Gems



Gems are the Premium currency used by TrainStation. They allow the player to purchase certain benefits, such as:
 * Items that are usually higher quality than what can be purchased for other at the same level.
 * Items that are unlocked earlier than when purchased other.
 * Items that are usually cosmetically superior; they look much nicer than regular items!
 * Speeding Up trains.

Although TrainStation is truly playable and enjoyable without spending any real money, Pixel Federation must pay their employees and various administrative fees to provide a game that is worth attention. To truly support the game, a gem purchase helps keep this game around for a long time!

Gems can be acquired in a number of ways, including from the Gem Shop, Contracts, Special Trains, and more:

Gem Shop
The Gem Shop can be found within the game. Here, real money can be used to purchase specific quantities of Gems. Gems purchased while playing on the TrainStation Portal page include a 10% BONUS!

Subscription Details:
 * Daily Gems are collected from the Gem Shop. A small red number appears on the in-game button when ready for collection.
 * Players can buy both Gem subscriptions, if desired, and collect them both.
 * The Daily Gems Forever subscription is just that; can be collected once per day forever. Players must log in each day to collect these Gems. They do not build up if a day is missed.
 * The Daily Gems for 30 Days subscription allows the player to collect once per day thirty times. If the player misses a day, the subscription will continue until all  are collected. This subscription does *not* auto-renew and must be manually purchased again, if desired.
 * Once collected, the next subscription Gems will appear 22 hours later.

Contracts
Gems are awarded for completing certain Contracts. See the full list at the Gems Per Contract page.

Gem Express
The Gem Express is an International Train train which will appear every 22 hours at the player's station. This special set delivers from 1 to 3. It was added as part of the March 31, 2011 Game Update.

The Gem Express has also been modified in appearance and operation before. For example, during Christmas 2012, it was converted into Santa's sleigh. It delivered the first day,  the second day, all the way up to.

Leveling

 * Gems are awarded to the player for every 5 levels they achieve.

Minigame

 * The TrainStation Mini-game on the TrainStation Portal can also award 1 or 2 each day. This game can be played once a day and resets at 8:00 AM GMT.

Other

 * Gems are awarded by the Daily Rewards.
 * Gems are sometimes awarded for engaging contests/posts on the Trainstation Fan Page.
 * Gems can be awarded for publishing to Facebook certain Contract completions.
 * The Portal has an Earn Gems button that lets the player earn gems for interacting with certain advertisers.
 * On rare occasions, Gems are sent to all players when new features are being tested or after unexpected outages.

Gifts
NOTE: Gem Gifts were removed with the 2013 Game Update.

With the 2012 Game Update, Gems were added as a Gift type: Gems
 * Players could gift each other Gem items (except for extensions, themes and mystery depot)
 * Sending of Gem gifts only worked for players who have purchased gems at least once (this was to prevent multi-accounters from transferring their free gems through gem items between their multiple accounts)
 * Players were able to pick Gem items via a special Shop screen and gift them (Sender pays with gems; discounts apply)
 * Receiving player would find the Gem gift items in their Gift Box.
 * Receiving player could not exceed their own item's buy limits. If receiving player should receive a gift that would exceed item's buy limits, the excess items were refunded to the Sender.
 * Any Buy XP for Gem gifts were granted to the Receiver (not the Sender)
 * To be able to send a Gem gift item, both players had to meet the item's requirements (except for buy limit, only receiving player has to meet buy limit of an item)