I read that. (I literally mentioned features not being paywalled in the original comment.)

If the key doesn’t unlock features, what does it unlock?

Do you get a little thank you message from the devs when you enter it in? Does it add a “Supporter” tag next to your name on the app settings?

The practice exists in both software and games of adding paid cosmetics (e.g. Discord or Deep Rock Galactic) that don’t change the core featureset but allow users to pay more to support the developers, so I think it’s a valid question.

What does the $100 server key unlock (besides “supporter status”), since features aren’t paywalled?

It’s just not the same, even if they both have “ant” in the name.

SimAnt is a sim where you writhe in burning agony while the spider’s deadly venom flows through your body.

Microsoft Ants was a sweaty online PvP RTS for six year olds two years before StarCraft.

The games :

• Red Alert 2
• Half Life 2: Deathmatch
• Quake 3
• Unreal Tournament
• Quake 2
• Doom
• Transport Tycoon

No Microsoft Ants, though. :(