Civilian Records is one of the collectible bundles in the Control Resonant Archives, with 19 notes, letters and recordings left behind by New Yorkers. They are spread over every zone, and a few are tied to side stories. Here is where every one is, in the same order as the in-game menu.
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- 1 – A Note To Mom
- 2 – Dead Letter: RSVP
- 3 – Dead Letter: Sasquatch
- 4 – A Note About A Beautiful Dog
- 5 – Missing Dog
- 6 – Influencer’s Notebook
- 7 – The Great Copy Battle
- 8 – Survivalist’s Log
- 9 – Note From Civilian Looking for Bitsy
- 10 – Customer Complaint
- 11 – SHÜM!!!!!!!
- 12 – Missing Camera Note
- 13 – Birder’s Note #1
- 14 – Birder’s Note #2
- 15 – Birder’s Note #3
- 16 – Birder’s Note #4
- 17 – Taxi Receipt
- 18 – Letter To NYC Newsfeed
- 19 – Patterned Note
1 – A Note To Mom
Quest: Evacuation Procedures
Location: Evac Building, Evacuation Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (1 of 19)
Description: A note from one of the evacuated civilians to their mother.
During the story quest Evacuation Procedures, you follow the Source of the Tremors into the Evac Building. On the 15th floor, the note is lying on one of the stretchers in the evacuation area.
2 – Dead Letter: RSVP
Location: Subway Station, Downtown
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (2 of 19)
Description: A letter from the Dead Letter archives of the Oldest House.
East of the Oldest House is an unnamed subway station. Head inside and burn the Mold barrier below with Dylan’s Inferno ability. This is the ability door that shows on the map at the checkpoint.
The letter is at the far end of the subway platform.
3 – Dead Letter: Sasquatch
Location: Subway Station, West Incursion Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (3 of 19)
Description: A letter from the Dead Letter archives of the Oldest House.
In the west of the West Incursion Zone is a map marker that reads Singing Reported. The subway entrance there is surrounded by Mold. Head down and burn the Mold barrier with Inferno.
On the platform, the letter is lying on top of the Mold at the bottom of the stairs.
4 – A Note About A Beautiful Dog
Location: Subway Station, West Incursion Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (4 of 19)
Description: A note from someone about a strangely powerful, beautiful dog with silky fur.
This note is on the same platform as Dead Letter: Sasquatch, on the opposite side.
5 – Missing Dog
Quest: Urban Survival
Location: Apartment Building, Evacuation Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (5 of 19)
Description: A voicemail left by an anxious dog owner.
During the side story Urban Survival, Dylan enters an apartment building in the northeast of the Evacuation Zone to rescue Granny.
You can listen to this recording in the hallway of the apartment building.
6 – Influencer’s Notebook
Location: Dense Patterning, Downtown
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (6 of 19)
Description: Excerpt from an influencer’s notes on the AWE.
West of the Oldest House is an area of Dense Patterning. Just south of the Gravity Town Fast Travel Door, inside the Dense Patterning (unscouted) map marker, a person is hovering next to a blue dumpster. They dropped this notebook.
7 – The Great Copy Battle
Location: Atlantis Coffee Shop, Central
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (7 of 19)
Description: A random page from what is probably not the next great American novel.
This page is inside an Atlantis coffee shop east of the Central Field Office. The shop is between the Field Office Station and Patterned Factory and the East Park Station.
8 – Survivalist’s Log
Quest: Urban Survival
Location: Survivalist’s Bunker, Evacuation Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (8 of 19)
Description: A log detailing the survivalist’s activity during the crisis.
The log is on the ground floor of the Survivalist’s bunker, in the room that looks like a cafeteria. This door only opens during the side story Urban Survival, so grab the log while you are there.
9 – Note From Civilian Looking for Bitsy
Location: Könstig Gallery, The Park
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (9 of 19)
Description: A note written by a civilian who stayed behind in the Park to look for their pet.
This note is inside the Könstig gallery in the southwest of the Park.
10 – Customer Complaint
Location: Vendor Truck, Downtown
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (10 of 19)
Description: A note left by an irate customer of the Third-Ice Cream franchise.
This complaint is on the ground in front of the vendor truck in Downtown.
11 – SHÜM!!!!!!!
Location: Empire Avenue, West Incursion Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (11 of 19)
Description: An excited arcade cabinet enthusiast’s notes on a Shüm machine.
Near the Empire Avenue Fast Travel Door in the West Incursion Zone is a barricaded restaurant with a Shüm arcade challenge inside. Break through the entrance to find this document next to the arcade machine.
12 – Missing Camera Note
Location: Atlantis Coffee Shop, Evacuation Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (12 of 19)
Description: A note from someone looking for a strangely powerful camera.
This note is inside a barricaded Atlantis coffee shop south of the Laundromat Path to Sinkhole. One of the Evacuation Zone Freeze Frame cameras is just above this shop.
13 – Birder’s Note #1
Location: Könstig Gallery, West Incursion Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (13 of 19)
Description: A page torn out of a birder’s journal.
There is a Könstig gallery in the northwest of the West Incursion Zone. The note is on the bench inside.
14 – Birder’s Note #2
Location: Parking Garage, West Incursion Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (14 of 19)
Description: A page torn out of a birder’s journal.
This note is on the upside-down roof north of the Parking Garage in the northwest of the West Incursion Zone. It is just below the Street Crossing Freeze Frame camera.
15 – Birder’s Note #3
Location: Laser Alley, West Incursion Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (15 of 19)
Description: A page torn out of a birder’s journal.
Once you have Shift, which unlocks after the Finding Jesse – Incursion Fault story quest, use it to reach the laser alley above the ice cream vendor. The note is on top of a box.
16 – Birder’s Note #4
Location: Vertical Road, West Incursion Zone
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (16 of 19)
Description: A page torn out of a birder’s journal.
In the northeast of the West Incursion Zone, a dead person next to the vertical road is holding this note.
17 – Taxi Receipt
Quest: The Last Taxi
Location: Side story reward
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (17 of 19)
Description: A receipt for the taxi rides.
Complete the side story The Last Taxi to get this taxi receipt as the completion reward.
18 – Letter To NYC Newsfeed
Location: Red Building Terrace, Central
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (18 of 19)
Description: A civilian writes a letter to a New York City news show, reporting strange incidents.
South of the Central Field Office and southwest of Perimeter Station is a dead end. The red building by the dead end has a terrace with a yellow and blue umbrella. Cross over from the building to the east, and the letter is right underneath the umbrella.
19 – Patterned Note
Location: Urban Fresh Mart, Factory Island (Unknown Zone)
Collectible Category: Civilian Records (19 of 19)
Description: A note from a civilian?
This note is inside the Urban Fresh Mart on Factory Island.
About Control Resonant
Sequel to: Control (2019)
Release: September 24th, 2026
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: Remedy Entertainment
Official Website: https://www.remedygames.com/
