ROOKIE : HARBOR CITY

WASD / arrow keys on desktop, D-pad on phone. Follow the gold beacon to your objective.

Walk to a gold-ringed label and press E or tap INTERACT. People = talk, objects = search, doors = enter, computers = database, car door = drive. The prompt bar always names what you are near.

Findings, witness statements and collected evidence live on the INVENTORY page — tap the INVENTORY button in the top bar (the game pauses while it's open). Check them before concluding a case.

Press M or tap MAP. Gold dot = Jay, blue = Unit 9, green star = current objective.

Take the Patrol-Car Keys from your locker, then walk to Unit 9's driver's door (precinct lot) and press E: the vehicle panel opens — unlock, open the door, get in, start the engine. W = gas, S = brake/reverse, A/D = steer, L = lights, K = siren, G = engine, E when stopped = vehicle panel (switch off and step out there). Phone gets its own driving panel. Harbor City now stretches eleven districts — Midtown, Eastside, Northgate, Westfield and Southbay included — so enjoy the longer drives.

Civilian traffic drives the town's roads in the correct lanes, turns at junctions, and stops at the working traffic lights (Harbor & Main, Southbay, Westfield, Northgate). Watch for brake lights and indicators, and keep your distance — they will. Traffic is solid: a bump only nudges Jay aside or stops Unit 9 with a toast, never damage. With Unit 9's siren on, nearby cars slow and pull over. Stuck cars back up and steer around on their own. Set the amount with the Traffic control in the menu (MENU button → Options; Low / Medium / High).

Talk (choose questions) → inspect scenes → collect evidence → search the Records database → return evidence to the Evidence Room → interview again with evidence → conclude. A wrong conclusion is explained, never a dead end.

Harbor City is lived in: civilians stroll the sidewalks, wait at crossings for a safe gap (and for the green at signalised junctions), pause at benches, shopfronts and the bus stop, and stop to watch when Unit 9's siren sounds nearby. Officers walk rounds in the station, workers tend the loading bays, residents potter in their yards. Walk up and press E to chat with some of them — it's optional and never blocks a case. People with a part in a case keep their names over their heads and never wander; townsfolk can't block doors or evidence. And when you drive into a new district, traffic near your arrival point is moved along first — you will never materialise inside another car.

Some story moments play as cutscenes: the camera moves, characters walk to their marks, and dialogue runs in the dialogue panel. Advance with Next / Enter / tapping the text. The Skip Scene button (top-right) jumps ahead without losing any required outcome. When a cutscene ends, control returns to you — try the traffic stop on Harbor Ave East in Midtown: arrival scene, then your investigation, then an outcome scene for the decision you make.