What the Emergency Exit Well Does
You do not have to wait for a disastrous shift to end an employee's run. In the recorded Airport Contraband preview, the emergency exit well replaces the current employee, saves pending Great Leader Checklist progress, and awards bonus Dream Coins based on the days that employee survived. Its confirmation takes effect immediately, so it is a run-ending decision rather than a shortcut to the next morning.
This procedure comes from player experience in prerelease recordings. The official Airport Contraband Steam page confirms the game's roguelike progression, while the recorded well interaction supplies the specific preservation and replacement details.
Find the Interaction and Read Its Confirmation
The tutorial introduces the well after an early cartel handover. In the recorded experience, the instructor points out an option to leave the current worker behind and hire another employee instead of continuing a run that looks unlikely to survive.
Use the interaction offered by the well, then read the replacement screen before confirming. Another recorded preview displays an E interaction at this point, but your current prompt is the authority for your keyboard or controller setup.
The relevant question is whether you want a new employee now. If you only intend to finish the workday and continue with the same person, return to the ordinary shift-and-sleep procedure instead.
What Carries Forward—and What Is Separate
The well's recorded explanation specifically preserves pending progress on the Great Leader Checklist. It also describes bonus Dream Coins linked to the number of days the employee survived.
That wording should not be expanded into a promise that every current inventory item, temporary perk, or unfinished assignment transfers unchanged. The recording identifies the checklist and the survival-based bonus; it does not provide an all-purpose transfer guarantee.
Permanent Dream Perks belong to the broader between-employee progression system. DRAGO's developer material describes permanent upgrades that improve future workers, while the recorded Handyman tutorial says its temporary perks reset when an employee dies or is fired. Keep those systems distinct when deciding what you expect from a replacement.
When the Well Becomes Available
The introduction includes an important exception. Although the replacement explanation says the officer can choose to switch employees, the instructor immediately rules out using it on that training day and says it will be available starting the next day.
In the longer preview, the player later ends a surviving run and reaches the next-employee upgrade selection. That illustrates the intended replacement loop, but the particular currency balance shown is specific to that playthrough.
There is no documented universal bonus formula or best day to retire in the supplied material. Read the amount offered in your own confirmation screen rather than assuming a video balance will match your run.
FAQ
Is the emergency exit well the same as sleeping?
No. The recorded well interaction replaces the current employee immediately. Sleeping after a completed shift advances the day while the worker continues the run.
Does the well preserve Great Leader Checklist progress?
Yes. The recorded confirmation explicitly says pending checklist progress will be saved when the employee is replaced.
Why can't I use it immediately after its tutorial introduction?
The tutorial dialogue excludes use on that training day and says the well becomes available the following day. Follow your current objective and interaction prompts if you are still in that introduction.