Currencies
NEXUS has three currencies. They are separate and cannot be exchanged into each other. There is no “N$” currency – if you see NC, that is NEXUS Coins.
| Currency | Where | How you get it | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC (NEXUS Coins) | Survival only | Start money (500 NC), selling on the market, auctions, contracts, wages, dividends, quests, dungeon, events, warzone | Everything in the Survival economy: market, companies, cities, clans, loans, Survival cosmetics shop |
| Shards (Splitter in German) | Network-wide (lobby, BedWars, Survival) | Daily rewards, votes, achievements, Season Pass tiers | Network cosmetics in /cosmetics (particles, hats, pets) |
| Crystals ✦ (Kristalle) | Survival only | Earned in Survival: each new skill star gives 3 ✦ × the star level (up to 15 ✦), every story quest ending 5 ✦, hacking the dungeon security system 5 ✦, defeating the dungeon guardian 10 ✦, and strengthened monsters have a 2% chance (4% during the Blood Moon) to drop 1 ✦. The team also hands them out at events and giveaways. | Alternative payment in the Survival cosmetics shop: price ÷ 100 (1 ✦ = 100 NC) |
NC: cash vs. bank
- Cash (Bargeld) is what you carry. Market purchases,
/pay, loans and taxes use cash first. Cash is not lost when you die. - Bank (Sparkonto) earns 1% interest per day, paid hourly (1/24 % each hour) on up to 250,000 NC.
- Check both with
/money(/geld,/bal). Move money with/bank deposit <amount|all>and/bank withdraw <amount|all>. - Company, city and clan banks are separate accounts owned by that group.
Shards in numbers
| Source | Shards |
|---|---|
| Daily reward | 50 + 10 × streak (max. 350 from day 30) |
| Each vote | 150 + 25 × vote streak (max. 650 from streak 20) |
| Achievements | 50 – 2,000 each, 26 in total |
| Season Pass tiers without a cosmetic | Free: 50 + 10 × tier · Premium: 100 + 20 × tier |
Shards can also be bought in the store, but everything they buy is purely cosmetic.