Control Resonant Side Quests: All 18 Side Stories by Zone

Every Control Resonant side story with start locations and rewards — plus all 10 World Feats and the FBC Task list. None are missable.

10/1/2026 1.3.3 Last updated: 10/1/2026 4 min read

FAQ

How many side quests are in Control Resonant?

18 side stories, sitting outside the three main quest chains — most trigger when Dylan walks near their start point, and a handful come from named NPCs like Langston, Zoe, and Heidi.

Are any side quests missable in Control Resonant?

No quest is missable — post-game free roam keeps them all open. The only missable OUTCOME is saving everyone during the karaoke in The Party Won't Stop, which gates the Be What You Want to Be trophy. Reload the checkpoint if you miss a lyric.

How do side stories work?

Side stories sit outside all three main quest chains and mostly reward upgrade materials, outfit items, and Artifact recipes. A few NPCs hand them out directly; most enter the log simply because Dylan walked near the trigger. None are missable — post-game free roam leaves every one open after the credits.

Several quests chain into the silver associate trophies — Panopticon Intern, Threshold Researcher, Budding Analyst, Dog’s Best Friend, and Budding Mycologist — noted in the tables below.

Downtown

Quest	Starts at	Reward
The Complete Set	Auction House, northwest Downtown	— (Panopticon Intern chain)
Mapping the New New York	Maintenance worker at the first Mapping Pylon	Reveals zone maps via Map Kits

Central

Quest	Starts at	Reward
Freeze Frame	Watchtower second floor, near Zoe	— (Panopticon Intern chain)
Panopticon Service Request	Langston, beside the FBC Field Office	Aramid Work Clothes + Untapped Feeding Bottle recipe
Crossing the Threshold	Body at the loading docks west of the Field Office	Sensory Restraint Hood + Untapped Practice Knot recipe — only if Dylan believes Wilson
Unsupervised Science	FBC test facility, tunnel east of the Patterned Factory	— (Threshold Researcher chain)
Into the Valley of Death	Langston at the Field Office, after Act 1	— (Panopticon Intern chain)
Zoe’s Briefing	Watchtower, after The Hedron Link	Starts New Growth and Maintenance Protocol
Maintenance Protocol	Oldest House alarm during Zoe’s Briefing	Standard Issue Coverall

The Park

Quest	Starts at	Reward
New Growth	FBC team by the FBC Base door	Untapped Brass Dusters recipe (Budding Mycologist chain)
Carbon Copy, Parts I–III	Heidi in the Mold building west of the FBC Base	— (Budding Mycologist chain; Parts II & III open after Act 1)

Evacuation Zone

Quest	Starts at	Reward
Urban Survival	File by the trapped parking lot, south of the zone	Plate Carrier M1 + Untapped Heart Monitor recipe
The Last Taxi	Alley west of the Evac building	— (Threshold Researcher chain; anomalous taxis span all zones)

West Incursion Zone

Quest	Starts at	Reward
The Party Won’t Stop	Apartment rooftop on the western street — needs Shift	Varsity Jacket + Untapped Bar Blade; see the karaoke guide for the game’s one missable outcome

The Unknown

Quest	Starts at	Reward
Pope’s Research	Automatic at the start of Act 3	— (Budding Analyst chain; needed to navigate the Unknown — runs alongside Sever the Hedron Links)
A New Directive	A call from a stranger while exploring	— (Panopticon Intern chain)

Multiple zones

Quest	Starts at	Reward
Every Dog Has Her Day	Retrieve a toy for any Mysterious Dog (8 dogs across zones)	— (Dog’s Best Friend trophy)

World Feats and FBC Tasks

Two repeatable activity pools pad out each zone — neither belongs to a quest chain, and both feed zone leveling:

World Feats (10): Mockery, Suspended Extermination, Hold the Line, Altered Tracking, Pattern Break, Air Drop, Mold Infestation, The Firebreak Job, Apex Hunt, Hiss Hive. First completion pops Up to the Task.
FBC Tasks — bounty-board assignments that refresh regularly: Escort Rangers, Collect Packages, Defeat Hostiles, Destroy Object, Scout Location, and recurring Resonant tasks. The first earns FBC Recruit; 20 total earn Diligent Consultant.

Trophy details for every chain are on the trophy list.