How the !@%&!!!!!!!!!!

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I was playin' a game tonight and had wiped all of the other civs out except for the Yor. I checked how much they had for funds by going into the screen where you can talk to them. it said that they had 367bc. So I thought, okay, time to attack. I began moving my ships into position to attack. Probably about 5 turns later I attacked, I also checked their funds and they were up to 27,000bc & change..! How?! They then proceeded to pump out a bunch of avatars & some overlords which totally ruined my chance of military conquest 'cause I was broke & had to use what I had already built which they then put a hurtin' on. I was, however able to take 2 of their star systems and get a cultural conquest. I'm just wondering how they were able to come up with so much $$$ so quickly.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
sorry crapneticut, i iz not knowin'. i az seen it before (rarely though). someone smart will help ya.

i iz likin' yer name if'n that makez ya feel better

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
maybe the influx in bc flow has to do with destroying all the extra social developments on all the planets and a few rounds of 0% development, with tax rate at the maximum. This should bring in quite a lot for a few rounds if they are on the other side of the galaxy and it takes a quite a bit of time for you to reach them.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I had most of my ships within quick striking distance of their systems & I hadn't yet tried to take a system before I noticed their funds had increased drastically. I was in the process of destryoing nearby ships of theirs when I checked their funds again.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Check to see how much you would bring in per round if you lower your development to 0% and raise your taxes. After you do that subtract mainenance cost of all social deveopments (like newsnetwork, entertainment centers, etc.) I think the highest income I could generate doing that was close to 4000 bc per month. In my current game I could bring in close to 1500 bc per month on large map. The AI can micromanage in an instant, but for players it takes too damn long. Which reminds me...
-There should be a destroy all yyy social developments option
-There should be another option for build military project until you reach one more turn to completion, then build nothing option.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
I actually freeze building when I want to purchase a galactic wonder in a hurry. I can usually generate over 10000bc in just a few turns.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Do you have a savegame of the time before you attacked?
It could be very helpful to find out how they did so. Do you have espionage established with them? That could also be very helpful.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
They pretty much stopped production and research to build up a treasury. They may have gone negative briefly which forced em to as well. They then usually pull out with about 20 g's in the bank in about 2-3 turns.