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Access Cards: Open the Right Locked CrateMatch disposable department keycards to supply crates, understand the Command card and check the Desequencer recipe before spending on a locked container.Probably Stolen AgeWell: Inputs, Power and FixesAgeWell refusing wine or doing nothing overnight? Check the finished bottle, Required Energy warning and extra aging with a controlled one-night comparison.Beginner Guide: Your First Shop RoutineBuild a repeatable first-week routine: read buyers, inspect offers, stock the display case, reserve payment cash and check machines before ending the day.How to Buy the Shop and Handle the MortgageFind the landlord buyout option, compare saving with a mortgage and protect Sunday payments. Separate full-release ownership rules from retired demo limits.How to Rotate Items in Probably StolenHold and drag an item, use Q/E to rotate, then release to place it. Fix unresponsive keys and separate manual rotation from automatic inventory sorting.How to Spot Fake Hemingway CigarettesCheck Hemingway lettering, color, logo and security seal before confronting a seller. Learn the safe inspection order and avoid a costly false accusation.Demo Saves and Mods After the 1.0 ReleaseMove from the retired Probably Stolen demo with the official save guidance, a reversible backup routine and a clear check for full-release mod compatibility.Immunivax: Counterfeit, Expired or Unusable?Inspect Immunivax labels, serials, recall batches, indicators and cracks. Keep authenticity separate from usability, with the serial conflict explained.Livestock Feed Dispenser: Setup and TroubleshootingPlace the feeder with your animals, blend suitable food into calories and check the reserve overnight. Avoid fish-feed mistakes and rat-meat contamination.Machines and Power: The Overnight ChecklistFind why a machine did nothing overnight. Check its recipe, battery, power service and output room, then separate grid charging from stored Energy Cell power.All Phone Numbers and Why Calls Do Not AnswerFind the six store telephone contacts, their unlocks and supplier roles. Diagnose no answer, delivery timing and cooldowns before placing another order.How to Dispose of Radioactive WasteTake unwanted barrels to the Dumping Ground, understand Georgio’s return visit and distinguish supported disposal steps from unverified trash-can tricks.
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Probably StolenField Guide.

Bad water. Fake goods. A machine that did nothing overnight. Find the next step, keep your credits, and make the Lower Levels your own.

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15 practical guides4 focused topicsSources, not guesswork
Official Probably Stolen pixel art of the shop and its cyberpunk settingLOWER LEVELS
FIELD NOTESEST. 2026
Keep the shop.
Know the con.

A PROBLEM. A PRACTICAL ANSWER.

What has you stuck?

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Check a suspicious item

Fakes, expiry and the details that change a deal.

Get your water working

Test, treat, check the result, then label it.

Fix your overnight setup

Power, containers and a machine's working conditions.

Work toward owning the shop

Make a plan beyond the next rent payment.

KEEP THESE WITHIN REACH

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Water & machines3 min

How to Get Basewater and Purify Water

Choose the right purifier, tablet or pitcher filter for each contaminant. Check purity after treatment and use the corrected launch-week equipment prices.

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Trade & appraisal3 min

Immunivax: Counterfeit, Expired or Unusable?

Inspect Immunivax labels, serials, recall batches, indicators and cracks. Keep authenticity separate from usability, with the serial conflict explained.

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Water & machines3 min

Machines and Power: The Overnight Checklist

Find why a machine did nothing overnight. Check its recipe, battery, power service and output room, then separate grid charging from stored Energy Cell power.

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People & progression2 min

How to Buy the Shop and Handle the Mortgage

Find the landlord buyout option, compare saving with a mortgage and protect Sunday payments. Separate full-release ownership rules from retired demo limits.

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A LITTLE LESS GUESSWORK

Good trades start
with good notes.

Check your margin before you buy. Keep track of your next shift with a checklist saved on your device.

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THE SHELVES, IN ORDER

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01 / 5 FIELD NOTES

Start here

Your first run, controls and the move from the demo.

02 / 2 FIELD NOTES

Trade & appraisal

Read the evidence before you pay. Genuine does not always mean usable.

03 / 5 FIELD NOTES

Water & machines

Keep your production line powered, supplied and moving overnight.

04 / 3 FIELD NOTES

People & progression

Find the next lead, plan your route and work toward owning the shop.

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