Resources

There are two types of resources that you can unlock to fuel your civilization's growth: luxury resources and strategic resources. Securing access to luxury resources boosts your happiness, while tapping strategic resources allow you to purchase certain units and buildings.

Luxury Resources
There are 19 luxury resources randomly spread across the territories of the sim world. In order for your civilization to have access to a given resource, two conditions must be met: you must own or have trade access to the territory the luxury resource is found in, and you must have researched the technology required to tap the resource. Each resource, once access is secured, grants +1 happiness per turn. The resources organized by unlocking technology are as follows.

Mining: Copper, Gems, Gold, Salt, and Silver.

Calendar: Citrus, Cotton, Dyes, Incense, Silk, Spices, Sugar, and Wine.

Masonry: Marble.

Sailing: Crab, and Pearls.

Trapping: Furs, Ivory, and Truffles.

Strategic Resources
There are six strategic resources available for your civilization to unlock by completing gameplay challenges. These challenges begin when the unlocking technology is researched, and any progress made towards them prior to that point may not be counted. The strategic resources are: Horses, Iron, Coal, Oil, Aluminum, and Uranium.