Everything your fleet makes, on one list: the production screen
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In short: the production screen is one list of everything your fleet makes. It shows each chain from the goods going in to the goods coming out, and lets you switch them from there: a metal refinery that uses only salvage, for example. Only refineries appear on it for now. Numbers are placeholders.
At a glance
| Open | F12, or Production on a carrier’s or bunker’s unit card |
| Lists | every carrier and bunker of yours that makes something |
| Chains for now | metal refinery |
| Reach | any carrier or bunker, in any area |
| Settings | one set per carrier or bunker, all on at the start |
| Updates | 4 times a second |
The list
- One section per host. Every carrier and bunker of yours that makes something has a section, and the list scrolls down. One with several chains shows them all.
- The order. The area you’re viewing comes first, and carriers come before bunkers. Hosts that make nothing aren’t listed.
- Where it opens. With a carrier or bunker selected, it opens scrolled to that one, picked out in gold. If that one makes nothing, a line at the top says so. With nothing selected, it opens at the top.
Reading a chain
Each chain reads left to right:
- Input goods, each with what’s stored there. Its line shows its yield and rate.
- The module, with its rate and what it’s doing.
- The output, with what’s stored out of its limit.
| Line | Means |
|---|---|
| Lit, with dashes running along it | in use |
| Dim | allowed but idle |
| Red | switched off |
What a click does
| Click | Does |
|---|---|
| An input | allows or stops it at this host |
| The module | turns the whole chain on or off |
| The output | steps its Keep target, the same one as on the cargo screen (F2) |
Switches are orders, and they work on any host in the list, wherever it is.
Example: a refinery on salvage only. Switch ore off, and the refinery uses only salvage, leaving the ore in the hold. More: metal refinery.
Keys
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| Arrows | move between nodes |
| Enter or Space | click the node |
| K, Shift+K | step Keep forward, back |
| Tab, Shift+Tab | next or previous host |
| PageUp, PageDown | scroll |
| Esc or F12 | close |
What isn’t on it
The machine shop stays on its own screen (F10).
More: metal refinery, storage and hauling.