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-[[start|Torque Tycoon]]
+[[:start|Torque Tycoon]]
-====== Start Playing Torque Tycoon ======
+====== Getting Started ======
-Torque Tycoon is a persistent helicopter logistics game: move cargo through production chains, keep Settlements supplied, explore Georgia and build the shared network toward Tbilisi.
+Torque Tycoon turns cargo flights into progress in one persistent shared world. The easiest introduction is one short delivery selected from the Live Map.
-===== What should I do first? =====
+  - Find **Torque Tycoon** in the DCS multiplayer browser, or connect to ''dcs.torquetycoon.net'' on port ''10308''.
+  - Open the [[https://map.torquetycoon.net|Live Map]] and pick a short task from **Sorties**.
+  - Select an aircraft that can carry the recommended cargo.
+  - Follow [[guides:first-flight|Complete Your First Flight]] from pickup through delivery.
+  - Check the changed world state and choose the next task.
-  - Join the server and open the [[https://map.torquetycoon.net|Live Map]].
+Log out on the ground, close to a Settlement, airfield or heliport: logging out in the air costs the full fuel load and a recovery fee, see [[components:aircraft-losses|Aircraft Losses]]. For the first 4 flight hours a [[components:aircraft-losses#grace_period|grace period]] waives the costs of losing an aircraft or logging out in the air.
-  - Choose a short task from **Attention**.
-  - Fly the required cargo from its source to a destination that accepts it.
-  - Check the map after unloading and choose the next bottleneck.
-[[guides:first-delivery|Make your first delivery]] for the complete cockpit checklist. If you need a direct server address or account linking, see [[server:join-and-link|Join and Link Your Account]].
+On arrival a welcome message points to the radio menu, the F10 map, the Live Map and this wiki; a few seconds later a second message gives the time to the next [[components:restarts|restart]]. While you fly, short "Did you know?" tips appear now and then; a pilot without a linked Discord account is reminded of the link every hour and a half or so, and everyone sees a request for a donation about once a session.
-===== What makes a flight useful? =====
+Account linking through [[components:dcsbot|DCSBot]] is optional for flying; it is needed to spend [[components:credits|credits]]. The server runs on donations through [[https://buymeacoffee.com/torquetycoon|Buy me a coffee]]. Before a longer route, check [[components:restarts|Restarts]] and [[components:weather|Weather]]. When you want to understand a term, open [[components|Game Components]]; when you want to complete an objective, open [[guides|Guides]].
-The best task is usually the current shortage shown in **Attention**. A delivery can also commission a site, fund a project, map a rumor, recover an unrest Settlement or protect a supply route. [[guides:find-a-useful-task|Find a Useful Task]] explains how to choose when Attention is not enough.