You can develop your game using testnet or regtestnet, in which case you don't need to purchase any real ROD.

For testnet ROD, you can mine some yourself or you can contact us to send you some. If you'd like to mine testnet ROD but would like help, post in the SpaceXpanse Mining forum.

For regtestnet ROD, you must mine this yourself. Find out more about regtestnet here.

Both testnet and regtestnet are free, but at some point you will want to run your game on mainnet, which costs real money.

You can purchase ROD on an exchange. See the SpaceXpanse website for more information.

The SpaceXpanse team will provide developers with tiny amounts of ROD that are more than sufficient for development and experimentation purposes while they are doing tutorials or developing their games. These tiny amounts are not worth the effort of spammers, but can be invaluable for learning, experimenting, and developing on the SpaceXpanse blockchain gaming platform. Simply contact us in Telegram, in the SpaceXpanse forums, or elsewhere.