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 |
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Titanium | Harvesting Titanium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with titanium armors. | |
Tritanium | Harvesting Tritanium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with tritanium armors. | |
Neutronium | Harvesting Neutronium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with neutronium armors. | |
Zortrium | Harvesting Zortrium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with zortrium armors. | |
Adamantium | Harvesting Adamantium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with adamantium armors. | |
Xentronium | Harvesting Xentronium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with xentronium armors. |
Computer resources[ | ]
Icon | Name | Effect |
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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 |
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Deuterium | Harvesting Deuterium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with deuterium reactors. | |
Iridium | Harvesting Iridium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with iridium reactors. | |
Uridium | Harvesting Uridium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with uridium reactors. | |
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 |
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Vespene Gas | Tradeable Resource | |
Marsh Gas | Tradeable Resource | |
Helium | Tradeable Resource |