Credits

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Credits can be used for diplomacy with minor races but will have minor effect on empires. They are also used for ship maintenance.

Credits doesn't have a symbol.

see also Trade Route

Calculation

• \Mainline\SupremacyCore\Game\GameEngine.cs: void DoProduction(GameContext game)
• foreach colony.... credits += colony.TaxCredits;
  • C:\C-Downl\_sup\_SupCodeMStrobel\Mainline\SupremacyCore\Game\GameEngine.cs: public int TaxCredits
  • Taxcredits = (adjustedPop * modifier.Efficiency) + modifier.Bonus

Unused Industry

                           // Any industry left over will be used to generate more credits.
                           // Use the civilization's industry-to-credit conversion ratio to
                           // determine how much credits are generated from the leftover industry.
                          credits += (int)(civ.IndustryToCreditsConversionRatio * industry);

• IndustryToCreditsConversionRatio see Civilizations.xml - at the moment all races are 50

NegativeTreasury

If your empire is out of funds than best don't build anything (!) due to industry is converted into credits (see Credits#Calculation).

• no progress at build queue than
• no progress at ship building
• 2014-01-29 bloodwurm: "Your empire is out of funds and cannot pay its ship's maintenance.Ships cannot repair hull damage and are degrading."