Assets

Each regular Planet (not gas giant) that can be Colonised has a chance of having one or more Assets that can improve the value of the planet in some way. These Assets can only be discovered via a Scout ship (or other ship with a Scouting component) or by placing a Colony or Outpost on the planet. Examples include alien ruins, native populations, crystal deposits, gold and other precious metals, fertile soil, etc. There are 16 possible different Assets to be found.

Being the first Empire to discover the Assets on a particular planet (shown as "Unexplored") can also confer significant one off benefits, such as money, research progress, ships, population, or an entire colony. If the planet is shown as "Unknown", the Assets are unknown to your Empire, but another Empire has already scouted the Assets and taken any one-off benefits.

Some Assets can only be detected and used if the relevant resource detection technology has been unlocked: for example, deposits of Coziurmium, Lescite, and Antimatter. Other special Assets only occur on Unique planets or Terraformed planets.

Assets are also referred to as Resources.