Money strategies
Money/Coins is the main currency of Aground, and it is used in Trading to purchase materials, weapons, and much more throughout the whole game. Since it is so useful, one might want to optimize their money making methods and for most people it will be a big focus later on when resources become harder to obtain.
This following page will go into depth about different methods of obtain large (and sometimes not so large) amounts of money efficiently, as well show mathematical information on these methods.
Farming
Farming crops and animals produces resources, which in addition to their usage in crafting and cooking can be sold for large sums of money. Since this method does not require lots of upkeep or costs of maintaining, it is most players' go-to method for money making.
Crops
Crops can be grown in fields (by just planting the seeds on fertile ground), or hydroponics; which take up less space and can be placed underground.
Crop fields are always more profitable than hydroponics since as opposed to hydroponics, crop fields can be fertilized 
boosting their growth speed by 400%. Do note that fields must be manually fertilized whenever it runs out to get that 400% boost.
The following tables will show stats about every crop's potential for money making.
Values affected by fertilizer will have an additional number under them to signify their value with fertilizer (for example: fertilized_stat).
| crop | bargaining level | products per harvest | sell price of products | time to grow | average harvest sell price | average money per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wheat 
|
bargaining 0-4 | 2-8 Wheat
|
- 4
|
80s 20s |
20 | 0.25 1 |
| bargaining 5 | 2-8 Wheat
|
- 5
|
80s 20s |
25 | 0.3125 1.25 |
| crop | bargaining level | products per harvest | sell price of products | time to grow | average harvest sell price | average money per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apples 
|
bargaining 0 | 1-4 Wood  1-4 Apples
|
- 4 - 7
|
80s 20s |
27.5 | 0.34375 1.375 |
| bargaining 1-2 | 1-4 Wood 1-4 Apples
|
- 4 - 8
|
80s 20s |
30 | 0.375 1.5 | |
| bargaining 3-4 | 1-4 Wood 1-4 Apples
|
- 4 - 9
|
80s 20s |
32.5 | 0.40625 1.625 | |
| bargaining 5 | 1-4 Wood 1-4 Apples
|
- 5 - 9
|
80s 20s |
35 | 0.4375 1.75 |
| crop | bargaining level | products per harvest | sell price of products | time to grow | average harvest sell price | average money per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sugar 
|
bargaining 0 | 1-4 Sugar
|
- 28
|
80s 20s |
70 | 0.875 3.5 |
| bargaining 1 | 1-4 Sugar
|
- 32
|
80s 20s |
80 | 1 4 | |
| bargaining 2 | 1-4 Sugar
|
- 33
|
80s 20s |
82.5 | 1.031 4.125 | |
| bargaining 3 | 1-4 Sugar
|
- 35
|
80s 20s |
87.5 | 1.094 4.375 | |
| bargaining 4-5 | 1-4 Sugar
|
- 36
|
80s 20s |
90 | 1.125 4.5 |
| crop | bargaining level | products per harvest | sell price of products | time to grow | average harvest sell price | average money per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cotton 
|
bargaining 0-4 | 2-8 Wheat
|
- 4
|
80s 20s |
20 | 0.25 1 |
| bargaining 5 | 2-8 Wheat
|
- 5
|
80s 20s |
25 | 0.3125 1.25 |
| crop | bargaining level | products per harvest | sell price of products | time to grow | average harvest sell price | average money per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pumpkins 
|
bargaining 0 | 1-4 Pumpkins
|
- 7
|
80s 20s |
17.5 | 0.219 0.875 |
| bargaining 1-2 | 1-4 Pumpkins
|
- 8
|
80s 20s |
20 | 0.25 1 | |
| bargaining 3-5 | 1-4 Pumpkins
|
- 9
|
80s 20s |
22.5 | 0.281 1.125 |
| crop | bargaining level | products per harvest | sell price of products | time to grow | average harvest sell price | average money per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rice 
|
0 | 1-4 Rice
|
- 14
|
120s 40s |
35 | 0.292 1.167 |
| 1 | 1-4 Rice
|
- 16
|
120s 40s |
40 | 0.333 1.333 | |
| 2-3 | 1-4 Rice
|
- 17
|
120s 40s |
42.5 | 0.354 1.417 | |
| 4-5 | 1-4 Rice
|
- 18
|
120s 40s |
45 | 0.375 1.5 |