List of Resource Nodes

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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.

Some resources need a specific Technology before the map will reveal them. For example you need to research Animal Husbandry before the icons for Pigs 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 Pigs 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 Guide column is meant to be a general overview, not a comprehensive strategy guide because there is a lot of overlap between the resource nodes in terms of output.

Farms and its upgrades
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Guide
Rice		Food 25 Grain 100 Malt 100 (Brewing)	Tropical Forest, Temperate Grasslands, Tropical Rainforest, Mediterranean		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 Stores 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		Guide needed here
Tobacco		Wealth 10	Mediterranean, Svanna Temperate Grassland, Xeric Shrubland		If you love money, you'll love Tobacco.
Frankincense		Wealth 10 Incense 20	Arid Desert, Mediterranean Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Mandrake Plants		Mandrake 150	Temperate Forest		Guide needed here
Wild Horses		Horse 100 (Animal Husbandry, Chariots, Heavy Plows, Horseshoes)	Mediterranean, Savanna Taiga, Temperate Grassland Xeric Shrubland		Once you have Horses, build Stables in every city just for the Expert slot giving +10 City Build Production.
Cow		Cattle 150 (Animal Husbandry)	Mediterranean, Savanna Temperate Grassland		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.
Pig		Live Hogs 150 (Animal Husbandry) Tallow 200 (Candles)	Temperate Forest, Taiga Temperate Grassland, Savanna		Guide needed here
Sheep		Wool 155 Domestic Sheep 100 (Animal Husbandry)	Mediterranean, Savanna Taiga, Temperate Grassland		Guide needed here
Goat		Wool 145 Domestic Goat 100 (Animal Husbandry)	Mediterranean, Savanna Taiga, Temperate Grassland
Wild Llamas		Wool 150 Llama 150 (Animal Husbandry)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest
Tea Grove		Tea Leaves 100 (Herbalism)	Tropical Forest, Temperate Grassland Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Rainforest		Guide needed here
Cinnamon		Spice 30 (Iron Working)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Guide needed here
Natural Dyes		Dye 150 (Haberdashery, Respective Art, Weaving)	Mediterranean, Savanna Temperate Forest, Temperate Grassland Temperate Rainforest, Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Guide needed here
Sugar		Syrup 30 (Cartography) Malt 40 (Brewing)	Mediterranean, Savanna Tropical Rainforest, Xeric Shrubland		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		Guide needed here
Saffron Flowers		Saffron 50 (Seafaring) Spice 100 (Iron Working)	Mediterranean Temperate Grassland, Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Silkworm		Silk 90 (Seafaring)	Temperate Forest Temperate Rainforest		Guide needed here
Cotton Field		Cotton 50 (Feudalism)	Mediterranean, Temperate Grassland Savanna		Guide needed here
Coffee		Coffee Beans 40 (Coffee Houses)	Mediterranean, Savanna Tropical Forest		Guide needed here
Rubber		Rubber 50 (Industrialization)	Tropical Forest Tropical Rainforest		Guide needed here
Hunting Camp and its upgrades
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Guide
Zebra		Fur 40	Mediterranean Savanna		Guide needed here
Fox		Fur 50	Temperate Forest, Taiga Temperate Grassland, Tundra Temperate Rainforest		Guide needed here
White-tailed Deer		Food 25 Fur 75 Venison 75 (Animal Husbandry)	Temperate Forest, Taiga Temperate Grassland, Savanna Temperate Rainforest, Mediterranean		Guide needed here
Wild Camels		Camel 50 (Animal Husbandry)	Arid Desert		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		Guide needed here
Elephant Herd		Elephant 50 (Animal Husbandry) Ivory 30 (Animal Husbandry)	Tropical Forest, Mediterranean Tropical Rainforest, Savanna		Guide needed here
Fishing Net and its upgrade
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Guide
Coastal Fishery		Food 10 Fish 20 (Ropemaking, Sails, Seafaring) Tallow 40 (Candles)	Coastal Water		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
Stone Pit and its upgrades
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Guide
Copper Deposit		Materials 20 Copper 100 (Bronze Working) Silicates 50 (Engineering, Gunpowder)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Your primary source of Metal Ingots if you don't have a 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
Meteorite		Metal Ingot 200 (Bronze Working) Precious Metal 275 Heavy Metal 250 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Can make Metal Ingots directly. Normally this requires a Blacksmith using either of the two resources above.
Gold		Precious Metal 150 Wealth 5	Arid Desert, Savanna Cold Desert, Taiga Polar Desert, Tundra		Guide needed here
Gemstone		Precious Stones 150 Wealth 25	Cold Desert, Tropical Rainforest Tundra, Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Rock Salt		Salt 20 Aluminum 100 (Aviation)	Arid Desert, Mediterranean, Savanna Cold Desert, Taiga, Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Limestone		Sculpting Material 30 (Iron Working) Marble 50 (Decorative Arts) Silicates 50 (Engineering, Gunpowder)	Arid Desert, Savanna Cold Desert, Taiga Polar Desert, Tundra Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Obsidian		Sculpting Material 50 (Iron Working) Silicates 100 (Engineering, Gunpowder)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert		Guide needed here
Lead		Aluminum 150 (Aviation) Heavy Metal 150 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	Temperate Forest Temperate Grassland Temperate Rainforest		Guide needed here
Manganese		Aluminum 100 (Aviation) Heavy Metal 175 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Guide needed here
Titanium		Heavy Metal 140 (Industrialization, Stained Glass, The Scientific Method)	Arid Desert, Mediterranean Savanna, Taiga Tundra, Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Coal Deposit		Coal 50 (Industrialization)	All Biomes except Coastal Water and Mountains		Guide needed here
Uranium Deposit		Uranium 40 (Atomic Theory, Nuclear Power)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert, Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Oil Well
Node	Outputs		Spawns in		Guide
Crude Oil		Oil 25 (Industrialization)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert, Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here
Natural Gas Deposit		Natural Gas 20 (Industrialization)	Arid Desert, Taiga Cold Desert, Tundra Polar Desert, Xeric Shrubland		Guide needed here

See Also

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