Wiki Economy Currencies

Currencies

Credits, Silicite, Data Cores, Antimatter, Vessarit and Honor: what each is for, where it comes from and where it is spent.

The game has five currencies and one record score (Honor). You start with 5,000 Credits and 50 Silicite.

Credits

The cluster's common coin; good at every counter from Merran to the edge of the Broken Belt.

Source: Enemies, crates, quests, cargo sales.
Spent on: Ships, modules, upgrades, ammo, research, repair cost, drones.

Silicite

Valuable parts salvaged from destroyed hulls; the Common Yard turns them into role ships and top modules.

Source: Drops in proportion to every enemy's reward (1 Silicite for every 350 Credits of reward); crate bonuses, daily and weekly quests, Wormhole.
Spent on: End-game ships, LT-3 / RK-3 and higher modules, instant upgrades, the Market, speeding up research.

Data Core

The fuel of the research tree; permanent progress.

Source: Quest rewards (the main source) and the Rift capsule.
Spent on: Research nodes.

Antimatter

A rare currency dropped by end-game enemies.

Source: End-game enemies and hard quests; nothing inside a Wormhole gives it, the capsule included; the Rift capsule and the Grand War Chest do.
Spent on: Wormhole entry (Level I 500, each level ×1.5 more expensive); you can also buy it with Vessarit in Premium.

Vessarit

The premium currency. It is not sold during alpha: it is given as a welcome gift and as an event reward.

Source: Not sold during alpha. A new pilot gets it as a welcome gift and as an event reward; it also comes from friend invitations, Vessarion Plus (30 every day) and campaign codes. Enemies and quests do not drop it.
Spent on: Conveniences in the Premium window.

Honor

A record written when a pilot downs a pilot, in the Rift and in the Crown War; part of it is lost when you are downed. Your unit lifts you a rank higher for it.

Source: Shooting down pilots, the Rift, the Crown War; part of it is lost when you are downed.
Spent on: Your rank; the ranking tables.