Exotic Deposits and Resources

For version 3.7.
No DLCs required.

You have to download the mod dependency for full functionality.

This mod was released.

Features

• Disable anything you don’t like
• New special deposits that give huge bonuses
• A new building for each deposit and technologies to unlock them

List of the new deposits

• Triiodide
  "A strange substance that explodes on contact can be found on this planet."
  Unlocks the Triiodide Weapons Testing Facility
  Unlocks Experimental Triiodide Grenadiers defensive army
• Vantablack
  "This exotic material absorbs nearly all light that falls into it."
  Unlocks the Vantablack Research Institute
• Gallium
  "Just room temperature is enough to make this metal boil."
  Unlocks the Gallium Circuitry Manufactory
• Plutonium
  "Highly energetic and radioactive matter."
  Unlocks the Plutonium Containment and Processing Complex
  Unlocks Install Plutonium Bomb and Detonate Plutonium Bomb decisions on all of you colonies
• Adamantite
  "When refined, this metal is impenetrably hard. Almost as hard as my d-"
  Unlocks the Adamantite Armory
  Unlocks Adamantite Automatons army (max 20)
• Administrantium
  "For some unknown reason this substance enhances any bureaucrat who comes in contact with it. Not only that, but it has a negative half-life, becoming more massive and sluggish as time goas on."
  Unlocks the Hyper-Bureaucratic Complex (for regular empires)
  For others:
  • Hyper-Church (Spiritualist)
  • Hyper-Management Office (Megacorp)
  • Hyper-Megachurch of Profit (Spiritualist Megacorp)
  • Synaptic Hyper-Cluster (Hive)
  • Systemwide Hyper-Conflux (Machine)

• Coaxium (from Star Wars)
  "This mineral can be refined into highly potent spacecraft-fuel."
  Unlocks the Hyperfuel Refinery
• Hyperion
  "This strange, half-liquid metal coils and revolves around itself like nothing else. Sharp spikes adorn this abominable material, yet it seems strangely alluring."
  Unlocks the Hyperion Theater (for regular empires)
  For others:
  • Hyper-sensory Complex (Hive)
  • Hyper-stimulation Complex (Machine)

• Conscious Dust
  "This ‘thing’ may look like the dust in your attic but it exhibits signs of consciousness."
  Unlocks the Dust Research Facility
• Stalinium
  "It is said that blood of a once great and benevolent ruler is contained in these exotic alloys."
  Unlocks the Stalinium Mega-Forge
  Unlocks Stalinium Mega-Warform army (max 12)
• Kruppstahl
  "This alloy seems to enhance the capabilities of our troops by an absurd degree. It’s almost magical."
  Unlocks the Kruppstahl Hyper-Foundry
  Unlocks Kruppstahl Exo-Troopers army (max 12)
• Tachyon
  "Somehow these particles seem to move faster than even light."
  Unlocks the Tachyon Teleportation Beam

• Blood River
  "The mixture of oxidized iron, salt and various minerals cause this river to look like blood. It can be a potent fertilizer."
  Unlocks the Blood River Canals
• Frozen Bubbles
  "Spots of frozen methane gas accumulated in the waters of this planet. They are highly flammable."
  Unlocks the Frozen Gas Extraction Facility
• Pillars of Light
  "When the crystallized water in the air falls downward, it creates a magnificent sight."
  Unlocks the Weather Phenomenon Observatory
• Turquoise Ice
  "The water here contains exotic crystals. When they freeze, they are breathtaking to look at."
  Unlocks the Turquoise Ice Mining Rig
• Bioluminescent Ocean
  "The waters in this place are illuminated by the microbial lifeforms within. They not only make the ocean pretty, but can also serve as a food source."
  Unlocks the Bioluminiscent Fishing Bay
• Portal to Hell
  "It seems that a dimensional rift is located on this planet. The other side may only be described as ‘hell’."
  Unlocks the Hell Portal Research Site
• Anomalous Zone
  "This place is full of mystery and danger. It is also filled with strange artifacts."
  Unlocks the Anomalous Zone Exploration Base
  Unlocks Zone Explorer jobs (produces minor artifacts)

Compatibility

Compatible with all mods. Doesn’t touch vanilla files.

Supported Languages

• English

If you do the localization for other languages you can either upload it yourself or let me incorporate it into this mod.

Credits:

• Big thanks to Elowiny for letting me use the artwork Expanded Strategic Resources

To do/Plans

• More deposits
• Events relating to the deposits/buildings to spice things up

A warning before you start: These deposits and buildings may or may not be OP as ♥♥♥♥. I’m not very good at balance.
If you have any suggestions regarding balance please share them.

If you have any ideas for future content, please share them here.
If you encounter any bugs report them here.