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I'll pass the message along," says Electra.

"The second point is one of mine," says Winston. "Money is a concern for us right now, so I've come up with a plan to reduce our overheads. But it isn't pretty. We're cutting into funding for power and materials everywhere, but notably in the research labs. We're also eliminating nonessential expenditures: things like vending machines, staff common areas, subsidies for the company restaurant, and so forth. I've sent you a copy of the plan, Neah. I just need you to sign off on it."

"If you believe that's wisest," says Winston. "I believe I can even apply the savings immediately, in this month's budget allowance."

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"This brings us to the matter of this month's budget allocation," says Winston. "Neah, every month you'll have to decide how to spend MetaHuman's budget. Developing Enhancements may be costly in the short term but will bring in more money for the company in the long term. If you check your tablet, you'll see I've outlined the main options available to you."

In game terms, during your monthly staff meetings, you'll have the opportunity to "spend" your Resources stat. Resources can be used to develop new Enhancements (within certain stat requirements), or it can be allocated to more general options, such as increasing Research Staffing, Witchery, or Superscience. Remember that your Resources stat is fully replenished at the beginning of each month—you don't have to worry about conserving points.

Developing Enhancements will improve MetaHuman's monthly revenue stream—the more quickly you can develop these Enhancements, the sooner they will start earning money for MetaHuman. Also keep in mind that you only start receiving this revenue once an Enhancement is 100% developed. And so, one fully developed Enhancement is more valuable than two or three partially developed Enhancements.

You can check your Stats Screen at any time to see which Enhancements are currently under development.

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