Strategic Resources

Strategic Resources are used to create weapons, armor and accessories that increase the effectiveness of heroes and units. They are also required to create some city improvements. The vaulters can activate a strategic resource as a holy resource which provide several bonuses. Strategic Resources current totals are recorded in the Empire interface.

They are obtained either by constructing Extractors on resource nodes found on the map, or by direct purchase from the Market. Extractor construction is unlocked in specific Eras by technological research, whereas the ability to purchase resources from the Market is unlocked by the Era II technology 'Imperial Coinage'.

Having a Strategic Resource on a terrain tile adds an additional +1 Science to the terrain tile.

Image	Name	Era	Required For	Booster effect	Lore	Artwork
	Glassteel	I Alchemist's Furnace	Armor, Weapons, Accessories and Improvements	20% dust on cities	Sprouting in tangled fronds, the vines, when heated in sealed vats with sundry chymicals, can be drawn out into incredibly strong filaments that have myriad uses, such as garroting wire.
	Titanium	I Alchemist's Furnace	Armor, Weapons, Accessories and Improvements	20% science on cities	Occuring in mineralized form, the extraction of titanium is a complex process for an alchemist, but the effort is worth it. Light, strong, and resistant to water damage, this metal can transform armies.
	Adamantian	III Smelting Station	Armor, Weapons, Accessories and Improvements	20% production on cities	No material except diamonds comes close the the unbreakable nature of adamantian. Recent advances in smelting now allow craftsmen to extract this metal for many uses.
	Palladian	III Smelting Station	Armor, Weapons, Accessories and Improvements	20% food on cities	This roseate mineral which expands in geometric-shaped waves, grows from patches of earth rich with fossilized remains. Clever treatments allow the mineral to be transformed into a light, regenerative mail.
	Hyperium	IV Rare Metal Foundry	Armor, Weapons, Accessories and Improvements		For long ages, perhaps because of the noxious clouds that hung over deposits, Hyperium's amazing fertilizing powers were unknown. Now, by using sophisticated filtering masks, this miracle substance can finally be exploited.
	Mithrite	IV Rare Metal Foundry	Armor, Weapons, Accessories and Improvements		Mithrite, or "Emerald Lances", once purely used for decorative flourishes in the halls of the exalted, is now understood to be a powerful Dust-enhancing substance when prepared in a special crystalline form.