> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://gamelauncher.cloud/help/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://gamelauncher.cloud/help/changelog/2026/august-10-2026.md). # August 10, 2026 Player Tiers: decide who gets which build with the Discord roles and Patreon tiers you already use, and let supporters who lapse keep the version they paid for ## Player Tiers {% hint style="success" %} **NEW FEATURE:** The **Authentication System** add-on can now read the **Discord roles** and **Patreon tiers** your players already hold, and use them to decide which version of your game each person may download. A new **Player Tiers** section appears under Managed Access. {% endhint %} Two things become possible. A supporter who stops paying stops receiving new builds, but keeps playing the version they were entitled to. And you can publish genuinely different builds to different tiers, whether that is a closed test branch or a version with the extras your top tier pays for. ### How it fits together A **player tier** is something a player can hold, such as `Gold Patron` or `Closed Beta Tester`. You decide how it is earned, and any one way is enough: * a **role in your Discord server** * a **tier in your Patreon campaign** * a **manual grant**, given to one player at a time Because any single source is enough, a supporter who qualifies through Patreon keeps the tier even if they leave your Discord server. Then you require a tier on an **environment**, which is the channel your players pick in the launcher. That is the whole configuration: tiers describe people, environments describe builds, and the requirement joins them. ### What a player without the tier sees Each gated environment is set to one of two behaviours: * **Visible but locked.** The channel still appears in the launcher, with no download available and a line naming the tier that would unlock it. **Anyone who already installed from that channel keeps playing the build they have.** They simply stop receiving new ones. * **Hidden entirely.** The channel does not appear in the launcher at all, which is what you want for a private tester branch. Turning the gate off leaves your tier choices saved, so you can switch it back on later without configuring it again. ### Connecting Discord and Patreon For **Discord**, paste your server id and a bot token from the same Discord application you already use for sign in, and invite that bot to your server. **Test connection** confirms it can see the server, and from then on the tier form offers your real roles in a picker instead of asking you for snowflakes. For **Patreon**, connect your creator account once. We then read your patron list to keep tiers current, so a lapsed patron stops receiving updates without you doing anything. Membership is re-checked in the background, and Discord is also re-checked the moment a player asks for an update. {% hint style="info" %} **Nobody is locked out by an outage.** If Discord or Patreon cannot be reached, or a token stops working, the tiers we already know about are kept exactly as they are and nothing is revoked. The Player Tiers panel shows a warning so you can fix it, and access is only ever removed by a successful check. {% endhint %} ### Before you gate a busy channel When you require a tier on an environment, the dialog tells you how many of your known players would lose access to it, **before you save**. Gating your main channel by mistake is the one expensive error here, and this is the guard against it. {% hint style="warning" %} Player tiers decide who your launcher offers a build to. They are an entitlement mechanism, not copy protection: build files are served from a public content network, so someone who already has a download link can still use it. Use tiers to manage who gets what, not to protect a build you could not afford to leak. {% endhint %} ### Who it works for today Tiers are read for players who sign in with **Discord** or **Patreon**, which is the setup this was built for. Players who sign in with email, Google or Apple, or as a guest, hold no provider tier yet, and a **manual grant** is how you give one to them or to a tester. Letting a player connect a Discord or Patreon account after signing in another way is coming. Player Tiers is part of the Authentication System add-on and needs it enabled. Full guides: [Authentication System](https://gamelauncher.cloud/help/add-ons/login-system) and [Environments](https://gamelauncher.cloud/help/applications/environments). *** {% hint style="info" %} **Need Help?** Check out our [Help Center](https://help.gamelauncher.cloud/) or join our [Discord Community](https://discord.gamelauncher.cloud)! {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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