Metal

Metal is an extremely important commodity. It can be viewed along with all the other commodities on a bar at the bottom of any NationsGame page. 
== Obtaining Metal ==
Metal is one of the most annoying commodities. It is very expensive and hard to get. There are three main ways of getting metal. (Let me know if there are any more.)
==== 1. Factories ====
There are many factories that can produce metal (listed in the infobox to the right). However, these factories require expensive resources (like Bauxite or Stonesilver) to operate, so it is very difficult to get metal from factories. 
==== 2. Missions ====
The missions The Impenetrable Norrland Wall, Venland Airspace Violations, and Dul Kaddir Convoy Interception each give metal. Those three missions, as well as Temperate Terrorists, also give Armor/Air units, which can be disbanded for metal and other resources.
==== 3. Commodities Exchange ====
Metal can be bought for a crazy $70 per unit from the Commodities Exchange. Since this is extremely expensive, it is not recommended, unless you are really desperate and have a lot of excess Money lying around.
== Spending Metal ==
Once you are at Tier Three, you will need metal for many things, most of which are listed below. 
==== 1. Factories ====
Most mid- to high-tier factories require metal. For example, a Hydro Dam requires 76 metal (among other things) to build, and a Petroleum Refinery requires 1,345 metal (among other things) to build. Metal is also required to increase the efficiency of factories.
==== 2. Buildings ====
All buildings starting at Tier Three require metal to build. Upgrading buildings also costs money.
==== 3. Air/Armor/Static Units ====
All Air, Armor, and Static units require some metal to recruit, but the amount is different from unit to unit.
Category:Commodities