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Garden
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ ฟ seeds | Saved seed, ready to sow. Plots and fields start from it. | ๐ Seed bed, โฆพ Seeds (recipe) | โ | ๐พ Garden plot, ๐ฏ Herb patch, ๐ Grain field |
| ๐ water | Rain and hauled water. Every bed drinks it. | โ Rain barrel, โ Well, โ River well, โถ Electrolyser, ๐ Irrigator (job) | โฏ Greenhouse, ๐ Farm irrigation, โ Mars greenhouse, โฉธ Xenoflora beds, ๐ค Compost (recipe), โจ Prepared substrate (recipe), โฅ Substrate from grit (recipe), โก Oyster on substrate (recipe), โก Oyster on manure (recipe), โซฐ Cave mushroom on grit (recipe), โซฑ Cave mushroom on compost (recipe), โน Water extraction (recipe) | ๐พ Garden plot, ๐ Compost heap, ๐ Seed bed, ๐ Grain field, ๐ Farm irrigation, ๐ Pasture, โธ๏ธ Water wheel, โ Moon greenhouse, โ Mars greenhouse, โฉธ Xenoflora beds |
| ๐ compost | Rotted crops and scraps. Feeds the richer beds. | ๐ Compost heap, ๐ค Compost (recipe), ๐ Compost from manure (recipe) | โจ Prepared substrate (recipe), โฅ Substrate from grit (recipe), โซฑ Cave mushroom on compost (recipe) | ๐ฏ Herb patch, ๐ Seed bed, โ Cottage, ๐ Grain field, โ Stone pit, โ Dark room |
| ๐ crops | The garden's harvest: food for workers, and the price of most things. | ๐พ Garden plot, โฏ Greenhouse, ๐ Grain field, ๐ Grain mill, ๐ฌ Shrine, โ Moon greenhouse, โ Mars greenhouse, โ Biodome, ๐ธ Grower (job) | ๐ฏ Offering table, โฆพ Seeds (recipe), ๐ค Compost (recipe) | โ Rain barrel, ๐ Compost heap, ๐ Field notes, โ Cottage, โฏ Greenhouse, โ Well, โ Root cellar, โ River well, โก Bunkhouse, โ Stone pit, ๐ Ore vein, ๐ฏ Offering table |
| ๐ฐ herbs | Aromatic leaves from herb patches and greenhouses. | ๐ฏ Herb patch, โฏ Greenhouse, โ Moon greenhouse, โ Mars greenhouse | โ๏ธ Still, โจ Herbal extraction (recipe), ๐ Rune ink (recipe) | โฏ Greenhouse, โ๏ธ Still |
| โ remedies | Herbal remedies. Holding 5 or more keeps the workers a little happier. | โ๏ธ Still | โ | โ |
Farming
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฃ grain | Field grain. Feeds livestock and the mill. | ๐ Grain field, ๐ Farm irrigation, ๐ณ Farmer (job) | ๐ Grain mill | ๐ Pasture, ๐ Barn, ๐ Grain mill, โ Granary, โก Bunkhouse, โฆ Stock pen |
| ๐ livestock | Animals on pasture. They eat grain and give manure. | ๐ Pasture | โ | โ |
| โจ๏ธ manure | From the pasture and barn. Turns into compost. | ๐ Pasture, ๐ Barn, โฆ Stock pen | ๐ Compost from manure (recipe), โจ Prepared substrate (recipe), โก Oyster on manure (recipe) | โ |
Mining
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ๏ธ ore | Raw ore from the vein, for the smelter. | ๐ Ore vein, โ๏ธ Belt miner, โ๏ธ Miner (job) | ๐ฅ Smelter, โธช Sift ore (recipe), โซฐ Cave mushroom on grit (recipe), โ Quick smelt (recipe) | โฌ Coal seam, ๐ฅ Smelter |
| ๐ stone | Cut stone from the pit, for sturdier buildings. | โ Stone pit, โ๏ธ Workshop, โค Stone crane, โ๏ธ Miner (job) | โฅ Beam (recipe), โ Crush stone (recipe) | โฏ Greenhouse, โ Well, โ๏ธ Cold store, โ Root cellar, โ River well, โ๏ธ Still, ๐ Farm irrigation, ๐ Barn, ๐ Grain mill, โ Granary, โก Bunkhouse, โฆ Stock pen, ๐ Ore vein, โฌ Coal seam, ๐ฅ Smelter, ๐ Foundry, โ๏ธ Workshop, โ Warehouse, โธ๏ธ Water wheel, โ Coal generator, โ Crusher, โฆท Wire mill, โค Stone crane, โ Dark room, โฃ Arcane accumulator, ๐ฌ Alchemy bench, แ Rune table, แ Ward stone, ๐ฏ Offering table, โ Rite circle |
| โ๏ธ metal | Smelted metal, for tools, works and the sky. | ๐ฅ Smelter, ๐ Foundry, โ๏ธ Workshop, โ๏ธ Belt miner, โธช Sift ore (recipe), โ Quick smelt (recipe) | ๐ฒ Alloy works, ๐ญ Hand alloy (recipe), โฅ Beam (recipe), โ Plate (recipe), โซผ Roll rods (recipe) | ๐ Foundry, โ๏ธ Workshop, โ Coal generator, โ Crusher, โฆท Wire mill, โ Assembler, โค Stone crane, โ Arcane extractor, โฃ Arcane accumulator, ๐ฌ Alchemy bench, โซด Infusion chamber, โป Arcane assembler, โ Telescope, โ Sky lab, ๐ Fuel refinery, ๐ฒ Alloy works, โธ Fuel tank, โฉ Hangar, โ๏ธ Solar array, โ Regolith excavator, โ Ice drill, โถ Electrolyser, โฆ Atmosphere intake, โข๏ธ Fission reactor, โฃ Sabatier plant, โข Ice mine, โฐ Sample lab, โง Clean room, โ Bioreactor, โฆ Biogas plant, โ Cryo plant, โ Qubit array, โฝ Accelerator ring, โ Ramscoop, โ Shield forge |
| โ coal | Fuel for smelters, foundries and refineries. | โฌ Coal seam | ๐ฅ Smelter, ๐ Foundry, โ Coal generator, ๐ Fuel refinery, ๐ญ Hand alloy (recipe), โ Plate (recipe), โ Quick smelt (recipe) | ๐ Foundry, ๐ Fuel refinery |
| โธฌ grit | Stone crushed to gravel and sand. A mineral bed for what grows in the dark. | โ Crush stone (recipe) | โธซ Sift grit (recipe), โฅ Substrate from grit (recipe), โซฐ Cave mushroom on grit (recipe), ๐ Rune ink (recipe) | โ |
| โ quartz | Clear crystal picked out of crushed stone. It has a thing for metal. | โ Crush stone (recipe), โธซ Sift grit (recipe) | โ Resonant crystal (recipe) | โ Arcane extractor, โฃ Arcane accumulator, ๐ฌ Alchemy bench |
Fungi
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ spores | Spore dust shaken from caps. Every strain starts from it, and gives some back. | โก Oyster on substrate (recipe), โก Oyster on manure (recipe), โซฐ Cave mushroom on grit (recipe), โซฑ Cave mushroom on compost (recipe), โฌ Ghost fungus (recipe) | โก Oyster on substrate (recipe), โก Oyster on manure (recipe), โซฐ Cave mushroom on grit (recipe), โซฑ Cave mushroom on compost (recipe), โฌ Ghost fungus (recipe) | โธ Mycelial network |
| โง prepared substrate | Compost, manure and water packed into a bed for mushrooms. | โจ Prepared substrate (recipe), โฅ Substrate from grit (recipe) | โธ Mycelial network, โก Oyster on substrate (recipe), โฌ Ghost fungus (recipe) | โธ Mycelial network, โฅ Mycelial lattice |
| โ oyster mushrooms | Pale shelves that grow fast on a garden bed. The first thing the Dark room gives. | โก Oyster on substrate (recipe), โก Oyster on manure (recipe) | โฌ Ghost fungus (recipe), โฑ Oyster extraction (recipe), ๐ Rune ink (recipe) | โ |
| โฉ cave mushrooms | Small grey caps that grow on crushed stone and ore, and pull something out of it. | โซฐ Cave mushroom on grit (recipe), โซฑ Cave mushroom on compost (recipe) | โฉ Cave extraction (recipe) | โ |
| โ ghost fungus | A fungus that glows faintly in the dark. Nobody planted the first one. | โฌ Ghost fungus (recipe) | โญ Ghost extraction (recipe) | โธ Mycelial network, โฅ Mycelial lattice |
Arcana
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฟ rune ink | Oyster caps and herbs ground with grit and steeped in Life essence. It holds a line of essence where it is drawn. | ๐ Rune ink (recipe) | แฆ Order rune (recipe), แจ Motion rune (recipe), แท Energy rune (recipe) | โ |
| โฌ resonant crystals | Quartz wound with wire and soaked in Tide essence until it rings when touched. | โ Resonant crystal (recipe) | ๐ Arcane capacitor (recipe), โ Arcane circuit (recipe) | แ Rune table, โซด Infusion chamber, โป Arcane assembler |
| แ Order runes | A plate cut with an inked Order sign. Things near it keep their shape. | แฆ Order rune (recipe) | ๐ Arcane capacitor (recipe) | โซด Infusion chamber, แ Ward stone, โฅ Mycelial lattice |
| แฑ Motion runes | A rod cut with an inked Motion sign. It never quite lies still. | แจ Motion rune (recipe) | โณ Magitech controller (recipe) | โ |
| แ Energy runes | A plate and a loop of wire cut with an inked Energy sign. It is warm to the touch. | แท Energy rune (recipe) | โ Arcane circuit (recipe) | โ |
| โงฆ arcane capacitors | A capacitor infused with coils, crystals and an Order rune. It holds mana as well as a charge. | ๐ Arcane capacitor (recipe) | โณ Magitech controller (recipe) | โ |
| โงฐ arcane circuits | Two coils, an Energy rune and a resonant crystal on one board. Current and mana run through it together. | โ Arcane circuit (recipe) | โณ Magitech controller (recipe) | โ |
| โงณ magitech controllers | An arcane capacitor and two circuits driven by a Motion rune: a machine's mind. It keeps a room's work going on its own. | โณ Magitech controller (recipe) | โ | โ Magitech Dark room |
Crafted
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โถ beams | Stone and metal made into beams. The key to the storage buildings. | โฅ Beam (recipe) | โฌ Parts (recipe) | โ๏ธ Cold store, โ Granary, โ Warehouse, โฆท Wire mill, โ Dark room, โฉ Hangar |
| โฑ plates | Rolled metal plate. The key to Astrophysics. | โ Plate (recipe) | โฌ Parts (recipe), โป Propellant tank (recipe), โซฒ Capacitor (recipe), แฆ Order rune (recipe), แท Energy rune (recipe), โฆถ Exotic matter cell (recipe), โ Shield panel (recipe) | โ Assembler, โ Arcane extractor, แ Rune table, โซด Infusion chamber, โป Arcane assembler, โธ Fuel tank, โน Propellant depot, โ Orbital shipyard, โง Clean room, โบ Gene bank, โ Cryo store, โง Containment vault, โฝ Accelerator ring, โ Shield forge, โ Starship yard, โง Antimatter trap |
| โญ parts | Fitted parts from plates and beams, for probes and clocks. | โฌ Parts (recipe) | โฟ Hull section (recipe), โฌ Habitat module (recipe), โต Wind coil (recipe), โฎ Mechanism extraction (recipe), โณ Magitech controller (recipe), โงฏ Qubit core (recipe) | โ Assembler, โ Magitech Dark room, โค Probe pad, โท Star clock, โถ Electrolyser, โพ Helium-3 extractor, โฆ Atmosphere intake, โข๏ธ Fission reactor, โฃ Sabatier plant, โฐ Sample lab, โ Bioreactor, โฆ Biogas plant, โ Qubit array, โฝ Accelerator ring, โจท Fusion reactor, โ Entanglement relay, โฏ Quantum computer, โง Antimatter plant, โง Antimatter reactor, โ Deep space array |
| โข hull sections | Parts and alloy made into hull sections. Everything above the ground needs them. | โฟ Hull section (recipe) | โง Ship segment (recipe), โ Starship (recipe) | โ๏ธ Solar array, โง Orbital station, โ๏ธ Belt miner, โ Moon base, โ Mars lander, โ Orbital shipyard, โ Starship yard |
| โฎ rods | Metal rolled into long round bars, ready to be drawn into wire. | โซผ Roll rods (recipe) | โฅ Draw wire (recipe), แจ Motion rune (recipe) | โ |
| โธพ wire | Metal drawn thin. It carries power. | โฅ Draw wire (recipe) | โต Wind coil (recipe), โซฒ Capacitor (recipe), โ Resonant crystal (recipe), แท Energy rune (recipe) | โ |
| โญ coils | Wire wound tight around a part. The start of every motor and circuit. | โต Wind coil (recipe) | ๐ Arcane capacitor (recipe), โ Arcane circuit (recipe) | โป Arcane assembler, โฅ Mycelial lattice |
| โ capacitors | Plates and wire that hold a charge and let it go at once. | โซฒ Capacitor (recipe) | โฒ Charge extraction (recipe), ๐ Arcane capacitor (recipe) | โ |
| โค sintered bricks | Regolith baked hard. The Moon's building stone. | โง Sintered brick (recipe) | โฌ Habitat module (recipe) | โ Lunar depot, โพ Helium-3 extractor, โฉ Lunar habitat |
| โฌ habitat modules | Bricks, parts and alloy made into a sealed room. Each habitat needs them. | โฌ Habitat module (recipe) | โง Ship segment (recipe), โ Terraforming seed (recipe), โง Starship module (recipe) | โฉ Lunar habitat, โฉ Mars habitat, โ Biodome, โฉ Physicist quarters, โ Hibernation bay |
| โ propellant tanks | Plates made into a tank and filled with propellant. | โป Propellant tank (recipe) | โง Ship segment (recipe) | โ |
| โ ship segments | Tanks, hull sections and a habitat module joined into one piece of a ship. | โง Ship segment (recipe) | โด Drive core (recipe), โ Starship (recipe) | โ |
| โผ cultures | Samples grown on in a dish, kept alive and written down. | โง Culture (recipe) | โ Seed stock (recipe) | โ |
| โ seed stock | Cultures and xenoflora made into seed that will keep. | โ Seed stock (recipe) | โ Terraforming seed (recipe) | โ |
| โ terraforming seeds | Seed stock and biomass sealed in a module, ready to be sown on bare ground. | โ Terraforming seed (recipe) | โ | โ |
| โงฎ qubit cores | Qubits sealed on a chip in their own bath of cryogen. | โงฏ Qubit core (recipe) | โฆถ Exotic matter cell (recipe) | โฏ Quantum computer |
| โฆป exotic matter cells | Exotic matter held in a magnetic cell, kept in place by qubit cores. | โฆถ Exotic matter cell (recipe) | โด Drive core (recipe) | โ |
| โ drive cores | Exotic matter cells around a ship segment, tuned by entangled pairs: the heart of a faster drive. | โด Drive core (recipe) | โง Starship module (recipe) | โ |
| โ shield panels | Shield foil laid over plates, for the front of a starship. | โ Shield panel (recipe) | โง Starship module (recipe) | โ |
| โง starship modules | A drive core with shield panels and habitat modules around it: one piece of a starship. | โง Starship module (recipe) | โ Starship (recipe) | โ |
| โ starships | Modules, segments and hull joined into a ship that can reach another star. | โ Starship (recipe) | โ | โ |
Rites
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ต offerings | Crops set aside and given up. Rites turn them into tokens. | ๐ฏ Offering table | โ Rite circle, ๐ธ Rite (recipe) | โ Rite circle |
| โ tokens | Rare. Made only by rites; buys the lasting buildings. | โ Rite circle, ๐ธ Rite (recipe) | โ | ๐ฌ Shrine, ๐ Hall, ๐ฒ Altar |
Astrophysics
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ data | Readings from telescopes and labs. | โ Telescope, โ Sky lab, โง Orbital station, โ Moon base, โ Mars lander, โฐ Sample lab, โ Qubit array, โฝ Accelerator ring, โฏ Quantum computer, โ Deep space array, โธ Technician (job) | โ Star chart (recipe) | โ Sky lab, ๐ฒ Alloy works, โค Probe pad, โท Star clock |
| ๐ alloy | Light metal for probes. | ๐ฒ Alloy works, ๐ญ Hand alloy (recipe) | โฟ Hull section (recipe), โฌ Habitat module (recipe) | โ Magitech Dark room, โค Probe pad, โท Star clock, โ๏ธ Solar array, โง Orbital station, โ๏ธ Belt miner, โ Regolith excavator, โ Lunar solar field, โ Ice drill, โ Lunar depot, โพ Helium-3 extractor, โ Moon base, โฉ Lunar habitat, โ Moon greenhouse, โ Mars lander, โน Propellant depot, โข Ice mine, โ Orbital shipyard, โฉ Mars habitat, โ Mars greenhouse, โฐ Sample lab, โบ Gene bank, โ Cryo store, โ Biodome, โ Cryo plant, โฉ Physicist quarters, โง Containment vault, โจท Fusion reactor, โ Entanglement relay, โฏ Quantum computer, โ Ramscoop, โ Hibernation bay, โ Starship yard, โง Antimatter plant, โง Antimatter trap, โง Antimatter reactor, โ Deep space array |
| ๐ fuel | Refined fuel for launches. | ๐ Fuel refinery | โ | โค Probe pad, โง Orbital station, โ๏ธ Belt miner, โ Moon base, โ Mars lander |
| ๐ insight | What the sky has shown you. | โ Telescope, โค Probe pad, โง Orbital station, โ Moon base, โ Deep space array, โ Star chart (recipe) | โ | โ |
Lunar
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ regolith | Moon dust and broken rock. Bricks are baked from it, and helium-3 hides in it. | โ Regolith excavator, โ Moon crew (job) | โพ Helium-3 extractor, โง Sintered brick (recipe) | โ Lunar solar field, โ Ice drill |
| โ ice | Old ice from the shadowed craters. The electrolyser turns it into water and oxygen. | โ Ice drill, โข Ice mine, โ Moon crew (job) | โถ Electrolyser, โฃ Sabatier plant, โ Cryo plant | โถ Electrolyser, โฃ Sabatier plant, โ Cryo plant |
| โฌ oxygen | Air for the habitats. With none, they stand empty. | โถ Electrolyser | โ | โ |
| โ๏ธ helium-3 | A rare gas the sun left in the regolith. Wanted for the next step out. | โพ Helium-3 extractor | โจท Fusion reactor | โข๏ธ Fission reactor, โจท Fusion reactor |
Interplanetary
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โฉ Martian soil | Red dust and broken rock. Washed, it will grow things. | โ Mars lander, โ Mars crew (job) | โ Seed stock (recipe) | โฆ Atmosphere intake, โน Propellant depot, โข Ice mine, โฉ Mars habitat, โ Mars greenhouse, โฉธ Xenoflora beds |
| โ carbon dioxide | Mars's thin air, drawn in and pressed. The Sabatier plant and the greenhouses want it. | โฆ Atmosphere intake, โ Mars crew (job) | โฃ Sabatier plant, โ Mars greenhouse, โ Shield forge | โ |
| โถ propellant | Methane and oxygen made on Mars. What the ships burn from here on. | โฃ Sabatier plant | โป Propellant tank (recipe) | โ |
Astrobiology
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โฆต samples | Soil, ice and rock from Mars, sealed in tubes. Some of it is alive. | โฐ Sample lab, โ Xenobotanist (job) | โง Clean room, โฉธ Xenoflora beds, โง Culture (recipe) | โง Clean room, โฉธ Xenoflora beds |
| โง xenoflora | Plants that did not start on Earth, grown in beds of washed Martian soil. | โฉธ Xenoflora beds, โ Xenobotanist (job) | โ Bioreactor, โ Seed stock (recipe) | โ Bioreactor |
| โฌฌ biomass | Green mass from the bioreactors. It feeds the domes and burns for power. | โ Bioreactor | โฆ Biogas plant, โ Terraforming seed (recipe) | โฆ Biogas plant, โ Biodome |
| โฆ gene data | What the clean rooms read out of the samples' cells. | โง Clean room | โง Culture (recipe) | โบ Gene bank, โ Cryo store |
Quantum
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โฅ cryogen | Gas chilled until it runs as a liquid, a few degrees above the coldest there is. Every quantum machine sits in it. | โ Cryo plant, โ Physicist (job) | โ Qubit array, โงฏ Qubit core (recipe) | โฉ Physicist quarters, โ Qubit array, โง Containment vault, โ Hibernation bay, โง Antimatter trap |
| โฉ qubits | Quantum bits: a one and a zero at once, for as long as they are kept cold and left alone. | โ Qubit array, โ Physicist (job) | โฏ Quantum computer, โงฏ Qubit core (recipe) | โ |
| โฆฐ exotic matter | Specks of matter that weigh less than nothing. It bends space around it, a very little. | โฝ Accelerator ring | โฆถ Exotic matter cell (recipe) | โ Ramscoop |
| โฏ entangled pairs | Particles made in twos that stay linked however far apart they go. | โฏ Quantum computer | โด Drive core (recipe) | โ Entanglement relay |
Interstellar
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โค hydrogen | The thin gas between the stars, swept up and kept cold. The antimatter plant and the shield forge run on it. | โ Ramscoop, โ Navigator (job) | โ Shield forge, โง Antimatter plant | โ Shield forge, โง Antimatter plant |
| โ shield foil | Thin layers of carbon grown from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. At near the speed of light a speck of dust hits like a shell; the foil stops it. | โ Shield forge, โ Navigator (job) | โ Shield panel (recipe) | โ Deep space array |
| โ antimatter | Made a few atoms at a time and held in magnetic traps. A starship's fuel: the faster the ship, the more it burns. | โง Antimatter plant | โง Antimatter reactor | โง Antimatter reactor |
Time
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ time shards | Slivers of spare time. Chronoboost burns them; they can also skip days ahead. | โท Star clock | โ | โ |
Shared
| Resource | What it is | Made by | Used by | Buildings that cost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ก manpower | Spare effort from your workers, spent on trade. | ๐ Grain mill, โ๏ธ Workshop | โ | โ |
| ๐ knowledge | What you have learned. Opens new buildings, tabs and research. | ๐ Field notes, ๐ฌ Shrine, โ Sky lab, โง Clean room, โฏ Quantum computer, โ Deep space array, ๐ Scholar (job) | โ Star chart (recipe) | โ Telescope |
| ๐ workers | People who work your land. Housing sets how many can live here. | โ | โ | โ |
Workers eat crops and water, and livestock eat grain.