Editing Relay Network (section)

== How the parts connect ==

The Network has four kinds of Bay. You can own one of each.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Bay
! Takes in
! Produces
! What the output is for
|-
| [[Refinery]]
| Items you commit to it
| [[Salvage]]
| Fuel, Modules, Research, Upgrades and the Network Store. The Refinery is where the whole Network gets its currency.
|-
| [[Mint]]
| Nothing required. Optional Salvage fuel
| BC, plus a Work boost while fueled
| BC goes to your balance, or partly to your Faction or personal Vault. Fuel powers the Work Amplifier and Work cooldown cuts.
|-
| [[Recovery]]
| Salvage fuel (required)
| Charge
| Charge gives your Fish, Hunt, Explore and Mine actions a chance to cut their cooldowns, and can bank surplus quest finds.
|-
| [[Cooling]]
| [[Cryo Gel]]
| Cooling supply
| Lowers heat on your Mint, Refinery and Recovery Bays once they pass half heat.
|}

Three things apply to every Bay that produces something (Mint, Refinery and Recovery):
* '''[[Relay Heat|Heat]].''' Running a Bay builds heat. A hot Bay slows down. Cooling Bays and [[DX Coolant]] bring heat back down.
* '''Operating mode.''' Each Bay runs Off, Underclocked, Normal or Overclocked. Higher modes produce more, make more heat and burn more fuel. See [[Relay Heat#Operating modes|operating modes]].
* '''Improvements.''' [[Relay Research]] improves the whole Network at once. [[Bay Upgrades]] improve one Bay. Both cost Salvage plus items.