Your first SWAY

Facts checked 31 Oct 2026

SWAY is the currency of Adalia. You use it to buy and sell goods, rent buildings, and pay the small fee on each action you take. This guide shows you how to buy your first SWAY by card in the game's own Store, and why a dollar or two goes a very long way.

What SWAY is for

• Buying and Selling: Players trade raw materials, food, and finished goods at marketplaces, priced in SWAY.
• Renting: You can rent other players' buildings, such as extractors and refineries, by the day, instead of building your own.
• Supplies: Your crew needs food, and most jobs need materials you may have to buy.
• Action Fees: Each action you take in the game incurs a tiny network fee. It can be paid from your SWAY, so you don't need any other currency.

How much you need

Very little. At the time of writing, one US dollar buys about 660,000 SWAY (checked 31 Oct 2026). Renting a building at 100 SWAY a day costs a tiny fraction of a cent: a single cent would pay for more than two months. A few dollars of SWAY will cover a new player's purchases, rentals, and fees for a long time.

Buying SWAY, step by step

1. Sign in to Influence at game.influenceth.io. See Signing in and account safety if you haven't yet.
2. In the launcher, open Store and choose SWAY. The page is headed Get SWAY.
3. At the bottom left, beside Wallet Balance, click Add Funds and pay by card. The smallest top-up is about $11, which gives you a balance of roughly $10 once the card fees are taken. Your balance is kept in USDC, a digital form of the US dollar, so $10 of it is worth about $10.
4. On the right, under Swap USDC for SWAY, pick an amount ($5, $25, $50, or $100) or type your own under or Specify Amount. For a new player, $1 or $2 is plenty. Leave Slippage as it is.
5. Check the Estimated SWAY, then click Review Swap. The final amount is shown before you confirm.

If Add Funds says it is temporarily unavailable, the card top-up is switched off for now; it was when we last checked (31 Oct 2026). Try again later. You can still buy crewmates and starter packs by card in the Store meanwhile.

Keep the rest for later

Whatever you don't swap stays in your balance. A new crewmate costs about $5, so after your first SWAY you should still have enough for a crewmate of your own when you're ready (see What is Influence? for the ways to get a crew).

Starting with a starter pack?

A starter pack doesn't include SWAY, but on Adalia Prime it covers your first days or weeks: your crew comes with food and building materials. The game's starter missions will reward you with SWAY as you complete them, so you will be able to earn your first SWAY by playing, without buying any. Those rewards aren't switched on yet; until they are, buy a little SWAY in the Store when you need it.

Good habits

• Buy Only What You Need: Nothing a new player does costs much. Top up again later if you run low.
• Use the Game's Store: Buy through game.influenceth.io. Nobody genuine will message you offering to sell you SWAY, or ask you to send money to get some.
• Check Before You Confirm: Read the amount on each purchase before you approve it.