Choose a plan
At Stripe checkout, enter the Minecraft username (case-sensitive) for whoever should receive membership — yourself or a gift. That player must already have a linked account (/link in-game + web verify).
Ava development funding
Paid memberships fund Ava’s development runway.
- Only paid memberships count toward development — weekly award / unpaid Pro never does.
- When the gate is met, new development and support stay available; when it isn’t, new work can stall.
- Surplus also funds hardware upgrades for Ava’s solar host.
- Recurring Pro is unique people, not duplicate Stripe subscriptions.
Monthly Pro
$4.99 / month
Subscription Pro on the linked account while billing stays active. Syncs automatically — not a tradeable item.
- Cancel anytime in Stripe
- 500 Vote Shards each billing month + Council ×2
- Best for ongoing support
Subscribe — $4.99/mo
One-month voucher
$4.99 one-time
A tradeable Pro voucher lands in that player’s /vault. Right-click in-game to redeem 30 days of Pro.
- Gift or resell before redeem
- 500 Appreciation Tokens on redeem
- Redeemed month: 500 Vote Shards + Council ×2
Buy voucher — $4.99
Lifetime Pro
$75 one-time
Permanent Lifetime membership voucher to /vault. Redeem once for forever Pro + top-tier in-game extras.
- 10,000 Appreciation Tokens on redeem
- 500 Vote Shards / month for life + Council ×3 + listing votes ×2
- Never expires after redeem
Buy Lifetime — $75
Vote Shards
$1 = 100 min $0.50
Council voting weight only. Type any amount at checkout from $0.50 (50 shards) up. Does not change in-game metrics.
- 1¢ = 1 shard · Stripe USD floor $0.50
- Enter beneficiary Minecraft username
- Must already be linked
Buy Vote Shards
Vote Shards — pay to steer
Vote Shards are Council voting weight only. They never change homes, Gold, combat, or shops. Full explainer: rootmc.net/vote-shards.
- Buy: $1 = 100 via Stripe (min $0.50 = 50). Checkout.
- Listing votes (
/vote): +1 EC shard + tokens + 1–20 G. Lifetime listing sites ×2.
- Paid Pro: 500 shards / month + Council ×2.
- Lifetime: 500 shards / month for life + Council ×3 + listing ×2. Not a lump sum.
- Pro + Lifetime: multiplier stacks to ×5. Monthly shard grants still 500 each if both are active.
- Weekly award Pro: cosmetics + app only — no shards, no ×2.
Score: EC + paid + listing bonus, then × Pro/Lifetime multiplier. Constitution · Council.
Buy Vote Shards How shards work
App & web perks
Pro and Lifetime apply to the linked RootMC account (same email you verify in-game). Free accounts still get core stats and linking.
| Feature | Free | Pro / Lifetime |
|---|
| RootMC Android app ads | Banner & interstitial | Ad-free |
| World AI reports | 1 per day | 100 per month |
| Realm groups you can own | 1 | 5 |
| Linked stats, market, vault, leaderboards | Yes | Yes |
| Notes, waypoints & account sync | Yes | Yes |
| Daily server intelligence reports | Yes | Yes |
In-game perks
Root-Memberships syncs your cloud Pro / Lifetime flag to LuckPerms on join. Weekly award Pro uses the same [Pro] badge but is temporary — see below.
Pro (subscription or redeemed month)
[Pro] chat prefix badge/nick and /hat cosmetics- Colored & formatted chat
- Colored signs
- Custom join message
- 5 homes (
/sethome) — default players get 3
- Governance vote weight ×2 + 500 Vote Shards / month (paid Pro only — not weekly award)
Lifetime (after voucher redeem)
- Everything in Pro, plus:
[Lifetime] chat prefix badge- RGB chat colors
- 8 homes
- Governance vote weight ×3 (or ×5 with active paid Pro) + listing votes ×2
- 500 Vote Shards / month for life (same monthly rate as Pro — not a lump sum; stacks with a paid Pro month if you also subscribe)
Survival shortcuts like /heal, /feed, and /repair stay disabled for all players — membership is not pay-to-win.
How checkout works
- Link first — on
play.rootmc.net run /link, then finish at rootmc.net/verify.
- Pick a plan above and complete Stripe checkout. Enter the beneficiary’s exact Minecraft username.
- Subscription — Pro activates on the linked account within a few minutes while the sub is active.
- Vouchers — claim the item from
/vault, then right-click to redeem. Trade vouchers freely until redeemed.
- Check status — in-game
/memberships status or sign into the RootMC app with the same linked account.
Questions? Ask in Discord or run /donor, /pro, or /lifetime in-game for the same checkout links.
Earn Pro free
Separate from paid plans: each Sunday the #1 Top Active Player (most weekly linked playtime) earns one week of Pro on their linked account — app perks plus the in-game [Pro] prefix. Top 3 get the [Top Active Player] prefix without automatic Pro. Weekly award Pro does not grant Vote Shards or the ×2 Council multiplier.
Paid Pro, voucher months, and Lifetime are never overwritten by the weekly award. Details: weekly awards guide.
FAQ
Can I gift membership to someone else?
Yes — enter their Minecraft username at checkout. One-month and Lifetime vouchers can sit in their vault until they redeem. Subscriptions apply directly to whoever’s linked to that username.
What if checkout username doesn’t match a linked player?
Delivery waits until that username is linked. Link before buying when possible.
Subscription vs voucher — which should I pick?
Subscribe for hassle-free ongoing Pro. Vouchers are better for gifts, stacking months, or trading before redeem.
Does weekly award Pro stack with paid?
Life members and active paid Pro are untouched. Award Pro only fills a gap when you don’t already have paid access. It does not add Vote Shards or ×2.
What are Vote Shards?
Council voting weight only — $1 = 100, listing votes mint digital EC shards (same number as your vote count), paid Pro/Lifetime grant extra shards and multipliers. They never change in-game metrics. See rootmc.net/vote-shards.
Where does my money go?
Paid Pro funds Ava’s development sessions plus hosting and hardware upgrades. It is separate from in-game Gold (G), which stays earned in the closed-loop economy. Award Pro does not count toward this gate.