Resources

From [[w:c:Ikariam|WikIkariam]]

The term "resources" refers to materials extracted from special island buildings which are used by all players from the same island. These materials are fundamental to your town's operation, as they are required to perform almost any action in the game. Resources can be stored in ever-increasing amounts in your cities' Warehouses, but any amount over the safe capacity of the warehouse can be pillaged.

The are two types of resources: Building material, more commonly known as "wood", which is extracted from the saw mill present on every island, and luxury goods, which can only be produced after Wealth has been researched at the Academy. Each island has only one type of luxury good deposit, meaning that, while wood universally available, any given city can produce only one type of luxury good.

[edit] Building Material

[edit] Wood

Wood is the main resource of the game, harvested at the Saw Mill. This is the first resource a player will be able to collect, and is used in the expansion of every building (including the resource deposits themselves,) founding of colonies, creation of military units and ships. To gather wood, click on the log pile (Saw Mill) in the island view. Once on the Saw Mill window, changing the slider bar will affect the wood and gold production of your town. For each citizen turned into a worker, you will gather 1 per hour but your gold income will be decreased by 4 .

After researching Helping Hands, you are allowed to send 50% more workers to harvest wood. However, these unskilled workers only produce at ¼ efficiency, meaning you will need to assign 4 workers (and lose their income of 16 gold) to receive 1 extra wood per hour.

While you are logged on to Ikariam, the menu will show this symbol: . This represents the amount of free wood you currently have in your town. A mouseover tip will indicate the maximum capacity at your current Warehouse level, which is reduced by any amount currently stored in your Trading Post. When you reach 75% of maximum capacity, this number will turn red; at 100% capacity, it will turn bold red, and any more resources received will be irretrievably lost.

[edit] Luxury goods

Luxury goods have a variety of functions, but they all require Wealth before they can be gathered. Each island has exactly one luxury good resource, so a player will have to trade with other players, pillage them, or colonize new islands in order to have access to all luxury goods. Every type of luxury good is associated with a wonder: as long as the specific wonder is present on the island, the production of that type of luxury good is boosted by 10%. To gather a luxury good, click on the appropriate icon on the island view (Bricks of marble, the vineyard, some crystal, or the volcano) Once in the luxury good deposit window, changing the slider bar will affect the luxury good and gold production of your town. For each citizen turned into a worker, you will gather ½ unit per hour but your gold income will be decreased by 4 . After researching Helping Hands, you are allowed to send 50% more workers to harvest luxury goods. However, these unskilled workers only produce at ¼ efficiency, meaning you will need to assign 8 workers (and lose their income of 32 gold) to receive 1 extra luxury good per hour.

[edit] Marble

Marble, mined from the Quarry, is used in the expansion of almost every building of your town, except the Academy, making marble an essential resource. The associated wonder for marble is the Temple of Gaia.

[edit] Wine

Wine is consumed at the tavern and is distributed among your population to increase its satisfaction, making Wine indispensable for you city´s growth. It is also used in the expansion of your Palace and in the training of Cooks. Wine is produced at the Vineyard. The associated wonder for wine is the Garden of Dionysus.

[edit] Crystal Glass

Crystal Glass, mined at the Crystal Mine, has varied functions: expanding the Academy, researching upgrades at the Workshop and training of Spies and Doctors. It can also be consumed to produce more research points after Glass has been researched: if you have enough glass to finish the current technology, a button will appear in the Academy window, allowing you to purchase it immediately and continue to the next research. If you don't have enough crystal yet, the Academy will tell you how much you need. The associated wonder for crystal is the Temple of Athene.

[edit] Sulphur

Sulphur, mined at the Sulphur Pit, is used exclusively in the production of military units. Almost all units and war ships require sulphur to be created; only the Slinger, Doctor, Cook, and Diving Boat do not. The associated wonder for sulphur is Hephaistos´ Forge.

[edit] Other resources

While these are not, strictly speaking, resources, they are produced and consumed by your cities, and are often essential to the game:

• Citizens () - The citizens of your town can be changed into workers to produce resources, scientists to generate research points, or left as citizens to produce gold. They are consumed in varying amounts to build military units and ships. Your city gains more citizens as long as you maintain a positive satisfaction.
• Research points () - Produced by scientists at the Academy, they are collected to complete new researches. All your cities share the same technologies and pool of research points.
• Gold () - Produced by citizens and by selling resources at the Trading Post, gold is used to maintain your town finances and facilitate trade between players. Your gold stands for all your cities.
• Cultural goods () - Cultural goods are exhibited at your Museum to increase your town satisfaction. It can be acquired through cultural assets treaty|cultural assets treaties with other players after you have researched Cultural Exchange. All your cultural goods are available to any of your towns. You can see how many cultural goods you have by clicking on one of your museums.
• Action points () - Action points limit the maximum number of missions each city may launch at the same time. For example, a city with 3 could, at the same time, pillage two towns and send a trading fleet to another. You town gets more action points as your expand your Town hall, and as soon as the mission is complete, the action point is restored.
• Ambrosia () - Ambrosia can only be obtained using real money. It is used in the various features of the Ikariam Plus system.
• Cargo ships - Cargo ships are used to transport units and resources between islands. They are purchased using gold at the Trading Port, and your cities share the same trading fleet.
• Diplomacy points - As soon as you build a new Embassy, you get 3 diplomacy points. Each new embassy level gives an additional point. These points are consumed when offering and accepting treaties with other players, and are restored as soon as the treaty is cancelled. You can see how many diplomacy points you have in your Diplomacy Advisor window.