Why donate?

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Running high quality servers takes a lot of computing power which is expensive. Our admins handle all the geek work so you can focus on enjoying the game, but it still costs money out of someone’s pocket to keep the doors open. That’s where YOU come in. Donations made on a regular basis, even smaller donations, are extremely helpful. If everyone just chipped in a little bit every month and was consistent about it – even if you stop playing the game, it takes the stress off of our backs. No one wants to worry if we’ll have enough money next month to keep things going. So if you’re able to chip in, we ask that you do. Please!
https://www.patreon.com/tsugaming

Making a donation for someone else

If you would like to make a one-time Paypal donation on behalf of another person, please contact fl00d3d privately to explain how you’d like that donation applied. Donations made for other people can only be done once. Once applied, it won’t be changed or transferred to another person.  Patreon donations will never be applied to another person.

We don’t support pay to win

Some of the perks may make the game easier or give players an advantage and therefore appear to be “pay to win”, but in principle that is not something this community (or our Founder) support. Wherever reasonably possible, we try to come up with perks that are both in complete compliance with the End User License Agreement for each game AND doesn’t make it too easy for someone to have a significant competitive advantage over other players (especially if there are PVP environments).

Donor priority

Donors of all levels will always have priority when joining the server or in discussions regarding server settings. If a server regularly becomes full, donors will be provided with special access so they can always get in. If big changes, server wipes, etc. are to take place, donors will be consulted as much as possible to get their opinion.

Donor Types

Supporters – If you can’t afford much, or would like to break your donation into payments
Donors – Our typical donor tier
Sponsors – A special tier typically used by our most active members
Premier Sponsors – An elite tier with a very limited number of spots

How to Donate

We use Patreon to manage our donations.  Please visit https://www.patreon.com/tsugaming to view the current donation tiers and prices.

One-Time Donations

If you’re interested in making a one-time “just to help out” donation and do not want anything in return, please get with fl00d3d to make a Paypal donation. If you’re simply wanting to make a larger donation but only one time, consider breaking it into smaller payments using Patreon.  Patreon is our preferred way of collecting donations due to the automation.  You can cancel your Patreon subscription at any time.

Nitro Boosts

Discord has introduced a feature known as “Nitro boosting” for servers.  If you are a premium “Nitro” user, or have purchased boosts, you can apply them to your favorite Discord server.  If you boost our server (which helps us unlock cool features) you will be given a special coloring, displayed as a Community Backer, and given access to the exclusive #vip-lounge channel in Discord.  Nitro boosts do not earn game server perks since they do not help pay for the game server!

Current Donors

Donor status is visible at any time in Discord.  Patreon automatically syncs active subscriptions.  

Donor Perks

Donor perks vary by game.  But if you are a donor (any level), you will receive perks for EVERY game we offer unless otherwise specified.  So if you are a supporter, you’re a supporter for 7 Days to Die, a supporter for Empyrion, and a supporter for Valheim!  Game Server perks are shown below and updated from time-to-time.  Other perks are described on the Patreon website.

PERKS:
1. Supporters get double zCoin bonus
2. Donors get double zCoin bonus + 2 additional teleport (total of 4 teleports)
3. Sponsors get triple zCoin bonus + 5 additional teleports (total of 7 teleports) + revealed map (upon request)
4. Premier Sponsors get triple zCoin bonus + 8 additional teleports (total of 10 teleports) + revealed map including trader locations (upon request) + other unique to this role perks 🙂

*Some admin POIs or areas may be restricted to donors or sponsors only. Modded servers which consume more resources might have slightly less rewards than what is shown here. Check with an admin first if that matters to you.

PERKS:
1. Supporters get the equivalent of a HV starter pack: Either 1 x T2 cpu extender, 1 x Generator, 1 x Pentaxid tank, and 1 x Detector
OR 750 x 1st rare ore ingot of choice, and 750 x 2nd rare ore ingot of choice
2. Donors get the equivalent of a SV starter pack: Either 2 x T3 extender (complete set), 3 x Generators, 1 x Pentaxid tank, 1 x Polarized Hull Shield, 1 x Detector, and 1 x Short Range Warp Drive
OR 1500 1st rare ore ingot of choice, 1500 2nd rare ore ingot of choice, 1500 3rd rare ore ingot of choice
3. Sponsors get the equivalent of a CV starter pack: 4 x T4 extender (complete set), 3 x Generators, 1 x Pentaxid tank, 1 x T2 Polarized Hull Shield, 1 x Detector, 1 x Long Range Warp Drive, 2 x T2 RCS, and 1 x T2 Repair Bay with Repair Console
OR 3000 x 1st rare ore ingot of choice, 3000 x 2nd rare ore ingot of choice, 3000 x 3rd rare ore ingot of choice, and 3000 x 4th rare ore ingot of choice

PERKS:
No specific perks apply to this game.  Priority support and exceptions may be granted to Donors+.

 

LEGAL STATEMENT

For the sake of legal reasons: all donations are considered final, will not be refunded, and you agree that you are making the donations without an expectation of a product or service.  All perks and rewards are at the sole discretion of Sean (aka “fl00d3d”) and there is no obligation to disburse.

100% of donation money is used EXCLUSIVELY to the community’s benefit.  Whatever is collected at the end of a month is first applied to pay out rewards for the month, and the remaining balanced is then applied to our server bill.  Any portion of the server bill that remains unpaid is paid out of fl00d3d’s pocket personally.  If for some reason we receive more donations in a month than our expenses (very rare), the excess amount will remain with the community account for future months.  It is never used for anything other than this community!