The purpose of this page is to inform viewers of my Twitch stream about the upcoming changes to the stream’s loyalty currency.
On July 19th 22nd the StreamLabs loyalty plugin for Gildedguy’s Twitch stream will be disabled, and rewards using “Gil” will no longer be redeemable.
Instead, the stream will be using Twitch’s native “Channel Points” feature, which is enabled by default for all users.
There are multiple reasons for switching over to this new system:
- Biggest Reason: A StreamLabs plugin user’s point balance often goes out-of-sync with the server, resulting in lost or inaccurate Gil amounts.
- Channel Points’ menu integrates more cleanly with the Twitch user interface.
- StreamLab’s plugin must be manually enabled by each viewer, instead of working by default like Channel Points does.
- StreamLabs loyalty plugin (over 2 years old?) does not seem to be updated as frequently as Twitch’s channel point feature.
Unfortunately, Twitch currently has no way to grant or remove points, so “transferring” Gil from the old StreamLabs system is not possible.
As compensation for legacy users who have accrued sizeable Gil balances, I’ve added a few new discounted rewards for them to spend their remaining Gil on. These rewards will be available for the next month up until the retirement date (7/22):
Golden Woo (1000 Gil)
Get permanent access to the !goldenwoo command, which turns all your Woo roses gold. Type !goldenwoo again to switch back to your default woo.
Custom Giveaway Phrase (1000 Gil)
Add your own phrase to the pool of giveaway phrases! Viewers will have to say in order to begin interactive giveaway events. Include your own username or an inside joke, it’s up to you.
Gildedguy V2 Stickers (3) (3000 Gil)
I will mail you 3 stickers (of your choice) from the new Gildedguy Stickers V2 collection. Just include the number code of your choices based on this chart: https://tinyurl.com/stickers-v2 .
Discount: Register a Custom Icon/Alert (2000 1750 Gil)
Discount: VIP Role Badge (5000 4750 Gil)
Remaining Gil users may use the following information to calculate how to spend their last few weeks of Gil:
- Users earn 1 Gil every 5 minutes of watching the stream. Gildedguy’s streams are about 3.5 hours long (42 gil per stream).
- Every 15 minutes, a little flower icon temporarily appears on screen which, when clicked, will give the user 5 gil (extra 70 gil per stream).
- Users earn 50 Gil every time they Subscribe. (I think Gift Subs work too?)
Thanks for checking in on this update. The channel is always evolving, but I hope this switch over to Twitch’s native point system will be a permanent one.
To learn more about the stream, visit the Livestream Overview & Interactions page.