Hey everyone, Civilization Ex here to let you know about some new options available
for supporting the channel. If you’ve followed me for a while you know this channel has always been
about consistency, striving to put out at least one video a week in a similar information-focused
way that puts substance over style. Although I’ve done my best to improve the animations,
audio quality and maps used to make this content, I’ve generally tried to keep the same format,
with videos as brief and fact based as possible, staying away from unnecessary opinions,
repetitive dialogue and overbearing sponsorships. Occasionally I will include an ad for some sort of
sponsor like audible or lootcrate, but I’ve always made sure to place them at the end of videos,
so they can be skipped over or ignored by those who aren’t interested. This has led me to turn
down a great many possible sponsors who require the placement of ads early on or in the middle
videos, which has unfortunately meant I missed out on new potential sources of income, but in
exchange I feel that I’ve earned the respect of my viewers for sticking to the promises I made
years ago about putting content before revenue. Fortunately however, those who appreciate my
efforts, and can afford to do so, have chosen to support me in other ways, like becoming a patreon
member, pledging a certain amount to the channel per month, greatly helping me continue on with
this channel, while providing as much content as possible. As a reward for their contributions,
they’ve been getting perks like early access to videos, voting on future content and access to a
special Patreon Only playlist, in which I produce an extra video per month just for them. Eventually
these extra videos are released to everyone on youtube as well, but patrons get them all as
soon as their made, resulting in dozens of extra videos available for them to watch at any time.
In this same vein, Civilization Ex is now opening itself up to new ways in which viewers can support
the channel, if they’re interested, without changing the content I make in any way or
regular flow of videos produced. And so I’m happy to announce that for the first time Civilization
Ex will be selling merchandise through the store tab on the channel page, as well as offering
memberships through the youtube Join button. For the merchandise, consisting of shirts,
sweaters, masks, mugs and all sorts of items, they will feature some fun designs I’ve created
inspired by some of the well-known relics and ruins of various human civilizations.
Working with the company teespring, these merch options are available all over the world, though
you should be sure to check out the shipping costs for your local area as they can very drastically.
If interested, you can access featured item on the Store Tab of the Civilization Ex channel page,
as well as through my website by going to civilizationex.com/store.
Elsewise you can see all available merch options at the teespring site directly by going
to civilization-ex-store.creator-spring.com. Now as for the new channel memberships, this
is accessed by clicking the Join option located next to Subscribe button on anyone of my videos,
and will give you many of the same rewards offered on patreon in addition to some exclusive
perks just for youtube. Those who sign up can access these perks through the community tab
on the Civilization Ex channel page, where I will provide regularly posts and updates for members.
To begin there is the introductory 1.99 per month option, or Freefolk level, where you
are granted access to a monthly schedule letting you know the specific topics coming up that month,
and gain early access new videos produced, usually up to a week or more in advance of public release.
For those who can afford a bit more, there is also the 4.99 option, or Citizen level,
where in addition to the getting the monthly schedule and watching videos early, you will
unlock access to the members and patreon only series Heroes of Lore and Legend, featuring dozens
of exclusive videos exploring the many heroes and heroines from various fantasy and science
fiction worlds like ASOIAF, LOTR, Star Trek, Star Wars, the Witcher and more. In addition to
the many videos already produced, this series is updated with a new content roughly once a month.
And finally there is the 14.99 Patrician level, in which you gain access to everything previously
mentioned as well as having your chosen name featured prominently and verbally thanked
in the credits at the end of every video, showcasing your generous contribution to the
continued existence of the channel. In addition to those perks,
every member regardless of level will gain access to special Civilization Ex Badges,
showing how long you’ve been a member, and emojis you can play with in the comments of videos.
So that more or less covers the new options available for supporting the channel,
but again I want to reassure everyone this will not affect the regular release or style of content
produced in anyway. Although I do plan to place short ads in future content letting
people know about merch and membership options, like always they will be at the end of videos,
so as to not interfere with the information focused narrative, and can be easily skipped
over or ignored if you aren’t interested. Lastly I also want to mention that I
absolutely don’t want anyone to feel pressured into supporting the channel financially,
so please remember there are many basic ways you can help for free, by simply subscribing to the
channel, clicking the like button on videos, leaving a comment and sharing my content.
So that’s it for now guys, although I know these new options aren’t for everyone, I hope those
that are interested in what I’ve mentioned take a look and enjoy what’s being offered.
If you have any questions or comments feel free to ask in the comments section or send
me an email and I will do my best to respond in a timely manner. Thank you so much to everyone
for your continued support and let’s hope for many more years of Civilization Ex content.