Resources

Resources can be stored on Cargo Pads or in the Vault. Resources are used to manufacture other items in the Refinery, Assembling Machine or 3D Printer. They can also be used as fuel, in-space objects, or as trade goods. There are several different types of resources that are all defined below.

Resources can be purchased in stations around the galaxy for U-nits, or obtained by trading with other players or manufacturing them yourself.

Raw Resources

Raw Resources are mined from asteroid fields by using Resource Extractors. They are stored in containment crates which can be then stored on pallets in your ship or in the vault at a base.

The following table lists the raw resources in the game, where they can be found, their rarity and how many can be stored per containment crate. Any raw resources that can be used without being refined are linked to the resource pages that show you how they can be used.

Raw Resources
Icon	Resource	Field Type	Rarity	Quantity	Mass	Makes	ID/Technical Name	Crate Icon
	Iron Ore	Rock asteroids	Common	600 per crate	120 / crate	Iron	1 RT_IronOre
	Copper Ore	Rock asteroids	Common	600 per crate	180 / crate	Copper, Brass	2 RT_CopperOre
	Silicon Ore	Rock asteroids	Uncommon	600 per crate	60 / crate	Silicon	4 RT_SiliconOre
	Zinc Ore	Rock asteroids	Rare	600 per crate	180 / crate	Brass	5 RT_ZincOre
	Water	Ice asteroids	Common	1,000 per crate	30 / crate	Hydrogen, Oxygen, Deuterium	3 RT_Water
	Nitrogen	Ice asteroids	Rare	600 per crate	40 / crate	Nitrous Oxide, Xanthium, Di-Xanthium, Tetra-Xanthium	6 RT_Nitrogen
	Carbon	Rock asteroids *	Common	600 per crate	35 / crate	Steel	18 RT_Carbon
	Gold	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Chipsets, Cartridges	24 RT_Gold
	Iridium	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Chipsets, Cartridges	26 RT_Iridium
	Osmium	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Chipsets, Cartridges	25 RT_Osmium
	Silver	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Chipsets, Cartridges	27 RT_Silver
	Mercury	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Chipsets, Cartridges	28 RT_Mercury
	Platinum	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Chipsets, Cartridges	29 RT_Platinum
	Deuterium	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Xanthium, Heat Sinks	40 RT_Deuterium
	Beryllium	Rock asteroids	Rare	50 per crate	50 / crate	Xanthium, Heat Sinks	41 RT_Beryllium
	Lead Ore	Rock asteroids	Common	600 per crate	180 / crate	Lead	55 RT_LeadOre
	Aluminium Ore	Rock asteroids	Common	600 per crate	40 / crate	Aluminium	59 RT_AluminiumOre
	Uranium Ore	Rock asteroids	Rare	600 per crate	60 / crate	Uranium	57 RT_UraniumOre

* Carbon is also a byproduct of the Life Support Systems.

Refined Resources

Refined resources are created by putting raw resources in a Refinery, or by finding them on certain stations. For specific usage of these items other than crafting please click the item link below.

Refined Resources
Icon	Resource	Made With	Quantity	Mass	Used In/For	ID / Technical Name	Crate Icon
	Iron	Iron Ore	600 per crate	240 / crate	Steel, Beacon, Defense Drone, Standard Shell, ship components	14 RT_Iron
	Steel	Iron, Carbon	600 per crate	220 / crate	Advanced ship components	20 RT_Steel
	Copper	Copper Ore	600 per crate	360 / crate	Ship components	15 RT_Copper
	Hydrogen	Water	2,000 per crate	20 / crate	Fuel for Hydrogen Tank TI or TII	16 RT_Hydrogen
	Oxygen	Water	1,000 per crate	40 / crate	Used in Life Support Systems or for Nitrous Oxide	17 RT_Oxygen
	Nitrous Oxide	Nitrogen, Oxygen	600 per crate	70 / crate	Standard Ammo, Standard Missile	22 RT_NitrousOxide
	Silicon	Silicon Ore	600 per crate	120 / crate	Chipsets, Cartridges, Advanced ship components	19 RT_Silicon
	Brass	Copper Ore, Zinc Ore	600 per crate	380 / crate	Standard Shell	21 RT_Brass
	Xanthium	Nitrogen, Deuterium, Beryllium	1,000 per crate	250 / crate	TI Rift Generator fuel	37 RT_Xanthium
	Di-Xanthium	Xanthium, Nitrogen, Mercury	1,000 per crate	250 / crate	TII Rift Generator fuel	38 RT_DiXanthium
	Tetra-Xanthium	Di-Xanthium, Nitrogen, Osmium	1,000 per crate	250 / crate	TIII Rift Generator fuel	39 RT_TetraXanthium
	TNP	N/A: Already Refined.	200 per crate	250 / crate	Advanced Missile	44 RT_TNP
	Lead	Lead Ore	600 per crate	120 / crate	Nuclear Reactor	56 RT_Lead
	Aluminium	Aluminium Ore	600 per crate	180 / crate	Nuclear Reactor, Large Ship Engine, Heat Sinks	60 RT_Aluminum
	Uranium	Uranium Ore	600 per crate	30 / crate	U-238 Fuel Cell	58 RT_Uranium

Radioactive Resources

Radioactive resources are created in the Assembling Machine or the Nuclear Reactor from refined items and / or spent fuel cells as follows. While three of these items are manufactured in the Assembling Machine, they are listed here to help display the order of the reactive chain. For specific usage of these items other than crafting please click the item link below.

Refined Resources
Icon	Resource	Made With	Quantity	Mass	Used In/For	ID / Technical Name	Crate Icon
	U-238 Fuel	Assembling Machine	1 Fuel cell	20 / cell	Nuclear Reactor	46
	U-238D Fuel	Nuclear Reactor	1 Fuel cell	20 / cell	Pu-239 Fuel cell	47
	Pu-239 Fuel	Assembling Machine	1 Fuel cell	20 / cell	Nuclear Reactor	48
	Pu-239D Fuel	Nuclear Reactor	1 Fuel cell	20 / cell	Pu-241 Fuel cell	49
	Pu-241 Fuel	Assembling Machine	1 Fuel cell	20 / cell	Nuclear Reactor	50
	Pu-241D Fuel	Nuclear Reactor	1 Fuel cell	20 / cell	Nuclear Waste?	51

Manufactured Resources

Manufactured resources are created in an Assembling Machine.

Manufactured Resources
Icon	Resource	Quantity	Mass	Made With	ID / Technical Name	Crate Icon
	Beacon	1 per crate	800 / crate	Iron, Copper, Silicon	31 RT_Beacon
	Defense Drone	1 per crate	800 / crate	Iron, Copper, Brass	32 RT_DefenseDrone
	Repair Drone	1 per crate	800 / crate	Iron, Silicon, Brass	33 RT_RepairDrone
	Standard Shell	1,200 per crate	420 / crate	Iron, Brass	34 RT_StandardShell
	Standard Ammo	1,200 per crate	450 / crate	Standard Shell, Nitrous Oxide	35 RT_StandardAmmo
	Standard Missile	1 per crate	200 / crate	Brass,Steel, Nitrous Oxide	43 RT_StandardMissile
	Advanced Missile	1 per crate	200 / crate	Brass, Steel, TNP	45 RT_AdvancedMissile
	Iron Turbine	7,200 per crate	20 / crate	Iron	52
	Steel Turbine	14,400 per crate	20 / crate	Steel	53
	Platinum Turbine	43,200 per crate	20 / crate	Iron, Platinum	54

Scrap Resources

Scrap resources can be salvaged from wrecks or from deconstructing ships. Scrap resources can be put in a Refinery to make usable resources.

NOTE: Copper Scrap will be made only into Copper not Copper Ore and therefore cannot be used to make Brass.

Scrap Resources
Icon	Resource	Quantity	Mass	Makes	ID / Technical Name	Crate Icon
	Iron Scrap	600 per bundle	90 / crate	Iron	7
	Copper Scrap	600 per bundle	135 / crate	Copper	8
	Silicon Scrap	600 per bundle	45 / crate	Silicon	9
	Zinc Scrap	600 per bundle	135 / crate	Zinc Ore	10
	Carbon Scrap	600 per bundle	30 / crate	Carbon	11
	Steel Scrap	600 per bundle	180 / crate	Steel	12
	Brass Scrap	600 per bundle	300 / crate	Brass	13

Other Resources

Other Resources
Icon	Resource	Quantity	Mass	Usage	ID / Technical Name	Crate Icon
	Unobtainium	600 per crate	1000 / crate	Used for Admin devices.	23 RT_Unobtanium
	Alien Meat	600 per crate	50 / crate	Crafted into Food Cartridge in the 3D Printer	30 RT_AlienBiomatter
	Pumpkin	1 per crate	5 / crate	Refine into candy crates.	36 RT_Pumpkin