Resources

resources are the building blocks of your civilization, they let you do everything.

mined resources
these are the resources that your mines produce,

stone: this is the most basic of resources

iron: level 2 mines can produce this, it is used for early to mid game.

coal: used to make steel and tools.

clay: this used to make brick.

gold: this will make you a tier 3 statue

salt: this will make you a tier 3 statue

quartz: this will make you a tier 3 statue

crafted resources
you craft these resources.

steel: a mid to late game resource

tools: crafted from coal and iron, used for research