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Strategic Naval Gunnery (SNG)

Historical Strategy Re-Creations

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HSR Club Membership Policy

The current HSR pricing plan for SNG is based upon a form of 'club' membership. SNG is a free privilege for HSR Club members. Some of the benefits of this method are:

The total cost to the customer is significantly less than the traditional marketing methods.
All currently available SNG features are included in the initial version. Rather than withholding features and scenarios for the typical 'module' follow-ups.
Nearly none of the previous naval game developers have survived the traditional marketing system. With your HSR Club membership, you can finally sustain a long-term development effort.
Each new version and update of SNG will also be free to club members. There may be a small distribution charge by our vendor for new releases.

Our membership fee is set by these factors:

Game content compared to other similar games.
Marketing costs and other general business costs.
Attempting to keep the programmers living above the poverty level.
Investing in future SNG enhancements.
Providing for some compensation to contributing members.

We hope you can appreciate all the benefits of this revolutionary pricing policy for SNG. There is only a one-time HSR Club membership application fee of $104. Plus, HSR will consider each individual financial hardship case.

Benefits of the HSR Club Plan:
As with any pioneering effort, it is impossible to foresee all the advantages that usually follow. Some of the benefits of this method are:

1. Savings for the Customer:
The total cost to the customer is significantly less than the traditional marketing methods.

All versions of SNG will be available to HSR Club members in good standing for free. There might be a fee for subsequent versions set only to recover distribution costs. There will be no annual membership fees.
With this contribution system, after 2 versions members will be even compared to traditional marketing methods. After 3 versions members will be way ahead.
Compare the HSR Club membership fee to the total cost of computer games or boardgames needed to cover all the subjects and periods that SNG covers.
Compare the HSR Club membership fee to the cost of just a squadron of naval miniatures. These could cost $100 to $250. Such a squadron by itself does nothing other than look good. SNG provides the realistic performance of thousands of such miniatures. Miniatures might be able to play a few minutes of real time in an hour of player's time. SNG can manage the entire 10 hours of the Battle of Jutland in 1 hour of the player's time.
HSR Club members will be able to play on the Internet for free. This results in much lower total costs than typical on-line game services.
A sliding scale membership fee for disadvantaged countries with low standards of living and for dedicated naval enthusiasts with limited means. No demonstrated naval enthusiast will be denied membership solely based upon financial hardship. Special arrangements can be made for prospective HSR Club members who are not financially able to make the membership fee payment in one lump sum. HSR will consider all payment plan proposals.

2. The Initial Version is Much Better:
All currently available game features and scenarios are included in the initial version. Rather than the common practice of withholding features and scenarios for the typical 'module' follow-ups.

3. Members Become Development Supporters:
Committed members become strong supporters.

Because of HSR Club member's commitment to the developer, it will be much more likely that their feedback and suggestions will be included in the next release.
Making the HSR Club membership fee and getting SNG for free is just the beginning of service that members will be getting from the developer. HSR Club members will all benefit by the success of the SNG Project.
HSR Club Internet play will be better with more HSR Club members. This provides a big incentive for members to promote the game at discussion boards. Getting others to become HSR Club members means that resources will be available to have more features included in the new versions.
SNG gameplay teammates and opponents will be of a much higher quality due to their demonstrated commitment to the SNG game and their good standing in the HSR Club. Every SNG player will be an HSR Club member. They will be spending more time refining their skills.
There will be an annual distribution to those HSR Club members who have made a significant contribution to the development of SNG. Typically these contributions will be historical research, art, scenario design, and SNG promotion.
Credit will be awarded for referrals of new members.

4. The Current System Has Failed:
Few (actually nearly none) naval game developers have survived the traditional marketing system.

With an HSR Club membership, naval enthusiasts can finally sustain a long-term development effort. 100% of the HSR Club membership fee will go directly to compensating the developers and their contributors.
HSR Club members will be keeping the programmers living above the poverty level. There are no 'art patrons' in the historical game world; supporting naval enthusiasts are the only hope for historical naval game developers.
Many other game developers are considering new revenue models. Foe example, 'Silent Hunter II' enthusiasts are encouraging each player to buy 3 copies so that the game will be kept alive. This is an artificial expression of the problem which the HSR Club membership system deals with honestly and directly.

5. An Investment in Future Versions:
HSR Club members will be investing in future enhancements. After the years it takes to create the initial version, the SNG developers are now broke. They need the financial support of naval enthusiasts to complete the next set of new features. That is where the HSR Club membership money will be spent.

6. Improve the Historical Game Industry:
The voices of the HSR Club members in supporting the success of this 'club' membership system will send a strong message to game publishers and potential game developers that there is a future for historical games. This success will also help the developers hire the programmers and artists needed to make these games even better.

Membership Requirements:
In order to remain a member in good standing of the HSR Club, each member must abide by the principles of the club:

HSR Club members will not make illegal copies of SNG nor reveal their HSR Key to anyone else ( even other HSR Club members). And, each member must be able to support the SNG copy protection requirements as specified in the SNG License agreement.
Each HSR Club member must also accept the obligation to report security violations to HSR.
The conduct of all HSR Club members must meet the demands of the HSR 'Foundation Tenet'. The foundation tenet of the HSR Club is:
1. Each club member is able to enjoy every aspect of playing SNG. This means that each member must do their utmost to help make SNG game play pleasant for all the other members.

2. HSR will issue warnings about membership violations. Continued violations of HSR Club membership requirements will result in suspension of club privileges. In these cases the HSR Club membership fee cannot be refunded. Each HSR Club member will be able to appeal any such decision about their current standing.

3. Please understand that the only purpose of these requirements is to allow SNG development to continue and for all members to be able to continue enjoying playing these improvements. Each club member who supports the SNG Project is entitled to benefit fully from their investment in the HSR Club. We don't want disruptive members to ruin this.

Membership Privileges:

The current version of SNG will be made available to new HSR Club members at no additional charge.
All subsequent releases of SNG improvements and new versions are included as a privilege to HSR Club members. There may be a nominal charge for downloading new SNG versions to cover the distribution costs of our vendor. This could be free or in the $9 range.
Each HSR Club member will be able to vote on key SNG development issues. And, of course, each HSR Club member will be able to submit their positions on how they think the direction of the SNG Project should go.
HSR Club members who make significant contributions to the SNG Project or refer new club members will be granted financial awards. These awards will be based upon the financial resources of the HSR Club and value of the member's contribution.

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