01 Leveling
XP is earned from quests, kills, PvP, and tunnel exits. Each level awards +5 HP, +3 Stamina, +2 DMG.
XP to Next Level
xpNeeded = max(20, floor(15 * level^1.35))
Stats per Level
HP per Level
+5
Stam per Level
+3
DMG per Level
+2
Max Level
100
02 Level Titles (40 Ranks)
Your job title changes every few levels. Displayed in the status panel.
- Lv 1Intern (Probably Lost)
- Lv 3Intern (Found the Bathroom)
- Lv 5Junior Helpdesk Analyst
- Lv 8Certified Cable Untangler
- Lv 10Helpdesk Analyst I
- Lv 13Professional Rebooter
- Lv 15Desktop Support Technician
- Lv 18Senior Rebooter
- Lv 20Systems Technician
- Lv 23Networking Enthusiast (Unverified)
- Lv 25IT Specialist
- Lv 28Keeper of the Patch Cables
- Lv 30Systems Administrator
- Lv 33Wrangler of Rogue Devices
- Lv 35Senior Sysadmin
- Lv 38Slayer of Printer Gremlins
- Lv 40Infrastructure Engineer
- Lv 43Distinguished Ticket Closer
- Lv 45Senior Infrastructure Engineer
- Lv 48Lord of the Server Room
- Lv 50Cloud Whisperer
- Lv 53Principal Have-You-Tried-Rebooting Officer
- Lv 55Solutions Architect (PowerPoint Edition)
- Lv 58Senior Cloud Whisperer
- Lv 60Staff Engineer
- Lv 63VP of Turning It Off and On Again
- Lv 65Principal Engineer
- Lv 68SVP of Clearing the Cache
- Lv 70Distinguished Engineer
- Lv 73Executive Director of Cable Management
- Lv 75Senior Distinguished Engineer
- Lv 78Grand Poobah of the MDF
- Lv 80VP of Infrastructure
- Lv 83SVP of Things Only I Understand
- Lv 85CTO (Shadow IT Division)
- Lv 88Executive VP of Blinking Lights
- Lv 90Acting IT Manager
- Lv 93IT Manager (Provisional)
- Lv 95IT Manager
- Lv 98Senior IT Manager
- Lv 100✦ IT Warlock
03 Ticket System
Press T to open the ticket board. Each player has a private pool of 8 tickets tailored to their level. Pools refresh every 80 seconds. Tickets expire after 5 minutes if unclaimed, 10 minutes once accepted.
Difficulty tiers: easy · MED · HARD · LEGENDARY
Efficiency & Rewards
80-100%Under ~2 min. Full XP/gold. 20% loot. FAST CLOSE!
50-80%2-5 min. Partial rewards. 10% loot chance.
30-50%5-10 min. Reduced rewards. No loot drop.
Exploit Protection
Completing a ticket in under 30 seconds awards only 50% rewards.
Ticket Categories (181 tickets total)
Printer Hell
15 tickets
Jams, network printers, toner, label printers, calibration drift
Networking
13 tickets
VLANs, fiber, switches, WiFi dead zones, bandwidth hogs
User Issues
15 tickets
Password resets, deleted System32, screen rotations
Hardware
10 tickets
Failing drives, RAM, UPS batteries, overheating
Security
8 tickets
Phishing, crypto miners, expired certs, rogue devices
Warehouse & Shipping
12 tickets
Scanner pairing, pallet wrappers, conveyor systems
Cloud & Software
11 tickets
S3 buckets, licensing, SaaS outages, Teams chaos
Infrastructure
8 tickets
Server room floods, full storage, UPS failures
Access & Identity
7 tickets
Badge access, AD lockouts, multi-site VPN
Truly Absurd
13 tickets
Monitor not on, coffee in keyboard, AI disasters
Cable & Physical
7 tickets
Cat5e over 100m, cable trays, extension cord violations
Facilities
3 tickets
HVAC, humidity alerts, flooding emergencies
ITAD
4 tickets
Asset disposal, drive wiping, e-waste compliance
Management Requests
4 tickets
Full audits, exec laptop emergencies, board presentations
Open Office
10 tickets
Desk setups, shared drives, printer queues, docking nightmares
Bathrooms
5 tickets
Occupancy sensors, hand-dryer firmware, door badges
Front Reception
7 tickets
Visitor kiosks, lobby displays, badge printers
Kitchen
6 tickets
Smart fridge firmware, coffee machine crashes, microwave display
Gym
4 tickets
Treadmill firmware, TV casting, keypad entry
MPOE
4 tickets
Demarc extensions, ISP handoff, fiber termination
Legendary
15 tickets
High XP multi-step epics spanning the whole building
04 Reputation
Build reputation with warehouse zones by completing tickets in that area. Higher rep gives vendor discounts.
| Tier | Points | Buy Discount | Sell Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | 0+ | 0% | 0% |
| Known | 10+ | 5% | 5% |
| Trusted | 25+ | 10% | 10% |
| Respected | 50+ | 15% | 15% |
| Legendary | 100+ | 20% | 20% |
Decay: -1 per zone every 5 minutes of inactivity.
Zones: PRINTER, KITCHEN, SERVER, FRONT, SHIPDOCK, ITAD, MDF, MPOE, GYM
05 Salvage
Press Z on an item in inventory to salvage it into materials. Higher tier gear yields rarer materials.
▪Scrap Metal — from any gear
~Salvaged Wire — from tier 3+
⊞Circuit Board — from tier 6+
06 Crafting Recipes
Available at the vendor's Craft tab. 14 recipes total.
| Recipe | Materials | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Field Medkit | 2 Scrap | Med Kit (heal 50% HP) |
| Triple-Shot Espresso | 1 Scrap | Coffee (+40 stamina) |
| Stim Pack | 3 Scrap, 1 Wire | Stim Pack (+50% speed 15s) |
| EMP Grenade | 3 Wire, 1 Circuit | EMP Grenade (3-tile stun) |
| Repair Drone | 2 Scrap, 2 Wire, 1 Circuit | Repair Drone (HoT 20s) |
| Smoke Bomb | 2 Scrap, 2 Wire | Smoke Bomb (fog 8s) |
| Rack-Mounted Forearm Guards | 6 Scrap, 2 Wire | Arms +18 HP |
| Infinite Pocket Cargo Pants | 6 Scrap, 2 Wire | Pants +20 HP |
| Fiber Loop Utility Belt | 5 Scrap, 3 Wire | Belt +16 HP |
| NVR Operator Night Goggles | 5 Scrap, 3 Wire | Head +23 HP |
| Datacenter Ops Flak Jacket | 8 Scrap, 4 Wire, 1 Circuit | Chest +65 HP |
| Kevlar-Lined Server Pants | 8 Scrap, 3 Wire, 1 Circuit | Pants +28 HP |
| Rack-Climbing Magnetic Boots | 7 Scrap, 3 Wire, 1 Circuit | Shoes +21 HP |
| Cat8 Patchcord Whip | 8 Scrap, 4 Wire, 1 Circuit | Weapon +23 DMG |
07 Party System
Team up with up to 3 other players for scaled challenges, shared tunnel instances, and split XP.
Party Overlay — P key
Press P to open the party management overlay. From here you can:Not in a party: browse online players and press Enter to invite.
In a party: see members (HP, level, tunnel status), then use:
I — invite L — leave K — kick (leader) M — promote to leader
Enemy Scaling in Tunnel
| Party Size | Enemy HP | Boss HP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (solo) | x1.0 | x1.0 |
| 2 players | x1.5 | x2.25 |
| 3 players | x2.0 | x3.0 |
| 4 players | x2.6 | x3.9 |
08 Multiplayer
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Shared item world | Dropped and quest items visible to all players |
| All-chat | Global text chat. Server broadcasts level-ups, boss kills, quest completions |
| Leaderboard | Live top-20 scoreboard via TAB |
| Concurrent tunnels | Gate relocates on each use — everyone gets their own instance |
| Party tunnels | Shared instance, real-time movement, split XP, OVERLORD DAEMON boss |
| Persistent saves | Character saved per name, reloaded on reconnect |
| Forklifts | 4 shared vehicles — first to mount it drives it |
| Surveillance cameras | 6 cameras sweep the warehouse — avoid the red cones |