Station manager and discuss budget requests

[OdinValhik]

Hello!

In v2.50, these "Discuss budget" messages are popping up from various stations. When I select 6 i the chat menu, I'm getting the information and status for the given station. These stations do have the required station manager's cash requirement and more. Am I missing something obvious here , or is it bugged?

[Imperial Good]

Discuss station budget usually means that the manager is transferring you excess funds.

[OdinValhik]

Ok, what are the limits before an excess fund is transferred back? These stations just have 200-300k in funds, but often the manager just have a 9-10k requirement in their budget.

I assume the chat notification with the menu doesn't really do anything useful than give you some attention..

[Karmaticdamage]

Once a station reaches four times the budget you set, it will transfer half. If the station's budget is 5mil, it will transfer 10mil to you once it reaches 20mil.

[Falcrack]

Once a station reaches four times the budget you set, it will transfer half. If the station's budget is 5mil, it will transfer 10mil to you once it reaches 20mil.

That's the golden nugget of information that I've been missing! But if that is the case, then I wonder how come my shipyard can get a billion credits in it, when I have not set the budget anywhere close to 250 million?

[OdinValhik]

Thanks for the info. This explains several things.

[radcapricorn]

...I wonder how come my shipyard can get a billion credits in it, when I have not set the budget anywhere close to 250 million?

Maybe the manager was hoping you'd just... forget about him?

[Karmaticdamage]

Once a station reaches four times the budget you set, it will transfer half. If the station's budget is 5mil, it will transfer 10mil to you once it reaches 20mil.

That's the golden nugget of information that I've been missing! But if that is the case, then I wonder how come my shipyard can get a billion credits in it, when I have not set the budget anywhere close to 250 million?

Shipyards and wharfs don't transfer funds like normal stations. They will pile up billions in no time.

[surferx]

Once a station reaches four times the budget you set, it will transfer half. If the station's budget is 5mil, it will transfer 10mil to you once it reaches 20mil.

That's the golden nugget of information that I've been missing! But if that is the case, then I wonder how come my shipyard can get a billion credits in it, when I have not set the budget anywhere close to 250 million?

Shipyards and wharfs don't transfer funds like normal stations. They will pile up billions in no time.

This is good information. Jw if this is by design or a bug.

[EmperorDragon]

Shipyards and wharfs don't transfer funds like normal stations. They will pile up billions in no time.

Ah, I was wondering why my shipyards hoard so much credits without transferring. Good to know.

[Dirk-Jan]

That's the golden nugget of information that I've been missing! But if that is the case, then I wonder how come my shipyard can get a billion credits in it, when I have not set the budget anywhere close to 250 million?

Shipyards and wharfs don't transfer funds like normal stations. They will pile up billions in no time.

This is good information. Jw if this is by design or a bug.

In my game the warf managers transfer around four times the budget at around ten times the budget

[RodentofDoom]

Shipyards and wharfs don't transfer funds like normal stations. They will pile up billions in no time.

This is good information. Jw if this is by design or a bug.

In my game the warf managers transfer around four times the budget at around ten times the budget

Pure Wharf or do you have other production modules attached too?

Because I dont see that behaviour, my wharf's have budget needs of ~25m so I transfer 26m to them. They regularly exceed 500m in funds without transferring any.