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Torque Tycoon > Game Components
Exploration
Exploration turns hidden world locations into usable economy sites. A site moves through three visibility states, and each state controls what players can see and do.
| State | Information available |
|---|---|
| Unknown | Nothing appears on the Live Map or radio menu. |
| Rumored | A search circle, frequency and broad direction from an anchor airfield. |
| Mapped | Stock, routes, radio-menu navigation and the normal site beacon. |
A rumored site becomes mapped when a player follows its A/N signal through the search area and lands by the white-flagged tyre at the true location. Mapping reveals the site; commissioning is a separate cargo step that activates its economic function.
Higher-tier sites depend on regional infrastructure. Tier 2 access requires a level-1 Survey Station and Tier 3 access requires level 2. Demolishing the Survey Station removes the tier access it provided. Cartography Institute increases the number of rumors that can be open server-wide.