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Resources were planned to be a strategic commodity that could be used to lower the cost of advanced technology and as a bargaining chip with other races. In order to tap a resource, a mine or a colony would have to be established to exploit them. The following resources were never fully implemented and are removed from the final version of the game.

Armor resources[ | ]

Icon Name Effect
Titanium
Titanium Harvesting Titanium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with titanium armors.
Tritanium
Tritanium Harvesting Tritanium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with tritanium armors.
Neutronium
Neutronium Harvesting Neutronium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with neutronium armors.
Zortrium
Zortrium Harvesting Zortrium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with zortrium armors.
Adamantium
Adamantium Harvesting Adamantium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with adamantium armors.
Xentronium
Xentronium Harvesting Xentronium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with xentronium armors.

Computer resources[ | ]

Icon Name Effect
Silicon
Silicon Harvesting Silicon reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with any computer.

Reactor resources[ | ]

  • These resources halve the costs of manufacturing ships with their respective reactors.
Icon Name Effect
Deuterium
Deuterium Harvesting Deuterium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with deuterium reactors.
Iridium
Iridium Harvesting Iridium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with iridium reactors.
Urridium
Uridium Harvesting Uridium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with uridium reactors.
Thorium
Thorium Harvesting Thorium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with thorium reactors.

Tradeables[ | ]

  • Tradeable resources can be exchanged as part of diplomatic actions, but offer no bonuses in themselves.
Icon Name Effect
Vespene gas
Vespene Gas Tradeable Resource
Marsh gas
Marsh Gas Tradeable Resource
Helium gas
Helium Tradeable Resource
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