Dwarf Stars
Design your own alien
See it as
One word, 10 letters at most, and it shows above your alien in the Playground. Made-up alien names fit in your code. A name of your own doesn't, so it goes in your message to me.
Your alien's code
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- 1Design it
- 2Join me on Patreon, any tier
- 3Message me this
Made in your browser: nothing is sent until you message me, and I move every alien in by hand.
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Your alien at every tier
That's your alien on every card, just as you've designed it. Five ways in, from stardust to the meaning of life.
Side by side
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A peek at the Playground
Your alien is at the front, on the gold ring, with a few made-up patrons' aliens on the Moon. In the real Playground you can walk all the way round the Moon, skate on Saturn's rings, row on the Star Pond, find your alien and carry it somewhere new.
Yours is on the gold ring
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Thanked at the end of every video
The Patron Sky: names as stars over the Playground, and one patron's alien in the spotlight each time. It sits on the left, clear of YouTube's end-screen tiles. Names only with your say-so.
Shown
Display names, as stars. One spotlight alien with its tier name. The Patreon link.
Never shown
Amounts in pounds, emails, dates, places, free members who haven't said yes, or anyone who asked to be hidden.
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Questions
Your alien and its code
How do I get my alien into the Playground?
Design it at the top of this page, copy your code, then send it to me in a Patreon message. You need to be with me on Patreon, on any tier, free included. I add every alien by hand.
What's in my code?
Only the look: the colour, shape, eyes, antennae, glow, hat, extras, and the made-up alien name if you picked one. Eight characters, nothing about you. Your tier comes from Patreon, so it isn't in the code.
I typed my own name. Is it in the code?
No, the code only holds the made-up alien names. Put your own name in your message to me: one word, 10 letters at most. The message under your code does that for you.
Can I change my alien later?
Yes. Design a new one, or open your link and change it, then send me the new code.
What happens if I change tier?
Your design stays. Your alien grows or shrinks with the tier and swaps to that tier's extras.
Could someone else have the same alien?
Only if they design exactly the same one. There are over 12 billion different designs, and the same design always gives the same code.
Is anything sent when I design?
No. The designer and your code run in your browser. Nothing reaches me until you message me.
Already a patron?
Does my price change?
No. As long as you stay on your tier, you keep paying what you pay today, and you get the new benefits for your tier straight away. If you leave and come back later, or move tier, that tier's price at the time applies.
I'm on the £1 Dwarf Stars tier.
You stay at £1 and get everything the new Dwarf Stars tier gives: the Dwarf Star alien, your name in the videos, sneak peeks, new videos 48 hours early, the target vote, my monthly field note, patron chat and the quarterly live. New members join at £3.
Where's my alien?
It arrives when the Playground opens, and every member gets one, free or paid. Until you say otherwise it wears a made-up alien name (like Zorblin) that nobody can trace back to you. Message me to show a name you choose, re-roll your alien name, or have no label at all.
What about my name in the videos?
It carries on in every video description, and End of the Universe and The Meaning of Life move into the new Patron Sky at the end of each video.
Thank you. Truly. It means the world to me.
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