Resource (Civ7)

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A Resource is one of the special commodities in Civilization VII and its expansions that appears in limited quantities on the map. As in all Civilization games, Resources are essential to an empire's development and are an important reason to seize and hold territory. There is a limit of one Resource per tile.

Mechanics

Resources are obtained by founding Settlements near them and placing Tile Improvements on top of them. Once improved, Resources either provide empire-wide bonuses or contribute yields when assigned to a specific Settlement, depending on their type.

Additional sources include:

• Economic City-States Suzerainty - can provide you a Resource as a befriending reward, only one copy can be obtained. (e.g., during the Antiquity Age, they provide Lapis Lazuli with the Gemstone option).
• Trading - grants Gold per turn for the destination empire and a copy of every Resource in the destination Settlement to the origin empire. Trade Routes can be established via the Merchant.

Beyond their direct benefits, resource tiles also grant adjacency bonuses to Science and Production Buildings. However, no Buildings or Wonders can be constructed on these tiles, requiring players to carefully consider both the value and location of each resource to maximize their benefits.

Resource management

Unlike previous Civilization games, where Resources universally affected an entire empire, most Resources in Civilization VII must now be assigned within individual Settlements. Each Settlement has a limited number of Resource slots, which determine how many Resources can be assigned there.

Once slotted, Resources can be reallocated to any Settlement within the Trade Network, allowing for strategic redistribution between Settlements. However, reassignment is only possible when acquiring a new Resource or when a Settlement gains additional Resource Slots, reinforcing the importance of thoughtful Resource management.

Resource Capacity

Resource Capacity starts by default at 1 slot for a Town, 2 for a City, and 4 for the Capital. However, Capacity can be expanded primarily by constructing Buildings or researching Technologies. The following is a list of gameplay elements that increase the number of Resource slots in a Settlement:

• Buildings:
  • Department Store — +1 slot
  • Factory — +1 slot
  • Lecture Hall — +1 slot
  • Lighthouse — +2 slots
  • Market — +1 slot
  • Port — +2 slots
  • Wharf — +2 slots
• Wonders:
  • Colossus — +3 slots
  • Monks Mound — +4 slots
  • Tomb of Askia — +2 slots
• Unique Civics:
  • Cah-nah-ha — +2 slots in the Capital
  • Chartered Companies — +1 slot in Settlements with a Port
  • Jingol — +1 slot in Towns
  • Lijia II — +2 slots in the Capital
  • Miyaska Latoweki II — +1 slot in the Capital per allied City-State
  • Nagaram II — +2 slots in the Capital
  • Periplus of the Erythraean Sea — +1 slot in Settlements on Coast or Rivers
  • Wisdom of Tanit II — +3 slots in the Capital
• City-State bonuses:
  • Stockpiles — +2 slots in the Capital
  • Factory System — +1 slot in Settlements with a Factory
• Other:
  • Camels — +2 slots
  • Commodities Social Policy — +1 slot per City
  • Factory Town focus — +1 slot
  • Attribute Points — +1 slot in Cities, or +2 slots if you have 3 or fewer Cities. +1 slot in Towns.
  • Songhai unique ability — +2 slots in Cities on Navigable Rivers.

Type of resources

Resources in Civilization VII are divided into three categories:

• Bonus Resources — can be assigned to any Settlement and provide flat yields (e.g., Cotton provides +2 Food and +2 Production).
• City Resources — can only be assigned to Cities, but they provide more advanced bonuses (e.g., Silk provides +10% Culture).
• Empire Resources — do not need to be assigned and serve as a permanent passive benefit when acquired. They affect their owner's entire empire and all of its Settlements (e.g., Ivory provides +10% Production towards Wonders placed in Tropical, Plains, and Desert terrain).

Additionally, there are two new types of Resources that are only relevant in a specific Age:

• Treasure Resources (Exploration Age) — spawn in Distant Lands, which are islands in the middle of the ocean or the overseas continent on the opposite side of the map. When they are connected to a coastal Settlement, a Treasure Convoy will appear after a set number of turns. Bringing (or stealing) the Treasure Convoy back from the Distant Land will earn the player some Gold and progress along the Treasure Fleet Legacy Path proportional to the number of Treasure Resources the Distant Land Settlement controls.
• Factory Resources (Modern Age) — provide empire-wide effects but must be placed in a Settlement with a Factory. Each Factory can only house one type of Factory Resource. If the Factory is connected by the Rail or Port network back to the Capital, the Factory will contribute to the Economic Railroad Tycoon legacy path every turn.

Resources over the ages

After each Age transition, the effect of Resources rarely stays the same. Some Resources will become better, worse, or be completely obsolete. New ones will be discovered, and some will have their category shifted, with their effects radically changing based on their historical significance:

• Iron - provides extra Combat Strength to Infantry Units in the Antiquity and Exploration Ages, and becomes obsolete in Modern Age.
• Silk - provides a percentage bonus to Culture in the Antiquity and Exploration Ages, shifting to a flat Culture bonus in the Modern Age.
• Salt - increases Production toward training Units in the Antiquity Age but becomes obsolete in the Exploration Age.
• Niter - is discovered in the Exploration Age and provides extra Combat Strength to Siege and Naval Units, shifting to Ranged and siege units in the Modern age.
• Rubber - is discovered in the Modern Age and provides extra Combat Strength to infantry and Air Units.
• Ivory - initially an Empire Resource, becomes a Bonus Resource in the Exploration and Modern Ages. It takes over Wool's role by providing a flat Production and Happiness bonus.
• Marble - takes over the role of Wonder construction bonuses for all terrain in the Exploration and Modern Ages.
• Horses - initially an Empire Resource, becomes a Bonus Resource in the Modern Age. It takes over Dyes's role by providing a flat Happiness bonus.
• Gold and Silver - act as Treasure Resources in Exploration Age, return to normal in Modern Age.
• Some Bonus and Treasure Resources - are turned into Factory Resources in the Modern Age, since they can be mass produced.

Note that not all adapting Resources are listed here, but the above cover the majority of dynamic Resources in the game.

Synergies

Certain leaders and civilizations have synergy with Resources:

• Hatshepsut gains Culture for every imported Resource.
• The Aksumite civilization gains increased Gold on Resources.
• The Mississippian civilization's Buildings all receive a Food adjacency bonus for Resources.
• Carthaginian Numidian Cavalry gains +1 Combat Strength for each unique City Resource slotted in the Capital.

List of resources

Main article: List of resources in Civ7

Videos

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See also

• Resource in other games

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