Income shown on 'All Colonies' screen

[lazarus]

When you go to the list of all your colonies, it shows a number for your income for each colony. I've noticed that number is only the front half of the two numbers from the status screen for each colony. Is that the gross income of each colony or the net? If it is the net, then maybe that should be specified in the Library. If that is the gross, then shouldn't the net (gross - expenses) be shown on the 'All Colonies' screen?

For example: on the Colony status screen for Thulun Prime, the bottom left corner of my screen says +150/-100 and when I go to look at Thulun Prime in 'All Colonies' it says I: +150. Is Thulun Prime generating $150 before or after Maint costs?

I think that the individual colony's status should show Gross/Expenses and the 'All Colonies' screen should show Net Income. Thoughts? Am I understanding it wrong?

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I'm actually not sure what that second number means. I think the first is income (gross-expenses) and the second is ?

[beuns]

The second number is the total expense (the -100 in the example) and the first the net income. Meaning that in the example, the colony is generating a total of 250 cred and spending 100 in maintenance, hence the 150 income.

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Jun 23, 2014 5:58:41 GMT -5 beuns said:

The second number is the total expense (the -100 in the example) and the first the net income. Meaning that in the example, the colony is generating a total of 250 cred and spending 100 in maintenance, hence the 150 income.

Thanks

[fallen]

Jun 23, 2014 5:58:41 GMT -5 beuns said:

The second number is the total expense (the -100 in the example) and the first the net income. Meaning that in the example, the colony is generating a total of 250 cred and spending 100 in maintenance, hence the 150 income.

This is correct.

The -100 is great to know if you are looking to perfect colonies, considering raising a Colony's maintenance rate by going over Quality, etc.

[lazarus]

beuns Thanks for clearing that up! I thought that the numbers on the individual colony's stats might have been Gross/Expense, but I was gaining too much profit for that to be true. Net/Expense makes sense. I guess I'm just used to a few games I played in the past that did it the other way.

[beuns]

lazarus : no problem