Resource Veins [RVs] can be found all over the planet. Resources help the player build, buy and operate their activities. Players take control of a particular resource by conducting a Breach Mission (See missions for details). Once captured, RVs provide monthly returns to the player but they also have associated operational costs.
For players to begin mining the resource, they will also need to capture a nearby World Base (See World Bases) and build a refinery on that base. Each resource has a limited number of refineries that can mine this particular resource. Usually, one or more of the slots will be locked, needing the player to purchase the position with valueable materials. This particular RV has 2 refinery slots:
Building a refinery at a nearby world base the player owns to link the refinery with the RV
Once the refinery is built on the nearby World Base, the UI will change to show all refineries in the area. If the button has a AQUA square on it, then you can assign that refinery to this RV. Press on the button that the AQUA square is on top of to connect the refinery.
Currently, the squares follow this color coding:
Color
Meaning
Aqua
has refinery free & not building
Pink
All WB connection slots are filled
Red
No refinery or still under construction
Dark blue
2 resource vein slots are filled - no more avaiable
Brown
Refinery assigned
Thebrow square on the refinery button shows that this refinary is assigned OR is already assigned elsewhere. If you capture more Wbs and build more refineries, they will show here.
Once a refinery is connected to a WB, you can press on the refinery button with brown square in the RV modal OR click on the building on the WB modal and the camera will center on the resource being mined.
Once you connect a refinery to a RV, you CANNOT undo it.
To collect the resources, you MUST hold the RV every calendar month.
What do the colored lines represent?
When you mouse over an RV, line appear to come from the RV and go over the surface of the planet. These lines represent which World Bases [WBs] this RV can be/is connected to. It also provides hints as to what actions are possible
Line Color
Mouse is over RV Marker
Task for Player
Red
RV and WB are not owned by the player.
Player must first capture both the RV and the WB before being able to connect for resource extraction.
Orange
WB or RV is not owned by player
Capture the RV
Yellow-Green
Both captured but no reifnery built at WB
Build a refinery at the corresponding WB.
Pink
Both captured and a reifnery is ready to connect
Connect refinery to RV
Green
Reinery is connected and operating
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Enemy Attacks
Unlike player bases, world bases or asteroids, RVs have no defence capabilities. If the enemy decides to launch an offensive on a player-owned resource, a mission appears and the player can choose to deploy or lose the RV.
