Unused Rare Resources

This is a sub-page of Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends.

The Rare Resources feature in Rise of Nations present dozens of various resource tiles scattered around the map and would've provided various bonuses to the player that captured them by a Merchant unit. These bonuses usually include one gameplay feature (for example - cost decrease, speed up or ability enhance of units, buildings or technologies) and minor income for two of main resource types (or doubled income for the only type). As can be seen from this code, the developers of Rise of Legends had plans for restoring this feature in an almost identical way that it was in Rise of Nations, with replacing natural resources from the real world to various minerals (most probably in order to follow Timonium - blue extraterrestrial mineral - resource style), and even syntax style of the coding is the same. It is unknown why they decided to cut this feature.

The short description of this file in a spreadsheet is below. Notes in "Notes" column, which are not from developers, are indicated by an Italic font style.

Full code:

Draining Crystal
DRAINING_CRYSTAL
4
4
1
Enemy units lose both health AND mana to attrition
5

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
0
0
25
25
DRAINING_CRYSTAL

Blood Ruby
BLOOD_RUBY
4
4
1

      Units regenerate lost health faster.

75
(data is how many frames between hit points for units; be sure to use an o%game.frame algoritm to prevent every unit from healing at the same time)
Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
26
0
25
25
BLOOD_RUBY

Emerald of Knowledge
EMERALD_OF_KNOWLEDGE
4
4
1

      Research times reduced by $NUM0%.

25

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
52
0
25
25
EMERALD_OF_KNOWLEDGE

Sapphire of Might
SAPPHIRE_OF_MIGHT
4
4
1

      Increases National Borders by +$NUM0.

4
(data is increase to border push-strength; there is also a +1 increase to the border push-limit)
Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
78
0
25
25
SAPPHIRE_OF_MIGHT

Conscript Obsidian
CONSCRIPT_OBSIDIAN
4
4
1

      military units produced $NUM0% faster.

25

      military ground units including grunts

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
104
0
25
25
CONSCRIPT_OBSIDIAN

Venom Stone
VENOM_STONE
4
4
1
Gives all ranged units poisoned weapons
3
military units including grunts
Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
130
0
25
25
VENOM_STONE

Helix Diamond
HELIX_DIAMOND
4
4
1

      Advancement research costs reduced by $NUM0%.

10

      ("age" advances)

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
156
0
25
25
HELIX_DIAMOND

Trader's Cinnabar
TRADERS_CINNABAR
4
4
1

      +$NUM0 Wealth per Caravan

2

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
182
0
25
25
TRADERS_CINNABAR

Garnet of Plenty
GARNET_OF_PLENTY
4
4
1

      +$NUM0 Worker Bonus

1

      (gather bonus per worker)

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
108
0
25
25
GARNET_OF_PLENTY

Pearl of Sight
PEARL_OF_SIGHT
4
4
1

      $NUM0% Building construction speed bonus.

33

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
0
26
25
25
PEARL_OF_SIGHT

Builder's Quartz
BUILDERS_QUARTZ
4
4
1

      Building costs reduced by $NUM0%.

10

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
26
26
25
25
BUILDERS_QUARTZ

Blackest Jet
BLACKEST_JET
4
4
1

      Cost of all military units reduced by $NUM0%.

10
all military units
Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
52
26
25
25
BLACKEST_JET

Cold Iron
COLD_IRON
4
4
1

      Cost of air units reduced by $NUM0%.

15

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
78
26
25
25
COLD_IRON

Agate of Zarr
AGATE_OF_ZARR
4
4
1

      Cost of human military units reduced by $NUM0%.

20
     specifically, grunts
Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
104
26
25
25
AGATE_OF_ZARR

Deep Earth Malachite
DEEP_EARTH_MALACHITE
4
4
1

      Cost of Military Districts reduced by $NUM0%.

20

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
130
26
25
25
DEEP_EARTH_MALACHITE

Hitarra's Amethyst
HITARRAS_AMETHYST
4
4
1

      Cost of Merchant Districts reduced by $NUM0%.

20

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
156
26
25
25
HITARRAS_AMETHYST

Moonstar Apatite
MOONSTAR_APATITE
4
4
1

      Cost of Guild Districts reduced by $NUM0%.

20

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
182
26
25
25
MOONSTAR_APATITE

King's Jade
KINGS_JADE
4
4
1

      Cost of Palace Districts reduced by $NUM0%.

20

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
108
26
25
25
KINGS_JADE

Civic Topaz
CIVIC_TOPAZ
4
4
1

      Cost of Cities and City Districts reduced by $NUM0%.

5

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
0
52
25
25
CIVIC_TOPAZ

Treacherous Onyx
TREACHEROUS_ONYX
4
4
1

      City storm numbers reduced by +$NUM0%.

25

   that is, the # of grunts to storm a city or village

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
26
52
25
25
TREACHEROUS_ONYX

Opal of Control
OPAL_OF_CONTROL
4
4
1

      Population Limit increased by +$NUM0.

5

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
52
52
25
25
OPAL_OF_CONTROL

Amber of Fertility
AMBER_OF_FERTILITY
4
4
1

      Worker Limit increased by +$NUM0.

5

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
78
52
25
25
AMBER_OF_FERTILITY

Deadly Tiger's Eye
DEADLY_TIGERS_EYE
4
4
1

      Attrition to enemies increased by +$NUM0%.

50

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
104
52
25
25
DEADLY_TIGERS_EYE

Western Lapis Lazuli
WESTERN_LAPIS_LAZULI
4
4
1

      Attrition to friendly units reduced by $NUM0%.

50

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
130
52
25
25
WESTERN_LAPIS_LAZULI

Azurite of the People
AZURITE_OF_THE_PEOPLE
4
4
1

      City Limit increased by +$NUM0.

1

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
156
52
25
25
AZURITE_OF_THE_PEOPLE

Corundum Needle
CORUNDUM_NEEDLE
4
4
1

      Reduces all Timonium costs by $NUM0%.

5

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
182
52
25
25
CORUNDUM_NEEDLE

Nephrite Structure
NEPHRITE_STRUCTURE
4
4
1

      Building health increased by $NUM0%.

100

Gems
50
none
0
TEX_ICONS_PROTO_CITY_SMALL
108
52
25
25
NEPHRITE_STRUCTURE

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Rare Resource name	Bonus feature description	Data value	Main Resource type	Income value	Notes
Draining Crystal	Enemy units lose both health AND mana to attrition	5	Gems	50
Blood Ruby	Units regenerate lost health faster.	75	Gems	50	(data is how many frames between hit points for units; be sure to use an o%game.frame algoritm to prevent every unit from healing at the same time).
Emerald of Knowledge	Research times reduced by $NUM0%.	25	Gems	50
Sapphire of Might	Increases National Borders by +$NUM0.	4	Gems	50	(data is increase to border push-strength; there is also a +1 increase to the border push-limit).
Conscript Obsidian	military units produced $NUM0% faster.	25	Gems	50	military ground units including grunts ("grunts" are supposed to be Imperial Musketeers, Desert Walkers and Sentinels).
Venom Stone	Gives all ranged units poisoned weapons	3	Gems	50	military units including grunts (seems to be copy-pasted from the previous description, because Desert Walkers initially are melee units, not ranged).
Helix Diamond	Advancement research costs reduced by $NUM0%.	10	Gems	50	("age" advances) (confirms that the scrapped idea of age advancement was in development in the same time as rare resource feature).
Trader's Cinnabar	+$NUM0 Wealth per Caravan	2	Gems	50
Garnet of Plenty	+$NUM0 Worker Bonus	1	Gems	50	(gather bonus per worker).
Pearl of Sight	$NUM0% Building construction speed bonus.	33	Gems	50
Builder's Quartz	Building costs reduced by $NUM0%.	10	Gems	50
Blackest Jet	Cost of all military units reduced by $NUM0%.	10	Gems	50
Cold Iron	Cost of air units reduced by $NUM0%.	15	Gems	50
Agate of Zarr	Cost of human military units reduced by $NUM0%.	20	Gems	50
Deep Earth Malachite	Cost of Military Districts reduced by $NUM0%.	20	Gems	50
Hitarra's Amethyst	Cost of Merchant Districts reduced by $NUM0%.	20	Gems	50
Moonstar Apatite	Cost of Guild Districts reduced by $NUM0%.	20	Gems	50	"Guild Districts" is an early concept of special Districts, they were the same for every nation and could provide research points upon constructing.
King's Jade	Cost of Palace Districts reduced by $NUM0%.	20	Gems	50
Civic Topaz	Cost of Cities and City Districts reduced by $NUM0%.	5	Gems	50	Another evidence that Cities at some point were able to be constructed by players.
Treacherous Onyx	City storm numbers reduced by +$NUM0%.	25	Gems	50	that is, the # of grunts to storm a city or village.
Opal of Control	Population Limit increased by +$NUM0.	5	Gems	50
Amber of Fertility	Worker Limit increased by +$NUM0.	5	Gems	50	It is unclear what exactly limit of Workers is affected. The limit of Workers per Timonium deposit field is already affected by Garnet of Plenty.
Deadly Tiger's Eye	Attrition to enemies increased by +$NUM0%.	50	Gems	50
Western Lapis Lazuli	Attrition to friendly units reduced by $NUM0%.	50	Gems	50
Azurite of the People	City Limit increased by +$NUM0.	1	Gems	50	It appears that the developers were intended to reuse the City Limit mechanic from Rise of Nations as well, though the other ways of increasing a City's limit are still unknown.
Corundum Needle	Reduces all Timonium costs by $NUM0%.	5	Gems	50
Nephrite Structure	Building health increased by $NUM0%.	100	Gems	50