Economy Flow Charts
Wares are manufactured by stations and either processed by successive stations, used to build stations, ships or equipment, or consumed by the populous. In the latter case, drugs (in white Tier 2 boxes below) are purchased by Trade Stations and foods (in coloured Tier 2 boxes below) feed their race-specific Habitation Modules. Interestingly, Space Fuel (Argon drug) and Nostrop Oil (Teladi 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.
Tier 6: Equipment, including ship hulls, ship equipment and station modules
Food Economy (Tiers 0-2)
Key
Green box: Argon-specific
Blue box: Paranid-specific
Yellow box: Teladi-specific
Gold box: Medical Supply Production Modules use Wheat OR Soja Beans OR Sunrise Flowers (not interchangeable)
Grey box: Terminal destination
Black arrow: Manufacturing pathway or route to terminal destination
Orange arrow: Pathway that also requires ECs
Red arrow: Pathway that also requires ECs and Water
Components Economy (Tiers 0 and 3-5)
Key
Yellow box: Teladi-specific
Red box: Argon- and Paranid-specific
Gold box: Wares made by modules that use Refined Metals OR Teladianium (not interchangeable)
Grey box: Terminal destination
Black arrow: Route to terminal destination
Orange arrow: Manufacturing pathway that also requires ECs
Component Utilisation (Tiers 0 and 4-6)
Key
Grey box: Terminal destination
Orange arrow: Manufacturing pathway that also requires ECs