Recycled Uranium?

[Dirk_Diggler]

I've noticed that when a LSM dies, I don't get the iron back. When a catapult dies or when a tank dies I don't get the resources back.

I built an atomic bomber for 1 uranium and used it, no big deal. I then built a nuclear missile for 2 uranium, after using it, I realized I had gotten the 2 uranium back.

I don't know if this is a bug or not, and obviously I am not complaining, but if you get the resources back from a nuclear explosion, why not from other units dying?

 

[Ranos]

You always get the resources back when a unit dies. You may have completed another unit at the same time or maybe had some resources pillaged or something else that made it look like you didn't get it. The resources are always available.

Have 2 Iron, build 2 swordsmen and now you have 0 iron.
1 swordsman dies so now you have 1 swordsman and 1 iron.
Build a trebuchet and now you have 1 swordsman, 1 trebuchet and 0 iron.

Resources never disappear.

 

[Dirk_Diggler]

Okay thanks, I must've missed it.

Sorry for the noobish question lol, I guess I could have checked more.

 

[TechnoMule]

I believe you can see where your resources are currently being used by hovering your mouse over the little icons in the top bar.

It's either there, or in the top left menu (where your currently researched tech shows) is an option to show where they're being used.

 

[Dirk_Diggler]

Yeah I recently played one of my first games in to the future era, and I only noticed the uranium because it was the only resource I had under 100 of (Fascism) however I had stopped using iron and oil and all the others at that point, so I just didn't realize.

 

[Morpheas]

That can happen to me as well when i forget that I added a unit to the queue.

I often forget that units in the queue use up strategic resources.