How do bond ratings work?

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Hey everyone.

Is there a good explanation of how the bond ratings work somewhere? Like, I get it has something to do with dept, but I still have no clue when I switch from one rating to another (especially, when I'll get the dreaded D-rating), so I wondered, if anyone could point me to some explanation.

Also (and maybe that's just me, cause I'm rather new to the game) would it be possible to have some form of projection of how the rating is about to change over the next minutes or something? (Or at least an audio warning, before or after you've dropped in ratings)
Like, it happened to me a few times already, that I end up in D-ratings without even realizing it (or only realizing it after not being able to buy stuff on the black market).

 

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Reply #1 from Offworld Forums Top

The rating is based entirely on the ratio of "Total Value" to "Debt".

D rating is at a ratios worse than 5:1. C rating at 10:1. I dont remember what ratio B rating is at.

The D rating may be faster approached than expected because as debt increases the ratio doesn't just worsen because of that on its own but also because the debt decreases total value as well.

edit: I've looked it up in the files: Dividing debt by total value gives you a percentage by which the game determines your rating. At up to 1%, 2%, 3%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 10% and 20% debt you have anywhere from an AAA to a C rating and D from >20% debt.

ps. when Cook the Books is available you can with one or two purchase stay out of D or C debt respectively for the remainder of the match.

Reply #2 from Offworld Forums Top

Thanks Cubit. Just to be sure, what's total value exactly? Cash plus sum of all resources?

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Reply #3 from Offworld Forums Top

Total value is displayed while mousing over the stock ticker. Total value is assets(HQ Value + Cash + Resources + Structure Value) minus 5x debt.

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