RE: Economy demystified
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 3:33 pm
OK! Thanks for the clarification. [8D]
ORIGINAL: BlueTemplar
- Money is generated by population about every 37 days (about 1/10 of a year).
Your Empire
Your empire consists of your colonies – worlds where you have a loyal population.
The citizens of your colonies act independently of your actions and form your Private economy. They actively seek to improve their colonies and increase their wealth.
Thus these citizens seek out business opportunities trading in-demand goods between your colonies and the colonies of other empires.
Hardy citizens will also form mining expeditions – extracting valuable resources all over the explored galaxy and returning them to your space ports for use.
The population on each of your colonies will grow over time, eventually reaching a natural limit on each type of world. As the population grows it produces more income, providing a larger tax base to fund your empire.
State Income
Your State economy is funded by four main sources of income:
1. taxes on your colonies
2. fees on transactions at your space ports
3. private citizens purchasing ships for construction at your space ports
4. bonuses from free trade agreements with other empires
Thus your strategy for boosting state income should include the following:
· Keep expanding your empire with new colonies – this stimulates trade and causes your private citizens to purchase more freighters and other ships
· Ensure safe trade routes for freighters transporting goods to your colonies – higher level development at colonies means more tax income
· Seek free trade agreements with friendly empires to supplement your income. You reap bonus income from the total trade volume between your two empires.