ron wrote:champinoman, we came to the same conclusion a few days ago. games that start after the next update will treat resigned/eliminated players the same as normal players. their factories will produce drillers, their shields will recharge, and their specialists will stick around, all of which will make it harder for their neighbors to take over their territory.

they will simply lose the ability to issue orders, all of their neptunium will go away, and their mines will not produce any more.