May 10, 2026

CONCLUSION: Subscription/One-Time Purchase Mods

First, thank you all for voting. It helps everyone to understand nature of a player instead of relying on incorrect popular opinions (loud minorities) ❤️

As result of this poll https://www.patreon.com/posts/157895469 it is easy to say

  • Only 13% prefer one-time purchase and against monthly subscription

  • 87% of people have no issue with monthly subscription

  • Most people prefer monthly subscription because it is cheap and helps to avoid waste of money

  • 1/3 prefers both subscription + one-time purchase options available

I hope more mods have cheap monthly subscription so more people can enjoy their mods instead of listening incorrect popular opinions (loud minorities).

For me it would be good to have both options and let people choose but I think I will not add one-time purchase, why?

  • We don't know what SCS (or any other company I make mods) is going to do, maybe they make changes and you won't need my mods anymore

  • Game gets regular updates, monthly subscription keeps me in check and make sure I don't lose motivation to keep updating the mod even if enough people purchased lifetime license. It motivates me to keep improving the mod

  • I understand that buying once and using same license key without thinking about it again is good but there are 3-6-12 months license key options, it is just a few minutes to buy again for a long time

  • Not everyone is good with money, they like to spend money because it feels good but most of the time it is waste of money

I will keep monthly subscription + 3/6/12 months license key options because I think it is best for everyone.

Thank you❤️

Comments (58)

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Dominika Koston · August 24, 2026

i have a problem : I purchased a 3 month Snowymoon subscriptonthrough your website , but I can 't activate it . I have the purchase confirmation in my email

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Loona · July 13, 2026

Hello, I just purchased the Tier I subscription but I can't access Snowymoon. I was charged €1.20, but when I try to redeem my subscription, it says I can't give myself a gift.

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Wise Khalifa · July 9, 2026

am trying to buy the one month version using paypal but patreon forces a subscription mode which forces paypal to ask me for a debit/credit card and doesn't allow me to just put my bank account details only since am from Kenya. Kindly try to find a way in which we can just buy a one month timed license without going through patreon so that we can fund the payments directly using the paypal funds without the need for debit cards

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Erkan Yavuz · July 8, 2026

Despite being a paid member, I couldn't purchase the graphics package. I re-subscribed, but I still couldn't get it. What kind of system is this? I requested a refund, but it's still under review.

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Deomar Alemão · June 7, 2026

Today, June 7th, 2026, $1 USD is currently worth R$ 5.17, but Snowy Moon, which costs $1 USD on the website, is costing R$ 7.50 per month, and the annual option becomes more expensive than the game itself on sale :(

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Cícera Alves do Nascimento · June 10, 2026

Verdade

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Mali Walcott · May 30, 2026

Hi i've poached subscription from snowymoon.io for 6mnt but I'm being told I'm not subscribed when trying to "Allow" Patreon for Key connection

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Snowy Moon · June 2, 2026

Do you mean 6 months license key from lemonsqueezy or itch.io?

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tedy martin · May 27, 2026

Even the 2.56 version used for 1.59.1.3 still crashes. It keeps crashing without any MODs or ReShade installed.

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Riley Moore · May 23, 2026

Keep up the good work Snowymoon can’t wait for Snowymoon V3 Version HDR

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Oostaad · May 22, 2026

Highly appreciate for keeping the subscription. Otherwise with super high price tag just for a mod would be pain the neck for we people who battling with inflation & much higher dollar rate.

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REAL · May 21, 2026

i am sure that SCS in ETS 3 and ETS 2 UPDATE will give you full AMD and NVIDIA lighting and Ray tracing rendering. Until it comes, we use the great Snowymoon.

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MichalisRH · May 22, 2026

This is something he will definitely do...probably in 2095 he will implement it.

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Jhonryl Balingit · May 21, 2026

Hello. I just subscribed, but I can't open your website. It says, "This site can’t be reached snowymoon.io took too long to respond." I hope you can solve this problem. Thank you.

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ETS · May 21, 2026

Hi bro, i accidently purchased 2 times. how can i cancel and get refund? i purchased via, lemonsqueezy, 6 month plan kindly please help me

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facundo trovato · May 20, 2026

png es mucho mejor . menos exagerado el brillo y reflejos

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Caputo · May 17, 2026

Nice

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Jack Ge · May 16, 2026

Hi I just bought a 3 months license. But after I paste the key to snowy moon it tells me License key is expired or not found. Could you help me check the situation? My email address is gehengshun@163.com

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Snowy Moon · May 16, 2026

Should be fine now, can you try again

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Jeremie Stanford · May 15, 2026

Hi Snowymoon, I hope you don’t mind me reaching out here. I’m a content creator from Türkiye and I’ve been having a serious issue with Patreon repeatedly banning my accounts, even when I try to follow the rules carefully. Because of this, I currently have no reliable way to support or communicate through Patreon anymore. I really wanted to contact you directly to explain the situation and hopefully discuss an alternative way to stay connected and support your work. I’m not trying to cause any trouble — I’m honestly just stuck because Patreon keeps removing my access. If you’re willing, I’d really appreciate any way to talk privately for a moment. Thank you for your time, and sorry for posting this here.

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Snowy Moon · May 16, 2026

Hi, You can try to use alternative payment methods from, they should work fine. But they are 3 months license keys instead of monthly subscription. For Patreon you can try to reach Patreon support because I cannot do anything about it, Patreon handles everything.

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ATS · May 15, 2026

Hello. How can I purchase your improved lighting mod?

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White _Cattle · May 12, 2026

I was wondering if the new Log layer you've developed is free or paid

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Erwan Kiryu · May 11, 2026

if i buy one time purchased also get update?

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Cleiton Alves · May 11, 2026

1 DOLAR Mensal é a melhor escolha. Assim você mantem o foco e motivação no projeto tentando sempre trazer melhorias pra gente.

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scemer5 · May 11, 2026

Do you have a selected time period to release layer 1 of LOG?

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Snowy Moon · May 11, 2026

Not sure because I am trying to improve performance for default game. But it shouldn't take long

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Sarde · May 11, 2026

I don't know what kind of poll it was that lasted less than two hours, nor did I have time to respond, so I don't believe those numbers, unless 90% of players had time to respond, Snow Moon has stopped working since yesterday's poll.

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Snowy Moon · May 11, 2026

Can you remove dxgi.dll from win_x64 when game is open?

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Pope · May 11, 2026

Cannot go wrong with 4 subscription options + what's available free, I say it's a win!

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Azriel Eka Nugraha · May 11, 2026

If I pay this month and then cancel my subscription next month, will the license key still be active?

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Snowy Moon · May 11, 2026

No, you will need to activate subscription next month

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Ondra · May 10, 2026

Definitely 1 dollar per month. Dont forget, it keeps Snowy motivated to make mod working or doing it even better. For example: imagine - if u have all money at one time on your account for lifetime, do you still want to spent a lot of time on making mod better and better? Why, you already have the money. Snowy I like you, its not against you, just saying how majority of people thinking.

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Thomas Arnold · May 10, 2026

Good choice

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Bawdy Bard · May 10, 2026

Although i have expressed the opinion of preferring a one-off payment in the past, i suppose ultimately i'm not too fussed about it to be honest. But crikey, that seems to have been an extremely short survey window! When i was last online this morning (UK timezone) the survey wasn't even up and running, and i've just logged in again now and already missed out on any chance to vote.

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lucal18 · May 10, 2026

I think it's better if it stays monthly. For example, last month my grades dropped and my dad canceled my subscription. The following month my grades went up and everything was sorted out. Please keep it monthly! thank U!!

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Okdok · May 10, 2026

I really like this project, but living in Brazil makes the cost quite heavy. Annual, lifetime, or long-term subscriptions end up being unfeasible for me. The monthly plan paid by card is what works best, and for now I’m still able to afford it. If the monthly price increases too much, it will become difficult to continue paying. I ask that you keep the monthly option available and avoid major price increases; the community appreciates it. I also suspect that SCS may try to limit or break this plugin in the future.

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Deomar Alemão · June 23, 2026

What do you mean? You told me yourself you're broke—go to sleep, man, lol.

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Ishan · May 10, 2026

❤️

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Diego Tavares · May 10, 2026

You're the best!

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Katherine Myers · May 10, 2026

Thank you consulting with the community. Tbh I don't get why this is a "controversial" topic for some since this is an actively developed mod and not a one and done thing. And sure, other mods that are actively developed are free, but that's entirely the developer's decision 🤷‍♂️ I feel that 1$ per month is fair given the quality of your mod, so thanks for keeping the subscription as is.

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Matteo Janczyk · May 10, 2026

You are the man bro. Well done. We highly appreciate your honest towards the community. I'll surely support you no matter what. Good luck my friend

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Snowy Moon · May 10, 2026

Thank you <3 I will be always honest. It is the easiest way to become successful; solve a problem for people > create a good way to provide solution to people with reasonable pricing > be honest to users because it will end well if you actually have a good product

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D · May 10, 2026

buying one time, even if SCS makes changes is a risk i am willing to take

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Snowy Moon · May 10, 2026

There are also other reasons :(

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DarkNight_UX · May 10, 2026

Why dont have two options? I prefer one payment, so much better

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Snowy Moon · May 10, 2026

I listed the reasons :(

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Anon · May 10, 2026

Damn :(. Sad to hear but ofc I understand your reasoning. As I am not able to subscribe to anything, would it be possible to make an exception ? I would appreciate it !

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Snowy Moon · May 10, 2026

You can try 3/6 months license key options from website, they are not subscriptions

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Alessandro Justino · May 10, 2026

I'm live in brazil too and from me a just 1 month is a good price, but i don't play 24/48 all days and i will lose a lot geting 3/6/12 months, please stay a option to 1 month from BR.

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Mrs Approved Budget · May 10, 2026

Keeping those options for monthly and 3/6/12 months is the best way around it. This gives us plenty of flexibility for all. I personally like to pay for it all at once, but sometimes it can't happen that way simply because it cost more paying out right in taxes than going monthly. But at least this way it gives you 4 options to choose 👍

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iand medina · May 10, 2026

I love snowymoon graphics.

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eliraniiii · May 10, 2026

What kind of thanks are there?

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rafael aguiar · May 10, 2026

In Brazil, our money has no value; $25 doll for us is equivalent to $120. The working day here is 80, so for us Brazilians, it's better per month.

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Ale Nassereddine · May 13, 2026

Same here. Am Venezuelan, our money is even more worthless. $1 monthly is WAY better imo.

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Patrickkk · May 10, 2026

Best way honestly.. We don't know what SCS is going to do in the future and maybe the lifetime license will go to waste. Or maybe someone will stop playing ETS2 after 2 months of buying the license and they won't be able to revert that. Best option is Monthly + 3m, 6m and 12m subscriptions. Thank you snowy!

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DarkNight_UX · May 10, 2026

It is bad Idea montly subscription. I live in Brasil and I cant pay by month. We need 2 options

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Snowy Moon · May 10, 2026

There are 3/6/12 months license key options on website https://snowymoon.io , people from Brazil are already using these options, it works fine