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Perilous Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:40pm
Why does it cost money to use hyperspace travel?
It doens't really make sense. The fuel being used makes sense. The fuel doesn't get recharged unlesss you land on a port. Yet I lose money for using hyperspace travel?
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hellatze Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:50pm 
otherwise, game become too easy
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Booty & Drinks Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:50pm 
At the start of game´s story it says (if I read it correctly) that you are being given a loan. You are paying a loan every day; you are paing about 2300 aprox. Thus reducing your loan debt. And you also pay your crew men a daily salary which is very low compared to the debt. I hope this helps.
Last edited by Booty & Drinks; Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:52pm
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Perilous Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:52pm 
Originally posted by T-Rex BBQ:
You are paying a loan. Every day you are paing about 2300 aprox. Thus reducing your loan debt. And you also pay your crew men a daily salary which is very low compared to the debt. I hope this helps.
I thought I paid them in full when I hire them?

This part of the game kinda ruins immersion.
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Booty & Drinks Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:54pm 
And you are paying a loan for the ship you are flying :D And 100 per crew member is a grain of sand to what you can make in the cheapest cargo run. ;D
Last edited by Booty & Drinks; Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:54pm
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Anti Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:57pm 
Originally posted by Medica Meguca Mudicka Madoka:
Originally posted by T-Rex BBQ:
You are paying a loan. Every day you are paing about 2300 aprox. Thus reducing your loan debt. And you also pay your crew men a daily salary which is very low compared to the debt. I hope this helps.
I thought I paid them in full when I hire them?

This part of the game kinda ruins immersion.

You're hiring employees, not buying slaves.
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Perilous Oct 30, 2015 @ 9:59pm 
Originally posted by Anticheese:
Originally posted by Medica Meguca Mudicka Madoka:
I thought I paid them in full when I hire them?

This part of the game kinda ruins immersion.

You're hiring employees, not buying slaves.
Yea but why am I consistantly spending money during travel? they're not doing any gas station stops
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Booty & Drinks Oct 30, 2015 @ 10:02pm 
Start a new campaing . Then read a bit until you get to the part where it says that your gonna get a loan , then you select a ship that you you will pay with that loan. So your supposed to pay a daily fee. And every time you travel to a new system it takes a day and so you get that money deducted + the crew (slaves) hehe. :sledgehammer: Thats pretty much why.
Last edited by Booty & Drinks; Oct 30, 2015 @ 10:02pm
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Anti Oct 30, 2015 @ 10:10pm 
Originally posted by Medica Meguca Mudicka Madoka:
Yea but why am I consistantly spending money during travel? they're not doing any gas station stops

They're paid a per-day wage, and if you've not paid off your starter loan/have taken out a new one, the bank charges interest each day as well.
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Kogan Oct 31, 2015 @ 12:55am 
Pretty much at the beggining of the game you get out a loan from the bank to buy a new spaceship. Every day you pay off a percentage of your loan. If you look at the date and time,each hyperjump makes the counter go forward one day. It is the same with docking on a planet. fueling up and loading cargo+passengers takes a while.
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Raz Oct 31, 2015 @ 1:40am 
Yea, like the other people are saying here, you're paying off a loan at the beginning of the game.
Click the bank when you're docked somewhere, and you'll see how much you still owe.

You'll start out owing a little over $400,000 for the ship you choose at the beginning, and each time you jump, it'll take out money until its paid off.
(it'll usually take out a little over $2,000 per jump)

A good tip is to always be hauling cargo at the beginning. Always. Cargo or passengers.
Jobs pay well, but generally you get a better profit the farther away you travel.
Last edited by Raz; Oct 31, 2015 @ 1:40am
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Memnoch Oct 31, 2015 @ 2:34am 
Does this loan ever get paid off in full and you stop bleeding cash?
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DizzieDawgie Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:31am 
Originally posted by Memnoch:
Does this loan ever get paid off in full and you stop bleeding cash?
Yes, you can pay it off anywhere you land by going into the Bank screen.

In the Bank screen you'll see all the Mortgage and Crew Salaries details. Click "pay extra" to the right of the Mortgage amounts and you can pay down your loan.

I was surprised at how quickly I was able to pay off my loan. (But then time does fly when playing this fun game. I can't believe I spent over 4 hours with it last night :D: )
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Memnoch Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:33am 
Something that AAA game maker should look at. Why someone would spend a long time with a much cheaper to make game that is in fact free to play.
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Abbadom Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:33am 
Originally posted by Medica Meguca Mudicka Madoka:
Originally posted by T-Rex BBQ:
You are paying a loan. Every day you are paing about 2300 aprox. Thus reducing your loan debt. And you also pay your crew men a daily salary which is very low compared to the debt. I hope this helps.
I thought I paid them in full when I hire them?

This part of the game kinda ruins immersion.
Sorry, but by reading this... but how does it ruin your immersion? Do you life in MLP Land where no one has to pay for what he consumes? The Loan at the start adds up the immersion in forcing you to work your way up to really own your ship. God was that a good feeling as i scractched down the "Owned by Galactic Bank of Credit Sharks"-sticker frow my Cargo Vessel
Last edited by Abbadom; Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:34am
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Valentine Michael Smith Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:43am 
Originally posted by DizzieDawgie:
In the Bank screen you'll see all the Mortgage and Crew Salaries details. Click "pay extra" to the right of the Mortgage amounts and you can pay down your loan.

I was surprised at how quickly I was able to pay off my loan. (But then time does fly when playing this fun game. I can't believe I spent over 4 hours with it last night :D: )

I wouldn't recommend it, though. You're better off with the cash up front to upgrade to bigger and better ships. I took an extra loan so I could afford my first freighter and the money just rolled in after that.
Last edited by Valentine Michael Smith; Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:43am
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