# Creator Rewards Programme

Creators should be rewarded for their content. Visitors come into the platforms to view and interact with the creations of other users. 

Carda Station is bringing this model to the metaverse with the Creator Rewards Programme. 

Earn $CAST for the number of visits & interactions you generate on your land as detailed below.

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Note that the calculation and distribution of creator rewards is still in a trial period. The amounts may change as we learn more from the programme.
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### Earning

Colony 1, Colony 2 and Central Hub Unit NFTs are eligible for earning $CAST.

1. Earn 10 $CAST for each visit to your land/unit. This includes multiple visits by the same user or guest
2. Earn 250 $CAST for each note interaction recorded in your land/unit
3. Gain a multiplier effect depending on what you have built on your land/unit
   1. Gain a 2 times multiplier if you have a prebuilt scene \[excluding the gallery, see next point] on your land/unit. Refer to [scenes](https://docs.cardastation.com/home/scenes) for more information.
   2. Gain a 3 times multiplier if you have a prebuilt gallery scene on our land/unit. Refer to [scenes](https://docs.cardastation.com/home/scenes) for more information.
   3. Gain a 3 times multiplier if you have a custom scene on our land/unit. Refer to [scenes](https://docs.cardastation.com/home/scenes) for more information.
   4. Gain a 3 times multiplier if you have a scene built with the builder tool on our land/unit. 
4. You cannot earn more than 2000 $CAST per NFT per month. 

> For instance, a player has 2 eligible NFTs - 1 land plot in Colony 1 and 1 Central Hub Unit.\
> \
> The land plot gets 100 visits in a given month but has no scenes built. This NFT will result in **1,000 $CAST payout** \[(10 \* 100)]\
> \
> The CHU gets 20 visits in a given month, has a custom scene with a note interaction that was recorded by 2 visitors. This NFT will result in **2,100 $CAST payout** \[((10\*20) + (250\*2))\*3]. But because it exceeds the maximum of 2000 per NFT per month, this NFT will payout **2,000 $CAST**\
> \
> **The total for this wallet in the given month will be 3,000 $CAST** 

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Note that there are mechanisms in place to ensure the integrity of visits resulting in payouts
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### Schedule

On the 1st of every month, the number of $CAST generated is calculated based on the criteria defined above for the previous month. This is then added to the account of the land or unit owner.

### Viewing your Rewards

All rewards accumulated can be viewed in your account page on the website.

### Withdrawing Rewards

Withdrawal will be done by requesting the amount in the account page and using a Cardano Wallet. The player will be responsible for any fees on the Cardano blockchain. 

Withdrawal is not yet available. 

### Funding this Programme

$CAST for this reward is taken from the "Liquidity & Utility" category of the $CAST distribution. Refer to the [tokenomics](https://docs.cardastation.com/home/litepaper#tokenomics-1) for more details.