Resources
General Information
- Resources are the currencies used to purchase and upgrade everything in Boom Beach.
- You can see how many of each resource you have via the counters in the top right corner of your screen.
- Note: The Stone and Iron counters do not appear until you have unlocked those resources.
- Resources are gained primarily by stealing them from other bases. Destroying a base's Headquarters always gives resources as part of the reward.
- There are four achievements, namely Spoils of War, Timber Takeover, Quarry Raid, and Iron Will, that give a total of 240 diamonds upon raiding a total of 40,000,000 of each resource.
- Every resource except Diamonds has an Economy Building that produces it and one that stores it.
- Owning a Resource Base gives you access to Sawmills, Quarries, and Iron Mines outside the ones on your home base.
- Instead of getting it from another type of Resource Base, Gold is received from the Native Islanders based on the number of freed villages that you have on your Archipelago.
- Diamonds are a premium currency meaning they are not required for anything, but they can be used to buy other resources or to shorten upgrade times.
- See the chart at the bottom of this page for the ways to get each resource and the ways you can use each one.
Gold
- Gold is a resource that you can start collecting at the very beginning of the game.
- Gold is produced by the Residence which is also unlocked from the very beginning of the game.
- Gold is generally used for offensive things such as buying Troops, upgrading them, and beginning attacks.
Wood
- Wood is a resource that you can start collecting at the very beginning of the game.
- Wood is produced by the Sawmill which is also unlocked from the very beginning of the game.
- Wood, along with Stone and Iron, is used to build and upgrade Buildings.
Stone
- Stone is a resource unlocked at Headquarters level 6.
- Stone is produced by the Quarry which is unlocked at Headquarters level 7.
- Stone, along with Wood and Iron, is used to build and upgrade Buildings.
Iron
- Iron is a resource unlocked at Headquarters level 9.
- Iron is produced by the Iron Mine which is unlocked at Headquarters level 10.
- Iron, along with Wood and Stone, is used to build and upgrade Buildings.
Diamonds
- Diamonds are a premium currency used to buy other resources and skip timers.
- Diamonds are never required to progress in the game.
Getting and Using Resources
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Wood |
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Stone |
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Iron |
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Diamonds |
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