Spacey FAQ: what's free, how the raffle draws, and how the game works
These are the questions server admins search for and ask in reviews. Every answer describes what Spacey does in version 2.9.0.
Getting started
How do I add Spacey to my server?
Press Add Spacey to Discord on this site. Discord opens its own window, where you pick your server and confirm. Only people who can manage a server can add bots to it. If the server isn't yours, ask an admin.
What does Spacey do right after joining?
It posts a short welcome with the help command and the way to switch to German. The Space Game starts right away. Role menus, tickets, welcome messages and raffles wait until you set them up.
How do I switch Spacey to German?
Run /config language and choose German. The setting applies to the whole server. In German Discord apps, the slash command descriptions already appear in German.
Is setup complicated?
Much of it needs no setup. The Space Game runs from the start. Message Raffle and Select Roles guide you one step at a time with buttons and pop-ups. The /help command lists every command with examples.
Message Raffle
How does Spacey draw the winners?
By entries. Every counted message adds one entry, multiplied by role and voter bonuses. Spacey draws entries at random, and a winner's entries leave the pool, so nobody wins twice. With the luck setting, a draw can ignore entries and give everyone the same chance.
Is it fair to quiet members?
You decide with the luck setting. At 0%, entries alone decide. At 30%, the draw has a 30% chance of ignoring entries. In that case a member with 1 entry has the same chance as your most active one.
Can people farm entries with spam or alt accounts?
Spacey has spam protection built in, so spamming brings nothing. Bots never count, and only members still on the server can win. Spacey doesn't check account age or message length, though: a short “ok” counts. Registration, excluded roles, chosen channels and a low luck setting make alt accounts less useful.
Can I prove how a draw went?
Partly. The result replaces the announcement in the same message and shows how many members took part, the total entries and each winner's entries. Spacey doesn't publish a list of all entries or a seed to recompute the draw, and members can't look up their own entry count.
Can I re-draw a single winner?
No. Re-Roll draws all winners again with the same entries, and earlier winners can win again.
What happens if Premium ends during a raffle?
It depends on how it ends. If the server loses its Patreon Premium slot, Spacey draws the raffle right away, with the entries collected so far. When the 5-day trial ends, the raffle keeps counting and is drawn at its planned end.
Space Game
Will UFOs spam my chat?
UFOs are rare. Each counted message has a 1 in 300 chance to bring one down. By default, a looted UFO message deletes itself after 15 seconds. In /config space you can turn UFOs off or limit them to certain channels.
Can I turn the game off or limit it to some channels?
Yes, in /config space. Pausing keeps everyone's progress. You can also exclude channels from earning space money and choose where UFOs may appear. Stop Space switches the game off and, after you confirm, deletes players' balances and equipment.
Is progress shared between servers?
No. Each server has its own economy, ranking and planets. A vote for Spacey on top.gg gives a booster on every server where you play. Premium supporters can also collect the daily wage for all their servers with one DM.
Why don't I see any UFOs?
UFOs come with chat: each counted message in a UFO channel has a 1 in 300 chance. Quiet servers see them rarely. Check in /config space that UFOs are on and the channel isn't excluded. Premium servers can raise the spawn rate or bring UFOs down with /ufo.
Roles, tickets and more
Does Spacey have reaction roles?
Not the classic kind. Spacey uses a select menu instead: one button opens a pop-up with each member's current roles already ticked. Even S.reactionroles opens it.
How many role menus can I make?
As many as you like, each with up to 25 roles. Select Roles is free.
Can Spacey replace my ticket bot?
It can, unless you need transcripts, forms or ticket statistics. Spacey offers up to 10 ticket panels and private ticket channels. The first team member who types takes the ticket, and tickets can be archived and restored.
Spacey next to other bots
Does Spacey have levels, auto-moderation, logs or music?
No. Spacey leaves auto-moderation, server logs, levels, music, custom commands and Twitch or YouTube alerts to other bots, and it runs fine next to them. Instead of levels, the Space Game lets members buy server roles with space money.
I use MEE6. Can I run both?
Yes. Spacey has its own slash commands and its own prefix, S. by default, which you can change.
Can I use just one module and turn the rest off?
Yes. Most modules stay quiet until you set them up: role menus, tickets, welcome and farewell messages, temp channels, the counter and raffles. Version announcements are off by default. Only the Space Game starts on its own: in /config space you can pause it, stop it or switch off just the UFOs. With /config whitelist, commands only work in the channels you choose. Spacey's short hello after joining is the one message you can't switch off beforehand.
Language, data and updates
Which languages does Spacey speak?
English and German, completely: all 1,909 texts exist in both. You choose the language per server. Other languages aren't available.
What data does Spacey store?
What its modules need to work: IDs from Discord, your server's settings, game progress, warnings, tickets and raffle entries. Spacey reads messages to count them, but it doesn't store their text. The database is managed by netcup in Germany. Raffle entries are deleted 90 days after the draw.
Does this site track me?
It counts visits, but it doesn't follow you around. The statistics tool Umami runs on the website's own server, without cookies and without storing your IP address. It can't recognise you on another day, and nothing goes to advertisers. If your browser sends Do Not Track, your visit isn't counted.
Is Spacey still being developed?
Yes. November 2026 brought two new versions. Version 2.8.0 came on 3 November with moderation from the right-click menu and a builder for Discord's new message layout. The current version, 2.9.0, followed with the Select Roles pop-up. Noah posts new versions on the support server, and Spacey can post each changelog in a channel you choose.
Who is behind Spacey?
One developer: Noah, who goes by Crown on Discord and on the bot lists. He has built Spacey in Germany since 2020. The provider's legal details are in the imprint.