spacetrace finances

[admin]

at the moment we are now earning any money for spacetrace

we think about how to earn a little money, and thought about special feature, we offer. it would be interesting, if you tell us, how much you would be willing to donate for us, to get more special features?

for example the idea about choosing the battleorder:
http://www.spacetrace.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=62865#62865

[mjx1]

well im only 15 so i dont have any money to donate if i did i would because i know how hard working you admins really are

intresting concept though special features perhaps so but you have to work out a resonable price unlike those runescape member account ripoffs
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[Bloodmagic]

hmm
you could make a game asset sellable

say for instance
$10 gets you all technologys, as you become a 5th race...(suggest name..what they are, etc)

this could allow more tech, and more invetions to be released.
or
the old V2005 rocket, whatever it was, you can buy 100 for $5
etc

or $15 you can have the choice of co-ords every round, rebuild all buildings, a special top 10 leader boardbfor those who pay, after each battle...you make the score you scored +20%...no effect if you lose points, maybe all tech research time decreased by 50%??

all open to debate...think of it as an add-on or upgrade

see what im getting at
although it may kil lgame fun...dunno

[TogiraIkonoka]

bloodmagic, most of those ideas are way to unbalanacing..But rebuilding buildings might be good..for like 10$ all buildings rebuilt without wating a few days..
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[T2]

I am going to re-post in this thread idea's i posted in another thread.

Reduced research times is also a good idea for paid suscribers.

Something that could also be explored is the purchase of an additional probe slot from start of evolution rather than having to wait untill final exploration can be researched.

It gives an advantage to the paying customers but will not affect gameplay too drastically.

It is not easy to find sources of revenue that will give value for the cash but not affect the overall game too much.
Perhaps even a 4th fleet slot could be explored but that also would involve considerable programming I think.
Extra MP purchased ? Certainly a thought you have considered I'm sure.
How about purchasing "high octane" ship fuel that boosts your speed evenly across the board by X % for a certain length of time ?
Perhaps you could consider selling a "high performance" package that gives an extra probe slot and faster travel times for a specific amount of time ...say 3 months for a basic fee of $5.00 US.

Something should be done to generate revenue for you so the game at least can support itself.
You should not have to pay so I can enjoy the game.
Other games I have played used similar concepts to enhance thier revenue stream and when a really important war broke out, the coffers would also get a boost from the participants looking to find an "edge".

[Bloodmagic]

[al12]

i remember that a while ago you put someting new in the game. i think it was the creature lab, i'm not sure. now you could think of something new to put in the game that won't affect the game play to much. and then if someone wants to be able to play it they will need to pay some mony.

[Grolsch]

It is my humble opinion that the extras for money must not give people game advantages, only experience advantages.
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[admin]

[admin]

[spacetrace]

bad enough that people can buy advantages in life
but not in spacetrace

[admin]

i collect the ideashere, so:

[admin]

if you want to donate you can do it on the contact page (link on the startpage) http://www.spacetrace.org/contact.php

you only need a free paypal account, it even works without creditcard in most countries

[Rubens]

Also we are agree about NOT giving advantages by paying money. So we should suggest some other things(there arent more coming to my mind) just some intern pubilicity on the forum that i will do. But reading all the posts the suggestions are about advantadges, except of course the battle order...but even so i will split the players in "supporters" and "not supporters" and also the battleorder sometime has no meaning. I mean think about using it with a spectre it depends, as all the admins have said, on the battle situation and we realy know how important is this. So an unexpected attack could destroy you even if you have made the battleorder.

Plz tell us about the adds clicking. Everyone! just a few second you will wait clicking on them ! Plx click!

[spacetrace]

buy credits to build wormholes

[Rubens]

[spacetrace]

more people playing, more fun for everybody
the wormhole thing was just a little joke, because it is already possible. for a donation you will get credits :

so lets get 1.5 million of spacetrace players and make some money

so i suggest you start a inviting avalanche, and every player invites 10 players 240 *10 =2400 *10 =24000 *10 =240000*10=2.4 million

then every single planetary system of our beloved galaxy is inhabited and we get 2.4million clicks per day lol

[iuztheevil]

Well, I would pay somewhere around 3 to 5 USD for an extra probe slot at the beginning of the evo (I'm sure most would). I would not pay for extra EVO (think it's not such a great idea) and I'm on the fence about "hyperfuel" for the ships. Maybe a new ship research like this:

Advanced MotherShip:

This more advanced mothership has increased warp core shielding, a small cannon, and a faster, stable warp core, but requires more technicians to keep it from blowing up. It can not be used with any reconstructors, as the resonance of the warp field would destroy the reconstructive ships. Also, when travelling through any Trans Warp Networks, there is a 15% chance that 10 random ships (of ANY class) will be lost while in transit due to hyperspeed instability.

50/1000
Warp 8
475 MP

So, you can move faster with a small amount of attack, but no reconstruction, and using TWN could really screw you up....available to donated members with a few drawbacks....

What do you guys think?

[T2]

Not bad Iuz...not bad at all. I like the extra probe slot as well. I also like the reduced research times. The research times have extremely little impact on the game itself as you compete against other players with varying researches all the time.
The MS also is a nice touch...not too powerful but a nice ship to have if you want to pay for it.

[Rubens]

Guys, why cant you understand the topic?

There is a rule: NO ADVANTAGES by paying, you are all making ideas of advatadges and it has to be just for fun...an extra feature ok?

I usggest the battle simulator.