Supply Line

Last updated for version `1.8.0-BETA-7`

*Main articles:* Settler, Resource Station

Supply lines connect settlements to share resources and workshop inventory, by assigning settlers as provisioners or using cargo bots.

## General

Supply Lines in Horizon can be accessed through two different ways:

* using Settlers (Requires: 1 Settler and Local Leader 1)
* using a Resource Station (Requires: 1 Cargo Bot)

It doesn't matter how two or more settlements are connected, whether cargo bots (resource stations) or settler caravans (provisioners). Nor whether one proceeds according to a system or randomly connects settlements.

It is important that items that are to be hauled between settlements are in the respective workbenches. A Master Workbench is ideal for this. This allows all items, of all settlements connected to each other, to be concentrated in one workbench.

## Settler

Settler supply lines are unlocked with 1 rank in Local Leader perk. This unlocks an additional activator Key [Q], in the workshop menu and reveals a list of owned settlements which settlers can travel to. Assigned settlers will become provisioners leading a pack brahmin while traveling between settlements. To remove a current supply line the player has to reassign the provisioner to other work, which might be difficult at times. Provisioner count for settler population but can die while engaging hostile creatures and enemies. It is advisable to equip them appropriate to their situation so they can defend themselves.

The "Settlement Options Menu" allows to disable the activator Key for supply lines on settlers in the workshop menu.

 Deployed Synth Settlers are unable to setup a supply line. Provisioners may have trouble reaching Home Plate.

## Cargo Bot

Cargo Bots are Eye-bots that the player can use to connect two or more settlements together. A cargo allows exactly one connection per Resource Station. Neither a Settler nor skill (Local Leader 1) is required for this. A resource station instead is required to connect two settlements. After use, this opens a menu with various services. Under the service *Manage Local Supply Line* the settlements that can be connected will be listed. In addition to the vanilla settlements, Home Plate and all DLCs are also available as a supply line.

Each resource station can maintain exactly one supply line and can select/deselect a current suppy line any time. Any number of resource stations can be built in a settlement, each of which can be aligned to different settlements.

The function to a provisioner supply line is the same, two settlements are connected to each other. By omitting a settler, the performance and the FPS are positively influenced and settler caravans no longer block the way, nor can settlers die or get lost while traveling around.

At the beginning of a game, cargo bots are rare. Since 1 resource station is required to link 2 settlements, it is recommended to manually select/deselect the settlements in order to haul loot. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Open the resource station menu.
2. Setup a Master Workbench (the Settlement you want all your loot stored).
3. Connect two settlements, create a supply line.
4. Haul your loot from settlement X to the Master Workbench, force this action by selecting the "refresh" bar in your resource station.
5. Deselect the current supply line and connect settlement Y as a supply line.
6. Repeat point 4 - 5 till all loot is hauled to your master workbench.

💡 **Tip:** 1 Resource Station can haul all your loot scattered around your conquered settlements, if you give yourself time to select/deselect settlements on-by-one.

## Technical Issues

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* Deployed Synth Settlers are unable to setup a supply line.
* Provisioners may have trouble reaching Home Plate.

## See Also

* Settler
* Cargo Bot
* Resource Station
* Tech Lab
* Guide/Settlement Building Limitations