Very new player here. I've gotten to the point where I can consistently reach Factory, but once I'm there, I have trouble finding the exit. Access(Main) isn't really reliable, and if I wander for too long, I eventually get surrounded by patrols and programmers. Does anyone have some good tips for finding the stairs?
Some of the info is out of date (Programmers no longer only spawn from stairs since Garrisons were added), but Happylisk wrote a lengthy guide (http://www.gridsagegames.com/forums/index.php?topic=277.0) on this very topic :D
Others could perhaps offer additional/more recent advice since strategies have evolved since then. That guide doesn't quite cover all the possibilities, either.
That was a good read, thanks!