Now this is not something I particularly care about, but I just thought I'd report it and explain how it seems to be working.
If any amount of credits are placed in a citadel for any amount of time, then the credits will generate compounded interest at a rate set by the SysOp (which is configurable for each planet type.)
Most people would say "No it doesn't. If you only put 1 credit in the citadel, it can't possibly generate interest."
Well... Not exactly. Interest is calculated down to several decimal points. So even though the DISPLAYED total of credits is "1," there is actually interest being generated on a sub-atomic... Er... I mean "fractional" level. In other words, the interest being generated is .9 or less (something like that.) I'm not sure how many decimal places the game calculates interest, but it appears to be several!?
So if a player places their daily earnings on a particular planet and then removes it the next day, they're only removing the "whole number" amount. The fractional portion is inaccessible to the player or SysOp. Over time, a whole number will be produced and begin to build visibly.
This results in the "spontaneous" generation of credits on planets after a period of time. The amount generated is not worth the effort (hence my disdain for it.) But it might be a good source of data corruption for long-running games.
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