Locations entry

Return Lane

Return Lane: use the right page before the route turns messy.

A route-control entry for making exits part of the plan before inventory fills up.

Database entries answer the first practical question. Once that answer is clear, the linked full page should take over.

Best linked page

Open Map Return Checklist

LocationsBatch reviewed Oct 6, 2026location / return / route

This is a structured lookup entry from the latest database batch review, not a claim of a separate save-file playtest. Use the linked full guide for the deeper answer.

Player problem

Open this when the trip succeeds but the way back keeps costing the session.

Where to use this

Use it on long biome routes, ore loops, and late scouting paths.

What you need first

A start point, one route target, and a stop rule.

Next click

Use this entry to decide where the next click should go.

Back to the category shelfUse this when you still want nearby entries from the same shelf.Open Map Return ChecklistMark the return before the trip gets profitable, not after the bag is full.Check the return tripUse the tool before the next long route.

Database fields

Use these fields like a quick lookup before opening the longer guide.

Locations

Role or purpose

location

Locations

Where or unlock

Use it on long biome routes, ore loops, and late scouting paths.

Locations

Best use

Long routes.

Locations

Check the return trip

How to use this entry

Use this page to narrow the task, then move into one stronger route page.

Mark the return before the trip gets profitable, not after the bag is full.

Long routes.
Late biome scouting.
Protecting useful discoveries.

Open Map Return Checklist Back to Locations

Common mistakes

Only planning the path out.
Using food as a replacement for route memory.
Leaving no marker at the turn-back point.

Visual cue

Map handoff

The Passage

A dangerous transition route that works best when you treat the first entry as a scouting run with a retreat plan.

Open the map boardCheck the marker before committing to another long route.Open the linked location entryThe Passage

Next page after this

Check the return tripUse the tool before the next long route.

Open another entry only when the question actually changed.

Batch reviewed Oct 6, 2026

Travel Food Stack

A route-support food entry for longer biome pushes, return trips, and scouting runs.

CategoryFoodWhy it is relatedOpen this when a long route keeps failing on the way back instead of at the target.

Batch reviewed Oct 6, 2026

Recall Idol

A return-safety entry for routes where the exit matters as much as the target.

CategoryItemsWhy it is relatedOpen this when long routes keep wasting time on the way back.

Batch reviewed Oct 6, 2026

The Passage

A danger-route entry for scouting, retreat planning, and avoiding overcommitment.

CategoryBiomesWhy it is relatedOpen this when the route is dangerous enough that the first trip should be a controlled scout, not a full farm.