Natural Resources

To reduce the likelihood of any single company monopolizing natural resources, new resource sites will appear shortly after existing ones are acquired.

To prevent the market from being flooded with excessive raw material supply, the acquisition cost of new resource sites rises sharply as more sites come into existence. This makes it increasingly difficult for companies to keep buying additional sites in an attempt to dominate the industry.

Hover your mouse over a natural resource site on the map to view its price premium in the site information window.

When an AI company acquires a site with a price premium, it will generally sell its raw materials at a higher price to offset the increased acquisition cost.

The screen below shows an example of a natural resource site with a price premium.

Unlimited Natural Resources mode

You can enable Unlimited Natural Resources by using a script.

When this mode is active, a natural resource firm (mine, oil well, or logging camp) will continue producing even after its reserve is depleted. Instead of shutting down, it will operate with a new recurring production cost.

The recurring cost per unit is calculated as:
(Original acquisition cost of the resource site ÷ Original reserve amount) × Current inflation adjustment

There are two ways to enable this mode:

Create a script containing the line: Unlimited Natural Resources=<Yes,No>

Load the pre‑defined script “Unlimited Natural Resources”