A subscription unlocks a number of features on the site and helps keep the site running, as well as going towards commissions for site art. As of 2017, Subscriptions are no longer available, though users have retained their site credits.
Subscription Details[]
Subscription periods lasted for 12 days. If a user already had an item subscription, the time would be extended 31 days up to a maximum total of 120 days. The cost of a subscription for one subscription period was $7.00. $1.00 of each subscription was donated to a cause, which would change periodically.
Item subscriptions were handled through third parties: Paypal and Stripe. Recolor.me did not collect or store credit card information while making an item subscription purchase. Since subscriptions were used to commission more site art, they could not be refunded.
While the subscription was active, accounts would be able to vote on future items, a feature also removed in 2017. After the end of each voting period, users would receive the top-voted item for free. Subscribers could gift items to users who had made their wishlists public. Subscribers also recieved Sub Tokens (see: Gold Tokens), which could enhance forum topics or unlock other rewards.
Subscribing also raised the bit cap for all users by 100 for the day that they subscribed on. If the daily sub goal was met, then all users site wide could collect a free item.
Voting[]
To vote for the items you would like to see released next, users would simply open the navigation and click the "Vote" button. Three upcoming items would be displayed, with the option to vote for your favorite item. Each vote lasted for 24 hours, and your vote could not be changed.
Sub Tokens[]
Users would recieve a certain number of Sub Tokens upon subscribing, and could also earn Sub Tokens in Double or Nothing. Sub Tokens could be exchanged for certain features:
- Unlock a random avatar emote. This is an item in the Mods > Emote category that can be equipped to your character. (2 sub tokens)
- Sub Shout: Display a message above a forum. Sub Shouts will display for a minimum of 10 minutes, after which another user can change the Sub Shout (1 sub token)
To check the balance of your Sub Tokens, either go to recolor.me and scroll down to the Tokens section, if it exists, or visit the Tokens page.
Double or Nothing[]
Double or Nothing is a once-a-day game for subscribers in which you flip a coin to earn rewards. The came can award Bits and Sub Tokens.
Polls[]
Polls are created by subscribers and can be played by users to earn Bits. Voting in a poll earns 5 Bits.
Avatar Contests[]
Subscribers could once create avatar contests, with the reward pool coming out of their Bits. The reward pool can be 5,000, 10,000, or 25,000 Bits. Subscribers can choose the length of the contest as well as whether to open the voting up to the public, or be the sole judge of their contest. Avatar Contests are now open for anyone to create.
When creating a contest, subscribers select the contest name, background image, and optional description.
Subscriber Icons[]
Subscribers could select a subscriber icon that appears on the forums to show their subscriber status. This feature is now available to all users on the site. To set a subscriber icon, go to your account options by clicking your name, then selecting Settings from the dropdown. Scroll down to the Subscriber Options section and select one of the icons below:
The hue and saturation of the icon can be adjusted. You can also decide whether or not to show how many days you have left of your subscription, which displays over your selected icon.
Free Item Subscription[]
Every day before the bit limit reset and vote, a random citizen is selected for a free Item Subscription. To be eligible for this drawing, you must have posted at least once in the last day and earned at least 1000 bits toward the daily cap before the reset time. Current subscribers are not eligible for the daily drawing.