Elite HQ

Basic Benefits
Elites start with one extra claim, two extra shares of stock, and their advanced buildings can be built one HQ level earlier and are enhanced.
 * Patent Lab can research a patent even if another player has already researched it (by licensing the patent from the other player, which transfers to the other player half of the Chemicals the Elite paid for the license).
 * Optimization Center works 50% faster. Moreover, once the Elite has a full four optimizations in a resource, he or she gains a Claim.
 * Hacker Array can short and surplus different resources simultaneously.
 * Pleasure Dome makes 50% more revenue (stacks with Virtual Reality), and the Elite HQ contributes the most to Pleasure Dome revenue (more than Expansive); but consumes 0.5 Chemicals per second.
 * Offworld Market - Elites can build up to three (rather than two) Offworld Markets/Space Elevators.

Upgrade Costs
Elites upgrade with Silicon instead of Aluminum. (When constructing Buildings Elites will use Silicon instead of Aluminum  if Silicon is cheaper)