Resources

Resources are the four primary materials used to construct and upgrade Buildings, train Units, and conduct Research in Whiteout Survival.

The Four Resources

Meat (Food)

Produced by the Hunter's Hut. Meat is the most universally required resource, used in nearly every construction and training action. It is also consumed to feed survivors.

Wood

Produced by the Sawmill. Wood is required from Furnace Lv. 11 onwards for most building upgrades. Not required in the early game.

Coal

Produced by the Coal Mine. Coal is needed from Furnace Lv. 4 onwards. Used in both construction and troop training.

Iron

Produced by the Iron Mine. Iron is required from Furnace Lv. 6 onwards. Used in late-game upgrades and higher-tier troop training.

Resource Production

Each resource-generating building produces resources passively over time. Production rate increases with building level.

Resource	Produced By	Unlocked at	Notes
Meat	Hunter's Hut	Early game	Required for all tiers of troop training
Wood	Sawmill	Early game	Required for buildings from Furnace Lv. 11+
Coal	Coal Mine	Early game	Required for buildings from Furnace Lv. 4+
Iron	Iron Mine	Early game	Required for buildings from Furnace Lv. 6+

Resource Gathering

In addition to passive production, resources can be gathered from resource tiles on the world map by sending marches. Lancer troops have the highest Load stat and are the most efficient for gathering.

Resource Tile	Yields	Best Troop for Gathering
Hunting Ground	Meat	Lancer (highest Load)
Forest	Wood	Lancer (highest Load)
Coal Mine	Coal	Lancer (highest Load)
Iron Mine	Iron	Lancer (highest Load)

Resource Protection

The Storehouse protects a fixed amount of each resource from enemy plunder. Resources above the protection threshold can be stolen during attacks.

Troop Training Costs

Training costs scale with troop tier. Reference values for Infantry (Meat/Wood/Coal/Iron per troop):

Infantry Training Cost Reference (per troop)
Tier	Meat	Wood	Coal	Iron	Base Time
T1	~12	—	—	—	12 s
T5	—	—	—	—	—
T10	~3,800	~2,850	~665	~138	~2 min
T11	6,970	5,228	1,220	253	3 min

Lancer and Marksman training costs are similar to Infantry. Cost-reduction research and training speed-ups reduce these values.