Fed2 Star - the newsletter for the space trading game Federation 2

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by ibgames

EARTHDATE: June 16, 2013

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GIVE US YOUR MONEY TO ENSURE FED KEEPS GOING

by Hazed

Isn’t it wonderful that you can play your favourite game absolutely free? Anyone who remembers the days of pay-by-the-hour, and suffered through the massive bills you could clock up, must be delighted that they don’t have to fork over their hard earned dollars any more. Even those whose only memory is of the monthly subscription charges will prefer the way it is now, when you don’t have to pay a penny.

But wait. Fed does need money to run. We have to pay for computer time on the cloud service it runs on, and a network connection so you can reach it over the internet. So we have to get some money from you, the players, in order to pay Fed’s bills.

We get that money when you purchase slithy toves, either in one-off purchases or by taking out a subscription to buy some each month. Slithy toves costs $5 each (and subscribers get a big discount). Go to the Extras page to buy some or subscribe.

But why should you bother?

Well, leaving aside the fact that if nobody buys slithies and we don’t get any money in, the game won’t be able to run any more, and eschewing thoughts of altruistic motives on your part, you should buy slithies because they can be exchanged in the game for all kinds of useful and entertaining things, such as:

  • Price checking - there’s a variety of souped up remote price checkers available that will aid anybody trading goods on the exchanges
  • Navcomp - if you’re running cargo in the Solar system, a navcomp upgrade can make it easy to find your way from planet to planet
  • Teleporter - for truly luxury travel you can teleport from place to place with ease
  • Boost your planet cash - exchange a slithy tove for funds in your treasury, to help you do those infrastructure builds quicker
  • Planet design - if you’re feeling creative but the limit on locations on your planet is cramping your style, buy some extras
  • Charms - regular items of jewellery that go on sale for a limited period. Build up your collection!

There’s a full list of all the exciting things you can do with slithies here. So go on. Give some dollars to Fed, and keep the game running.

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