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* Averted in ''StarWars Force Commander''. In theory you have access to an infinite number of troops, and the only resource that matters is your reputation. Capture enemy buildings, kill the rebels and fight with small numbers of troops and your reputation will rise, constantly request reinforcements and it will fall.

* ''VideoGame/RockRaiders'' requires you to tunnel through walls in order to progress as well as mine Ore (Gold/Uselessium) and Energy Crystals (Lumber/Power). Ore is used in the construction of buildings and paths, however it is generally available far more than it is used. Energy Crystals are used for certain buildings and to bring in vehicles. However, Energy Crystals are also used to power active buildings (and buildings will shut down if there are not enough Crystals), can be depleted by using Mining Lasers or from attacks by Slimy Slugs, and if a unit/building that cost Energy Crystals is destroyed or deconstructed, the Crystals are returned. (Depleted Energy Crystals can be recharged, however [[UnwinnableByMistake not all maps have Recharge Seams to do so at.]]) "Collect X Energy Crystals" is also the win condition for most missions.

#'''Uselessium:''' Any resource you have no use for, usually because either you're at the wrong point in the TechTree ([[LevelLockedLoot too low]] or [[WorthlessYellowRocks too high]]), or you're the wrong faction; shows up only occasionally. Only factors into [[VendorTrash Trade]].

* ''VideoGame/EmpireEarth'' has five: food (the most basic, needed to produce citizens), gold (multi-purpose), wood (for building construction and some military units), stone (for fortifications and some advanced buildings), and iron (for advanced weaponry). All must be collected from specific sources across the map, with the exception of food, which can be farmed.

** ''Everything'' is a resource if you think about it. Wool, Mineral, Eggs, Milk, Crops, Fruits, Fish, Mushroom... You can use the edible resources to create food which can be used to raise the affection and respect of the townspeople, or to replenish your energy (also a resource- which you replenish by eating said food, or bathing in the hot springs in some games). The non-edible resources you need to build or expand your farm. Or you can sell off your resource for another resource- money- which is also used to build or expand your farm. Harvest Moon is [[IncrediblyLamePun very resource intensive]].

%% No need to add extensive info about the strategy involved in each resources. WeAreNotGameFAQs. The article is strictly about resources and how they behave.

->'''Soviet Hammer Tank''': I always wondered though... how come the mightiest nations need to collect ore while killing each other? I mean, what's even ''in'' that stuff?\\

->'''Soviet Tank''': I always wondered though... Why do the mightiest nations need to collect ore while killing each other? I mean, what's even ''in'' that stuff?\\

'''Imperial Tank''': Don't ask ridiculous questions!

** The previous installment ''Outpost'' utterly averts this, and demonstrates why TropesAreNotBad: before discovering nanotechnology you have to manage dozens of resources, a shortage of any one of which put your colony into a slow, irrevocable death spiral until eventually you run out of air and EverybodyDies. And whether a particular mine produces what you need is basically random chance. The recycling center's Multi Purpose Goo will cover temporary shortfalls but it's not generally enough to run a colony on.

Because TheComputerIsACheatingBastard, don't [[NotPlayingFairWithResources expect it to actually need resources]]. He's still gathering them, but it's likely he can do without. If this trope happens enough, the audience might find it a DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound.

Because TheComputerIsACheatingBastard, don't [[NotPlayingFairWithResources expect it to actually need resources]]. He's still gathering them, but it's likely he can do without. Running out of resources is the surest way to hear the MostAnnoyingSound.

* ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' The TropeNamer. Minerals would be gold and Vespene gas would be lumber.[[note]]Somewhat confusingly, however, you collect Vespene the same way you collect gold in ''Warcraft'', and you collect minerals the same way you would collect lumber...[[/note]] If you play well, you will likely [[MostAnnoyingSound constantly be hearing the phrase]], "''You require more Vespene gas''". Both resources have a clear maximum collection rate per site. This difference from ''Warcraft'' - where wood has a extremely high collection rate limit - results in a drastically different tempo. Finally, the Protoss and (sort of) Zerg have Power resources. All Protoss buildings must be built near pylons, and shut down if the pylons are destroyed. Zerg buildings must be built on creep, which spreads out from hatcheries and creep colonies; however, losing the creep source doesn't hurt the buildings.

* ''VideoGame/RiseOfNations'': Similar to ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpires'', but UpToEleven. You begin with Food, Lumber, and Wealth, gaining access to Metal, Knowledge, and Oil as you advance in age. Knowledge is a hybrid-Lumber-Power resource, acquired through Universities, and used for Age-relevant researches and, late-game, missiles. The rest of the resources are used to build and upgrade various units, as well as upgrade resource-gathering rates. It also features Population (increased through Military Research), and Power in a mutated sense: you have a {{Cap}} on your maximum income-per-minute, per resource, and need to expand it to take full advantage of all your resourcing nodes.
** It should be noted that the proliferation of resources helps to avert MostAnnoyingSound: rarely are you in a position where you can't build ''some''thing, even if it's not what you originally came for. (Of course, to compensate, there are plenty of other things that make annoying sounds, such as when you bump up against the top of your resource cap.)

* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'': The ''Tiberian'' series uses Tiberium as a Gold-type resources. The ''Red Alert'' series used "ore" as its Gold; another variant, gems, functioned exactly like ore, only it was worth more money. ''Generals'' uses "supplies", mainly found in supply docks around a given map but also acquired via special support structures that the only late-game source of income once the aforementioned supply docks are depleted (as they do not regenerate). All series have Power as, well, Power (though the spiritual predecessor ''Dune II'' is the TropeNamer for that resource). There is also often a Population limit on air vehicles, usually planes (number of Airstrips). Helicopters and other VTOL are able to land anywhere, but still needed a pad to rearm most of the time.

* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'': The ''Tiberian'' series uses Tiberium as a Gold-type resources. ''Generals'' uses good ol' dollars. The ''Red Alert'' series used "ore" as its Gold. Another variant, gems, functioned exactly like ore, only it was worth more money. Both series have Power as, well, Power (though the spiritual predecessor ''Dune II'' is the TropeNamer for that resource). ''Tiberian Twilight'' changes their Gold into a Lumber-type, where they pay for upgrades instead.
** ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'' lampshades it in one of its tutorials with the above quote.

** There is also often a Population limit on air vehicles, usually planes (number of Airstrips). Helicopters and other VTOL are able to land anywhere, but still needed a pad to rearm most of the time.

* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'': The ''Tiberian'' series uses Tiberium ([[CaptainObvious duh]]) as a Gold-type resources. ''Generals'' uses good ol' dollars. The ''Red Alert'' series used "ore" as its Gold. Another variant, gems, functioned exactly like ore, only it was worth more money. Both series have Power as, well, Power (though the spiritual predecessor ''Dune II'' is the TropeNamer for that resource). ''Tiberian Twilight'' changes their Gold into a Lumber-type, where they pay for upgrades instead.

-->--''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3 tutorial''

** Later versions of ''Starcraft II'' included "Announcer Packs", featuring various characters in both the game itself and esports personalities. Many of the popular ones include [[Website/DayNine Day9]], the late [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit TotalBiscuit]], Abathur (voiced by Creator/StevenBlum) and Alarak (voiced by Creator/JohnDeLancie).

* In ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' the various resources are produced by buildings or harvested from natural deposits by population units or mining stations. Energy credits and minerals act as gold and wood, though energy credits are only spent to buy a few specific units or buildings and are usually just used for maintenance. Food is a power-type resource that is confined to the planet where it's produced and consumed by the population. Population is divided into discrete [=POPs=] that occupy planet tiles and harvest the tile's natural resources or operate buildings. A number of different "strategic resources" power specific structures, such as Betharian Stone to Betharian Power Plants, Alien Pets to Xeno Zoos, or Zro for Navigator's Guilds. Research is also treated as resources, "research points" are continually collected as a tech is researched, and analyzing debris can add points to a specific tech that isn't currently under research.

* The Paradox Interactive game ''Victoria: An Empire Under The Sun'' takes this to extremes, featuring no less than 47 resources. These include the standards of coal, iron and wood (albeit classed as timber, lumber and tropical), but also more esoteric types such as fertiliser, opium and luxury furniture. And God help you if you don't happen to be producing exactly the right blend of these materials at any point...