A little Hello and Welcome to Our Community! (How Things Work/Intro)

Hello everyone! It dawned on me after some talks with Patreon reps that I never did a formal welcome post for you all, so today I wanted to do that!

You guys, free and paid, are my people and my community and I truly want to embrace that more. I want to give you all an overview on things and some clarification as far as what you get from becoming a patron, whether that be paid or free!

What does this mean for you?
To sum things up a bit, nothing is really changing as far as what tiers have now. Actually, I will be adding more stuff to the rotation for everyone! So don't fret about drastic changes in what you're already getting. You have nothing to worry about!

That said, I’m giving the free tier an upgrade in spirit (and in name): you’re no longer just free subscribers/patrons—you’re officially part of The Baum Squad!

I wanted to give a name to the amazing group of people who support me, and I felt calling it the Baum Squad was fitting haha. It is a play on words, sure, but so is my username after all. This name emcompasses not only paid members, but our free members.

Free members alone are a huge part of the community and I know not everyone can support financially, so I am happy that a free option is.. well.. an option! So I will start with explaining what free members get!

Members of The Baum Squad will get weekly updates on what's being released and worked on texture pack wise. As I have done in the past and continue to do, I post previews of each new update with screenshots or a video clip. In addition to this, I want to start including you all more in the development of my work. I will be doing this by doing far more frequent poll posts and general question posts about what you want to see from the next update. Whether that be for Dramatic Skys, Default HD, or Clayful!

Let's get into a quick little breakdown on all tiers and what they get so there is some extra clarification and understanding! By joining any tier you are a part of The Baum Squad, but of course each tier brings something else. Honestly speaking, it just bring more to you! I will keep this pretty simple in terms of tiers just to make things really easy to understand, but you can of course check to see all of the tiers at any time! See all the membership options here.

Free
Being a free member of the Baum Squad is always appreciated, whether you're just checking in for updates to see what's going on, or if you're looking to dive in a bit more with a paid tier in the future! What you get:

-Weekly posts of what's being updated
-Previews in the form of screenshots and video clips
-Monthly polls regarding what you want to see in my packs

Gold
Gold is truly the intro to getting into any of my packs and work. Gold will for the most part get you access to a version of everything. What you get in addition to everything above:
-Access to Dramatic Skys Betas
-Access to Default HD 64x and 128x Betas
-Access to Clayful 128x Beta
-Gold role in the community Discord

Diamond
Diamond is the sweet spot, in my opinion, if you're looking to get access to everything while still on a budget! What you get:
-Access to Dramatic Skys Betas
-Access to ALL Default HD Betas (64x, 128x, 256x, 512x, PBR Addon)
-Access to ALL Clayful Betas (128x, 256x, 512x)
-Access to all my other sky packs (Java and Bedrock)
-Diamond role in the community discord

Emerald
The tier that gives you everything and more. Biggest being Early Access to everything I make! What you get:
-Early access to everything I release (a full version ahead)
-Access to Dramatic Skys Betas
-Access to ALL Default HD Betas (64x, 128x, 256x, 512x, PBR Addon)
-Access to ALL Clayful Betas (128x, 256x, 512x)
-Access to all my other sky packs (Java and Bedrock)
-Emerald role in the community discord

I of course also have 2 more tiers, Lapis and Netherite, but I want to keep things simple for the time being so there is some better understanding. You can of course check to see these higher tiers at any time! See all the membership options here!

At anytime, you can also upgrade your tier! Whether this be from Free to Gold, Gold to Emerald, or even Free to Netherite. You can of course downgrade a tier too if you ever need to for any reason! Whether money got tight or you're taking a break from Minecraft, it is more than welcomed and understandable.

I hope this post has explained things to you all in a way that's super understandable and easy to consome. I know things can be hard to navigate at times, especially if you're brand new to Patreon and it's ecosystem.

To start things off and in a way a celebration of this post as well as new beginnings, I am doing a 50% off sale on all tiers for the next week! It should be applied automatically at checkout but you can also use code "FRESH".

I want to thank all of you again for supporting me in the various ways you do. I appreciate and love you all.

-Baum