Hypernova Docs - Currencies & Resources

Core Currencies

Key	Name	Role	Main Sources	Main Sinks
stars	Stars	Primary universal currency	Run pickups, contracts, season rewards	Shop, world unlocks, selected systems
fragments	Fragments	Main progression currency	Run pickups, contracts, mines/harvesters, season rewards	Research upgrades, world unlocks, building/shop costs
scrap	Scrap	Crafting + economy support currency	Run drops, contracts, season rewards	Building/shop costs, crafting recipes
crystals	Crystal Shards	Advanced tech currency	Crystalline asteroids, mines, contracts, season rewards	Research upgrades, crafting recipes, building/shop costs
pureCrystal	Pure Crystal Substance	Refined crystal currency	Crafting conversion, selected rewards	High-tier recipes and upgrades
stellarDust	Stellar Dust	Hazard/world utility currency	Hazard cycles, relay effects, selected rewards	Specific building placement and systems

Special resources are tied to worlds and are used in world unlock chains, recipes, and progression systems.

Key	Name	Primary World	Used to Unlock
abyssalInk	Abyssal Ink	Abyssal Gate	Nullforge Trench
auricOre	Auric Ore	Auric Belt	Sable Scar, Crimson Forge, Nebula Bazaar, Polar Expanse, Pyre Hollow
bioGel	Bio Gel	Verdant Rifts	Eclipse Crown, Umbra Vault, Wildroot Expanse
bogResin	Bog Resin	Alderfen Hollow	-
cinderAsh	Cinder Ash	Cinder Wastes	Pyre Hollow
coronaSpark	Corona Spark	Corona Divide	Solflare Apex
cryoShard	Cryo Shard	Cryo Wastes	-
eclipseEssence	Eclipse Essence	Eclipse Crown	Solflare Apex, Umbra Vault, Nullforge Trench
edenSeed	Eden Seed	Eden Sprawl	-
emberCore	Ember Core	Crimson Forge	Obsidian Maw, Helios Break, Corona Divide, Cinder Wastes, Abyssal Gate
eventideShard	Eventide Shard	Eventide Rift	-
frostCore	Frost Core	Frostworn Expanse	Verdant Rifts, Eclipse Crown, Polar Expanse, Eden Sprawl
graniteShard	Granite Shard	Stonebreak Ridge	-
nebulaSilk	Nebula Silk	Nebula Bazaar	Obsidian Maw, Verdant Rifts, Wildroot Expanse
nullCore	Null Core	Nullforge Trench	-
polarCore	Polar Core	Polar Expanse	Cryo Wastes
pyreStone	Pyre Stone	Pyre Hollow	-
sableResidue	Sable Residue	Sable Scar	Cinder Wastes
solarGlass	Solar Glass	Helios Break	Corona Divide
solflarePrism	Solflare Prism	Solflare Apex	-
sungrainHusk	Sungrain Husk	Meadowfall Basin	-
timberSap	Timber Sap	Verdant Vale	-
umbraSigil	Umbra Sigil	Umbra Vault	Eventide Rift
voidShard	Void Shard	Obsidian Maw	Frostworn Expanse, Helios Break, Cryo Wastes, Eventide Rift, Abyssal Gate
wildrootSap	Wildroot Sap	Wildroot Expanse	Eden Sprawl