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‎Earning Credits

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‎Earning Credits

Markoz at 06:53, 12 November 2020

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captainGarfield: fixed broken link

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captainGarfield: revised and cleaned up. moved the guides to their own page

2013-03-05T11:43:11Z

revised and cleaned up. moved the guides to their own page

Simon at 01:45, 8 October 2010

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Julian: 1 revision

2008-11-13T07:13:47Z

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Simon at 18:09, 10 April 2008

2008-04-10T18:09:22Z

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'''Credits''' are a pivotal part of Star Sonata. Almost everything is based around them and many people spend countless hours trying to get them. In simple terms, ''Credits are Money''. And without credits you can't go very far.

There are many ways to lose and gain credits. The main way of gaining credits for lower levels is to "[[capping|Cap]]", which is a name used to describe capturing AI ships and selling them at AI stations. Depending on what you capture, the income from this can substantial but the means to obtain it is repetitive. As an additional bonus, when you capture a ship, you are given all the credits it has on it. AI spawn with 800 times their level in credits and continue to scoop up more if they have a scoop.

As for higher level players, many prefer to use "[[Bases]]" to gain credits. Most own a Base on a planet with a "[[Colony]]" which can be "Pumped" to get money. This usually requires some investment but the returns are huge. The other way of using a Base is to set it up as a shop. This again requires investment, but if done right can create a good income as long as you can supply it with items.

Losing credits is self explanatory. When you buy an item from an [[AI station]] you lose credits. However you can also lose credits by being [[killed]]. Recently a new charging system for [[skills]] has been introduced, and non-core skills cost money to obtain. The charge increases according to the level of the skill which you are trying to get.

In general, credits are something you need in Star Sonata. Without them, progressing through the game will be hard.

See also:
*[[Essay:A few tips on making money]]
*[[NPG#Easy_Ways_To_Make_Money:_By_TG|Easy Ways to Make Money: By TG]]

[[Category: Gameplay]]

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 *Opening a Shop. Some players open shops - bases with [[Trading bay|Trading Bays]] on them - to sell the items they find, produce, or mine.
 *Running a [[Colony]]. For some players, colonies can make large sums of money if run properly.
-*Selling Industrial Commodities to AI Stations in the [[Wild Space]] layer. This is done by acquiring factories from [[Capella]] and equip them on your station kit. Example to convert [[Metals]] to [[Steel Girders]] using a [[Steel Foundry]].
+*Selling [[Industrial Commodities]] to AI Stations in the [[Wild Space]] layer. This is done by acquiring factories from [[Capella]] and equip them on your station kit. Example to convert [[Metals]] to [[Steel Girders]] using a [[Steel Foundry]].
 *'''Note''' that this list is not all inclusive and some things may have been left out.

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 *Opening a Shop. Some players open shops - bases with [[Trading bay|Trading Bays]] on them - to sell the items they find, produce, or mine.
 *Running a [[Colony]]. For some players, colonies can make large sums of money if run properly.
-*Selling Industrial Commodities to AI Stations in the Wild Space layer. This is done by acquiring factories from [[Capella]] and equip them on your station kit. Example to convert [[Metals]] to [[Steel Girders]] using a [[Steel Foundry]].
+*Selling Industrial Commodities to AI Stations in the [[Wild Space]] layer. This is done by acquiring factories from [[Capella]] and equip them on your station kit. Example to convert [[Metals]] to [[Steel Girders]] using a [[Steel Foundry]].
 *'''Note''' that this list is not all inclusive and some things may have been left out.
 == Losing Credits ==

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 *Opening a Shop. Some players open shops - bases with [[Trading bay|Trading Bays]] on them - to sell the items they find, produce, or mine.
 *Running a [[Colony]]. For some players, colonies can make large sums of money if run properly.
 *'''Note''' that this list is not all inclusive and some things may have been left out.

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	== Losing Credits ==		== Losing Credits ==

−	Naturally, buying anything from a base, purchasing a skill, or trading cash for an item from a player causes you to lose credits. You can also lose credits by [[death\|dying]]. There are other ways to lose credits as well, such as being [[scammed]] by another player, or running an unprofitable trade route.	+	Naturally, buying anything from a base, purchasing a skill, or trading cash for an item from a player causes you to lose credits. You can also lose credits by [[death\|dying]]. There are other ways to lose credits as well, such as being [[scammer\|scammed]] by another player, or running an unprofitable trade route.

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-'''Credits''' are a pivotal part of Star Sonata. Almost everything is based around them and many people spend countless hours trying to get them. In simple terms, ''Credits are Money''. And without credits you can't go very far.
+In [[Star Sonata]], the primary form of currency is [[Credits]]. Credits can be [[scoop|scooped]] when they are dropped by players, [[bases]], or [[AI]], earned when items are sold to [[stations]], or traded directly between players. They can be spent on [[skills]] and [[items]]. They are the staple of the game's economy and as such their value can change drastically over time.
-There are many ways to lose and gain credits. The main way of gaining credits for lower levels is to "[[capping|Cap]]", which is a name used to describe capturing AI ships and selling them at AI stations. Depending on what you capture, the income from this can substantial but the means to obtain it is repetitive. As an additional bonus, when you capture a ship, you are given all the credits it has on it. AI spawn with 800 times their level in credits and continue to scoop up more if they have a scoop.
+== Earning Credits ==
-As for higher level players, many prefer to use [[Bases]] to gain credits. Most own a Base on a planet with a "[[Colony]]" which can be "Pumped" to get money. This usually requires some investment but the returns are huge. The other way of using a Base is to set it up as a shop. This again requires investment, but if done right can create a good income as long as you can supply it with items.
+There are a number of ways to earn credits, some of them are listed here:
-Losing credits is self explanatory. When you buy an item from an [[Bases#AI_Stations|AI station]] you lose credits. However you can also lose credits by being [[killed]]. Recently a new charging system for [[skills]] has been introduced, and non-core skills cost money to obtain. The charge increases according to the level of the skill which you are trying to get.
+*'''Note''' that this list is not all inclusive and some things may have been left out.
-See also:
+== Losing Credits ==
-*[[Essay:A few tips on making money]]
-*[[NPG#Easy_Ways_To_Make_Money:_By_TG|Easy Ways to Make Money: By TG]]
+Naturally, buying anything from a base, purchasing a skill, or trading cash for an item from a player causes you to lose credits. You can also lose credits by [[death|dying]]. There are other ways to lose credits as well, such as being [[scammed]] by another player, or running an unprofitable trade route.
 [[Category: Gameplay]]

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