
Your colonists will then begin to build consumer items that others will buy. Once the treaty runs out your advisor will provide a report indicating how many BCs in total were generated-which can run into the thousands! Be careful though the other race is also receiving credits (and if war is declared all treaties are immediately canceled).Īnother way to generate credits is to put some colonists to work producing trade goods! Under your Build pop-up screen, choose “Projects” and then “Trade Goods”. These treaties usually last 20 turns, with your empire receiving credits every turn. When your empire begins to meet other races, one option in your diplomatic relations is a Trade Treaty. Technologies help your economy by providing simple credit boosts, reductions to the cost of structure and ship buy-outs, increases in tax revenues, and, at the highest stage, a 100% increase to credits generated by your entire empire! They can also be viewed by using the “Highlight” dropdown menu in the upper left corner and selecting “Economy” all other technologies will grey out.

These technologies are located mainly on the top technology line and can be easily identified by their yellow symbol. Numerous technologies in the research tree can help boost your economy. Be careful, because setting the tax rate too high will upset your population, leading them to go on strike (which then reduces your planet’s ability to generate resources). As you adjust the tax rate, you can see how the new rate will affect your overall per-turn credit generation as well as how each planet will be affected. Tax rates are set on your Empire Management screen. You may set the tax rate from 0% up to 50%. Taxes affect all colonies in your empire at the same rate. Today, we will break down some of the factors affecting BC generation and explain your options for spending those piles of credits sitting in your imperial vaults.

These credits are the lifeblood of your empire they are needed to maintain structures and fleets, provide bribes for other races, and rapidly advance production when required. Each planet generates BCs at a rate that can vary over time as a planet grows, trade treaties are signed, and taxation levels change.

Your income has to be watched and managed just as closely as you manage your planetary resources. The BC (Billion Credit) is the foundation of Master of Orion’s economy. As in everyday life, credits make the galaxy go round.
