List of Resource Nodes

Updated for patch: 1.1

A Region with Temperate Grassland
with a natural yield of 4, 1, 2, and 2.
Also shown is a Ruins Cache
and Rice guarded by a fierce Predator.

Resource Nodes are fixed points (Nodes) on the map generated when the game starts,
these cannot be moved (even if they have legs!) meaning it's best to plan your cities with them in mind.

Some resources need a specific Technology before the map will reveal them. For example you need to research Animal Husbandry before the icons for Pig and Wild Horses show up. However if you happen to zoom in far enough you can visually see these animals even before the game gives them an icon on your UI.

The game is not very consistent (as of Patch 1.0.3) when resource icons appear nor does it indicate this anywhere. For example the Animal Husbandry technology enables you to harvest both Pig and Wild Llamas but the latter already has an icon on the map for it.

Basic Resources

These are the most basic resources that will remain relevant throughout the game:

	Food		Primarily obtained via Farms and its upgrades.
	Wealth		Hunting Camps are only a modest source of Wealth early on.
	Timber		Logging Camps and its upgrades are a great source of Timber.
	Materials		Stone Pits and its upgrades are a great source of Materials.

Note that Regions on the map have a natural yield of these resources that you get just by claiming them. On top of that this yield not just determines the passive income they give, but also the efficiency of Farms, Logging Camps, and Stone Pits. If you plan on building a Triumph early on be prepared to gather a large quantity of these.

Resource Nodes

Besides the 4 basic resources outlined above, there are a large number of resources in specific Zones within Regions. In order to harvest these you have to build the appropriate Harvesting Improvements (Farms, Fishing Nets, etc) on top of that node. You can often select what the Harvesting Improvements does with the resource node.
For example a Farm on Rice can be set to make Food, Grain (Stored, for use in Crafting), or later in the game Malt.

This list has been sorted roughly based on which improvement is needed, when you unlock it, and has grouped similar resource nodes together.

The rarity listed is not the only factor in determining the amount you'll find. Biomes, fresh water, and other factors change the spawn rate.
It's merely the rarity as listed in the game files and does not always represent the actual in-game experience.

Farms and its upgrades
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Rarity / Other
Rice		Food 25 Grain 100 Malt 100 (Brewing)	Tropical Forest, Temperate Grasslands, Tropical Rainforest, Mediterranean		Common At least one of these should be close to where you spawned. They allow you to put Grain in a Granary which allow you to create Grain Store which are an excellent starter amenity for your cities allowing them to grow much faster.
Wheat		Grain 100 Malt 60 (Brewing)	Savanna Temperate Grassland
Barley		Grain 125	Savanna Temperate Grassland
Corn		Grain 150	Savanna Temperate Grassland
Grapevines		Food 50 Grape 150	Mediterranean Temperate Grassland		Common
Tobacco		Wealth 25	Mediterranean, Svanna Temperate Grassland, Xeric Shrubland		Uncommon If you love money, you'll love Tobacco.
Frankincense		Wealth 10 Incense 20	Arid Desert, Mediterranean Xeric Shrubland		Uncommon
Mandrake Plants		Mandrake 150	Temperate Forest		Uncommon
Wild Horses		Horse 150 (Animal Husbandry, Chariots, Heavy Plows, Horseshoes)	Mediterranean, Savanna Taiga, Temperate Grassland Xeric Shrubland		Common The Expert in Stables giving +10 City Build Production is great! If you don't have Horses then Cattle can almost do everything Horses can except build a Stable. If you do have Horses then make Cured Meats and/or Leather.
Cow		Cattle 150 (Animal Husbandry)	Mediterranean, Savanna Temperate Grassland
Pig		Live Hogs 150 (Animal Husbandry) Tallow 200 (Candles)	Temperate Forest, Taiga Temperate Grassland, Savanna		Common
Sheep		Wool 155 Domestic Sheep 100 (Animal Husbandry)	Mediterranean, Savanna Taiga, Temperate Grassland		Common
Goat		Wool 145 Domestic Goat 100 (Animal Husbandry)	Mediterranean, Savanna Taiga, Temperate Grassland		Common
Wild Llamas		Wool 150 Llama 150 (Animal Husbandry)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Uncommon
Tea Grove		Tea Leaves 100 (Herbalism)	Tropical Forest, Temperate Grassland Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Rainforest		Uncommon
Cinnamon		Spice 30 (Iron Working)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Rare
Natural Dyes		Dye 150 (Haberdashery, Respective Art, Weaving)	Mediterranean, Savanna Temperate Forest, Temperate Grassland Temperate Rainforest, Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Common
Sugar		Syrup 30 (Cartography) Malt 40 (Brewing)	Mediterranean, Savanna Tropical Rainforest, Xeric Shrubland		Uncommon Can make Syrup directly. Normally this requires a Fermenting Pit.
Cocoa		Syrup 60 (Cartography) Food Oil 80 (Brewing, Coffee Houses, Germ Theory, Herbalism)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest
Vanilla		Vanilla Beans 60 (Seafaring) Spice 70 (Iron Working) Food Oil 80 (Brewing, Coffee Houses, Germ Theory, Herbalism)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Rare
Saffron Flowers		Saffron 50 (Seafaring) Spice 100 (Iron Working)	Mediterranean Temperate Grassland, Xeric Shrubland		Epic
Silkworm		Silk 90 (Seafaring)	Temperate Forest Temperate Rainforest		Uncommon
Cotton Field		Cotton 50 (Feudalism)	Mediterranean, Temperate Grassland Savanna		Common
Coffee		Coffee Beans 40 (Coffee Houses)	Mediterranean, Savanna Tropical Forest		Common
Rubber		Rubber 50 (Industrialization)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Rare

Hunting Camp and its upgrades
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Rarity / Other
Zebra		Fur 40	Mediterranean Savanna		Rare
Fox		Fur 50	Temperate Forest, Taiga Temperate Grassland, Tundra Temperate Rainforest		Uncommon
White-tailed Deer		Food 25 Fur 75 Venison 75 (Animal Husbandry)	Temperate Forest, Taiga Temperate Grassland, Savanna Temperate Rainforest, Mediterranean		Common
Wild Camels		Camel 50 (Animal Husbandry)	Arid Desert		Uncommon Besides Horses and Cows, Camels are the only way to make Carriages at any reasonable speed without spending a ton of Wealth.
Bison Herd		Bison 175 (Animal Husbandry)	Savanna Temperate Grassland		Uncommon
Elephant Herd		Elephant 50 (Animal Husbandry) Ivory 30 (Animal Husbandry)	Tropical Forest, Mediterranean Tropical Rainforest, Savanna		Rare

Fishing Net and its upgrade
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Rarity / Other
Coastal Fishery		Food 10 Fish 20 (Ropemaking, Sails, Seafaring) Tallow 40 (Candles)	Coastal Water		Common You can combine Fish with Salt to make Salted Fish which are a decent amenity that gives food and health early on. Water regions are also a good alternative for Tallow if you don't have Pigs. Same goes for Salt if you don't have Rock Salt.
Shellfish		Food 10 Salt 20 Precious Stones 100	Coastal Water
Whale		Salt 100 Tallow 80 (Candles) Food Oil 80 (Brewing, Coffee Houses, Germ Theory, Herbalism)	Coastal Water		Rare

Stone Pit and its upgrades
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Rarity / Other
Copper Deposit		Materials 20 Copper 100 (Bronze Working) Silicates 50 (Engineering, Gunpowder)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Common (Lead Uncommon) Copper, Iron, and Lead have a "BonusForNearbyPlacedResources" in the game files suggesting they have a higher chance to spawn together. Your primary source of Metal Ingots if you don't have Meteorite. Iron is more efficient than Copper when crafting Metal Ingots in a Blacksmith.
Iron Deposit		Iron 100 (Bronze Working) Silicates 50 (Engineering, Gunpowder)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains
Lead		Aluminum 150 (Aviation) Heavy Metal 150 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	Temperate Forest Temperate Grassland Temperate Rainforest
Meteorite		Metal Ingot 200 (Bronze Working) Heavy Metal 250 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Epic Can make Metal Ingot directly. Normally this requires a Blacksmith.
Gold		Precious Metal 150 Wealth 5	Arid Desert, Savanna Cold Desert, Taiga Polar Desert, Tundra		Rare
Gemstone		Precious Stones 150 Wealth 25	Cold Desert, Tropical Rainforest Tundra, Xeric Shrubland		Common
Rock Salt		Salt 20 Aluminum 100 (Aviation)	Arid Desert, Mediterranean, Savanna Cold Desert, Taiga, Xeric Shrubland		Uncommon
Limestone		Sculpting Material 30 (Iron Working) Marble 50 (Decorative Arts) 50 (Engineering, Gunpowder) {{{5}}}	Arid Desert, Savanna Cold Desert, Taiga Polar Desert, Tundra Xeric Shrubland		Common
Manganese		Aluminum 100 (Aviation) Heavy Metal 175 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Common
Coal Deposit		Coal 50 (Industrialization)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Common
Obsidian		Sculpting Material 50 (Iron Working) Silicates 100 (Engineering, Gunpowder)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert		Rare
Titanium		Heavy Metal 140 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	Arid Desert, Mediterranean Savanna, Taiga Tundra, Xeric Shrubland		Rare
Uranium Deposit		Uranium 40 (Atomic Theory, Nuclear Power)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert, Xeric Shrubland		Rare

The rarity listed is not the only factor in determining the amount you'll find. Biomes, fresh water, and other factors change the spawn rate.
It's merely the rarity as listed in the game files and does not always represent the actual in-game experience.

Oil Well
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Rarity / Other
Crude Oil		Oil 25 (Industrialization)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert, Xeric Shrubland		Common
Natural Gas Deposit		Natural Gas 20 (Industrialization)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert, Xeric Shrubland		Common

See Also

• List of Goods (Amenities, Supplies, etc)
• List of Improvements