Community pledges pay for hosting and fund what gets built next.
Top supporters each feature a creator on the landing page. The spotlight is a thank-you, never a way to pay a creator directly.
Tiers are bands of monthly support, not exact amounts. Orbitals without a Patron sit at the end. Raising your pledge or ending it takes effect right away. Lowering it to a smaller ongoing amount is limited to about once a day.
You set the amount. Every dollar goes to running Forge.
Community pledges against the monthly running cost:
Pledges cover the full monthly cost.