Stormgate’s Two Main Resources

● Luminite:
Primary resource (temp visual: gold mound)
          ○ Used to pay for nearly everything.
          ○ Can be mined by 12 B.O.B. worker units before hitting severe diminishing returns.

● Therium:
Secondary resource (temp visual: gray (and glowing green) polyhedrons)
          ○ Mostly used to pay for advanced units and structures, and upgrades.
          ○ Gradually spreads and enriches when unmined, providing players with strategic options about where and when they should expand.
          ○ Therium appears in various forms that each have different gameplay mechanisms, including exposed patches and underground veins.

Human Vanguard Units

● B.O.B.:
Smiley-faced robot worker units who harvest resources, build structures, repair mechanical units, and even muster a solid defense in a pinch.
          ○ Multiple B.O.B. units can work together to build a structure.

● S.C.O.U.T.:
These robot dogs (with frickin’ laser eyes) have heightened senses that can even identify the presence of enemies still concealed by the fog of war.
          ○ With a warning howl, SCOUTs can activate advanced ocular scanners to temporarily see further, including through forests that would normally block their vision.

● Lancer:
Blade-swinging frontline soldiers with long reach.
          ○ The Lancer Shields upgrade gives them the ability to shrug off damaging blows.

● Exo:
A versatile soldier, armed with a reliable rifle.
          ○ Can pick up the Double Time upgrade to temporarily increase its movement speed–if it shoots during this period, it fires two shots instead, then reverts to normal speed.

● Medtech: 
Hefty support unit that can heal and repair allies and enhance nearby forces.
          ○ With Medtech Adept Training, can unleash a swarm of nanobots to either attack an enemy, or heal an injured ally.

● Atlas:
Long-range artillery mechs that rain down area-of-effect damage.
          ○ With the Purification Ordnance upgrade, its attacks leave behind a damaging field of flames. *Atlas attacks cause friendly fire damage, no pun intended.

● Evac Transport:
Transport ships that pick up and drop off allied units, including a deployed Atlas, to reposition them strategically or whisk them away from danger.

● Vulcan:
This mech has a gatling gun that spins up to deal increased damage.
          ○ The Jump Jets upgrade allows the Vulcan to reposition in combat, and can stun any enemies in its way. Can also be used to clear out trees.
          ○ Fires piercing rounds that can punch through multiple units in a straight line, dealing damage to all of them.

Vanguard Structures

● Command Post:
Human HQ – produces B.O.B. worker units.
          ○ Upgrades to Central Command to unlock access to Tier 2 units. Tier 3 coming soon!
          ○ The Command Post can trigger an Overcharge on nearby B.O.B. units, temporarily diverting power to combat systems (attack speed and armor).

● Habitat:
Increases supply. You must build these to expand your army.

● Barracks:
Produces Tier 1 units such as the S.C.O.U.T., Lancer, Exo, and Medtech.

● Mech Bay:
Production facility for the Vulcan, Atlas, and more.

● Therium Refinery:
Secondary resource dropoff and research for various passive upgrades.

● Biokinetics Lab:
Research upgrades for infantry, such as Lancer Shields.

● Machine Lab:
Research upgrades for mechanical and air units. Has a conveyor belt.

● Sentry Turret:
Targets ground and air. Provides some peace of mind