Resources

Resources are the major gameplay part. Resources are ores, food, some loot from AI ships and players, and also loot from the chests. The resources are used in crafts and researches. There is a list of resources expect ores and food:

Hull frames - used in crafting upgraded versions of blocks. Drop from AI ships.

Cannon parts - used in crafting upgraded versions of cannons. Drop only from AI ships that have cannons.

Block and Tackle - used in crafting upgraded versions of sails. Drop from AI ships.

Gun parts - used in crafting ranged weapons. Drop only from AI ships that have cannons.

Metal blades - used in crafting melee weapons. Drop only from AI ships that have cannons.

Golden treasures - used in crafting. Drop only from AI ships like Clipper.

Wood - used in crafting. Can be gotten by cutting trees or from AI ships.

Cursed wood - used in crafting. Can be gotten by cutting cursed trees.

Rubys - used in all level researches. Found in chests or AI ships.

Emeralds - used in level 2 and level 3 researches. Found in chests or AI ships.

Diamonds - used in level 3 researches. Drops only from AI ships like Clipper.

Shark bones - not much, but used in crafting. Can be gotten from sharks.