How much does a V Rising server cost?
A V Rising server here costs 14 credits an hour while it's on (about $0.58), and 3 credits a day while it's installed and ready (about $0.13). A weekend of play, ten hours over three days, comes to 149 credits, about $6.21. Put it away between weekends and nothing is charged in between.
What common ways of playing cost
| How you play | Credits | About | Each, for 6 players |
|---|---|---|---|
| One game night three hours, then put away | 45 credits | $1.88 | $0.31 |
| A long Saturday six hours of V Rising in one sitting | 87 credits | $3.63 | $0.60 |
| A weekend Friday 3 hours, Saturday 4, Sunday 3 | 149 credits | $6.21 | $1.03 |
| Two evenings a week, for a month three hours each, kept ready all month | 426 credits | $17.75 | $2.96 |
| Every evening, for a month three hours a night, kept ready all month | 1350 credits | $56.25 | $9.38 |
Groups of 2 to 10 usually play V Rising together; one person pays and the sums split however you like. A new server's first 3 days have no daily charge, so the first weekend costs a little less.
By the hour, or a monthly server?
V Rising needs 6 GB of memory, and monthly hosts charge more for that much memory too, so compare with a monthly plan of the same size. The rule holds either way: if the group plays most evenings, a month can be cheaper; for weekends and game nights, the hour is. The full comparison
What changes the price
More memory, if a big group needs it
- +4 GB (8 GB in all): 3 credits an hour more (about $0.13), only while it's switched on
- +8 GB (12 GB in all): 9 credits an hour more (about $0.38), only while it's switched on
Packs of credits
- $5: 120 credits, about 8 hours of V Rising at its hourly rate
- $20: 480 credits, about 34 hours of V Rising at its hourly rate
- $30: 720 credits, about 51 hours of V Rising at its hourly rate
- $60: 1440 credits + 120 free, about 111 hours of V Rising at its hourly rate
The daily charge for keeping a server ready comes out of the same credits.
When the hours start and stop, what installing costs and how long credits last: how billing works.
What that buys
The machine
2 cores and 6 GB of memory of its own, and 25 GB of storage for all your servers.
Setting up
It installs itself: a few minutes the first time, seconds after that.
Sleeping and waking
When nobody plays it goes to sleep and stops using hours. This one wakes the moment a friend joins; nobody has to press Start.
Mods and backups
Mods from Thunderstore, picked by name on the server's Mods page; the mod loader V Rising needs comes with them. A backup every night and before every update.
What other games cost
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