Explore the World Saltmere Flight Checklist

Use this checklist whenever you start a fresh Explore the World session. It runs from New Saltmere spawn through takeoff, landing, and the first landmark photos that feed your passport. Read it top to bottom on your first flights; later you can skim only the steps your party usually fails.

Deep explanations live elsewhere: Getting Started, How to Check In, controls, Paris guide, London guide, and the passport tracker. This page is the execution order.

Before you press Play

• Confirm you are in the correct experience: Explore the World by Tartan Studios.
• Decide the destination with your party: Paris or London.
• Decide the cabin: Economy (default), First Class, or Private Jet. Value notes sit on First Class and Private Jet and the cabin classes tier list.
• Open this checklist on a second screen if you play on mobile.
• Skim codes only if you expect a new drop—most days there are still no confirmed active codes.

Phase 1 — Saltmere arrival

1. Load into New Saltmere.
2. Press Play when prompted (Unlocks progress toward Welcome to Saltmere — see badges).
3. Wait for friends to finish Play so nobody starts check-in alone.
4. Orient yourself: desks, kiosks, security, and gates are the critical landmarks; shops and arcade machines are optional.

Fail point: Skipping Play can leave passport UI or badge progress looking empty. Fix it before you queue at a desk.

Phase 2 — Check-in

5. Walk to a kiosk or staffed desk.
6. Complete check-in and secure your boarding pass (badge: Boarding Pass).
7. Verify the destination on the pass matches the city you planned.
8. If the lobby is packed, split across multiple kiosks instead of stacking behind one avatar.

Need timing detail? Open How to Check In mid-step, then return here.

Phase 3 — Security and carry-on

9. Enter the security flow with your carry-on.
10. Clear screening without abandoning the queue for side activities.
11. Regroup on the airside so the party shares the same gate clock.

Fail point: One friend peeling off to the arcade before security is the fastest way to desync a squad and accidentally farm Running Late.

Phase 4 — Optional downtime (only if the gate allows)

12. Check the boarding timer first—downtime is a reward, not a requirement.
13. Optional: snacks, massage chair, or arcade for roleplay flavor.
14. Optional: First Class lounge access if you purchased that cabin.
15. Return to the gate with at least a comfortable buffer before boarding closes.

Phase 5 — Boarding and takeoff

16. Board when the gate opens; do not wait for perfect selfies in the terminal.
17. Sit through the safety demo.
18. Stay seated for takeoff to secure Wheels Up.
19. In flight: order meals, play cabin games, or watch the live flight map as you like—none of these replace staying in the server until landing.

Private Jet parties should confirm all five seats (host + four guests) before pushback if Jet Set is on tonight’s badge list.

Phase 6 — Landing and city transfer

20. Remain until the aircraft lands (counts toward Frequent Flyer landings and distance badges).
21. Follow the arrival flow onto the city bus.
22. Ride into town without disconnecting for “faster” travel—you will just redo Saltmere.
23. On drop-off, open your passport mentally: which stamps and postcards are still missing?

Phase 7 — Landmark photos and passport progress

If you flew to Paris

24. Locate major photo spots (Eiffel Tower lifts are the signature stop).
25. Snap the postcard shots tied to Paris landmarks.
26. Confirm the Welcome to Paris stamp if this is your first arrival.
27. Cross-check remaining cards on the passport tracker.
28. Read route tips on the Paris guide if you get lost.

If you flew to London

24. Orient using London Eye / Big Ben area landmarks.
25. Capture London postcard photos before hopping servers.
26. Confirm the Welcome to London stamp on a first visit.
27. Update the passport tracker.
28. Use the London guide for a clean walking order.

After either city

29. Screenshot passport progress for the party chat.
30. Decide: return to Saltmere for the other city (Two-City Traveller push) or repeat the same route for distance.
31. Rank which attractions to hit first next time using the attractions tier list.
32. Skim the changelog only if something in the UI looks newly labeled.

Emergency branches

You missed the flight

• Complete the rebook flow (badge path: Running Late).
• Restart this checklist at Phase 2; do not assume your old pass is still valid.
• Tell the party whether they should wait or continue without you.

A friend joined late

• Send them to Phase 1 immediately.
• Do not hold a boarding door past safe timing for one AFK player unless Jet Set seats are prepaid and worth the risk.

You only have ten minutes

• Economy only.
• Skip Phase 4 downtime entirely.
• Accept one city photo burst instead of a full postcard sweep.
• Save dual-city ambitions for a longer session.

Party caller script (short)

1. “Press Play.”
2. “Check in—kiosks if the desk is jammed.”
3. “Security together—no arcade yet.”
4. “Gate buffer—board on call.”
5. “Stay for demo and wheels up.”
6. “Bus into the city—photos before sightseeing freestyle.”
7. “Passport screenshot—then Saltmere or logout.”

After-action links

• Badge definitions: All Badges Guide
• Collection sheet: Passport Tracker
• Social planning: Players Hub
• Patch awareness: Updates Hub
• More tools: Tools Hub

Run this checklist once carefully, then reuse it as a voice-chat spine. Saltmere rewards travelers who respect the gate clock and still leave time for landmark photos on the other side.