We often get asked by members how they can contribute to the site both financially and also by non-financial contributions. I thought it would therefore be beneficial to put together a list of various way members can contribute to Fruit-Emu:
Become a site supporter
Why not become a site supporter and increase the number of files you can download per day. Your account will be upgraded the instant your Paypal payment is received. Your download allowances will be increased and you will also receive one of these shiny badges below on your account so everyone knows that you are a site supporter. All donations last for a year at which point you can renew or revert back to a standard member.
£5 makes you a bronze supporter and allows you to download 256Mb/60 files per day
£10 makes you a silver supporter and allows you to download 512Mb/120 files per day
£20 makes you a gold supporter and gives you totally unlimited downloads.
Advertise on Fruit-Emu
Yes we all hate adverts but let's face it they pay for the majority of the running of the site so they're here to stay. We do however try to make them not too much in your face and we don't use pop-ups or pop-unders.
If you have your own website or you want to use your own affiliate links for another website then you can advertise on Fruit-Emu. We currently support banner adverts and these are shown on rotation with other currently advertised sites. Fruit-Emu gets between 10,000 and 20,000 pages views per day so you can be sure your advert will be seen. If you want more information and to sign-up click here. Discounts are available for gold supporters and there are various spots on the site where you can choose for your advert to be displayed.
Write a tutorial for the knowledgebase
FME isn't the easiest of things to successfully get up and running and a lot of new people rely on the knowledgebase as their first stop for getting an emulation up and running. Writing meaningful tutorials however is a very time consuming process and probably isn't best done by people who have been using emulations for a long time as we're likely to miss out the things we think are obvious. If you want to write a tutorial then let us know and we'll publish your tutorial in the knowledgebase for all to see.
Upload flyers to the gallery
We have hundreds of high resolution scan of fruit machines flyers in the gallery. However we're always on the lookout for more flyers and we encourage users to scan and upload their own flyers if they're not already in the gallery. You don't need any special permissions and all we ask is that you upload your flyers to the correct category based on the manufacturer of the machine.
Use your Photoshop skills to help others
Whether it's cleaning lines off flyers, looking for the best way to lamp a layout, or even creating some nice looking sideart, Photoshop is an invaluable tool for budding creators. No one is going to be perfect early on, so why not assist in creating a layout and sharing your knowledge with a budding designer. Alternatively you can show everyone different techniques and effects that you use, which can be implemented on later DX layouts.
Upload photos of your own machine
The preferred images for producing a DX layout are either a flyer or glass scans. There are times however where there is no flyer available and in these cases we rely on photos of the machine in question. If you have a machine at home for which you know there is no DX layout available then please takes some high resolution photos and upload them to your own gallery on Fruit-Emu. Do try and remember to keep good light levels, with the machine switched off, as this makes it easier for people to work on the lamps.
Become a Layout Creator
Want to give something back? Then why not become a layout creator yourself? This isn't for the faint hearted and can take up a large amount of your free time. There is a fair bit to learn, but if you persevere and keep motivated, the results will be worth it.
Host your website with us
Fruit-Emu is hosted on it's very own dedicated server as it's a bit too big for a shared hosting account. We have lots of spare webspace and bandwidth which allows us to offer you hosting at a low price. Visit our hosting website at http://www.xeepi.com and signup with the promotional code FRUIT-EMU and you'll get 50% off your hosting for life.
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