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-[[start|Torque Tycoon]] > [[components|Game Components]]
+[[:start|Torque Tycoon]] > [[:components|Game Components]]
 ====== Radio Menu ======
-Tycoon cockpit actions are in the DCS radio menu, not on the F10 map. By default, open the radio menu with **#** on the ground or **Alt+#** in the air, select **F10: Other**, then open ''Tycoon''. Key bindings may differ when a DCS control profile has been changed.
+The **Radio Menu** holds every Tycoon cockpit action; the F10 map holds none of them. **F10 does not open the radio menu:** it selects **Other** after the radio menu is already open.
-==== Navigation ====
+  - On the ground, open the radio menu with **#**.
-Finds destinations and site information.
+  - In the air, open it with **Alt+#**.
+  - Press **F10** to select **Other**.
+Key bindings may differ when a DCS control profile has been changed.
+Tycoon's entries stand in a fixed order, so each keeps its F-key:
+^ Entry ^ Contents ^
+| ''My Location'' | The nearest site: its Projects, Institutions and Storage. |
+| ''Cargo'' | Load, deliver, store and drop crates. |
+| ''Navigation'' | Nearby sites and the sites that take the loaded cargo, with smoke, flare or illumination, and the A/N Receiver for rumors. |
+| ''Wallet'' | Balance, income, costs and recent activity, see [[components:credits|Credits]]. |
+| ''Upgrades'' | Workshop upgrades for your aircraft types, see [[components:upgrades|Upgrades]]. |
+| ''Insurance'' | Cover of your aircraft and its equipment, see [[components:insurance|Insurance]]. Only while insurance is switched on. |
+| ''Tycoon'' | Statistics, map overlays and situation reports. |
+An offer from an [[components:encounters|encounter]] appears at the end of the menu under its own name and disappears once answered or expired.
+====My Location====
+Operates on the nearest valid site. Its first row names the site; below are the submenus Projects, Institutions (Cities only) and Storage.
 <code>
-├─ Tycoon
+├─ My Location
+│  ├─ Site: <Site>                       (inert row)
 │  │
-│  ├─ Navigation
+│  ├─ Projects
-│  │  ├─ Refresh nearest sites
+│  │  ├─ Upgrades (N)                     (site upgrades, no build site; same rows as below)
-│  │  ├─ Cargo Sites                    (only shown when cargo is loaded)
+│  │  │  └─ <Upgrade>
-│  │  │  └─ <Site>
+│  │  ├─ Ready to build (N)
-│  │  │     └─ Deploy smoke
+│  │  │  └─ <Project>
-│  │  └─ Nearby Sites
+│  │  │     ├─ Build now
+│  │  │     ├─ <Cargo> N/M ok            (status rows)
+│  │  │     ├─ Pin to map / Unpin from map (see below)
+│  │  │     └─ Print details
+│  │  ├─ Missing requirements (N)
+│  │  │  ├─ <Project>  <badge>            (individual, same shape as above)
+│  │  │  └─ <Pool> (N): <reason>          (collapsed candidates, e.g. regional slots full)
+│  │  │     ├─ <reason>                   (status row, stated once)
+│  │  │     └─ <Project>                  (same as above, one per candidate)
+│  │  ├─ Built here (N)
+│  │  │  └─ <Building>
+│  │  │     ├─ CONFIRM: tear down <Building>
+│  │  │     ├─ Cost <Cargo> N/M
+│  │  │     └─ Print details
+│  │  └─ Region: N/M slots                (regional slot ledger, inert row)
+│  │
+│  ├─ Institutions                        (CITY sites only; branch absent elsewhere)
+│  │  ├─ Open (N)
+│  │  │  └─ <Institution>  [same row shape as Ready/Missing above]
+│  │  └─ Built (N)
+│  │     └─ <Institution>  [same row shape as Built here above]
+│  │
+│  └─ Storage
+│     ├─ Stored x/y                       (airfields and Settlements: all cargo combined / storage limit)
+│     └─ <Cargo> (n)                      (n = crates staged + in storage)
+│        ├─ Spawn max free slots
+│        ├─ Spawn max payload
+│        ├─ Spawn 1 crate
+│        ├─ Spawn 2 crates
+│        ├─ Spawn 4 crates
+│        ├─ Spawn 6 crates
+│        └─ Spawn 24 crates
+</code>
+====Storage====
+Storage takes crates out of the stock of the site you are at. Pick the cargo, then how many crates you want. A crate taken out of a store is the same crate that was stored.
+^ Entry ^ Crates taken out ^
+| Spawn max free slots | As many as your aircraft has free slots, even beyond its rated payload. |
+| Spawn max payload | As many as stay within your aircraft's rated payload. |
+| Spawn 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 24 crates | The fixed number, or whatever is left if the site holds less. |
+Some of a site's crates may first have to be brought out of its storage. That takes a few seconds, and the crates appear once they have arrived. Where they appear depends on the site, see [[components:cargo|Cargo]].
+Messages you may see:
+^ Message ^ Meaning ^
+| ''bringing N more <cargo> from storage...'' | The crates are on their way; wait a few seconds. |
+| ''only X of Y <cargo> requested are in storage - spawning what is available'' | The site holds fewer crates than requested. You get all of them. |
+| ''out of range for cargo here (X m away, max Y m)'' | Too far from the site: 500 m at an airfield, 80 m for an airplane at a pad, 30 m for a helicopter at a pad. Nothing is taken out. |
+| ''no room to place cargo near your aircraft'' | No free space behind the aircraft. Move a little and try again. |
+| ''rated payload already reached'' | **Spawn max payload** has nothing left to add. Use **Spawn max free slots** to load beyond it. |
+| ''cargo bay full'' | No free slot left. |
+At an [[components:airfields|airfield]], the first row ''Stored x/y'' shows how full its shared storage is.
+====Cargo====
+Use ''Cargo'' whenever a Torque Tycoon crate moves between the ground and the aircraft's internal cargo hold. DCS's built-in rearm/reload and cargo-loading menus do not recognize Tycoon crates. Slingloads use the helicopter's cargo hook; a crate set down from the sling is delivered or stored from **Nearby**.
+<code>
+├─ Cargo
+│  ├─ Show cargo status
+│  ├─ Load nearby
+│  │  ├─ Load all nearby
+│  │  └─ Load <Crate>                     (one per crate nearby)
+│  ├─ Deliver                             (only where the site takes deliveries)
+│  │  ├─ Deliver all loaded (N)
+│  │  ├─ <Cargo> (N loaded)               (one per loaded cargo)
+│  │  │  ├─ Deliver all (N)
+│  │  │  └─ Deliver 1, 2, 4, 6, 24
+│  │  └─ <Cargo> (N on ground)            (one per cargo lying at the site)
+│  │     ├─ Deliver all (N)
+│  │     └─ Deliver 1, 2, 4, 6, 24
+│  ├─ Store                               (only where the site has a store; same shape, with the fee)
+│  │  ├─ Store all loaded (N x 75 GEL)
+│  │  ├─ <Cargo> (N loaded)
+│  │  └─ <Cargo> (N on ground)
+│  └─ Drop loaded                         (sets crates down without delivering them)
+│     ├─ Drop all loaded (N)
+│     └─ <Cargo> (N loaded)
+│        ├─ Drop all (N)
+│        └─ Drop 1, 2, 4, 6, 24
+</code>
+**Deliver** and **Store** only appear where the site takes the cargo; which site takes what is listed under [[components:cargo|Cargo]]. The Store entries show the storage fee. Both also work from the wreck of an aircraft that was brought down in one piece.
+Every cargo offers the same steps, whatever is aboard: a step larger than what is there unloads all of it. Crates leave the hold in the order they were loaded; crates on the ground go nearest first.
+==== Navigation ====
+Finds destinations and site information.
+<code>
+├─ Navigation
+│  ├─ Refresh nearest sites
+│  ├─ Cargo Sites                         (sites that take the loaded cargo)
+│  │  └─ <Site>
+│  │     ├─ Deploy smoke
+│  │     ├─ Fire flare
+│  │     └─ Drop illumination bomb
+│  ├─ Nearby Sites
+│  │  ├─ Factory
+│  │  ├─ Source
+│  │  ├─ Hub
+│  │  └─ City
 │  │     └─ <Site>
-│  │        └─ Deploy smoke
+│  │        ├─ Deploy smoke
+│  │        ├─ Fire flare
+│  │        └─ Drop illumination bomb
+│  └─ A/N Receiver
+│     ├─ <Frequency> near <Airfield>      (one entry per active rumor)
+│     └─ Switch off
 </code>
+''Cargo Sites'' reads ''(no loaded cargo)'' while the hold is empty.
 ^ Site ^ Smoke colour ^
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 | City | White |
-Smoke appears roughly 120 metres to the right of the approach.
+Smoke appears roughly 120 metres to the right of the approach. **Fire flare** launches a red signal flare directly from the selected site and can be requested again after 30 seconds.
+**Drop illumination bomb** lights up the selected site at night: the bomb ignites 1000 metres above the site's ground level (never above your own aircraft) and slowly descends. It can be requested again after 5 minutes.
+**A/N Receiver** tunes in to a rumor's [[components:direction-finding|A/N signal]] without SRS. The signal is heard only within the rumor's range, as with SRS. The receiver switches itself off when the rumor lapses or the aircraft is lost or left.
+====Wallet====
+Shows your [[components:credits|credits]].
-====Map====
-Shows more information on the F10 Map, Unpins Projects (See Projects)
 <code>
-│  ├─ Map
+├─ Wallet
-│  │  ├─ Show Supply (60s)
+│  ├─ Overview
-│  │  ├─ Redraw markers
+│  │  ├─ This Session
-│  │  └─ Pinned projects (N)
+│  │  ├─ Last Session
-│  │     ├─ Unpin: <SITE> <Project>     (one row per pin)
+│  │  ├─ Last 7 days
-│  │     └─ Unpin all
+│  │  ├─ Last 30 days
+│  │  └─ All Time
+│  ├─ Recent Activity
+│  ├─ Since last visit
+│  └─ Refresh from backend
 </code>
-====Situation Report====
-Displays information about the situation nearby
+While credits are switched off, the entry holds a single row saying so.
+====Upgrades====
+Shows and sells Workshop [[components:upgrades|upgrades]].
 <code>
+├─ Upgrades
+│  ├─ Show my upgrades
+│  ├─ Buy Upgrade                         (on the ground at an airfield with a Workshop)
+│  │  └─ Cargo hold
+│  │     └─ <Upgrade>
+│  │        ├─ Accept purchase (<price>)? Yes
+│  │        └─ No
+│  └─ Find nearest Workshop
+</code>
-│  ├─ Situation Report
+An upgrade the aircraft already has reads //fitted// and cannot be bought again.
-│  │  ├─ Most urgent demand
-│  │  ├─ Nearest pickup
+====Insurance====
-│  │  └─ Open projects
-│  │
+Shows and sells [[components:insurance|insurance]].
+<code>
+├─ Insurance
+│  ├─ Overview
+│  ├─ Buy Insurance                       (on the ground at an airfield with an Insurance Agency)
+│  │  ├─ Aircraft                         (Agency I)
+│  │  │  └─ <Aircraft type>
+│  │  │     ├─ Accept purchase (<price>)? Yes
+│  │  │     └─ No
+│  │  └─ Equipment                        (Agency II)
+│  │     ├─ <Item>                        (one per fitted upgrade)
+│  │     └─ All equipment
+│  └─ Find nearest Insurance Agency
 </code>
+Buying needs a linked Discord account, see [[components:dcsbot|DCSBot]].
-====My Location====
+====Tycoon====
-Operates on the nearest valid site and contains the submenues Projects, Storage and Institutions (Cities Only)
+Statistics, map overlays and reports about the situation nearby.
 <code>
-│  └─ My Location (<SITE_ID>)
+└─ Tycoon
-│     │
+   ├─ Statistics
-│     ├─ Projects
+   │  ├─ Show my statistics
-│     │  ├─ Ready to build (N)
+   │  └─ Refresh from backend
-│     │  │  └─ <Project>
+   ├─ Map
-│     │  │     ├─ Build now
+   │  ├─ Show Supply (60s)
-│     │  │     ├─ <Cargo> N/M ok            (status rows)
+   │  ├─ Redraw markers
-│     │  │     ├─ Pin to map / Unpin from map (see below)
+   │  └─ Pinned projects (N)
-│     │  │     └─ Print details
+   │     ├─ Unpin: <SITE> <Project>       (one row per pin)
-│     │  ├─ Missing requirements (N)
+   │     └─ Unpin all
-│     │  │  ├─ <Project>  <badge>            (individual, same shape as above)
+   └─ Situation Report
-│     │  │  └─ <Pool> (N): <reason>          (collapsed candidates, e.g. Hub/City slot pool full)
+      ├─ Most urgent demand
-│     │  │     ├─ <reason>                   (status row, stated once)
+      ├─ Nearest pickup
-│     │  │     └─ <Project>                  (same as above, one per candidate)
+      └─ Open projects
-│     │  ├─ Built here (N)
-│     │  │  └─ <Building>
-│     │  │     ├─ CONFIRM: tear down <Building>
-│     │  │     ├─ Cost <Cargo> N/M
-│     │  │     └─ Print details
-│     │  └─ N/M build sites used             (slot ledger, inert row)
-│     │
-│     ├─ Institutions                        (CITY sites only; branch absent elsewhere)
-│     │  ├─ Open (N)
-│     │  │  └─ <Institution>  [same row shape as Ready/Missing above]
-│     │  └─ Built (N)
-│     │     └─ <Institution>  [same row shape as Built here above]
-│     │
-│     └─ Storage
-│        └─ <CARGO> (n)
-│           ├─ Spawn max free slots
-│           └─ Spawn 1..6 crates
 </code>
-====Pin Projects====
+**Show my statistics** shows your [[components:statistics|Player Statistics]].
+====Pin Projects====
 Adds a User Marker to the F10 Map. To open it, click on the red circle or toggle all markers with this button in the F10 Map:\\
-{{:components:screenshot_2026-09-03_195536.png?75|}}\\
+{{:components:screenshot_2026-09-03_195536.png?75|The F10 map button that toggles all markers.}}\\
 ''Pinned Project:''\\
-{{:components:screenshot_2026-09-03_195522.png?400|}}\\
+{{:components:screenshot_2026-09-03_195522.png?400|A pinned project marker on the F10 map.}}\\
-To delete it, click on the red cross or remove it via the Radio Menu.
+To delete it, click on the red cross or remove it via ''Tycoon > Map > Pinned projects''.
 Pins are removed on a server restart.
-====Statistics====
+====Encounter Offers====
-Shows pilot statistics
+An offer from an [[components:encounters|encounter]] is added at the end of the menu, behind ''Tycoon'':
 <code>
-│  ├─ Statistics
+└─ <Offer>
-│  │  ├─ Show my statistics
+   ├─ <Option>                            (one per choice, including declining)
-│  │  └─ Refresh from backend
+   └─ Show message again
 </code>
-====Cargo====
+It disappears once answered, when it expires, or on takeoff.
-Use this top-level ''F10: Other > Cargo'' menu whenever a Torque Tycoon crate moves between the ground and the aircraft's internal cargo hold. DCS's built-in rearm/reload and cargo-loading menus do not recognize Tycoon crates. Slingloads use the helicopter's cargo hook and are detected separately.
+====Chat Commands====
-<code>│
+Some answers are faster to type than to click. These commands work in the ordinary DCS chat and reply only to your own group.
-└─ Cargo                                     (its own top-level F10 entry, NOT nested under Tycoon)
-   ├─ Show cargo status
+^ Command ^ Shows ^
-   ├─ Load nearby
+| ''-tyc help'' | The list of commands. |
-   │  ├─ Load all nearby
+| ''-tyc supply [seconds]'' | Full supply labels on the F10 map for a short while. |
-   │  └─ Load <Crate>                        (one per crate nearby)
+| ''-tyc info <code>'' | The detail card for one site. |
-   └─ Drop loaded
+| ''-tyc demand [n]'' | The most urgent demands. |
-      ├─ Drop all loaded
+| ''-tyc source [cargo]'' | The nearest pickup for a cargo. |
-      └─ Drop <Crate>                        (one per loaded crate)
+| ''-tyc projects'' | The open projects. |
-</code>
+| ''-tyc rumors'' | The current rumors. |
+| ''-tyc threats'' | Threat contacts nearby. |
+''-timeleft'' gives the time to the next [[components:restarts|restart]], and ''-linkme'' links a Discord account, see [[components:dcsbot|DCSBot]].
 ===== Related Guides =====
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   * [[components:cargo|Cargo]]
+  * [[components:airfields|Airfields]]
+  * [[components:credits|Credits]]
+  * [[components:upgrades|Upgrades]]
+  * [[components:insurance|Insurance]]
+  * [[components:encounters|Encounters]]
   * [[components:statistics|Player Statistics]]
   * [[components:achievements|Achievements]]