Getting started

Your first few minutes in Sumaya. This page covers the main menu, team selection, controls, and the first things you should do once you're in the world.

The Main Menu

When you join Sumaya, you'll see a main menu screen before you spawn. From here you pick a team, which decides what role you play - a regular civilian, a cop, a firefighter, or a paramedic. The team you pick affects the tools you start with and the jobs you can do.

You can change teams later. Nothing about the first pick is permanent. Just pick whatever sounds fun.

When you're ready, hit Jom ("let's go" in Malay) to drop into the world.

During loading or team changes, Sumaya may show a black loading overlay with rotating Malaysia facts. It fades automatically once the game is ready.

Open beta notice

The first time your character spawns each session, you may see an Open Beta disclaimer that explains:

• Features are subject to change as the game develops.
• Player data may be reset periodically to keep the economy balanced.

Tap I understand to dismiss it. The notice doesn't reappear within the same session.

Shop and gamepasses

The Main Menu has a Shop tab where you can buy Robux gamepasses and one-time cash packs. The catalogue includes the live Retro Vehicles pack plus several Coming Soon entries for premium vehicle and POLIS role packs. See Shop and gamepasses for the full list.

Picking a team

There are five teams. Three of them (POLIS, BOMBA, Kesihatan) are emergency services with specific duties. The other two (Visitors and Malaysians) let you play as a regular person.

Team	What they do	Anyone can join?
Visitors	Regular civilian, default option	Yes
Malaysians	Regular civilian, cosmetic team for verified group members	Only MYSverse group members at Rank 3+
POLIS	Police: arrest criminals, patrol, enforce speed limits	Yes
BOMBA	Fire brigade: put out fires, run rescues	Yes
Kesihatan	Medical: treat injuries, run the hospital	Yes

See Teams for more detail on each one, including what tools you start with.

Not sure which to pick? Start as Visitors. You can try civilian jobs (fishing, mamak, palm oil) or short gig work right away, and you can switch to an emergency service team later once you've had a look around.

Your starting money

Every new player begins with:

• 100 Ringgit in your wallet
• 1000 Ringgit in your bank

That's enough for a few shop items and basic expenses, but not for a paid car rental or a house. Use one of the free starter cars first; Tier 1 housing starts at 25,000 SR. See Economy for more on money.

Controls

Sumaya uses standard Roblox movement. On PC:

Action	Key
Move	W, A, S, D
Sprint	Left Shift (hold)
Jump	Space
Interact with prompt	E (when one appears)
Open phone	Phone button on screen, or tap the icon
Chat	/ (slash) to focus the chat bar

On mobile and gamepad, the on-screen buttons and standard Roblox gamepad bindings work as expected.

Tutorial pop-ups

The first time you walk into certain places (the vehicle dealership, a Mamak counter, the fast food counter, the palm plantation, a trawl-fishing dock, etc.), Sumaya shows a one-time tutorial info-graphic: a small illustrated panel that explains how that system works. You tap through the pages and dismiss it.

Each tutorial only triggers once per account. There's no in-app way to re-open a dismissed tutorial; the Jelajah phone app's Baca Maklumat button re-opens landmark info-graphics, not tutorials.

Your first five minutes

Here's what to do right after you spawn:

1. Open your phone

The phone is your main hub. Tap the phone icon on your screen to open it. You'll see apps for careers, quests, emergency calls, settings, and more. See Phone and UI for the full list.

Opening the phone also counts as a step for your first quest.

2. Check the quest app

You're automatically started on the Welcome to Sumaya quest chain: 12 quests that teach you the basics and pay out XP and Ringgit as you go. Each quest tells you exactly what to do next.

Open the Quest app on your phone to see your current objective. A red guidance beam and a marker on the minimap will often point you to the right place. See Quests for the full chain.

3. Spawn a vehicle

Walk up to any vehicle spawner kiosk (look for the prompts scattered around town). Pick a car, rent or buy it, and drive off. The free starter cars are Perosatu Axia and Protan Wira; the rest of the standard civilian catalogue costs Ringgit to rent or buy.

See Vehicles for the full list and how the spawner works.

4. Start a civilian job

Walk up to any career station (fishing dock, mamak stall, palm plantation) and press the interact prompt to clock in. You can also take short gig jobs when they are available, such as E-Hailing, parcel delivery, towing, reporting, tour guiding, and restaurant supply runs. You'll earn Ringgit and XP while you work. Jobs are described in Careers overview.

If you picked an emergency-service team (POLIS, BOMBA, Kesihatan), you don't need to clock in - you're on duty as soon as you spawn.

5. Explore

Walk, drive, or fly around. There's a map, landmarks, shops, the hospital, the police station, the fire station, the beach, and plenty of neighbourhoods. The minimap (top-right of your screen) shows what's around you.

Some world props are interactive even when they are not part of a quest. Fishing-area travel pads can move you between land and the pontoon, and some coffee makers let you brew and take coffee.

HUD overview

While you're in the world, you'll see:

• Minimap (top-right): shows your position, nearby roads and buildings, waypoints, and a red guidance beam when a task points somewhere. Click to expand.
• Status widget (top-right, below the minimap): your Citizen level with a progress bar, plus a second row showing your active sector (rank for emergency services, level / max for civilian shifts).
• Task card (top-left): shows your current objective (active quest step, current fire, patient you're treating, etc.). Tap the chevron to collapse it if it's in the way.
• TopBar icons (top-centre): small Map / Tasks / Status / Open Menu icons. Tap any to hide that HUD; tap Open Menu (house glyph) to re-open the main menu mid-game without dying.
• Wallet / bank balance: visible near the top of your screen.

Sprint

Hold Left Shift or Left Control to sprint. Walk speed is 10 studs/s; sprint doubles it to 20. There's no stamina gate in the current build - you can sprint as long as you want.

Sprint toggles off automatically when you enter a vehicle seat.

Starter tools

Every player spawns with five tools in their satchel:

Tool	What it does
Phone	Opens the phone UI (apps, quests, MDT, 999 calls, settings, etc.). The most-used tool in the game.
Wallet	Holds your immediate cash. Equip it near another player to offer a Sadaqa donation, or drop it on the ground for roleplay flavour. See Economy.
Torchlight	A handheld torch with a directional beam. Useful at night, in dark interiors, or for roleplay scenes.
Firecrackers	A roleplay party tool that lights and pops with sound and particles. Won't damage anyone; purely cosmetic.
infinite cheese burger	A roleplay food prop. The "infinite" label is by design; equip and use to nibble. The hunger system isn't active in the current build, so it doesn't restore anything.

Emergency-service teams (POLIS, BOMBA, Kesihatan) get extra tools on top of these. See Teams.

What next?

• Pick a team and a career.
• Read up on the phone and UI so you know where things are.
• Check the quest chain for a structured walkthrough.
• When you're ready to earn real money, look at economy for where the best-paying jobs are.