Industrial Lumber Mill

The Industrial Lumber Mill is a specialized production building that processes raw logs into lumber at a much higher throughput than basic sawmills. It is intended for mid- to late-game settlements that require steady, large-scale lumber supply for construction and maintenance. The building accepts only logs as input and outputs lumber, acting as a key element of an industrialized timber economy.

The Industrial Lumber Mill has internal storage that can hold up to 20 units of a single material type. This storage is used to buffer incoming logs and the produced lumber, reducing idle time from supply interruptions and smoothing production during peak demand.

• The mill requires a continuous supply of logs to operate at full efficiency; place it near loggers, log piles, or transport networks to avoid shortages.
• Use worker routing and efficient road placement to keep the mill supplied and to move produced lumber to construction sites or storage depots quickly.
• Because the mill stores only one material type up to 20 units, avoid mixing deliveries that overload its capacity or cause frequent drop-offs elsewhere.
• Pair Industrial Lumber Mill with nearby storage buildings or distribution hubs when scaling production so excess lumber does not clog the mill's output slot.
• The Industrial Lumber Mill replaces or supplements smaller sawmills in advanced settlements, enabling larger projects and faster repair cycles.