February 2012 Financial Status

February 2012 Financial Status#81483

By Intelli - Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:24 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:24 pm #81483

February 2012 Financial Status
It is unlikely that we'll post such an update every month.

Expenses:
Primary server: $374.00
Backup / development server: $173
Map server (map.minerealm.com/map): $173

Total: $720USD

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Income:
Donations: $282
Ads: $36.68

Total: $318.68USD

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Thanks for your support!

"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81484

By lizardsrock4 - Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:26 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:26 pm #81484

wow that's alot, nice that people donate, so you are not stuck with a hugish bill

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81485

By LARDIMUS_PRIME - Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:27 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:27 pm #81485

Intelli wrote:February 2012 Financial Status
It is unlikely that we'll post such an update every month.

Expenses:
Primary server: $374.00
Backup / development server: $173
Map server (map.minerealm.com/map): $173

Total: $720USD

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Donations:

Total: $282USD

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Thanks for your support!

where does the rest of the funding come from?

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81486

By lizardsrock4 - Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:27 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:27 pm #81486

LARDIMUS_PRIME wrote:
Intelli wrote:February 2012 Financial Status
It is unlikely that we'll post such an update every month.

Expenses:
Primary server: $374.00
Backup / development server: $173
Map server (map.minerealm.com/map): $173

Total: $720USD

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Donations:

Total: $282USD

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Thanks for your support!
where does the rest of the funding come from?

Intelli im going to guess

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81488

By volcomboy98 - Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:37 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:37 pm #81488

Why does it cost so much?

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81495

By The-Jack-DeCk - Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:54 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:54 pm #81495

volcomboy98 wrote:Why does it cost so much?

I'm pretty sure Intelli has other fees to pay besides the initial cost for a server, which, in itself, is pretty hefty.

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81506

By bcbarton - Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:25 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:25 pm #81506

volcomboy98 wrote:Why does it cost so much?

Rental of remote access high-end servers + a fat internet pipe to ensure minimum lag to all users. $60 a month is a pretty sweet deal all things considered.

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81507

By LeafWarrior254 - Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:26 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:26 pm #81507

Gawd, if I had money, I'd send $30 over right now.

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81509

By mitchie151 - Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:28 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:28 pm #81509

This is probably a stupid question, but in the long run, isn't it cheaper to buy a server computer and run it yourself rather than pay monthly for one?

I mean, there are of course downsides such as power outages and potentially a lower upload speed, but there must be other options...

Made it myself!

Re: February 2012 Financial Status#81510

By kroxic - Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:29 pm

- Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:29 pm #81510

Intelli wrote: Map server (map.minerealm.com/map): $173

I am probably really missing something here with this one. Why can't the render be done locally then shared with the dev server? How long does the render take. Donating is something I want to do when I can but I have to understand this one before I do.

Anyone with map experience shed some light on this one?