CALIBRATION COMPLETE: THE SMOKE SIGNAL

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With the compass finally calibrated by your input, the map makes sense. Knowing exactly which direction to face, the gecko leaves the ruined survivor camp, and the looming threat of whatever left those tracks, far behind.

To get his bearings, he begins the arduous climb up the ancient, moss-covered bark of a towering tree.
The dark jungle floor fades into shadows as he ascends.

Breaking through the dense, humid canopy, a sprawling vista finally reveals itself.
The endless green of the jungle stretches out, eventually giving way to the crashing waves of a distant coastline.

But it’s not the ocean that catches his eye.

There, miles away on the sandy shores, a single, thin column of dark smoke rises steadily into the sky.
A new camp? A warning? Another survivor?

The newly calibrated compass points the way. With your help, his search continues toward the coast…