Premium Setup

Premium is assigned to a connected Rust Console game server. Sign in with the Discord account that should own the subscription.

Premium AI module

Helios AI is available as a Premium beta. Connect ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini through MCP to inspect your server. Supported clients can prepare kit, bind, bot shop, Battle Pass, treasure, economy, Discord setup, and feed changes. Choose permissions with an API key and approve proposed changes in your chat. See each client guide for tested capabilities; Gemini's visual Kit Builder and live changes remain unverified.

Live AI tools require an enabled game server with active Premium, plus Discord server ownership, Manage Server, or Administrator permission. Helios Premium does not include an AI-provider subscription; your provider must allow custom MCP connections.

Open Manage Server → AI on the dashboard, then follow:

• AI & MCP: API keys, permissions, and activity.
• Connect Helios to ChatGPT.
• Connect Helios to Claude.
• Connect Helios to Gemini.

The public visual kit builder, item guidance, and emote catalog remain available without Premium. Shop, Battle Pass, and economy settings are shared across the Discord community, so review their scope before approving changes.

Buy Premium

1. Open the Premium page.
2. Choose monthly or annual billing. Open More Options for 3 months, 6 months, or Lifetime, when available.
3. Select the connected game server.
4. Check the destination, billing period, currency, and any wallet/card split, then complete Stripe checkout.
5. Wait for confirmation, then check Premium on the dashboard or with /premium status.

Listed USD prices are $10.99 monthly, $30.99 every 3 months, $59.35 every 6 months, $112.10 annually, and $249.99 once for Lifetime. Subscription plans renew until cancelled; Lifetime has no recurring bill. Prices, taxes, eligible offers, and availability are confirmed at checkout.

The current Lifetime offer is a limited release. Read the live availability display; a screenshot or old guide cannot reserve a place. Annual Premium includes the Helios Supporter role in the Helios Discord; Lifetime includes Helios Ultra Supporter. Role delivery can take time, especially if you have not joined that Discord yet.

If you have an eligible promotion, enter it under Promo code (optional) and choose Apply code after selecting the plan and destination. Check the quote and final Stripe total. A code may be limited to particular plans or accounts; do not assume it discounts every renewal.

If your server is missing, choose Add Server and follow Start Here. Connecting a server does not buy Premium.

Choose More Options to see the 3 Months and 6 Months plans. Both renew until you cancel.

Plan cards on the live Premium page. Always read the live page for the current price and offers.

Lifetime Premium

The Lifetime card appears under More Options while the limited release lasts. It is a one-time payment for one game server, with no renewals and no expiration.

The availability counter changes as places are claimed. This capture showed 4 of 5 places still available.

• The card shows how many places are claimed and still available. Once all of them are claimed, the offer closes.
• A place is held when secure checkout opens, so open checkout only when you are ready to pay.
• You pay once through Stripe. Wallet credit applies to subscription plans, not Lifetime.
• Lifetime includes the Helios Ultra Supporter role in the Helios Discord.

Promo code

Select a plan and a game server, then use Promo code (optional) and choose Apply code.

Codes are checked for the plan you selected, and Stripe confirms the final total at checkout. A code can be limited to certain plans.

Upgrade an existing subscription to Lifetime

Sign in as the purchasing account and select your existing game server on the Premium page. Eligible servers offer a Lifetime upgrade. Check the selected server and the one-time total before continuing. After successful payment, the existing subscription stops renewing. Do not cancel it first just to make the server selectable.

An upgrade does not automatically promise a refund or prorated credit for the remaining subscription period. Follow the quote and eligibility message shown. If the server is unavailable or marked as already Premium without an upgrade option, contact support before buying for a different destination. Wallet credit applies to eligible subscription plans, not Lifetime purchases.

Use an existing token

Run /premium activate and select the server. If your account has an available Premium token, choose Activate Now to assign it without another checkout. Otherwise, use Buy Premium.

If you remove a game server with an eligible Stripe Premium subscription, Helios releases that paid subscription back to the purchaser as an available token. Removing the server does not cancel billing. The token keeps its existing paid period, price, and renewal setting. The purchaser can assign it to a connected server they administer, including a re-added server or one in another Discord community. The destination must not already have Premium.

An unassigned token is useful while moving servers, but check its billing in your Account Settings: an active subscription can still renew while no server is using it. If renewal was already cancelled, activation is possible only while the current paid period is still eligible. An expired subscription cannot be reactivated as a paid token.

Manage an existing subscription

Use the billing control on a server you purchased Premium for to open Stripe's billing portal and update your payment method. The purchaser can also manage billing for an unassigned subscription from Account Settings, even after its former game server was removed.

To stop renewal in Discord, run /premium cancel for the server and complete the cancellation confirmation. Stripe-backed Premium stays active until the end of the paid period.

Old subscriptions still use their original provider. Follow the instructions shown for your Premium source; do not assume a website sign-out or server disable cancels billing.

Transfer Premium

Run /premium transfer from:<server> to:<server>. The Premium owner can move eligible Premium between connected servers in the same Discord community. The destination must not already have Premium.

This supports eligible Stripe-backed and legacy-token Premium. It moves the allocation; it does not buy another subscription.

Preload renewals

Premium Credit lets you add a balance for eligible renewals. Existing Stripe subscriptions use eligible same-currency credit first and charge the saved card for any shortfall. Old Premium has a separate renewal preference.

Open Account Settings → Manage credit to check Estimated next payments. It estimates eligible bills in renewal-date order, so one wallet balance is not counted in full against every server. Read the final invoice or receipt for the actual amount used.

For a new purchase, read the wallet availability notice first. If it says wallet-funded new subscription checkout is not enabled yet, contact support before expecting your existing credit to cover that purchase. A top-up alone does not activate Premium, and even a fully credit-covered checkout may request a backup payment method for later renewals.

If access is missing

Check the selected game server and the Discord account that owns Premium. Use /premium status to see its source and status. If payment completed but activation is still missing, keep the receipt and contact support before paying again.

If Helios says a checkout is already open, use the existing checkout or the wallet's Resume checkout control. If payment is still activating or billing needs review, wait for that result instead of buying a second subscription. Canceling an unfinished wallet checkout returns only unused credit; it does not cancel or refund an active subscription.