While playing Project Terran each player will gather and spend in-game credits. Like in real life, you need to find a way to generate more credits than you spend!
This article summarizes how to obtain credits and what credits are used for. Depending on the professions/skills that a character develops and the ship used, some options could or could not be available.
How to obtain credits:
- NPC missions: The number of credits varies for each mission.
- Freight hauling: The number of credits received depends on the freight and the distance. The amount can be increased by training the freight license skill.
- Combat: For each destroyed pirate, a reward is assigned.
- Mining/Combat: During mining and combat, commodities are be found randomly. These commodities can be sold for credits in the local system (see day trading)
- Hydra Recovery: Miners can take special mission at hydra recovery offices and get credits at successful completion.
- Combat Office: Combat Pilots can take special mission at combat offices and get credits at successful completion.
- Day Trading: Selling commodities at the Commodity Vendor gives you some credits. The number of credits is different for each commodity and is listed at the Commodity Vendor.
- Emporium: Selling ores, resources, items in your own player owned emporium could render some credits. Amount depends on the price asked and whether someone is willing to pay that price.
- Galactic Buyers Market (GBM): Some players in need of resources may place a request for those resources on the GBM. You can choose to sell your resources when docked at the GBM office.
What credits are used for:
- Docking Cost: Docking at a planet/station costs 50 credits.
- Skills: Skills need to be bought at a Certification Store. Number of credits as listed in the Certification Store.
- Refining: Refining has a cost for each batch of ores. The amount of credits depends on the ore’s class.
- Crafting: Schematics for crafting are bought at Schematics Store. Number of credits as listed in the Certification Store.
- Day Trading: Buying commodities at the Commodity Vendor gives you some credits, the number of credits is listed at the Commodity Vendor.
- Emporium: Buying ores, resources, items in a player owned emporium cost credits.
- Galactic Buyers Market (GBM): If you are needing resources, you can place at the GBM a contract for those resources. Credits are subtracted immediately when placing the contract.
Remember: Credits can be transferred between characters. Many players have a hauling character that pays the bills of the other characters.