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My husband and I were wondering how much a normal person, i.e. not a pilot or space traveler, makes. How good or bad are the conditions in the depths of a Coriolis station? Would one courier mission for a normal person make them super wealthy among their peers? Is one credit worth a lot to a lower class person?

Personally I think a survival game on a poorly running or oppressive Coriolis station where the goal was getting a sidewinder and leaving would be a really nice bit of world building and potential for storytelling. It would flesh out a lot of how society functions and maybe give you a better idea of how harsh the Elite universe is.

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[-] EyIchFragDochNur@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

"The Micro-Credit (mcr) is used for civilian-sized purchases. There are 100 micro-credits to the credit. A micro-credit is about 50 cents in today’s currency. The Unit (u) is small change, with a hundred units to the micro-credit. A Unit is worth a half cent and is generally used only in the child economy or as a rounding fraction to calculate interest. Most adults never consciously use it."

https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Credits

[-] luthis 4 points 3 months ago

It's hell for the average person. I'm planning on a YouTube video exploring this topic.

[-] trslim@pawb.social 1 points 3 months ago

ohhhh let me know when you do

[-] luthis 2 points 5 days ago

I haven't got to it yet, but I did start a YouTube channel for it and I've started posting videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c42h0ksacEI

I’m not sure, but that might be mentioned in one of the novels. https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Fiction

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