Galaxy Points

Revision as of 17:10, 21 January 2020

GP Galaxy Points are one of two major forms of currency in the game, along with CR.

CR are the primary in-game currency. They used for day-to-day purchases and expenses, such as building new Modules, paying for colonization and invasions of Planets, and paying Upkeep on your ship.

Galaxy Points GP, on the other hand, can be used to purchase powerful Market Artifacts in the game, some of which can be obtained in no other way.

Acquiring GP

Each time you collect your Daily Reward, you have a chance of gaining 5 GP as one of the random drops.

For a few years, you could acquire GP with TrialPay offers, but that option is not currently available.

Galaxy Points GP can be purchased with real currency, using the link available in-game (click on "Redeem Points" -> "Get More Points" underneath your Shield bar to get to the link).

Note that the conversion rate in British pounds fluctuates over time due to currency speculation and market forces and should only be taken as an extremely rough guide. The actual cost at the time of purchase should be provided to you prior to payment by whichever service you choose to pay for the points with (e.g. Paypal).

Galaxy Points GP	USD ($)	GBP (£)
20 GP	$3.00	£1.86
40 GP	$5.00	£3.11
90 GP	$10.00	£6.21
200 GP	$20.00	£12.43
550 GP	$50.00	£31.07

• British Pounds rates calculated for March 2011.

• Note: In case you hadn't worked it out from the numbers, the larger purchases give you a better ratio of points to cash, so in order to maximize your points it is better to save up and buy in bulk, rather than buy repeated small amounts.

Spending GP

Galaxy Wheel

There are 10 possible outcomes provided by spinning the Galaxy Wheel. 8 of them involve winning a certain number of credits CR ranging from 1x to 50x; meanwhile, the other two are awarding 5 Rank Points or, the best outcome, winning 20 more Galaxy Points GP.

Abandoning Planets

You can spend 5 Galaxy Points GP to abandon a planet you occupy.

The number of planets you can occupy is limited by your current [[Ranks}rank]]. Thus, you may wish to abandon a planet of lesser value in order to take a more valuable one. Also, the amount of credits required to colonize or invade new planets increases with every planet owned. Abandoning your worst planets can help manage those costs.

When you abandon a planet, all Structures on the planet are demolished, but subsequent owners may be able to utilize any remaining Planetary Effects. Abandoning a planet does not remove the planet from your database.

Artifacts

Galaxy Points GP have another use: They can be used to purchase very powerful artifacts, ranging from simple probes through storage warehouses and Reality Transfusers, which can create permanent bonuses on your planets. Artifacts can be obtained either intentionally through Galaxy Points, through random chance via the Daily Reward, or via the random artifact shipment on the Trade page.

Metagame

They are also used for a number of metagame purposes, as follows:

• 10 GP - Full Energy Recharge
• 3 GP - Full Hull Repair
• 3 GP - Full Shield Recharge
• 15 GP - Receive 1000 Research Points
• 10 GP - Receive a random artifact
• 10 GP - Spin the Galaxy Wheel
• 20 GP - Change your Race and Profession

Ways to Reset Race and Profession

• use the Account Reset feature
• use The Glaviz Device;
• use a Sphere of the New Era;
• use an Ethereal Shell; OR
• pay 20 GP;