Help

Following are help topics listed in-game.

## Getting Started

* Left panel contains components. Click on one and then click on the map to where you would like to place it.
* Use conveyors to connect components, so they start producing stuff.
* Make conveyors by click dragging from inside the component to the component you want the conveyor to drop off.
* Sell components by selecting any component from left panel and right clicking on the map to clear its footprint.
* Drag the map around and read stats using the cursor "component".

**Keys**

* Left click - most actions, buy component etc.
* Right click OR SHIFT + left click/drag - Sell components by selecting any component from left panel and right clicking on the map to clear its footprint. (You can hold down mouse and move around to clear whole area quickly.)
* SPACE - Toggle mouse to last selected component and back

**What to expect?**

* More challenging game play as time goes on!
* Bigger and more complicated factories consisting of complicated product chains.
* Joy and happiness when you make a mess! :)

**Offline progress?**

If game is closed you will get bonus ticks that allow the game to be run really fast.

## Setting up iron production

In the start you should produce Iron from Iron ore

For a 100% effective layout you need 4 iron buyers, 2 iron foundry and 1 seller.

Later as you research more technologies, these relationships change. For each component a chart shows how much of everything you need.

Depending on your upgrades, these numbers may be very odd, then use your best judgement to get the best layout :) (Like in other places you don't need good judgement :p)

Have fun!

## Setting up lab production

Labs give huge bonus to research centers, so use them as many as you can afford if you want to research new more advanced technologies.

Luckily for you, setting up a lab can be quite a task. Labs require many different resources to be effective, but at the same time make production chain quite costly.

## Setting up plastic production

Plastic production is a bit more complicated, as it also produces Waste.

Resources come out clockwise starting from top left: plastic, waste, plastic, waste and so on. Using this piece of information, you can design your layout.

Later sorters will help to organize waste handling, additionally you can research clean production that will remove waste completely after you get electronics.

## Setting up sorter

* Sorter is a safe way to sort out waste in your production lines.
* Sorter needs to be configured - **click on the sorter** and set which exit should transport waste (or some other resource)

## Pro tips

* Order of outputs/inputs and conveyor crossings is always **top -> right -> bottom -> left (clockwise).** This rule works everywhere.
* You can construct multiple input/output lines from/to same component. Very useful if component produces more than one resource per tick.
* Producing 20 items over 10 ticks means you need two output lines to get 100% efficiency.

* Splitting Conveyor path can be used to sort resources, but has limited throughput.
* Multiple outputs from same component can also be used for sorting, but may jam if line gets full.
* Ultimately you can use sorter component, but it also has its flaws.

## Frequently asked questions

**I found a bug**

* You probably didn't :) Think through your setup 3 times, if still seems like a bug, ask forums for a solution. Don't forget that this game is designed to be more difficult and challenging than an average game in the same category.

**Why can't I get 100% efficiency for a buyer**

Check that you actually transport everything out from buyer. Sometimes one exit conveyor is not enough.

**Waste & plastic switched order**

* It can happen if one of the lines gets full, therefore all resources would be sent to another output lines.

**Upgrade is useless.**

Some upgrades may seem useless at some points - just don't buy them yet - they will be useful later. It is wise to think which upgrades are good for you and which are not. For example sometimes buying 3 upgrades at once would mean you don't need to change your layout. But buying one of them would mean you have to redesign a lot.

If you bought an upgrade that changes production in a way you don't like, just sell it and all good.