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-[[start|Torque Tycoon]] > [[mechanics|Game Mechanics]]
-====== How Logistics and Production Work ======
-The shared economy turns raw cargo into processed goods, then uses those goods to keep Settlements alive and build the network. A destination only needs to accept the cargo you are carrying; not every useful route uses every production step.
-===== What does each site do? =====
-^ Site ^ Role ^
-| **Source** | Produces raw material such as Logs, Grain, Iron Ore, Coal or Oil. |
-| **Factory** | Consumes specified inputs and stages processed output. |
-| **Hub** | A Settlement that collects supply and hosts Hub Projects. |
-| **City** | A Settlement that consumes Food and selects City Projects. |
-Factories with two inputs need both. A delivered input does not instantly become output; stored inputs are processed before the finished crate is staged.
-===== Which cargo chains exist? =====
-^ Input ^ Factory ^ Output ^
-| Grain | Food Processing | Food |
-| Logs | Sawmill | Lumber |
-| Iron Ore + Coal | Steel Mill | Steel |
-| Steel + Lumber | Building Materials Plant | Building Materials |
-| Steel | Industrial Parts Works | Industrial Parts |
-| Oil | Fuel Refinery | Fuel |
-The [[mechanics:settlements-and-projects|Standards Bureau]] reduces every factory recipe by one input crate, never below one. Site details on the Live Map override this table if balancing changes.
-===== Why does the supply chain matter? =====
-Food is day-to-day Settlement supply. Other cargo placed in a Settlement becomes Reserve for levels and projects. This makes a route useful when it removes a shortage, commissions a site, funds construction or opens the next production tier. [[guides:find-a-useful-task|Find a Useful Task]] turns that model into flight decisions.