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====== Recover a Settlement ======

A region in unrest recovers from its source outward. Spread ends only when the source's Trust is back at 55%, and a full Food store brings it there fastest.

===== Steps =====

  - **Finding the source.** On the Live Map, the source is the Settlement marked "unrest spreading" or "unrest region-wide", not a neighbour that is only affected by spread.
  - **Planning the delivery.** The source's Food stock shows how many crates are missing to 100%. A UH-1H delivery adds a temporary Trust-recovery boost.
  - **Filling the source.** A full store raises Trust from 30% to 55% in about 40 minutes of flying; at 75% Food the same recovery takes more than four hours. The store has to stay full until the source has recovered.
  - **Filling the affected Settlements.** Inside the source's region, a full store only slows their loss while the source still spreads. In a neighbouring region, 90% Food is enough to hold.

===== Result =====

The spread ends when the source recovers, and its paused growth effects return. Once no Settlement in the region is in unrest, the extra enemy pressure ends; enemy groups already on the ground stay until they are cleared. Slow recovery usually means the stock is no longer full or the Food went to a different Settlement.

A region that is repeatedly dragged down by a neighbour can protect itself with a [[components:projects#civil_defense_office|Civil Defense Office]].

===== Components used =====

  * [[components:unrest|Unrest]]
  * [[components:trust|Trust]]
  * [[components:settlements|Settlements]]
  * [[components:cargo|Cargo]]
  * [[components:aircraft|Aircraft]]
  * [[components:live-map|Live Map]]
  * [[components:projects|Projects]]

===== Related guides =====

  * [[guides:deliver-cargo|Deliver Cargo]]
  * [[guides:choose-useful-task|Choose a Useful Task]]
  * [[guides:respond-to-an-ambush|Respond to an Ambush]]