HOW DO RESOURCES WORK ON A PLANETARY LEVEL?
To simplify the process, go see the list and figure out what level of power you want the equipment to give you. This is how Resources/Factories are used in a MACRO, planetary state.
| Tier of Resource Dots Needed | Description |
| T0 | Mundane things |
| T1 - T2 | Things that give x2 to x3 Boost |
| T2 - T3 | Things that give x4 to x5 Boost |
| T3 - T4 | Things that give x6 to x7 Boost |
| T4- T5 | Things that give x8 to x9 Boost |
| Multiple T5 | Things that give x10+ Boost |
HOW DO RESOURCES STACK?
The answer? They do not. You can have multiple sources of income but unless you hit the threshold, 10 Zero Dot Resources, it will never convert into a One Dot Resource.
You need the following for Resource dots to stack.
| Dots | Sources |
| T1 | Ten T0s. |
| T2 | Ten T1s or 100 T0s. |
| T3 | 25 T2s or 250 T1s or 2500 T0s. |
| T4 | 50 T3s or 1250 T2s or 12500 T12s or 125000 T0s. |
| T5 | 100 T4s or 5000 T3s or 125000 T2s or 1250000 T1s or 12500000 T0s. |
HOW DO I SPEND THEM?
The costs are always listed as three T1 dots or five T2 dots and so on. If you have the dots, you can spend it and make the purchase.
If you do not? Then you cannot. You can pool in multiple sources, if they are at the same or higher level. So if you want to make three Resource 2 purchases and have only one T3 dot then break it into 25 T2 dots and subtract three, leaving you with 22 T2 Dots.
Somethings can effect the cost. Take Designing for Example.
| Benefit | Complexity (0 to 5) | Remarks |
| Cost-effectiveness | | This is the amount of reduction in the resources needed to make it |
| Alternative to Exotic Components | | Alternatives to special and unique resources needed to make it or its components. |
| Production Ease | | How easy it is to produce, reducing production time. |
EXAMPLE: Take the Aegis Pattern Power Armor. It gives a x5 boost, so it costs one T3 Resource Dot to make it.
COST:
Resource Dot: T3 per armor.
Exotic Components: X5 boost so 5 Exotic Components.
Production Ease: Needs one T3 Factory.
Now with each dot in Cost-Effectiveness, you get one additional Power Armor for each point you put in, up to 5. So at 5 points in cost effectiveness, you get 6 power armor for one T3 Resource Dot.
If you put points into Production ease? You can build 6 Power Armor in one T3 Factory.
However, this does NOT include Exotic Components, so you will still need to pay 30 Exotic components unless you put dots to reduce the need for exotic components at 1 dot per exotic component. So at 3 points you will need x2 exotic components per armor and 12 for 6 armors.
HOW DO I GAIN THEM BACK?
Generally? Make factories to produce resources or import them. They are "received" at the of the Year for Macro Build actions but some are more conditional.
Take Exotic Material for example. They do not have dots but points. This resource does not replenish itself naturally and you will need Infrastructure to get a planet to regenerate resources. Each Infrastructure regenerates 1 point per year.
TIER OF FACTORIES
Each TX Factory/Production Facility produces TX Resource Dots per year.
PLANETARY RESOURCE CAP:
Now you will be facing many resource shortages as importing resources is dependent on rolls. Only Planetary Resources cannot be disrupted unless you are being attacked. However, this is capped. A Planet has a Capacity post which it can not produce any more resources.
For Example:
Colchis has a cap of Two T5 Resource dots. So that is the max capacity. So a max of two T5 factories can be built on the planet.
UNLIMITED RESOURCES
A planet with Unlimited Resources can produce as much resources as you can build factories to mine and process the resources. This includes exotic resources.
For Example:
Colchis with this, can produce as much resources as ypu can build factories. So unlimited T5 Factories can be built on the planet.
IS THIS COMPLICATED?
No Worries, here it is simplified. Just keep in mind 3 things on Macro Projects.
Resource Dot to build it.
Exotic Components to build it.
Factory to Produce it.
