Production Chains

Resources flow through interconnected production chains—from salvaged e-waste scavenged in the sprawl to cutting-edge quantum cores that power your cyber operations.

The Resource Tiers

Resources are organized into tiers based on complexity:

Tier 0 Raw Salvage

Scavenged directly from the sprawl. No inputs required.
Examples: E-Waste, Circuit Scrap, Power Cells, Rare Metals

Tier 1 Processed Materials

Raw salvage transformed through smelting and reclamation.
Examples: Scrap Alloy, Reclaimed Copper, Hardened Alloy

Tier 2 Components

Components fabricated from processed materials.
Examples: Servo Motors, Fiber Optics, Data Cables

Tier 3+ Advanced Tech

Complex tech requiring multiple component types.
Examples: Logic Boards, Neural Chips, Quantum Cores, Datapacks

Example Chain: Logic Boards

One of the most important production chains—logic boards are used everywhere.

E-Waste Dump → E-Waste
↓
Scrap Smelter → Scrap Alloy
↓
Scrap Yard → Circuit Scrap
↓
Copper Reclaimer → Reclaimed Copper
↓
Cable Assembler → Data Cable
↓
Logic Fab → Logic Board

Balancing Production

The key to efficiency is matching production rates. If your logic fab needs 3 data cables per second, but your cable assembler only produces 2 per second, you have a bottleneck.

Watch the numbers — Each building shows its production rate
Add parallel buildings — Two smelters produce twice as much as one
Follow the constraint — The slowest step limits the whole chain