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Setting tour constraints

The Router respects the guardrails you give it. Set them tight = focused tours. Set them loose = Router explores more creatively.

When you'd use this​

You're configuring a new tour or adjusting an existing draft because the Router gave you something that doesn't fit your body's limits.

The constraints​

Drive time / distance​

Max drive between shows. Default: 6 hours. Adjust based on your vehicle + driving comfort.

  • Solo van, short-radius: 4 hours. Humane, but you'll play fewer shows per tour.
  • Van with shared driving: 6–8 hours. Standard touring pace.
  • Long hauls (Midwest to East Coast): 10–12 hours. Needs dedicated drive days.

Max consecutive driving days. E.g., "no more than 2 long-drive days in a row."

Rest days​

Minimum days off per week. Default: 1. For fourth-album-tours, consider 2 — the recovery matters.

Mandatory day off after high-mileage day. Flag if a drive exceeds your threshold. Router auto-inserts a rest day.

Show density​

Max consecutive show nights. Default: 5 in a row. More than that = your voice and your body suffer.

Preferred days of week. Weekend bias vs. weekday shows. Router leans your way but can break if venue availability requires.

Economics​

Minimum guarantee per stop. Shows below this floor are skipped. Default: $250 (indie touring typical).

Maximum lodging cost per night. Some markets are expensive. Router will fall back to floor-surfing or cheaper accommodations if lodging exceeds your cap.

Fuel cost target. Mintoor auto-pulls national average + $0.20/gal buffer. Override if you know you're paying more (CA, or premium fuel vehicle).

Per-diem budget per person. Default: $40/day. Food, tolls, incidentals.

Regional preferences​

Preferred regions. List cities or states the Router should weight higher. Good for "I haven't played the Pacific Northwest in 3 years."

Avoid regions. Markets you want to skip (personal reasons, past bad shows, whatever).

How constraints interact​

The Router tries to satisfy all constraints. If impossible, it:

  1. Reports the conflict in the reasoning paragraph
  2. Suggests which constraint to loosen
  3. Offers alternative routes that satisfy different subsets

Where to set them​

Tour detail → Constraints tab. Per-tour overrides for everything. Your profile-level tour defaults (Profile → Settings → Tour defaults) are the starting point.

Still stuck?​

  • Every run produces the same route no matter what I change. You might be overconstraining — try loosening one constraint at a time.
  • Router routes through markets I don't want. Add them to the Avoid regions list.