Economic model

The Economy

Wares are manufactured by stations and either processed by succesive stations or used to build stations, ships or equipment.

Interestingly, Space Fuel (Argon drug) and Nostrop Oil (Paranid food) use water instead of a their faction's second basic food Ware.

Manufacturing Tiers

Tier 0: Resources produced from harvested sunlight (Energy Cells; ECs), asteroids (minerals and water) and nebulae (gases).

Tier 1: Basic foods produced by the main factions from ECs and Water (Tier 0 Wares).

Tier 2: Food and drugs produced from Tier 1 Wares, Water and ECs.

Tier 3: Refined Wares produced from harvested minerals, gases and ECs.

Tier 4: Advanced Wares produced from Tier 3 Wares and ECs.

Tier 5: Components produced from Tier 3, Tier 4 and, occasionally, other Tier 5 Wares.

Food Economy

Key

Green box: Argon-specific
Blue box: Paranid-specific
Yellow box: Teladi-specific
Grey box: Terminal destination

Orange arrow:  Energy Cells (ECs) needed too
Red arrow:  Water and ECs needed too
Black arrow: Route to terminal destination

Parts Economy

Key

Yellow box: Teladi-specific
Gold box: Argon- and Paranid-specific
Grey box: Terminal destination

Orange arrow:  Energy Cells (ECs) needed too
Black arrow: Route to terminal destination 

Parts utilisation