I’ve been at this for months. I needed Rubber and Plastic. I needed Motors. I needed Heat Sinks and Aluminum Casings. I needed Silica. I needed Nitrogen Gas. I needed Quickwire and Copper Sheets. I needed Crystal Oscillators. And even though I made most of those things already, I needed enough production capacity that I could dedicate sufficient per-minute output to the task of making Radio Control Units, High-Speed Connectors, and Supercomputers plus Cooling Systems and Turbo Motors.

Turns out that lining up all your supplies properly before constructing the final production line is a very good idea. Who knew?

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