Trampler Controls — SAND: Raiders of Sophie

Piloting Your Walker

Tramplers are transport, storage, crafting, and artillery. W/S march; A/D rotate; Q/E sidestep without turning. Mouse wheel shifts gears — higher speed, more fuel burn. Toggle engine (I) stops smoke column. Build archetypes affect handling weight.

Tramplers are transport, storage, crafting, and artillery. W/S march; A/D rotate; Q/E sidestep without turning. Mouse wheel shifts gears — higher speed, more fuel burn. Toggle engine (I) stops smoke column. Build archetypes affect handling weight.

Tramplers are transport, storage, crafting, and artillery. W/S march; A/D rotate; Q/E sidestep without turning. Mouse wheel shifts gears — higher speed, more fuel burn. Toggle engine (I) stops smoke column. Build archetypes affect handling weight.

Action	Key	Notes
Forward/Back	W/S	Gear affects speed
Rotate	A/D	Whole chassis
Sidestep	Q/E	Crab movement
Gear Up/Down	Wheel	Fuel vs precision
Engine Toggle	I	Smoke visibility

Mounted Weapons

Gunner seats: F to enter, mouse aim, LMB fire. 40mm overheats; 80mm loads one shell with R. Shotgun turrets shred boarders at gangways. Preload before fort assaults. Cannons tier list and ammunition.

Gunner seats: F to enter, mouse aim, LMB fire. 40mm overheats; 80mm loads one shell with R. Shotgun turrets shred boarders at gangways. Preload before fort assaults. Cannons tier list and ammunition.

Gunner seats: F to enter, mouse aim, LMB fire. 40mm overheats; 80mm loads one shell with R. Shotgun turrets shred boarders at gangways. Preload before fort assaults. Cannons tier list and ammunition.

Action	Key	Notes
Enter Gunner	F	Near seat
Fire	LMB	Watch 40mm heat
Reload 80mm	R	Single shell
Switch Turret	1/2	Multiple mounts

Parking for Extraction

Park between towers, low gear, sidestep micro-adjustments. Green smoke confirms valid zone. Loaded turret ammo extracts. Exit to climb tower and hold F. Extraction map.

Park between towers, low gear, sidestep micro-adjustments. Green smoke confirms valid zone. Loaded turret ammo extracts. Exit to climb tower and hold F. Extraction map.

Park between towers, low gear, sidestep micro-adjustments. Green smoke confirms valid zone. Loaded turret ammo extracts. Exit to climb tower and hold F. Extraction map.

Combat Driving

Vehicle combat and enemy Tramplers. Legs-first doctrine: break locomotion, then weapons, then board. Sidestep to fresh armor faces. Vehicle combat and enemy Tramplers.

Legs-first doctrine: break locomotion, then weapons, then board. Sidestep to fresh armor faces. Vehicle combat and enemy Tramplers. Legs-first doctrine: break locomotion, then weapons, then board. Sidestep to fresh armor faces.

Extended Context for Raiders

SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers. Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points. Voyage mode is the standard loop; Storm Dive is high-stakes endgame with stronger rivals and better loot per Storm Dive guide.

Black Boxes sell for roughly 500 crowns and appear in industrial POIs — see valuables and Black Box guide. Mount 40mm cannons for sustained fire; 80mm cannons pierce heavy armor on enemy Tramplers and Ironclad robots per cannons tier list. Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order.

Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls. Only secured loot extracts: inventory, Trampler storage, loaded turret ammo. Floor loot is lost — storage safety. Towns like Segen, Kaiserplatz, and Venedig hold mixed crates — towns map. Forts need 80mm for red doors — forts.

Artifacts include Orbital Strike Pointer, Deflector Shield, Turbo Rod, Bio Emitter — artifacts. Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms. Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub.

Squad Coordination Notes

Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order. Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls. Only secured loot extracts: inventory, Trampler storage, loaded turret ammo. Floor loot is lost — storage safety.

Towns like Segen, Kaiserplatz, and Venedig hold mixed crates — towns map. Forts need 80mm for red doors — forts. Artifacts include Orbital Strike Pointer, Deflector Shield, Turbo Rod, Bio Emitter — artifacts. Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms.

Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub. No official promo codes at EA launch — codes FAQ. Roadmap links Discord and Steam forums at roadmap. Pre-deploy with fuel rods, ammo, Radio Beacon per pre-deploy checklist.

Boarding offense and defense decide PvP Trampler fights — boarding offense. Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts. Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting.

Solo Player Considerations

Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms. Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub. No official promo codes at EA launch — codes FAQ. Roadmap links Discord and Steam forums at roadmap.

Pre-deploy with fuel rods, ammo, Radio Beacon per pre-deploy checklist. Boarding offense and defense decide PvP Trampler fights — boarding offense. Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts.

Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting. Dreadnought and Sandworm Pit are secret endgame POIs — secret locations. Iron Fortress, Sand Runner, Raider Hybrid, Maze Builder are meta build archetypes — Trampler builds.

Personal weapons include Blitz Pistol, EB Revolver, 866/9 Rifle, M82, 1874 Petros, Anti-Reactor Rifle — weapons. SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers. Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points.

Storm Dive vs Voyage Differences

Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts. Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting. Dreadnought and Sandworm Pit are secret endgame POIs — secret locations.

Iron Fortress, Sand Runner, Raider Hybrid, Maze Builder are meta build archetypes — Trampler builds. Personal weapons include Blitz Pistol, EB Revolver, 866/9 Rifle, M82, 1874 Petros, Anti-Reactor Rifle — weapons. SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers.

Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points. Voyage mode is the standard loop; Storm Dive is high-stakes endgame with stronger rivals and better loot per Storm Dive guide. Black Boxes sell for roughly 500 crowns and appear in industrial POIs — see valuables and Black Box guide.

Mount 40mm cannons for sustained fire; 80mm cannons pierce heavy armor on enemy Tramplers and Ironclad robots per cannons tier list. Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order. Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls.