Resources (CivBE)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

Resources are special commodities found in limited quantities on the map. When a resource is "worked" it provides a bonus for your colony. Bonuses vary from increased yield (production, food, etc.) to a number of units of Floatstone, Xenomass, and Firaxite, or some other strategic resources necessary for producing specific units and buildings.

Affinity Resources[]

Civilization: Beyond Earth introduces three resources that are each special to the three Affinities in the game.

	Name	Improvement	Preferred Affinity
	Xenomass	Xenomass Well
	Xenomass is seen on the map as a greenish bubbling pool, and is a strategic resource that is special to Harmony players. It is always visible, and is accessed with a Xenomass Well. It is usually found underneath Alien Nests, but can also be found scattered elsewhere on the map. Alien Nests have a chance to respawn on any Xenomass tile that is covered by miasma, unless there is a player unit sitting on the tile.
	Floatstone	Floatstone Quarry
	Floatstone is a strategic resource used in levitating units in the late game phase. It's visible from the beginning of the game, and is accessed with a Floatstone Quarry. It has special uses for Purity-aligned factions. David McDonough states, "(the Purity player) specializes in the float-stone, and they figure out how to mill it into a particular kind of ore that they can use to levitate truly massive objects. Their highest levels are the LEV-Tanks and the LEV-Destroyer, which is essentially a battleship that flies."
	Firaxite	Firaxite Mine
	Firaxite is a glowing yellow mineral used to build advanced computer components. It is a strategic resource that is best used by Supremacy players. Firaxite is always visible, and is accessed with a Firaxite Mine. While unimproved, it can still add +1 to the Energy yield of a tile. The name itself comes from the developers of the game (Firaxis Games).

Even though a player with a certain Affinity has access to a resource to which he/she is not attuned, the player should still capitalize on it. Not only can the player benefit from the tile improvements, but also use the resource to trade with other colonies with different Affinities.

Strategic Resources[]

Much like the above Affinity resources, which must be classified as strategic as well, these can be used to make special units or buildings; though they are not tied to any of the Affinities.

Name	Prereq Tech	Improvement	Description
Titanium	Engineering	Mine	Titanium is a strategic resource important for production and for producing orbital units.
Geothermal	Geophysics	Geothermal Well	Geothermal is an essential resource of energy.
Petroleum	Chemistry	Petroleum Well	Petroleum is the primary Strategic Resource used for building satellites.

Basic Resources[]

These resources give bonuses to tile yields, and allow special improvements which raise yields even more. Some city buildings are also tied with resources, and may increase further yields.

Name	Improvement	Yield	Notes
Algae	Work Barge	+1 Food	Required to build Biofuel Plant +2 with Biofuel Plant
Basalt	Quarry	+1 Production
Chelonia	Fishery	+1 Production
Chitin	Paddock	+1 Production	+1 with Biofactory
Copper	Mine	+1 Energy	+1 from Network
Coral	Work Barge	+1 Culture
Eggs	Bed	+1 Food
Fiber	Plantation	+1 Production
Fruit	Plantation	+1 Food
Fungus	Plantation	+1 Food	Required to build Growlab +1 from Growlab
Gold	Mine	+1 Culture
Minerals	Mine	+1 Production
Plankton	Fishery	+1 Science
Resilin	Paddock	+1 Production	Required to build Bionics Lab +1 from Bionics Lab
Shell	Bed	+1 Culture
Silica	Mine	+1 Science	+1 from Optical Surgery
Tubers	Plantation	+1 Food
Vents	Sea Well	+1 Energy

Introduced in the Rising Tide expansion pack.

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