The short answer
Leave your Vessel, then inspect Outpost objects as a Spark.
The thread author marked the R plus right-mouse answer as accepted. Two additional players reported that Spark mode and right-click inspection let them advance the objective.
Steps
Use the default keyboard-and-mouse path reported by players.
- 01
Enter the Outpost objective area
Stay inside the Outpost building where the objective asks you to inspect objects.
- 02
Press R to leave your Vessel
The accepted answer identifies R as the default input for exiting the body and entering Spark mode.
- 03
Aim at an object and press the right mouse button
Right-click is the reported inspection input. A player says they inspected several objects inside the building until the objective progressed.
- 04
Repeat on other inspectable objects
Continue in Spark mode if one object is not enough; the available report confirms multiple inspections, not a specific required object list.
Conflicting reply
Do not treat C as the verified inspection button.
One reply says pressing C for third-person view and moving room to room completed the quest. It does not explain whether Spark mode was already active or which inspection action registered, while the accepted and corroborating replies explicitly identify Spark mode and right-click.
Controls boundary
Rebound keys and controller inputs are still undocumented here.
The reviewed sources do not name the action labels in the settings menu or the gamepad equivalents. If R or right-click does nothing, check your current bindings rather than assuming the default report matches a remapped setup.
Source ledger
What was read, and where the evidence stops.
Inspect objects around Outpost — solved Steam thread
- Publisher
- Steam Community players
- Applies to
- Windows launch build, default keyboard and mouse reports
- Read
- Original post and all seven replies; the R plus right-mouse answer is marked accepted by the thread author.
- Supports
- Leaving the Vessel as a Spark and inspecting Outpost objects; multiple replies report that Spark mode and right-click advance the objective.
- Limit
- This is player evidence, not an official control guide. One reply mentions C and room traversal, but does not explain the inspection input consistently.
- Checked
- Aug 09, 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