Gravebound maps & objectives

Quick answer: you get timed objectives on a shared wasteland map, a storm cycle that punishes anyone caught outside, and an escape pod that extracts with or without you. Learn the markers, beat the clock, leave rich.

The storm: Gravebound's clock

Official screenshots show a NEXT STORM countdown in the objective panel (observed at 7:25 and 7:14 — cycles are minutes, not seconds). Footage confirms what happens when it catches you:

"You're caught in the storm. Damage. Big damage." — Aztecross, pre-launch footage

• The storm hits hard, then passes ("the storm's already gone") — it's a recurring event, not a one-off circle.
• Storms/related events hand out buffs — players prioritize them: "that purple icon, that's the buff you're going to get… we need to prioritize certain buffs over other things. Prefer health, damage, movement." (reported strategy, not an official rule).
• Weather-tied pickups exist: screenshots show objectives like COLLECT STORM CHARGER CELL.

Objective types seen in official screenshots

Objectives show up as a red urgent box with a countdown top-right — when it's red and ticking, the map wants something from you now.

Extraction: the escape pod leaves either way

The store pitch is "extract before the wasteland takes it all back," and footage shows the mechanism: an escape pod with its own departure logic — "That escape pod is extracting with or without you." Loot only counts once you're out, so treat the pod's timing like a hard floor under every run.

Reading the map

• [PRESS M TO OPEN THE MAP] — full map; the HUD compass strip (top center) shows bearings in degrees.
• Minimap (top right): player arrow, objective markers with distance (1.9KM), red boss icons, and a green heart icon on at least one encounter (meaning not yet confirmed).
• Ping system — squad tagging is in the game and used constantly in footage; there's no matchmaking voice guarantee, so ping early.
• THREAT LEVEL meter under the minimap — how hot the area you're standing in is.