How to get Mother Base’s budget out of the red

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I've been informed that Mother Base's GMP budget is in the red, so worker efficiency will drop, and several workers were admitted to the medical bay. I'm a little surprised this happened, since I thought my development projects were locked out if I didn't have the cash to complete them. How did I go negative? Is there a way to cut costs to bring it positive, or do I just need to get a cash award from completing a mission or deployment?

Best Answer

As you said, you can't assign development projects if you don't have the necessary GMP. However, there are other ways to spend money, which can get you in the red:

  • Deployment: Every time you fly to Afghanistan or Central Africa, you need to spend GMP (and resources) for the equipment you'll take with you.
  • Resupply: Whenever you ask for a resupply in order to restock on Fulton balloons, suppressors, tranquilizer darts, ammo, etc., you'll spend GMP and resources (thanks @JeffMercado). The price depends on your current equipment, not on how much ammo or the likes you actually need to restock on. Of course, requesting additional equipment will cost GMP and resources too.
  • Helicopter support: Whether you need an airstrike, or simply picking up, deploying your chopper costs GMP.
  • Extraction: Every time you use your Fulton device, you spend GMP for recovery, regardless of whether the extraction succeeds or not. People and animals cost 300 GMP. Mortars, guns, and AA cannons cost 5 000 GMP. Vehicles and Walker Gears cost 10 000 GMP.
  • Helicopter replacement: Every time your helicopter is shot down, you'll spend GMP to replace it (thanks @JeffMercado).
  • Buddy recovery: If D-Horse, DD, Quiet, or D-Walker ever get "killed" (or destroyed in case of D-Walker), you'll spend GMP for an emergency extraction and for treatment. If I'm not mistaken, the cost should be 10 000 GMP1.

There are no special ways to get out of the red, other than simply collecting GMP. You can either complete missions or Side Ops (some Side Ops can be repeated), rely on your Assault Team's success during Dispatch missions, or find diamonds.

The fastest way to get out of the red would be to sell your resources. Have any vehicles, mortars, mounted guns, AA cannons, etc.? You can sell them to instantly recover in case of an emergency.

Alternatively, you can just do the target practice Side Ops on Mother Base. Avoid the R&D practice, as it's the most dangerous (you can fall to your death) and most difficult one to complete. Those Side Ops can be completed in 1 - 2 minutes, and are infinitely repeatable, though you'll need to leave Mother Base and return before you can actually repeat them.

1: I found out when Quiet got shot down by a Soviet gunship in Afghanistan, and DD drowned by himself somewhere in Central Africa.

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