Resources are a commodity giving a bonus to colonies placed to exploit them.
List of resources[ | ]
Icon | Name | Effect |
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Gold | Gold gives a +2 boost to the colony. | |
Gem | Gem gives a +2 boost to the colony. | |
Artifacts | Artifacts grant a +2 boost to the colony. | |
Dark Quartz | Dark Quartz gives a +2 boost to the colony. | |
Seagrass | Seagrass gives a +2 boost to the colony. | |
Red Fungus | Red Fungus gives a +2 boost to the colony. | |
Moon | A moon allows orbital shipyard and moon laboratory. |
Removed resources[ | ]
The original plans for resources were far more ambitious, and included strategic resources allowing to lower the cost of building ships as well as tradable resources that could be used for diplomacy. The removed resources were never fully implemented, however.