Resources

Resources are an important, if not the key, part of the Space Pirates game. Resources help you pay for Upgrades to your ship, for new weaponry, and for better Chassis and shields. There are two resources in Space Pirates that you can collect to use and one resource that you can buy for faster results.

Fields
Resource Fields are found by using the Embark/Explore feature of Space Pirates. Resource Fields can either be empty or occupied and have various amounts of the Crystal/Gas resources as well as the Extraction Rate speed. To help Captains out, the Space Pirates game has indicators to show the pros and cons of each field.

Gas
Gas can be used for many things in Space Pirates. Gas can be used to pay for shields, research, engines, and a few other items that you can use for creating a better ship. Gas also can be stolen by Marines during the Battle Phase.



Crystal
Crystal can be used for the purchase and upgrading of weaponry, and chassis. It also can be stolen by Marines during the Battle Phase.



Diamonds
Diamonds are an alternative resource that the player can buy to get faster results in Space Pirates. Diamonds can be used to purchase anything in the game such as all weaponry, shields, chassis, non-weapon modules, and can also be used to purchase more of the other two resources. They can also be used as an alternative to resources if the player has too little or no resources whatsoever. The other use for Diamonds is to purchase the speed ups; that can instantly refill weapons, upgrades, etc. The prices for Diamonds begin at $5.00 for 700 of them and go to $49.99 for 8,000 diamonds.



Battle Points
In life there are many types of rewards. In Space Pirates there are Battle Points. Battle Points are the trophies that you accumulate from fighting and besting your fellow Space Pirate Captains. Battle Points determine whom you will fight in the Battle Phase of exploration. Based on the amount of battle Points that you possess, other Space Pirate Captains of similar rank will be randomly selected to be your opponents. The more Battle Points you have, the stronger your opponents will become. So go forth! Collect resources, upgrade those weapons and your ship's chassis! After all, you never know what kind of Battle Point-crazed Pirates you may encounter...