FAQ

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### Resources

#### How do I get Credits?

Credits can be earned by selling items (crews, ore, vehicles, mods, buildings) to other players on the black market. Players with Paid Days can also sell Command Points or TinyBucks on the Black Market. Players with Paid Days can also turn in TinyBucks for Credits on the **Headquarters > TinyBucks** panel.

#### How do I get Command Points?

Everyone receives 50 Command Points at midnight PST. Players with Paid Days receive an additional 50 Command points. You can also earn command points by capturing relics on the Relic planet. Lastly, you can buy Command Points on the Black Market with credits.

#### How do I get Ore?

Ore is obtained from three sources: destroyed vehicles, scrapped vehicles, and ore deposits on planets.

##### Ore Deposits

Ore is mined from planets using a utility vehicle (abbreviated UV). The Hedgehog [1] is the starting utility vehicle. To mine ore, deploy to a planet, then find an ore deposit (a yellow square with an off-color triangle in it). Move your UV into the square containing the deposit. Select the UV, and issue command: Basic Mining. (More advanced mining commands exist; Basic Mining is default.) Note that this command cannot be issued if the UV has just moved! If this error shows up, simply wait one more turn and then issue the command. The UV will now mine until the deposit runs out of ore. Note that you must spend command points to issue commands, and Basic Mining is no exception.

When you are mining ore you will be told how much you are earning, along the lines of [Hedgehog] mined 100 ore (wasted 100) this means you have successfully mined 100 ore, out of the 200 available. A combination of mods, commander abilities, more complex UV's and more advanced mining commands can reduce the amount wasted.

##### Destroyed Vehicles

When a vehicle is destroyed, it may also be salvaged or turned into ore. To do this, move a UV into the square containing the wreck. Then issue a Salvage command (Basic Salvage is default; Advanced Salvage can be learned once you level up.) If the salvage is successful, you will get a vehicle; if not, you will get ore.

##### Scrap

The final method of obtaining ore is to scrap existing vehicles. The Scrap command can be found under **Headquarters > Storage > Scrap** [2]. Note that scrapping vehicles is usually not recommended, as it gives a very low amount of ore. Scrapping now on bandits only give one ore

##### Why is Ore Colored?

Differences in ore are cosmetic. The color of a deposit does not change the amount of ore you get.

### How do I get Paid?

#### Must I Pay To Play Drop Shock?

While Drop Shock is free, purchasing TerraDays (and helping support server and bandwidth costs) unlocks additional content. Paid Days can be purchased through PayPal (from the Account Settings panel), MoneyBookers (cash payments) or with TerraBucks (from **Headquarters > TerraBucks**). Players with Paid Days have access to the following:

* Trade Construx
* Give / Sell Command
* Give / Sell TerraBucks
* Use Unique vehicles, buildings and mods
* Command Crew can advance past Level 5
* Can deploy to Faction Planets
* Can deploy bases to Taris, Riona, Esika and Konu.
* Receive 100 Command Points (instead of the usual 50) every midnight (PST/GMT-8)

#### How do I get TinyBucks?

*Main article: TinyBucks.*

See also Whis's Guide to Getting Paid Days.

### What about Crews/Vehicles?

#### How do I get more Crews?

You can revive all crew that die in combat, by going to the Headquarters > Tinybucks, each revive will cost a vary amount of command and tb. You can also get new crew by recruiting them from Headquarters > Storage with a link above the Crew Section, each recruit will cost 4 command and can be decreased through various means. Note: You can only recruit 5 a day.

#### My Vehicles have been Destroyed!

You can replace your starting vehicles from the Faction panel. A link on that page will give you a new set of units for 25 Command Points. Note that while you will never lose vehicles doing this, you also may not gain a full set of new vehicles if you already have some vehicles.

#### What's the Best Simple Unit?

There is no such thing. The best simple unit doesn't exist; if it did, there wouldn't be much strategy involved in the game. What unit is best for you depends on your play style and what mods and variants you have. A NinjaMiner has different needs than a PvP player or bandit hunter. Ask an experienced player once you know what you like to do.

### How much Experience do I need?

*Main Article: Crew.*

The experience formula is: **Current Level \* Next Level \* 250**

Thus, to attain Level 2 one needs 500 Experience *(1 \* 2 \* 250 = 500)*

Level 3 requires 1500 Experience

Level 4 requires 3000 Experience

and so on ...

There is currently no hard level cap, however, players without Paid Days cannot advance their Command Crew past Level 5.

### I'm Missing Construx after Switching Factions! Why?

Every faction has what's known as Shared Slots. These are slots for construx that the faction can purchase and assign Simple Construx to. A Simple Construx assigned to a Shared Slot is usable by everyone in the faction. Default factions have several construx assigned to shared slots (starting units and some buildings). When you leave the default faction, you lose access to these shared construx, that's why you can't build these items anymore. You might consider asking your faction to include some needed items as shared slot construx (a miner and a fighting vehicle or two).

#### When can I deploy on Non-Training Planets?

Once your Commander reaches Level 2 you can deploy on any planet. Although it is not recommended until you are atleast level 5 and paid.

#### What are the Red Lines?

Red lines denote the boundary of a planet's territory. Beyond the red lines, neither ore nor bandits exist.

#### How do I Deploy?

On the top of your screen you will see a row of headers that include Headquarters, Manage Army, Messages, Market, Deploy, Library, Help, [?]. Click **Deploy > Deployment**. Look for Taris (brown planet) or Riona (red planet) and read the planet description. When you are satisfied that it is NOT a PVP planet, click "Deploy." If you have any more problems after this, search the Wiki or browse the guides.

#### Do I need a Base?

If you are at all unsure, the answer is no. You do not need a base until well after you start deploying to non-training planets. You will probably have joined a faction by then, and the faction will tell you when to start using a base.

### Administrative Concerns

#### What's this "24-Hour Rule?"

Players are allowed one account each, per the Terms of Service. One of the automated measures to cut down on players using more than one account is a system that tracks where players log in and prevents more than one player from logging in at the same location in a 24-hour period. Naturally, there are reasons other than multi-playing which can cause players to log in from the same IP (or at least appear to do so). Because of this situation, the system itself does not punish players in any way, it only locks out the IP address the accounts connected from and directs the players to the Bug Forum to discuss the issue with Frizz, who generally responds quickly to such posts. If you intend to have more than one player logging in from the same IP for some special event, such as a LAN party, you can contact Frizz on the forum and he can have access prepared for you in advance.

If you run into this "24-Hour Rule" at random, don't freak out! Hitting the block page is not a ToS or multi-account violation, it's just the server wanting to do some additional checks before someone is allowed to play. Contact Frizz and all will be set right.

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