Membership

Pick a tier. Join the crossing.

Sign in to Charon with Discord or a one-time email link — that's your account. Billing is separate: subscribe through Patreon or PayPal, whichever you prefer, and your tier syncs to your account automatically. The public catalog is the same at every tier — no premium-only ships. Allotments reset on the 1st of each month. Cancel any time.

Drifter

Free

forever, no card required

8 deliveries per month

Full catalog access
Drifter Discord role
Standard delivery queue
Live in-game delivery or .nmsship download
Order history

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Crewmate

per month

25 deliveries per month

Everything in Drifter
Crewmate Discord role
Member-only Discord channels
Wider monthly allotment for ship hunters

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Captain

$10

per month

60 deliveries per month

Everything in Crewmate
Captain Discord role
Priority delivery queue
Skip the line when the bot is busy

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Need more deliveries?

Tokens

à la carte

Any tier · anytime

One token = one delivery
Never expires
Stack with your monthly allotment
No subscription required
Bulk-pack discounts

At a glance

Feature	Drifter	Crewmate	Captain
Price	Free	$5/mo	$10/mo
Deliveries per month	8	25	60
Full catalog	✓	✓	✓
Live delivery or download	✓	✓	✓
Discord role	✓	✓	✓
Member-only channels	—	✓	✓
Priority queue	—	—	✓

Need more than your monthly allotment? Token packs stack on any tier and never expire. Patron of the Crossing ($100/mo, unlimited) exists for direct support — see the FAQ below.

The community lives on Discord.

Join the Charon Discord to find builders, request specific corvettes, share in-game shots, get delivery notifications, and chat with the rest of the fleet. Free to join. Your Patreon or PayPal tier syncs to your Discord role automatically.

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Need extra deliveries this month?

Tokens are one-off delivery credits — buy a pack, use whenever, never expires. Available to every member, free or paid. The Ferryman keeps your coin until you cross.

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How we think about pricing

Three things every tier shares.

Same catalog, every tier

The free user gets the same ships the donor gets. No premium content hidden behind a paywall. What you pay for is volume and queue priority — not access.

Cancel any time

Patreon and PayPal both handle billing — we never see your card directly. Cancel from your account on whichever platform you signed up through. No support ticket, no retention call, no hassle.

Tier changes are instant

Change your tier on whichever platform you used (Patreon or PayPal) and Charon syncs within minutes. No waiting period. No paperwork. Your monthly allotment adjusts immediately.

Common Questions

FAQ

How does sign-in work?

Billing is separate. Subscribe through Patreon or PayPal — pick whichever you already trust. We never see your card directly. Your Charon tier syncs to the email or Discord on file with your chosen billing platform, and stays in sync if you change it later.

What's the difference between a delivery and a download?

Delivery means the bot joins your in-game session and builds the corvette in front of you, part by part, using No Man's Sky's native multiplayer system. The ship lands in your save when you save the game. Live, real-time, no save files swapped.

Download gives you the .nmsship file directly. You install it using a save editor. It's the same final ship — just a different installation method, for builders who prefer that workflow.

Both count as one against your monthly allotment. You pick whichever you prefer per order.

What does "monthly allotment" actually mean?

Each tier gets a fixed number of deliveries per month — Drifter gets 8, Crewmate gets 25, Captain gets 60, Patron of the Crossing is unlimited. Allotments reset for everyone on the 1st of each calendar month (midnight, US Eastern). That's a separate clock from your subscription renewal, which bills on the date you originally subscribed through Patreon or PayPal.

Unused allotment doesn't roll over. If you don't use your 25 ships this month, next month you still only get 25. Use them, or save them for the catalog drops you're really excited about.

Will my game get banned?

Charon uses No Man's Sky's own native multiplayer system. Nothing in your save file is modified by an outside tool when you receive a live delivery — the bot is a multiplayer guest with edit permission, exactly the same kind of session another human player would have.

If you choose the download option, you're installing a .nmsship file in your save the same way the NMS modding community has been doing for years. We don't recommend any practice the broader community hasn't already validated.

What happens if I cancel?

Cancel any time on Patreon or PayPal. You keep your current tier through the end of your billing month, then drop to Drifter at the start of the next cycle. Any corvettes already delivered to you stay yours — they're saved in your game.

You can re-subscribe whenever. Your account stays put.

Are the Patron tier perks worth $100/month?

Honestly — only if you want to support the project at scale. The Captain tier at $10/month delivers more corvettes than most members will ever request. Patron of the Crossing exists for the people who believe in what we're building and want to fund it directly.

If that's you, the perks (Patron role, direct line to founder, the Ferryman remembers) are real. If it's not — Captain is the right tier and there is no shame in that.

Can I upload my own corvettes?

Yes — every member can upload corvettes to the public catalog, including free Drifters. Ships within the normal envelope (under about 6,000 parts) go live automatically; envelope-pushing builds get a quick mod review before publishing.

Verified Builder is a separate, optional status that rewards proven builders with priority placement in the catalog, a branded profile page with social links, and a Private Catalog showroom — a curated space for unlisted ships where visitors send per-ship requests you approve or decline. Apply through the Builders page when you're ready.

The Ferryman is waiting.

Step onto the deck.

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