What Happens When You Press Generate All Without Enough Credits

Quick answer: Generate All holds the credits for every sheet it queues the moment you click. If the total on the button is more than your balance, the buy-credits window opens first and shows how much you are short; nothing is queued and nothing is held. If the balance runs out part-way (for example because another tab spent some credits), the sheets that fit are queued and the rest stay Pending with nothing held. Queued sheets start as your plan’s generation slots free up.

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Before pressing, compare the price on the button with the balance in the top bar; the button shows the total for everything it will queue.

What you will see

With enough credits, every pending or failed card in the tab turns Generating or Queued at once, and the credits for all of them are held immediately. Without enough, the buy-credits window opens instead of the run, with the amount you are short; the cards stay as they were. No card ever ends up Failed because of the balance, and there is nothing waiting for review.

The episode asset library showing generated character sheets, location images and prop images — When the balance does not cover the button's total, the buy-credits window opens and shows how much you are short.

How many run at once

Your account runs a limited number of generations at the same time, set by your plan (3 on the free plan, 5 on Pro, more on higher plans), shared with anything else you have running. Sheets beyond that wait in your queue with their credits already held and start by themselves. Generating Many at Once.

What to do next

Top up from the credits panel in the top bar, then press Generate All again. Only cards that are pending or failed are queued; cards with an image are left alone and not charged again. If you would rather not generate everything, click individual cards instead — each has its own button and its own price. How to buy credits.

Using the free pool first

The account’s 15 free sheets are used before any paid one. If you want the free ones to land on the lead characters, generate those cards individually first and press Generate All afterwards. How the free pool works.

Reading the ledger afterwards

In the credit history each queued sheet has a hold row, which becomes a charge when the sheet is delivered. A sheet that failed for another reason shows its hold followed by a refund, or a hold that waits for review. Sheets that were never queued have no row at all. Reading Your Credit History.

What happens	Credits	Next step
Balance covers the total	Held for every queued sheet at once	Wait; queued ones start by themselves
Balance short of the total	Nothing held; the buy-credits window opens	Top up, press Generate All again
Balance ran out part-way	Held for the queued ones only	The rest stay Pending; press again after topping up
A sheet failed for another reason	Refunded or held for review	Read the card; see the failure guide

FAQ

Did I lose credits on the sheets that did not start?

No. Sheets that were not queued hold nothing and have no row in your history.

If I press Generate All again, will finished sheets be regenerated?

No. Only pending and failed cards are queued.

Why are some cards Queued rather than Generating?

Your plan runs a limited number of generations at once; the rest wait with their credits held.

Can I generate just one card?

Yes. Each card has its own button and price.

Does the same happen with video segments?

Yes: a segment you cannot afford is not submitted; the buy-credits window opens instead.

Check the total, then press

Nothing is lost when the balance is short; nothing starts until it is covered.

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Updated September 27, 2026