Nice idea indeed.
There are I think two possibilities to both reward people and let people
know when time is running out.
Firstly, have a message which says how long the server is paid for, ----
perhaps even with a gentle reminder or two when it's getting down below a
week to encourage people to help.
Secondly for showing things, how about a roll of honour for people who
donated? Several sites I've seen like project.aon do this just as a thank
you.
You could also considder some kind of completely aesthetic but fun litle
reward for people who donate, ---- for instance the ability to name their
own tavern, or have a randomly generated name for the island in the game.
It's not like a donation advantage in an online game that will make it
better for them, it's just a fun litle diversion as an extra perk, though if
coding this and tracking certain people is going to be a pest, never mind.
out of interest, if the online daytona game or the shooter get up and
running as well as castaways, will they all run on the same server with the
same donations? or will you need to try and fund more stuff.
I thought one server could handle multiple game projects, but I'm not
absolutely certain sinse that side of how websites work is rather a mystery
to me.
btw, I sent of my donation this morning, but would prefer to appear on the
name list as dark rather than as luke hewitt if that's okay, just because
that's what I'm usually called around here, ---- even if paypal calls me
something different.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Kaldobsky" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] security for games was castaways
I'm definitely going to use your idea Dark. Those of you who have been
playing Castaways multiplayer, have probably already noticed that the
welcome message thanks Mr. Viktor Kratz for sponsoring the day.
Determining an exact cost is tricky, simply because I lack the equipment
to measure the energy costs, but I have some pretty good estimates. I
already had all of the parts, in my basement, to put together a dedicated
server. I have no problem running that server 24/7 as long as I can
afford to pay for the electricity. Now I know what you're thinking, how
much could it Possibly! cost just to keep a computer tower running in your
basement?! And, how could that be something you worry about affording?!
Well, lol, if you've ever heard me mention I'm poor, I wasn't exaggerating
Hahaha! With the power costs in my area, and the average estimations for
what this hardware draws, it will cost between $0.30 and $0.60 per day to
run. That's pretty cheap, but that extra $10 to $20 on my monthly
electric bill would put me over budget. When you take paypal fees, and
the 80 cent maximum range into consideration, I think it's pretty safe to
say that each $1
donation covers the server for 1 to 2 days.
Please let me know what you guys think of this idea, but my plan was to
take each new donation, and have it mark days on a calendar showing the
days that particular person had paid for. When people sign in to the
multiplayer game, they will see who funded the entertainment they are
having for that day. It might be a nice way to thank those people who are
supporting things. The only down side, is that with this system, some
people can donate but not see their name for months! The next, unpaid,
days could be a ways down the road. Any ideas?
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