Salvage

Salvage is the Relay Network's own currency. The Refinery makes it from items, and almost every other part of the Network spends it.

Where Salvage comes from

• Refinery. The main source. Commit items, then claim the Salvage from its output buffer.
• Refunds. Fuel you withdraw from a Mint or Recovery Bay comes back as Salvage.
• Rewards. Some Achievements, quest level rewards and the daily Refined leaderboard draw pay Salvage.

What Salvage is spent on

Spent on	Notes
Modules	Crafting new Modules and levelling them, on every Bay
Bays	From your third Bay onward
Mint fuel	Optional; powers the Work boost
Recovery fuel	Required for Recovery to work at all
Relay Research	Network-wide improvements, together with items
Bay Upgrades	Per-Bay improvements, together with items
Network Store	Relay items, a daily sale and DX Coolant
Transmutation upgrades	Transmutation Speed and Queue upgrades. Recipes themselves cost only items

Tips

• Salvage income limits how fast the rest of the Network grows. Early on, put Salvage back into Refinery Modules and levels.
• Claim your Refinery before its buffer fills, or research Overflow Cutoff so a full buffer stops wasting items.
• Your stored Salvage has a very large cap. Salvage that would go over it stays unclaimed in the Refinery buffer.

Guide: Relay Network