There are 7 types of resources that can be used in different ways within Stellar Age. These will be categorized as BASIC and RARE. They can be visualized in the top of the screen, left to right, Dark Matter, Metal, Polymers, Antimatter, Jet and Credits. Energon can be found in the efficiency interface accessible through any building's efficiency button.
Basic resources can be acquired by attacking pirates of the respective kind, or passively through building generation: Metal - obtained by killing STEEL RATS pirates and from the Ore Mine building. Polymers - obtained by killing BLOOD LEGION pirates and from the Polymer Farm building. Antimatter - obtained by killing STAR DOMINION pirates and from the Antimatter Generator. Jet - special resource used for attacking pirates. It is passively generated at a rate of 1 jet every 30 seconds, or it can be found as reward for destroying Pirates, Elite Pirates and rewards from events.
Rare resources are harder to acquire, and are not passively generated: Credits - special coin acquired as a reward when destroying Pirates, Elite Pirates, from daily quests and rewards from events. It can be used for speeding up processes or acquiring items in shop. Energon - can be found as a reward for destroying Elite Pirates and rewards from events. Dark Matter - can be found asa reward for destroying Elite Pirates, and daily quests and rewards from events.
Basic resources can be acquired by attacking pirates of the respective kind, or passively through building generation: Metal - obtained by killing STEEL RATS pirates and from the Ore Mine building. Polymers - obtained by killing BLOOD LEGION pirates and from the Polymer Farm building. Antimatter - obtained by killing STAR DOMINION pirates and from the Antimatter Generator. Jet - special resource used for attacking pirates. It is passively generated at a rate of 1 jet every 30 seconds, or it can be found as reward for destroying Pirates, Elite Pirates and rewards from events.
Rare resources are harder to acquire, and are not passively generated: Credits - special coin acquired as a reward when destroying Pirates, Elite Pirates, from daily quests and rewards from events. It can be used for speeding up processes or acquiring items in shop. Energon - can be found as a reward for destroying Elite Pirates and rewards from events. Dark Matter - can be found asa reward for destroying Elite Pirates, and daily quests and rewards from events.