esc | Close the window on top |
Press ? in the app for the same table, always current.
#On a phone
The same app, laid out for touch. Drag to turn the globe, pinch to zoom, tap a marker to inspect it. The bar along the bottom holds the apps, the layers and the ✦ AI — swipe it to see them all. Drag a panel up to make it full height, or down to close it.
There is no native app to install and no app-store listing.
#Appearance and language
/system carries the settings that change how the product feels rather than what it shows:
- Interface language — 16 languages, English by default. The interface, the error messages and the AI's replies follow it.
- Motion & effects — Full, Calm (reduced motion) or Off. Calm is picked automatically if your operating system asks for reduced motion.
- Sound — a subtle ops-room layer, off by default.
- Scanlines — part of the visor look; turning them off buys a little text contrast.
- Formats — clock timezone (local or fixed) and coordinate format (decimal or degrees-minutes-seconds).
- 3D globe, satellite imagery, auto-orbit, day/night terminator — map chrome, each an independent switch.