====== Credits ======
[{{ ui_top_left.png|The agency's available credits are shown in the top-left corner of the user interface during missions.}}]

**Credits** (or CR) are the currency used in the game to purchase [[:items:]], [[:weapons:]], [[:augments:]], [[:programs:]] and [[:skill]] upgrades. The agency's available credits are shown in the top-left corner of the user interface during [[:missions:]], and in the top-right corner of the [[:world map]] screen.

The agency begins the game with 500 credits, and can acquire more credits by [[:stealing]] from [[:guards:]], looting [[:mainframe devices:Corporate Safes]] and some other devices, selling [[:items:]] and [[:programs:]], exfiltrating some [[:items:#special items]] for credit rewards, completing the objectives of some [[:missions:]] and [[:missions:#side-missions]], or from some other sources.

===== Credit multiplier =====

The amount of credits gained from most sources is adjusted by a **credit multiplier**, which is determined by the [[:modes:|game difficulty setting]] and the [[:mission difficulty]] level. In general, the base number of credits shown in in-game tooltips (and shown on this wiki) is not the true number of credits you will receive, so for example a [[:items:Research Experiment]] is nominally worth 500 credits, but is worth only 375 credits (rounded to 380 credits) when the credit multiplier is 0.75.

^ ^  [[:modes:Beginner]], [[:modes:Experienced]]  ^  [[:modes:Expert]], [[:modes:Expert Plus]]  ^
^ Mission difficulty 1 |  1  |  0.75  |
^ Mission difficulty 2 |  1.25  |  0.9375  |
^ Mission difficulty 3 |  1.5  |  1.125  |
^ Mission difficulty 4+ |  1.75  |  1.3125  |

After being adjusted by the credit multiplier, numbers of credits are generally rounded up to the next multipler of 10; credits from [[:stealing]] are additionally adjusted by the agent's [[:skill#Anarchy]] skill level bonus, after rounding.

Credits from selling [[:items:]] or [[:programs:]] are not adjusted by the credit multiplier, and are always equal to half of the item or program's nominal value. Credits received from using an [[:items:Econ Chip]] are also not adjusted by the credit multiplier.