• The only factors affecting the price of a resource are market purchases by players and the neutral colony.

• You can predict the future price of any resource by looking at the consumption and production rates of the buildings on the map.

• Every time a resource unit is purchased or sold, its market price changes by $0.00x. (there isn't a single player in the entire community who knows this number)

• If your opponent is using a resource and not producing it, you should think of ways to drive its price up.
• Some resources are purchased using debt when you do not own units of those resources.

Note: the first tip is actually not true. If you leave a skirmish on AI_test speeds, all the prices will go to 999 eventually. There is hidden consumption not mentioned anywhere.

Add "and even better to have a triangle of those"

• If the price of a resource suddenly jumps up - don't panic, someone is messing with the market
• If you want to use the hacker array - hack resources that no one else is producing
• Producing upgrade resources yourself (like steel) makes upgrading much easier
• Sometimes you need to buy up your stock to defend yourself instead of rushing an upgrade
• Building your own Pleasure Dome cuts into your rival's Pleasure Dome profits

Some are better than the other... Will try to think of more. Most of this advice though is strictly multi-player, it would be somewhat misleading if a person is just playing skirmishes

• As Yerand said - buildings in triangles provide maximum efficiency
• Clicking the "toggle" button on the top left of the screen shows you the unclaimed resources
• Build resources connected to your base to better be able to respond to changing market conditions. (I've seen several new players playing non-scientific HQ's locate steel mills and glass furnaces away from their base leaving them very susceptible to magnetic storms and pirates).
• Advanced buildings can be built next to the colony for additional efficiency
• Pick and choose which auctions you take. Don't take them all!

1. Scientifics do well when they are adjacent to a lot of resources.
2. Expansives can easily switch their buildings around to produce what is most profitable.
3. Scavengers propser when they have the high carbon tiles.
4. Robotics can easily speed through upgrades and with very little debt.
5. When geothermals are sparse, carbon and silicon are bound to become expensive because windmills and solar panels require these in order to be built.
6. It is better to produce what no-one else is producing.
7. Hover over the colony port to see which particular resources are likely to be expensive by day 2.

Money is best invested, not hoarded.

The black market is a powerful tool, use it early and often.

Use [Tab] to keep an eye on your opponents.

Take care when upgrading. You will be more vulnerable when low on money.

Secure Upgrade resources early. They will allow you to expand your corporation.

The Offworld Market is a great tool to finish games when prices have fallen low.

The Patent Lab offers unique abilities to your corporation, but only one player can have each patent. Acquire patents early if you think you need them.

Purchasing your own stock will make it far more difficult for competitors to acquire your company.

The neutral colony consumes a lot of resources, and changes every game. Check up on it occasionally.

Neutral colony buildings each offer a unique benefit. Try to use them to enhance your corporation.

The map is different every game. Identify scarce resources, and attempt to secure them before your competitors.

Each company type is unique. If you're struggling with one, don't be afraid to try the others.

Thanks, all!

I thought of two others today that would be very helpful for new players. Obviously you can use the concept and wordsmith it as necessary:

1. Don't try to be self-sustaining. Produce items that are profitable and purchase cheaper goods with them.

2. Diversify your claims. Claiming a monopoly on a resource will force you to sell down the resource and make it cheap for others to buy it.


These two came from watching a bunch of new player videos on youtube. Many people are a little lost on what to do early on (as I was at first and fell into the trap of point #1 when i started playing). Nobody likes to see little red numbers show up and your debt mounting when you're just starting out.