with regards to the extra 5,000 credits we will get on Thursday
these are not refundable and there will not be a wipe and restart so make sure you spend them wisely or save them for when the game launches or at least until the dogfight alpha when you will have of an idea what the upgrades will do.

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Ben Lesnickwcloaf
Developer
Posted: 4:22pm Aug 26, 2013
The 5,000 credits are yours to keep, a little reward for current backers only. When we launch the hangar you will have access to buy some in-game items to play around with. You'll do this through the current website, only you'll use credits instead of dollars.

In addition to the 5,000 credits we're giving you you will also have access to any reward credits you received early in the campaign... I believe some users may end up with as many as 8,000 or 10,000 credits total. You will not have access to break the credits that come with packages out yet, because you need credits with your ship to start the game itself

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Thank you for the update Ben!! =D To try and possibly cut off any new threads, if I may ask; the credits we do use will be reset once the game and PU launches? Thanks! =D

No - the credit balance associated with your account is permanent as will be any upgrades or other swag you might buy for your hangar. We're not going to sell you things and then take them away. :) (As far as the website is concerned, your credits and purchases will work just like your monetary purchases do now... and that will go on forever as we transition to an all- or mostly- game credit system.)

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So you mean that you can melt the swag back though? To experiment in the hangar module?

You can't melt the swag back for credits (just like you can't melt it back for credits in the game... you'd have to sell it to someone or an NPC.)

Last edited by Instrument; 08/26/13 12:20 PM.