Planetary Exploitation

An exploitation is a planet-based improvement that improves one of that planet's rate of resource () production per . This can dramatically improve the effectiveness of resource production at a very low cost.

All exploitations cost 40 to build. They have no upkeep cost.

Overview[]

Each exploitation gives +1 to +3 of its resource per , depending on level. In addition, the bonus may be up to doubled depending on the exploitation, its level, and the planet type it is on; for example, Terran planets get double bonuses from exploitations.

There is one type of exploitation for each of the four basic resources. Each type of exploitation has three levels, the upper two being unlocked by technology. When a new exploitation level is unlocked, all exploitations of that type are instantly upgraded at no cost.

Due to their extremely low cost and potentially powerful effects, they are almost always the first things one should build in a system. Only one exploitation can be on a planet at a time; if a new one is built, it replaces the old one.

Exploitations by planet type[]

Each tier of exploitation provides higher bonuses, to a wider range of planets.

3 icons - +100% (doubled) bonus on all tiers of exploitation.
2 icons - +50% bonus from the second tier, +66% bonus from the third tier.
1 icon - +33% bonus, only on the third tier.

To see the exact figures, see the table below.

Resource Type:	Food	Industry	Dust	Science
Class I
Planet	Terran	Jungle	N/A	Ocean
Baserate	4 2 4 2	4 4 2 2		4 2 2 4
Exploitation Affinity
Class II
Planet	N/A	Tundra	Arid	N/A
Baserate		2 1 2 5	2 2 5 1
Exploitation Affinity
Class III
Planet	N/A	N/A	Desert	Artic
Baserate			1 1 9	1 1 9
Exploitation Affinity
Class IV
Planet		Lava		Barren
Baserate		12 1		1 12
Exploitation Affinity
Class V
Planet	(Asteroid)	Methane	Hydrogen	Helium
Baserate	5 5 5	20 1 1	1 20 1	1 1 20
Exploitation Affinity

Exploitations by resource[]

The planet column means that any planet with the exploitation gets this standard bonus. The specific planets that are listed get additional bonuses on top of the standard bonus. For example, Terran with Hyper Scale Farms gets +6 per in total (+3 to begin and then +3 additional).

Food	Name/Level	All Planets	Additional Bonus Planets				Tech Required	Cost
	Name/Level	All Planets	Terran	Ocean, Jungle		Tundra, Arid	Tech Required	Cost
	Evolved Soils	+1	+1				N/A
	Alien Grafting	+2	+2	+1			Soil Xenobiology	40
	Hyper-Scale Farms	+3	+3	+2		+1	Planetary Landscaping	680
Industry	Name/Level	All Planets	Additional Bonus Planets				Tech Required	Cost
	Name/Level	All Planets	Lava	Tundra	Jungle	Methane	Tech Required	Cost
	Colonial Industrial Base	+1	+1
	Geo-Industrial Plants	+2	+2	+1			Core Mining	130
	3D Replication Plants	+3	+3	+2	+2	+1	Atomic Substrates	4000
Dust	Name/Level	All Planets	Additional Bonus Planets				Tech Required	Cost
	Name/Level	All Planets	Arid	Desert	Terran	Hydrogen	Tech Required	Cost
	Colonial Exchange	+1	+1
	Atemporal Finance	+2	+2	+1			Particle Scanning	130
	Finance Commission	+3	+3	+2	+1	+1	Vocation-Oriented Society	7500
Science	Name/Level	All Planets	Additional Bonus Planets				Tech Required	Cost
	Name/Level	All Planets	Barren	Arctic	Ocean	Helium	Tech Required	Cost
	Exoscience Stations	+1	+1
	Nonbaryonic Collider	+2	+2	+1			PEV scale Accelerators	130
	Global Tech Park	+3	+3	+2	+2	+1	Rudimentary Telepathics	1800

Exploitations by planet type (Disharmony)[]

In the add-on several changes were made to exploitations. All values displayed relate to the third tier of exploitation.

3 icons - +100% (doubled) bonus
2 icons - +66% bonus
1 icon - +33% bonus