The economy in Hexonomica is built around energy, materia, coins, experience, and production resources. At first you live from map finds, then you build structures and turn territory into a more stable source of growth.
Main currencies
Energy. Used to open new hexes and perform some map actions. You have little of it at the start, so open hexes thoughtfully.
Materia. Spent to capture land for your faction. Without materia, you cannot expand territory quickly.
Coins. Used in the shop, building recipes, rare finds, and some game options.
Experience. Earned in battles and spent on character skills.
Where resources come from
Finds under hexes. Opening can reveal energy, coins, resources, chests, or useful objects.
Map pickups. Some resources can be collected right away when they appear on an open hex.
Mines and production. Buildings provide more stable income, but require captured land, raw materials, and time.
Rewards and battles. Some resources come from progress, activity, and victories over monsters; experience for skills also comes from battles.
How the economy grows
The basic path is simple: open hexes, choose useful places, capture land, build structures, and gradually improve production. The more working buildings you have, the less you depend on random finds.
What to spend first
Energy — to expand the map and look for good places.
Materia — on hexes where you want to build or hold a border.
Coins and experience — carefully: first understand what you really lack.
What to remember
Opening the map can bring resources, but it does not replace production.
Captured hexes are the base of long-term economy.
Production works in chains: raw material becomes a product, and products become new buildings and upgrades.
Do not spend everything on one action: keep some energy and materia for important opportunities.