Supply Cost

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= Supply Cost =

'''Supply Cost''' is the mission deployment cost system in ''MENACE''. Every deployed unit (infantry(squad) or vehicle), including its personnel, promotions, squad size, and equipment loadout, consumes a certain amount of supply. The mission deployment screen shows the current total as '''Utilized / Max''' supply; exceeding the maximum prevents deployment until costs are reduced.

== What supply represents ==
Supply abstracts the logistics burden of bringing a force into a mission area: personnel overhead, training/seniority, squad size overhead, equipment issuance, and vehicle allocation.

Supply is calculated per squad, then summed across all squads in the force.

== Supply cost components ==
A squad’s total supply cost is the sum of:
* '''Base personnel cost''' (for a [[Squad Leader]] or a [[Pilot]], shown as Supply Cost in-game)
* '''Promotion tax''' (per promotion on that character)
* '''Squaddie tax''' (infantry only; based on number of [[Squaddie|squaddies]] assigned)
* '''Equipment costs''' (infantry/vehicle weapon/armor/specials/accessories; infantry weapon and armor are scaled by entity count)

=== Base personnel cost ===
The unit's lead character sets the base personnel cost:
* Infantry units use the [[Squad Leader]]’s cost.
* Vehicle units use the [[Pilot]]’s cost (pilots lead vehicles; they are not a squad).

{| class="wikitable"
! Lead type !! Star level !! Base supply cost
|-
| Squad Leader || 1★ || 4
|-
| Squad Leader || 2★ || 20
|-
| Squad Leader || 3★ || 40
|-
| Pilot || 1★ || 10
|-
| Pilot || 2★ || 40
|-
| Pilot || 3★ || 80
|}

=== Promotion tax ===
Every time a character is [[Promotion|promoted]], an additional supply surcharge is added. The tax starts at 0 and increases linearly with the number of promotions the character has.

*Promotion tax per promotion* (by star level):
{| class="wikitable"
! Star level !! Tax per promotion !! Max promotions
|-
| 1★ || 5 || 7
|-
| 2★ || 10 || 7
|-
| 3★ || 15 || 7
|}

'''Formula:'''
: <code>PromotionTax = Promotions × TaxPerPromotion(StarLevel)</code>

=== Squaddie tax (infantry squads) ===
Infantry squads also pay an additional cost for every [[Squaddie]] assigned to the squad. This represents the overhead of fielding more bodies in a single squad.

*Squaddie tax per squaddie* (based on squad leader star level):
{| class="wikitable"
! Squad Leader star level !! Tax per squaddie !! Squad squaddie cap
|-
| 1★ || 2 || 8
|-
| 2★ || 5 || 8
|-
| 3★ || 10 || 8
|}

'''Formula:'''
: <code>SquaddieTax = SquaddieCount × TaxPerSquaddie(SLStarLevel)</code>

== Equipment scaling (weapons, armor, specials) ==
Many infantry loadout items scale with the number of entities that must be equipped.

=== Entity count ===
For infantry, the typical equip count is:
: <code>TotalEntities = 1 (Squad Leader) + SquaddieCount</code>

Weapons and armor commonly scale as:
: <code>ItemCost = PerEntityBaseCost × EquippedEntities</code>

The loadout UI indicates the equipped entity count as <code>xN</code> next to the equipment category (e.g., “Infantry Weapon x7”).

=== Infantry special exception ===
If an infantry squad equips an [[Infantry Special]] weapon, the squad leader is considered to carry the special weapon instead of the standard squad weapon. In this case, the '''Infantry Weapon''' entity count is reduced by 1:

: <code>InfantryWeaponEntities = TotalEntities − 1(Or Squaddies count)</code>

(Armor still typically scales with the full entity count unless otherwise specified by the item.)

== Vehicles ==
Vehicle squads add supply from:
* The [[Pilot]] (base cost + promotion tax)
* The vehicle hull/chassis (e.g.Light Walker)
* Installed [[Vehicle Modules]] (weapons/support modules)
* Accessories (if present)

== Cost modifiers ==
Some OCIs and perks reduce supply costs. These are applied to the relevant subtotal (e.g., vehicle-only reductions should apply to vehicle hull/modules/ammo totals, while armor-only reductions apply only to armor).

=== OCI ===
* [[OCI]]: '''AI Controlled Logistics''' — reduces '''total vehicle cost''' by 15% per stack, additive, up to 60%.

=== Perks ===
* [[Perks|Jean Sy – Economics 101]]: reduces total squad cost by 15%
* [[Perks|Jacques Yves Vamplew – Flamboyant]]: reduces armor supply cost by 30%
* [[Perks|Common Perk – This is my rifle]]: reduces squad weapon supply cost by 50%

== How to calculate a squad’s supply ==
A practical step-by-step method:

# Determine squad type: [[Infantry]] or [[Vehicle]].
# Add base cost of the leader (SL or Pilot).
# Add promotion tax for that leader.
# If infantry: add squaddie tax based on squaddie count and SL star level.
# Add equipment costs (weapons/armor/specials/accessories), using the appropriate entity count.
# Apply applicable cost reductions to the relevant subtotals.
# Sum all parts to get the squad’s total supply.

== Worked examples ==
=== Example 1: Achilleas’ vehicle squad (Light Walker) ===
[[File:example1.png|thumb|200px|Achilleas’ vehicle squad (Light Walker)]]

A 3★ [[Pilot]] leading a Light Walker with a Swarm launcher and ammo:

{| class="wikitable"
! Component !! Cost
|-
| Pilot base cost (3★) || 80
|-
| Promotion tax (2 promotions × 15) || 30
|-
| Light Walker || 160
|-
| Swarm launcher || 50
|-
| Ammo || 15
|-
! Total !! '''335'''
|}

This matches the loadout total shown in the UI.

=== Example 2: Darby’s infantry squad ===
[[File:example2.png|thumb|200px|Darby’s infantry squad]]

A 3★ [[Squad Leader]] with two promotions, squad weapon, ammo, and squaddie tax:

{| class="wikitable"
! Component !! Cost
|-
| Squad Leader base cost (3★) || 40
|-
| Promotion tax (2 promotions × 15) || 30
|-
| Squad weapon total || 63
|-
| Ammo || 5
|-
| Squaddie tax (3★ rate 10 × 6 squaddies) || 60
|-
! Total !! '''198'''
|}

''Note:'' The weapon line in the UI shows “Infantry Weapon x7” for this loadout, indicating 7 equipped entities (Squad Leader + 6 squaddies). The per-entity base cost for the weapon can be inferred as <code>63 / 7 = 9</code> for this item in this build.

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