The editor lets you edit the values directly but it also has a higher rate of screwing your game up. It gave my troops astronomically high damage values but it also did the same for the AI so it made little difference what my soldiers stats were.
I suggest using the editor for resources and cash while at the base, save the game once you have the amount you want, close the game and editor, then restarting to avoid issues.
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