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The '''Mint''' is the [[Relay Network]] Bay that produces BC. It is the first Bay you buy, and it works with or without fuel. Fueling it with [[Salvage]] adds a boost to your [[Work]] action on top.

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! Takes in
| Optional [[Salvage]] fuel
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! Produces
| BC, claimed into your balance
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! Fuel adds
| Work Amplifier (bigger Work payouts) and Work Cooldown Destroyer (chance to cut the Work cooldown)
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! Affected by
| [[Relay Heat|Heat]] and operating mode, [[Relay Research]], [[Bay Upgrades]]
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== BC output ==

* Each Module earns BC in proportion to what it cost to build. Every Module and every level-up pays for itself over a predictable number of days. Early Modules repay fastest; very deep Module counts repay more slowly.
* Output grows a little with the number of Modules, up to a bonus of 50%.
* The operating mode scales output: Underclocked produces less, Normal is the baseline, Overclocked produces more. See [[Relay Heat#Operating modes|operating modes]].
* BC builds up continuously. Claim it to move it into your balance. Like the rest of the Network, the Mint only produces during the [[Relay Network#The idle rule|idle window]].
* The Mint has no Module limit. Module craft costs stop rising after a certain number of Modules.

== Fuel and the Work boost ==

Fuel does '''not''' increase BC output. An unfueled Mint still produces its full BC.

[[Salvage]] you deposit sits in the Mint's fuel buffer and burns into a [[Work]] charge. While the Mint is fueled and charged:
* '''Work Amplifier''' multiplies your Work payout. Each tier of this [[Bay Upgrades|upgrade]] raises the multiplier, up to 3 times.
* '''Work Cooldown Destroyer''' gives each Work action a chance to cut its cooldown short. Higher account Tiers add extra rolls.

Both upgrades need the '''Work Coupling''' [[Relay Research|Research]] node first. The fuel buffer size is raised by Research and the Mint Fuel Buffer Expansion upgrade.

== Routing BC to a Vault ==

With the '''Vault Routing''' [[Research]] node, a slider sends part of the Mint's BC to your [[Factions|Faction]]'s [[Vault]] instead of your balance. Hardcore profiles, which have no Faction, route it to their personal Vault. The fueled share is routed with a 15% bonus.

== Heat ==

The Mint heats up faster than other Bays when Overclocked. A large Overclocked Mint needs [[Cooling]] or [[DX Coolant]] to last a full [[Overclock]] window. See [[Relay Heat]].

== Changelog ==
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