Resources and Currencies
A station's materials, a galaxy's Credits and RP, and your account's G serve different purposes. Check the balance for the action you want to take.
| Resource or currency | Scope | Main use |
|---|---|---|
| Metal | Selected station or fleet cargo | Construction and ships |
| Crystal | Selected station or fleet cargo | Construction and components |
| Deuterium | Selected station or fleet cargo | Construction and flight fuel |
| Fuel Cells | Selected station or fleet cargo | Stored fusion output, utility and mission boosts |
| Energy | Selected station | Powers production; not stored or traded |
| Credits | Your empire in the current galaxy | Construction, ships and Credit Market orders |
| Research Points | Your empire in the current galaxy | Technology investment |
| G | Your account across galaxies | Cosmetic station skins |
Production and storage
Mines produce materials over time. Levels, local production settings, energy, temperature, position and research affect the result. Use Resource Settings to compare the actual output at each station.
Material storage limits production accumulation. Build storage before it fills; ships and trade deliveries still need their own cargo and arrival planning. Insufficient energy reduces mine output. Basic resource income is separate from mine output; in 3.0.5, Quantum Datacenter adds fueled station Credit income without replacing the empire baseline.
Credits and research income
New empires start with 100,000 Credits and earn 5 Credits per five-minute interval. This income belongs to the empire, not to each station.
The separate Datacenter income requires completed construction and both Fuel Cells and Deuterium. Credits explains its production settings and fuel limits.
Each regular station earns 5 RP/hour, and each physical Research Lab level adds 10 RP/hour. Research is purchased with RP rather than a timed material-cost research queue.
Trading
The Credit Market is active in G1–G4. It buys and sells resources and ships for Credits. Goods bought at the market wait in My Deliveries until pickup or deployment reaches your station.
G is separate from Credits. Real-money G checkout is not available; existing G can be used for skins.