The site's soft currency — earn, spend, and show off.
Your balance: shown in the top nav after sign-in, and on /account/settings.
How to earn credits:
- Daily login bonus (once per calendar day)
- New account starting bonus
- Achievement unlocks (+250 each)
- Referral signups (+500 each)
- Upvotes on your posts (via karma milestones)
- Winning trivia / guess-the-byte rounds
- Admin awards for contests or recognition
Role multiplier: moderators earn 1.25×, admins 1.5×, super admins 2.0× on every credit-earning event.
How to spend:
- Award posts you love (classic / gold / platinum / community-special)
- Download gated files (some areas charge)
- Play some premium games
- (More sinks coming — stay tuned)
History: see every transaction at /account/credits/history (balance + ledger with reasons and timestamps).