Control Resonant: Every Vending Machine Location in Manhattan

Vending Machines in Control Resonant look like ordinary street kiosks, but they are actually disguised AWE encounters that pay out well when you break them. Each one is a world activity scattered through Manhattan, and clearing them is the fastest way to stockpile Reset Items so you can freely respec your build. There are 35 of them spread across five zones.

Quick answer: There are 35 Vending Machine AWEs total, split across Downtown (8), Central (7), West Incursion Zone (6), Evacuation Zone (8), and The Park (6). Spot the blinking red light, lock on, and destroy each one before it flees.

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How to spot and destroy a Vending Machine AWE

These machines sit in predictable spots, usually storefronts, alleyways, and the dead ends of streets. The giveaway is a blinking red light inside the unit. Until you attack, the machine ignores you completely.

The moment you strike it, the Vending Machine tries to bolt. You have to break it before it escapes, and if it gets away, the encounter is gone. Locking onto it is the safest way to keep it in view while it moves, so tag it first and then unload.

Lock on the instant you commit to the attack, since losing sight of a fleeing machine means losing the loot.

Vending Machine rewards

A destroyed Vending Machine drops up to two Reset Items along with 1000 to 1500 Source. On top of that, it can spill a range of crafting and upgrade materials, which makes clearing them worthwhile even after you have enough Reset Items. The full drop pool includes:

1000–1500 Source
1–2 Reset Item
Undefined Reading
Nostalgic, Quiet, Violent, Mourning, Panicked, and Odd Echo
Aberrant Slivers, Splinter, Fragment, Shard, Cuts, and Remnant

Downtown Vending Machine locations

Downtown holds eight machines, clustered around the Oldest House and the district’s fast travel points.

West of the Chasm Fast Travel Door, on the eastern side of Downtown.
In eastern Downtown, find it below the Abandoned Area and south of the Testing Facility Read entrance.
The location sits north of Lookout Point, in northeastern Downtown.
Northeast of the Lookout Point, also in the northeastern corner.
South of the Oldest House, on the southern edge of the district.
By the Subway Station platform, just beyond the Oldest House.
In Downtown’s northwest, look south from the Auction House.
North of the Auction House, in the same northwestern area.

Central Vending Machine locations

Seven machines are dotted through Central, mostly around the Field Office and the district’s supply route stations.

West of the Field Office, at the end of the road.
The Central Supply Route Station is nearby; this spot lies to the Field Office’s south.
Find it north of the Collector’s Apartment, with the Central Supply Route Station to its east.
The Auction Buyer’s Apartment is close by, and the site is east of the Perimeter Station.
North of the Auction Buyer’s Apartment.
Cross the road from the Patterned Factory to its eastern side.
The Factory Station lies south of this spot, which is northwest of the Patterned Factory.

West Incursion Zone Vending Machine locations

Six machines appear in the West Incursion Zone, several of them tucked near the Parking Garage and subway entrances.

By the Open Late neon sign, pass the West Incursion Zone Checkpoint to reach it.
Step into Empire Avenue Station Subway; the spot is immediately outside Jumpin’ Joe’s.
By the chasm near the Theatre Vista fast travel point, in the northern area.
Take the alley a block to the south of the House of Mirrors.
The spot lies just beyond the Parking Garage’s southern edge, on the zone’s western side.
From the Parking Garage, head one block south; the spot is west of the Testing Facility Tunnel entrance.

Evacuation Zone Vending Machine locations

The Evacuation Zone ties Downtown for the highest count with eight machines, many grouped around the Sinkhole and the Survivalist’s Bunker.

A building’s rooftop directly east of the Sinkhole holds it.
Head southeast of the Sinkhole to the alley by the laundromat.
Look in the parking area on the Sinkhole’s northeast side.
South of the Railway Street Station, in the northern part of the zone.
In the eastern section, it’s north of the Evac Building and near the Survivalist’s Apartment.
Directly south of the Evac Building.
The southern part of the zone, by the Survivalist’s Bunker, is the location.
The Testing Facility Pearl is nearby; the spot lies north of the Survivalist’s Bunker.

The Park Vending Machine locations

The Park rounds out the set with six machines, spread between its subway stations and the Mold Factory area.

Just north of the Park Valley Station.
Further north from the Park Valley Station, where a second machine waits.
Look for it along an alley close to Nomad Avenue Station.
East of Nomad Avenue Station, you’ll find it by a newsstand close to Hannah’s Apartment.
In a mold-blocked alley just north of the FBC Base.
The Mold Factory fast travel point is close to this spot by the Underhill Apartment.

Clear all 35 and you will walk away with a heavy stack of Reset Items and enough Source and Aberrant materials to keep experimenting with your loadout. You will know each encounter is done the moment the machine breaks apart and drops its loot on the spot.