The short answer
Return the research to Quill before the bunker objective.
After meeting Quill outside, head toward the far three-story apartment building to the left of the Outpost exit. A player places Quill's research on a table in its basement. Collect it, return to Quill, and hand it in to unlock the reported bunker step.
Two Steam discussions support the apartment-building objective and quest order. They are useful player reports, not an official quest guide or a developer-confirmed route.
Name boundary
Forgotten Pages is the search phrase; the reviewed threads call it Quill's research.
The available discussions do not show an item tooltip or quest-log screenshot. This page connects the search demand to the closest reproducible player-reported objective instead of pretending the wording is official.
The exact in-game item name and page count remain unconfirmed. The sources also do not establish whether the objective is one pickup, several pages grouped by the UI, or a translated community label.
Reported route
Use the building and basement landmarks, not an unverified map pin.
- 01
Finish the preceding Biggie objective
One player reports meeting Quill after completing the “big one” mission from Biggie. If Quill has not appeared outside, continue that quest chain before searching the apartment.
- 02
Face out from the Outpost exit and look left
The location reply describes a far three-story apartment building on the left when looking outward from the base exit.
- 03
Use the wood pile near the entrance as a landmark
The player describes a pile or mound of wood at the building entrance. Treat this as an orientation clue, not a guaranteed named point of interest.
- 04
Descend into the basement
Search the lower level and check the table. That is the only precise research location supplied by the reviewed discussion.
- 05
Take the research back to Quill
A separate thread says handing in the apartment research is required before Quill gives the bunker quest.
Hazards and preparation
Expect a topside trip and prepare for heat, rot, and close-range threats.
- The location reply reports Grain Rot and three spiders in the basement, but spawn composition and count may vary.
- The same discussion recommends a parasol for sun exposure. It does not establish the required merchant tier or a guaranteed shop listing.
- Do not use the official Outpost image above as a building locator; it provides site context only.
The basement hazards and parasol preparation come from one location thread. Confirm your current route and enemy state in-game rather than treating them as fixed spawns.
If progress does not update
Separate a missing item from a missing hand-in.
Check the prerequisite
Return to Biggie's quest chain. The reviewed sequence places the Quill meeting after the preceding mission.
Navigate by landmarks
Use left from the base exit, the far three-story building, the entrance wood pile, and the basement table.
Return to Quill
Finding the research is not the end of the reported sequence; hand it in before expecting the bunker objective.
Recheck the table and quest log
The sources do not document the interaction prompt or UI state, so verify the pickup registered before retracing the entire route.
No reviewed official source documents the quest-state flags, exact prompt, map marker, respawn behavior, or a recovery procedure for a save that remains stuck after the hand-in.
Source ledger
What was read, and where the evidence stops.
Quill The Researcher
- Publisher
- Steam Community players
- Applies to
- Windows launch build, player-reported Quill progression
- Read
- Original post and both visible replies about meeting Quill after Biggie's mission, returning research from the apartment building, and receiving the bunker quest.
- Supports
- A reported quest order: meet Quill outside, recover his research from the apartment building, hand it in, then receive the objective that sends the player to the bunker.
- Limit
- This is a short player discussion with no quest-log capture, objective text, item-name screenshot, route image, or official developer confirmation.
- Checked
- Aug 17, 2026
Исследования Квилла (Quill research)
- Publisher
- Steam Community players
- Applies to
- Windows launch build, player-reported topside route
- Read
- Original question and all visible replies, including the three-story-building landmark, basement table, rot and spider warnings, and parasol discussion.
- Supports
- A reported location in the far three-story apartment building to the left when facing out from the base exit, with a wood pile or mound near the entrance and Quill's research on a basement table.
- Limit
- The thread does not establish an official Forgotten Pages item name, exact page count, map coordinates, interaction prompt, guaranteed enemy count, parasol merchant tier, or universal repair price.
- Checked
- Aug 17, 2026
GRAIN ROT — official Steam store page
- Publisher
- Beck & Branch Games / Neem Interactive
- Applies to
- Windows launch build
- Read
- Full store copy, feature list, requirements, categories, embedded-media descriptions, and screenshots.
- Supports
- Core loop, Vessels and Sparks, Outpost progression, Windows support, release date, controller support, and official media provenance.
- Limit
- Does not document exact keybinds, item drop rates, puzzle answers, or a public server-status dashboard.
- Checked
- Aug 15, 2026