Finances (EU2012)

Starting Funds

• Base Funding values vary upon difficulty levels and are §175 (Easy & Normal), §75 (Classic) and §50 (Impossible).
  • These credits are only given upon game start.
  • The Africa continental bonus further increases this value by 30%.
• Country Funding values are §180 (North America), §100 (Europe & Asia), §130 (Africa, including 30% continental bonus) and §80 (South America).
  • On Easy difficulty the values are increased by 50% to §270 (North America), §150 (Europe & Asia), §195 Africa, including 30% continental bonus) and §120 (South America).
  • Second Wave's options New Economy will affect this starting value.
• HQ Starting Money has a fixed value of §100 for all difficulty levels and is given once upon game start.
• Maintenance costs include both:
  • Facility Maintenance: 1 Access Lift (§10), 1 Satellite Uplink (§15), and on Easy/Normal difficulties, 1 Officer Training School (§25).
  • Craft Maintenance: 2 Interceptors and 1 Skyranger (§20 each, total §60 - the North America continental bonus reduces it to §30).

North America

Difficulty	Base Funding	Country Funding	HQ Starting Money	Maintenance	Total
Easy	§175	§270	§100	(-§80)	§465
Normal	§175	§180	§100	(-§80)	§375
Classic	§100	§180	§100	(-§55)	§300
Impossible	§50	§180	§100	(-§55)	§275

South America

Difficulty	Base Funding	Country Funding	HQ Starting Money	Maintenance	Total
Easy	§175	§120	§100	(-§110)	§285
Normal	§175	§80	§100	(-§110)	§245
Classic	§100	§80	§100	(-§85)	§170
Impossible	§50	§80	§100	(-§85)	§145

Europe/Asia

Difficulty	Base Funding	Country Funding	HQ Starting Money	Maintenance	Total
Easy	§175	§150	§100	(-§110)	§315
Normal	§175	§100	§100	(-§110)	§265
Classic	§100	§100	§100	(-§85)	§190
Impossible	§50	§100	§100	(-§85)	§165

Africa

Difficulty	Base Funding	Country Funding	HQ Starting Money	Maintenance	Total
Easy	§227	§195	§100	(-§110)	§412
Normal	§227	§130	§100	(-§110)	§347
Classic	§97	§130	§100	(-§85)	§242
Impossible	§65	§130	§100	(-§85)	§210