Assets

Asset Types
Icon	Asset	Description
	Structures	Planetary surface buildings & orbitals at stars
	Ships	There are several classes of ships, see below
	Resources	Includes minerals, workers, nanobits, luxuries and scrap. Sometimes tradegoods are included in this category
	Tradegoods	These include brands from each realm, Indies & Imperial. Sometimes includer in resources
	Modules	These are structures packaged for transport
	Components	Used to build structures, ships and modules
	Goods Contracts	These are delivery missions
	Contraband	Items that may be traded at black markets
	Personnel	Officials of various types
	Patents	Tradable technologies
	Artifacts	All other items in the game come under this section

Structure Overview :

Build costs can be found here

Modules :

• Some structures have a corresponding module.
• A module is essentially a prefabricated structure that may be transported as cargo.
• Modules are assembled (created) by an assembler
• Modules, once at the build location, may be deployed. This places them in the build queue.
• The structure module tech must be researched before the module may be assembled.
• Modules may be assembled from scratch or in combination with components
• To deploy modules, click the button that displays when you hover over a module on a fleet.
  A panel will display so modules can be selected for deployment.
• When a module is deployed, it is placed in the build queue as a dormant project.
• Modules have levels that equate to structure levels.
• Level 1 modules may be deployed provided requirements are met,
  ie: LV3 Habitat is required to deploy a LV1 Academy.
• Higher level modules may be deployed where the prior level exists or is queued.
• Cargo space required to transport is equal to the structure nanobit build requirement.
• If you build many modules at once, they will be faster to build.
• Subsidisation and amortisation are not available when building modules.
• It is 4 times faster to build a structure deployed from module, than to build it from scratch.
• Modules have no support cost.

  Module / Structure Comparison
  Resource	Assembly	Deployment
  Credits	−5% per tech level of module type	•
  Workers	Equal to structure requirement	•
  Nanobits	+10% of structure requirement	10% of structure requirement returned as scrap
  Build Time	+20% of structure build time −3% per tech level of module type Reduced by project batch quantity	25% of structure build time

  Available Modules :

Contracts :

• Contract goods are not a hard asset in the game, they just identify the type of contract.
• Contracts themselves exist in game as an asset that is normally acquired from the Contract Market found in the reports section.
• See here for how contracts work.
• There are 2 types of contracts :

  Tradegoods Contracts :

  Civil Goods Contracts :

Components :

There are 4 type of components :

Structure Component :

• Used in structure and module build projects.
• These may be crafted themselves and sold or used later when the structure is built.
• They may also be constructed when the structure/module is built.

Craftable Ship Components :

• Used in ship build projects.
• These may be crafted themselves and sold or used later when the ship is built.
• They may also be constructed when the ship is built.

Ship Component Parts :

• Some ship components consist of parts, which are craftable components.
• The parent component is not craftable.
• In a ship design, the parent component reflects the total cost including its parts.
• When building a ship, pre-crafted or purchased part components may be used to lower the ship build time.

Non-craftable Ship Components :

• These are used in ship designs, but may not be crafted themselves.
• They are constructed when the ship is built.


• Craftable components reduce the build time and cost of the project.
• Craftable components are crafted at a crafter
• Each component type must have its corresponding tech researched before it may be crafted.
• All build bonuses are applied after costs are reduced by component use.
  In dedicated configurations, the dedication bonus is applied to the build time for components not used plus any base build time.
• Amortization may not be used in conjunction with components.
• Components have no support cost prior to use in a completed ship.
• The more components crafted in one batch, the less time each item will take to build.

  Logistics :

• Components, once they are unloaded at a core realm star, are available to all your core realm stars for build projects. They do not need to be transported to the build site.
• Stars not contiguous with your core realm must have components shipped in some way.
• Components may be sent to/from a sector market or another realm via UTS.
• UTS shipments may be captured, this may cause components to be on realm fleets.
• Shipments from the universal component storage must be sent from your capital.

Warning : Crafting small batches of low tech components may cost more than their use benefit.
Structure Component Usage Matrix :

Component Groups :

• There are 2 component groups A & B.
• The group defines the cost reductions for crafting component batches.
• There is no cost reductions for a minimum batch.
• Cost reductions increase the larger the batch.

Group A
Minimum Batch : 10 Maximum Batch : 100
Batch	Credits	Nanobits	Time
10	0%	0%	0%
20	1%	1%	4%
40	4%	4%	12%
60	8%	8%	24%
80	13%	13%	39%
100	20%	20%	60%

Group B
Minimum Batch : 20 Maximum Batch : 500
Batch	Credits	Nanobits	Time
20	0%	0%	1%
40	1%	1%	4%
100	4%	4%	11%
200	8%	8%	25%
300	13%	13%	40%
400	19%	19%	57%
500	25%	25%	75%

Component Crafting Tech Bonus Summary
Technology	Reduces	Maximum
Specific Component	Credits	Lv20 : 57%
Procurement	Credits	Lv20 : 35%
Processing	Nanobits	Lv20 : 35%

Ship Designs :

• A list of standard designs only, to view created designs use "Design View" mode in the designer.
• Production costs can be found here
• Hover over an icon to see the info panel.
  

Resources :

Credits :

• Credits is the currency in the game.
• There are many ways to gain credits, the main being; taxes , mechantile income , trade agreements , luxury taxes and sales at sector markets.
• The main outflow of credits tends to be build costs and support for structures and ships. Aid to territories, salaries can also be major expenses.
• A high accumulation of credits will increase crime and embezzlement.
• See the economy section for other factors.

Workers :

• Workers are gained from habitats and slave markets.
• New workers can be increased in the following ways :
  • Level up the habitat and slave markets.
  • Reduce taxes.
  • Research the fertility tech.
  • Dedicate a monument to fertility.
  • Get appointed to the ministry of health by your liege.
  • Appoint an effective governor and level up the administration.
  • Ensure a good food surplus and a healthy diet.
  • Increase contentment.
• Workers are used to build structures, ships & modules.
• Workers represent unemployed manpower, when you build an asset, workers become employed and are no longer seen in the game.
• The tax rate for the star governs the quantity of new workers a habitat generates.
  High taxes reduce immigration and increases emmigration causing less new manpower.

Nanobits :

• Nanobits are refined from minerals at a refinery.
• Nanobits are used to build structures, ships & modules.

Scrap :

• Scrap is created from demolished structures & disbanded ships.
• Scrap may also be found as flotsam & jetsam, especially after a large battle.
• Scrap is recycled into nanobits at a recycler.
• See recycling for details.

Food :

Food Types
Icon	Type	Value	Source	Output Technology	Maximum Contentment Effect
	Proteins	High	Livestock Farm	Biotech	+20
	Produce	Medium	Produce Farm	GMO	Zero
	Synthetics	Low	Culture Farm	Transgenics	−20



• Food is required by the population of each star.
• Food shortages will result in loss of workers and contentment decrease.
• There are 2 modes of Food Distribution Local and Global,
  which are set on the Star Panel > Food Distribution.
• Each unit of food nourishes 10,000 population. The population consists of the workers required to build each structure level X 50 plus workers on the starbase X 10.
• The nutrition technology will increase the population nourished per unit.

  Storage :

• Each level of the food storage structure may hold 1000 units of each food type.
• Food remaining after consumption at stars on global distribution will have the remaining food distributed evenly between stars, then storage limits will be applied.
• Warning: Stars on local distribution are more susceptible to loss from lack of storage, as only the local food storage is used.

  Output :

• Output may be increased by the technology for the farm type.
• Output is reduced by environmental degradation caused by other structures (see table below).

  Farm Output
  Farm Level	Output per Cycle	With 25% Degradation	With 50% Degradation	With 75% Degradation
  1	100	75	50	25
  2	216	162	108	54
  3	364	273	182	91
  4	544	408	272	136
  5	756	567	378	189
  6	1000	750	500	250

  Diet & Contentment :

• Contentment may increase or decrease depending on the type of food supply.
• A 100% Protein diet will add 20 contentment.
• A 100% Produce diet will not change contentment.
• A 100% Synthetic diet will reduce contentment by 20.
• A mixed diet will average the effect on contentment.
  ie; 30% protein, 40% produce and 30% synthetic will result in no contentment change.

  Diet & Workers :

• New workers will decrease due to a poor diet.
• New workers will increase from a healty diet.
• The ideal diet for health is 50% Proteins and 50% Produce. This will result in +10% to new workers.
• An all Synthetic diet will result in a decrease of 10% of new workers per cycle.
• Greater than 50% Proteins or Produce has no effect.

  Food Security :

• Having 5 or more cycles of food in stock provides +5 contentment.
• Having less than 4 cycles of food in stock decreases contentment, the decrease becoming greater the less the surplus.
• Having greater than ~3 cycles of food in stock will increase new workers.
• Having less than ~3 cycles of food in stock will decrease new workers.

  Starvation :

• Workers will be lost when food is less than the population requires.
• 100% lack of food will result in 10% loss of existing workers per cycle. 50% lack will cause 5% loss, etc.
• This will also be applied to workers offered on the sector market.



Food Security
Food Surplus	Cycles of Supply	Contentment per Cycle	New Workers per Cycle
500% +	5 +	+ 5	+ 5%
400%	4	No Effect	+ 2%
300%	3	− 5	− 1%
200%	2	− 10	− 4%
100%	1	− 15	− 7%
0%	None	− 20	− 10%


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Environmental Degradation Affects only output from livestock and produce farms
Structure	Reduction of Output per Level



The following table is for comparison. It may be easier to see diet effects by changing the ratios in-game on Admin > Food panel.



Contentment, Fertility & Health from Diet
Proteins Diet	Produce Diet	Synthetics Diet	New Workers per Cycle	Contentment per Cycle
50%	50%	0%	+ 10%	+ 10
50%	25%	25%	+ 5%	+ 5
25%	50%	25%	+ 5%	No Effect
30%	40%	30%	+ 4%	No Effect
40%	30%	30%	+ 4%	+ 2
30%	30%	40%	+ 2%	− 2
100%	0%	0%	None	+ 20
0%	100%	0%	None	No Effect
0%	50%	50%	None	− 10
50%	0%	50%	None	No Effect
25%	25%	50%	None	− 5
25%	0%	75%	− 5%	− 10
0%	25%	75%	− 5%	− 15
0%	0%	100%	− 10%	− 20

Minerals :

• Minerals are produced by mines.
• Minerals are refined into nanobits at a refinery.
• There are 12 minerals :

  Minerals
  Artium		Bomite		Caplon
  Duram		Gratium		Jarvus
  Kristalite		Romide		Synate
  Tegomide		Xalac		Zircon

  How much are minerals worth?

  • You have 3 main domestic minerals. The average cost of production should be about .40c each.
  • Your primary mineral may cost you as low as .15c, but high production of only this mineral would require too much capital investment.
  • Since 3 mineral types will produce 2,000 nanobits, your average nanobit cost is .20c each.
  • Based on that value, the following table will show the break even price for each additional mineral type.
  • If you buy at less than the break even price the overall cost of your nanobits will decrease.
  • If you are refining 12 minerals, you can pay 1.30c per mineral on average to break even.
  • If you can buy all minerals at an average of 1.00c your cost at 12 minerals is reduced by 35% this means your nanobit cost is .12c each, cheaper than what you produce your primary mineral for!

    Maximum Price for each Additional Mineral Type
    Type #	Average Cost	Break Even Price	Savings @ 1.00c ea.
    3	.40	•	•
    4	0.50	0.80	-10 %
    5	0.60	1.00	-7 %
    6	0.70	1.20	0 %
    7	0.80	1.40	7 %
    8	0.90	1.60	14 %
    9	1.00	1.80	20 %
    10	1.10	2.00	25 %
    11	1.20	2.20	30 %
    12	1.30	2.40	35 %

Luxuries :

• Luxuries are produced by factories.
• 10 units are produced per cycle per level of factory.
• High accumulations of luxuries will increase crime and attract raiders.
• Luxuries on traded or captured fleets convert to tradegoods.
• Luxuries may be pillaged by raiders.

  Uses for Luxuries :

  • The most lucrative use is exporting to foreign realms.
  • Gifting luxuries to your territories will increase your influence with them and help the development of the star.
  • Luxuries may be converted to tradegoods in the fleet options panel.
  • Luxuries may be sold at the sector markets.

  Export of Luxuries to Foreign Realms :

  • The producer must take their luxuries to/and unload at a star of a foreign realm.
  • Fleets automatically unload luxuries when on a route with the "Unload Luxuries" option set for that star/waypoint.
  • Luxuries may be offloaded manually with the "Export" button. This button is displayed on hover of the luxuries icon/panel in the fleet view panel, but only at a foreign star requiring luxuries.
  • Only fleets that have a trade access agreement or better and access permission may unload luxuries.
  • When luxuries are unloaded, demand decreases for luxuries from the delivering realm.
  • Both realms receive excise taxes when luxuries are delivered, see below.
  • Delivered luxuries are removed from the game.

  Waste of Luxuries :

  • Transfer of luxuries to a foreign realm in any way other than delivery to one of their stars will result in the luxuries being converted to tradegoods.
  • Applies to cargo on fleets on proposals.
  • Applies to those captured during combat.
  • Applies to those confiscated during boarding actions.

  Demand for Luxuries :

  • Luxuries are in demand at realm stars that are not under protection.
  • Demand governs the amount of luxuries that may be unloaded at a star by each realm.
  • Demand increases each cycle depending on the distance to the star, the further away, the faster demand will grow.
  • Maximum demand is 25 X habitat level plus 25 .
  • Value depends on the time since previous deliveries to that star, see below.
  • Use the map display option Luxury Value/Demand to view demand at each star.
    - Use [Shift][L] (hot key) to access.
    - See Luxury Value/Demand for details.

    Domestic Demand & Value :

    • These refer to luxuries other realms may drop at your stars.
    • Use the map display option to view (see above).

    Foreign Demand & Value :

    • These refer to luxuries your realm may drop at a foreign star.
    • These are found on the Luxury Demand report.
    • Use the map display option to view on map (see above).

  Lack of Supply :

  • When demand for luxuries is not met (no realm delivers to your star), the star gains a Luxury Demand contentment reduction.
  • The contenment penalty kicks in when there has been no supply from any realm for 40 cycles.

    Dealing with Lack of Supply

    • Ask other realms to deliver luxuries.
    • Fund the luxury demand at a star, see Luxury Funding.
    • Reduce consumer demand (domain option), see Counter Consumerism Policy.

  Income from Luxuries :

  • Both realms receive excise taxes when luxuries are delivered.
  • The producer gains credits in Export Taxes when they unload luxuries.
  • The realm receiving the luxuries gains credits in Import Taxes.
  • These values show as excise taxes on the economic report.
  • You can also see the history of imports & exports on the Excise Tax report.
  • Maximum demand is based on habitat levels at the star.
  • Current demand is specific to each trade partner.
  • Current demand increases over time until it reaches the maximum.
  • Current demand decreases each time luxuries are imported to the realm.
  • Value depends on the time since previous deliveries to that star by the trade partner.
  • Maximum value is based on the current demand relative to the maximum demand.
  • You may only deliver quantities of luxuries up to the current demand.
  • So you want to make large deliveries to stars you have not delivered to for some time.

    Maximum Value of Luxuries
    Current Demand vs Maximum Demand	Maximum Tax Value per Unit
    100%	8 Credits
    50%	4 Credits
    10%	1 Credit

  Example :
  • A star has 3 habitat levels, so maximum demand is 100 (3 X 25 + 25).
  • If the current demand is also 100, you would get 8c per luxury, income of 800c.
  • If the current demand is 50, you would get 4c per luxury, income of 400c.
  • Above examples assume there have been no deliveries for some time, so maximum value has been reached.

Tradegoods (TG) :

• Tradegoods come in many flavours, one for each realm.
• Each independent star may have their own brand of tradegoods as well.
• There are also Imperial tradegoods.
• 10 tradegoods are produced each cycle, for each factory level.
• Factory Output (FO) that is not used in trade agreements or treaties may become tradegoods.
• TG are placed on the starbase fleet when produced.
• Lords may trade their FO/TG with other realms.
  • Diplomatic Trade Agreements facilitate FO trades. This is done on the diplomacy page.
  • TG must may be traded via diplomatic UTS shipments or fleet swaps.
  • TG may also be used in treaties with independent stars.
  • The "Trade Values" report shows the value of your FO/TGs.
• Foreign TG must be transferred to a domestic starbase connected to the capital.
  • On transfer, they will be converted to credits.
  • This will show as excise taxes in the economic report (imports).
  • The "Excise Tax" report will show past imports.
  • The value of the foreign TG will be their value as shown on the "Trade Values" report.
  • Value is based on total habitat levels in the foreign realm and the distance to its capital.

  Factory Output (FO) :

  • 100 FO are generated per factory level.
  • FO is not seen in-game as a hard asset, it just represents production capability.
  • FO is automatically used up by :
    • trade agreements with realms (other players).
    • treaties with Indies.
  • If more FO is generated than are needed for trade agreements and treaties :
    • They will be converted to TG and/or Military Materiel.
    • The ratio is set on the domain configuration panel.
    • TG are placed on the starbase of each producing star.
    • Military Materiel is a accumulated globally and available to all the realm's repair depots, see military materiel.

  Tradegoods Value :

  • Each tradegood brand has a value that may differ for each realm.
  • For realm TG's, the base value is the number of habitat levels X the distance between capitals.
  • This base value is modified by the demand of that specific TG by the receiving realm (see below).
  • Indy TG values (both import & export) are based on habitat level, distance and relationship.
  • Generic indy TG are worth 2 credits (TG from uncontacted indies).
  • Imperial TG are worth 5 credits each.

  Trade Demand :

  • Each realm can accept any amount of FO/TG from another realm.
  • Demand is specific to each realm importer/exporter pair.
  • Each habitat level in a realm generates 15 demand per cycle (for FO/TG from each realm).
  • If the demand is not met the FO/TG value will increase.
  • When demand is exceeded, the value of the FO/TG is reduced.
  • The effect is smoothed over several cycles.
  • Trade demand for to independent stars have their own limits based on your relationship with them.

Artifacts :

There are two classes of artifacts :


• Archaeological : These must be discovered by an archaeologist.
• Flotsam : These are found by any fleet with a sensor equipped ship.

  Archaeological Artifacts :

  Archaeological Terminology
  Term	Definition
  Archaeologist Ability Level	The combination of archaeologist rank and archaeology tech level of his realm. (Each star of rank = 1 search level, bars do not increase search)
  Artifact Archaeological Rating	The minimum ability level required to find the artifact.
  Artifact Type	The general area the bonus applies to.
  Artifact Category	Some types have categories, these indicate a specific area for the bonus.
  Artifact Grade	The value of the bonus the artifact gives to the owner.

  • Each star may provide any number of artifacts of varying ratings. When an artifact is found a higher rated artifact is then available to be found. The new artifact will be a few ratings higher than the ability of the archaeologist that found the current one.
  • An artifact may only be owned by one realm.
  • Most artifacts are discovered by roving archaeologists (see "Discovering Artifacts" below)
  • The rating and the grade are not interdependent (a low grade may be hard to find, a high, easy)
  • Searching for artifacts on Imperial stars is prohibited.

    How to Discover :

    • Have the first archaeologist (of any realm) of a sufficient ability level, to search the star.
    • An archaeologist will search on arriving at a star.
    • An increase in archaeology tech will cause all archaeologists to search again.
    • In order to search, the archaeologist may not be on a retreating or recon fleet.
    • Once a search has been made, with a certain ability level,
      all artifacts of that rating and below will be found.
      A higher ability level is required to search for higher rated artifacts.
    • Hover over an archaeologist portrait to see their search ability.
    • The hot key Shift S will display previous known searches of stars.

    Notes on Specific Types :

    Crystals :

    • These boost prestige at monuments.
    • Maximum of 1 crystal (highest grade present) will affect a monument at a given star.

  Flotsam & Jetsam :

  • An archaeologist is not required, these are found by any fleet with a sensor equipped ship.
  • To get flotsam onto a fleet, a tracktor beam equiped ship is required.
    Some flotsam is very large and multiple beams may be needed.
  • There is a wide variety of flotsam, some of which must be examined to determine its exact nature.
  • Some examinations will have negative effects on a ship, fleet or star.
  • Flotsam may be contaminated with a virus. Be sure to examine artifacts while they are on a non-essential fleet and especially not a starbase.
    

    Flotsam & Jetsam Notes
    Debris	This item has a scrap value, which may be more or less than the cargo space it needs.
    Lifeboats	These keep refugees or crews alive for a limited amount of time.
    Escape Pods	These keep an official alive for a limited amount of time.
    Ore Containers	These require offloading at a starbase to gain the mineral.
    Supply Containers	Supply containers hold 100 units of supply. These have 2 uses : Resupply ships, use the "Adjust Supplies" fleet option Cash in at a domestic star to convert to credits. The credits gained will show as "Treasure Cashed In" on the economic report. Supply containers may be created at supply depots.
    Tribbles	These cute guys sometimes sneak aboard with other flotsam. There is no known way to expel tribbles. It is rumoured that they leave on their own eventually. One must be careful not to let the infestation spread. More info
    Various	Some artifacts require a transfer to a domestic starbase to gain something.

  Artifact Types :

  Artifact Types
  Icon	Type	Notes

Contraband :

• These are bought & sold only at black markets.
• Contraband may not be sold at sector markets.
• Lords may only trade contraband at foreign stars.
• Lords have no access to black markets at their own stars.
• Buy & sell prices will vary dependent on the local situation, see black market section for details.
• Contraband is lost if jettisoned.
• Contraband may not be transferred to a fleet with a higher charge, unless at a domestic star or haven.
• The effect of contraband on a star is delayed.
• Contraband affects realm stars in different ways :


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Contraband Effects
Class	Location Action	Effect on Realm