Resources are a commodity giving a bonus to colonies placed to exploit them.
List of resources
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Gold | Gold gives a +2  boost to the colony.
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Gem | Gem gives a +2 boost to the colony.
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Artifacts | Artifacts grant a +2  boost to the colony.
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Dark Quartz | Dark Quartz gives a +2  boost to the colony.
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Seagrass | Seagrass gives a +2  boost to the colony.
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Red Fungus | Red Fungus gives a +2 boost to the colony.
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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. These were never fully implemented, however.
Armor resources
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Titanium | Harvesting Titanium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with titanium armors. |
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Tritanium | Harvesting Tritanium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with tritanium armors. |
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Neutronium | Harvesting Neutronium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with neutronium armors. |
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Zortrium | Harvesting Zortrium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with zortrium armors. |
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Adamantium | Harvesting Adamantium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with adamantium armors. |
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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.
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Deuterium | Harvesting Deuterium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with deuterium reactors. |
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Iridium | Harvesting Iridium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with iridium reactors. |
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Uridium | Harvesting Uridium reduces 50% of the Production cost when building ships with uridium reactors. |
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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.
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Vespene Gas | Tradeable Resource |
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Marsh Gas | Tradeable Resource |
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Helium | Tradeable Resource |