> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.loadout.xyz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.loadout.xyz/overview/ecosystem.md).

# The Ecosystem

Loadout connects game developers, traders and the communities forming around their games.

### Developers build

A team shows its game and tells people what it plans to ship. Eligible trading fees give it a source of development funding. The team remains responsible for spending that money, communicating progress and delivering the game.

Curated and Instant Launches serve different onboarding needs. Both need clear information about the project and its token. A game can be early in development or already on sale.

### Traders evaluate

Traders can assess the team, builds, roadmap, allocations and treasury activity. Trading gives the token a market and can generate development fees. A token purchase does not give the holder an automatic share of game revenue or company ownership.

### Fees support the platform

The standard game curve fee allocates 4 percentage points to the studio and 1 to Loadout. Referrals and rebates come from the eligible protocol allocation. Pool trading after graduation follows its own deductions and fee rights.

LOAD has its own buyback, treasury, liquidity-compounding and protocol allocations. A studio's fee-funded buybacks purchase that studio's game token. Any separate use of platform revenue to buy LOAD must be accounted for separately.

### From launch to an ongoing community

New curated launches target 150 SOL in real curve reserves, and instant launches target 85 SOL. At graduation, reserves seed the official pool and the original liquidity position is permanently locked.

The work continues after the token launches. Teams need to ship, explain changes and give people a reason to keep paying attention. Staking and buyback settings are additional project terms; they cannot guarantee demand or revenue.

Read [Fee Structure](https://loadout.gitbook.io/product-docs/overview/fees), [Launch Types](https://loadout.gitbook.io/product-docs/for-developers/launch-types) and [Treasury Management](https://loadout.gitbook.io/product-docs/for-developers/treasury).