UnbelievaBoat Complete Guide: Economy, Leveling & Shop System

The complete guide to UnbelievaBoat, Discord's most popular economy and leveling bot. Learn how to set up currency, shops, levels, and create an engaging server economy.

What is UnbelievaBoat?

UnbelievaBoat is a multi-purpose Discord bot specializing in:

• Virtual economy and currency
• Virtual shop with items
• Leveling and XP system
• Custom commands
• Moderation tools
• Gambling games

Best for: Servers wanting a complete economy system without premium costs.

Used by: 2M+ Discord servers

Pricing: Free (premium optional at $5/month)

Why UnbelievaBoat?

Advantages:

✅ Completely free economy - No paywall on core features ✅ Powerful shop system - Create custom items, roles, perks ✅ Flexible leveling - XP, ranks, role rewards ✅ Web dashboard - Easy configuration ✅ Custom commands - Automate responses ✅ Active development - Regular updates

Disadvantages:

❌ Learning curve - Many features to master ❌ Premium for some advanced features - Custom embeds, higher limits ❌ Slash commands only - No prefix commands

Setup Guide: Getting Started

Step 1: Add UnbelievaBoat to Server

1. Find the bot on Discovrd
2. Click "Add to Discord"
3. Select your server
4. Grant requested permissions:
   • Manage Roles (for role rewards)
   • Manage Messages (for moderation)
   • Send Messages
   • Embed Links
   • View Channels

Step 2: Access Dashboard

1. Visit unbelievaboat.com/dashboard
2. Log in with Discord
3. Select your server
4. You'll see the main configuration page

Step 3: Basic Configuration

Enable core modules:

Navigate to Settings → Modules

Enable:

• ✅ Economy
• ✅ Leveling
• ✅ Shop
• ✅ Moderation (optional)

Save changes.

You're ready to configure each module.

Economy System: Complete Guide

Currency Setup

Dashboard: Economy → Currency Settings

Configure:

1. Currency Name: coins (or credits, points, etc.)
2. Currency Symbol: 🪙 (or 💰, 💵, ⭐)
3. Starting Balance: 100 (new members start with this)
4. Maximum Balance: 999999999 (prevent exploits)

Example configuration for gaming server:

• Name: Gold
• Symbol: 💰
• Starting: 1000

Earning Currency: Work Command

Dashboard: Economy → Work

Settings:

• Minimum earning: 50
• Maximum earning: 200
• Cooldown: 1 hour
• Enabled: ✅

Members use /work every hour to earn 50-200 coins.

Customize work responses:

Add funny responses members see when working:

• "You streamed for 3 hours and earned {amount}!"
• "You found {amount} coins under the couch"
• "You sold your Discord screenshots for {amount}"

Variables:

• {amount} - Coins earned
• {user} - Member's name

Daily Rewards

Dashboard: Economy → Daily

Settings:

• Daily amount: 500
• Cooldown: 24 hours
• Enabled: ✅

Members claim with /daily once per 24 hours.

Streak bonuses:

Enable streaks to reward consecutive days:

• Day 1: 500 coins
• Day 2: 550 coins
• Day 3: 600 coins
• Day 7: 1,000 coins

Resets if they miss a day.

Weekly Rewards

Settings:

• Weekly amount: 2000
• Cooldown: 7 days
• Enabled: ✅

Claimed with /weekly.

Currency Distribution: Manual Adjustments

Mod commands:

Give currency:

/balance add @user 5000

Remove currency:

/balance remove @user 1000

Set exact balance:

/balance set @user 10000

Check anyone's balance:

/balance @user

Leaderboard:

/leaderboard cash

Currency Multipliers

Boost earning for specific roles:

Dashboard: Economy → Multipliers

Example:

• @VIP role: 1.5x earnings (earns 50% more)
• @Supporter role: 2x earnings (earns double)
• @Booster role: 1.25x earnings

Applies to /work, /daily, and /weekly.

Gambling & Games

Let members gamble their currency.

Slots:

/slots [amount]

Coinflip:

/coinflip [amount]

Dice:

/dice [amount]

Configuration:

Dashboard: Economy → Games

Settings:

• Minimum bet: 10 (prevent spam)
• Maximum bet: 10000 (prevent bankruptcies)
• Cooldown: 30 seconds
• House edge: 5% (bot slight advantage)

Tip: Gambling acts as currency sink, removing money from economy.

Shop System: Complete Guide

Creating Your First Item

Dashboard: Shop → Items → Add Item

Example: VIP Role

Configuration:

• Name: VIP Role
• Description: Get VIP perks for 7 days
• Price: 5000 coins
• Item Type: Role
• Role to Give: Select @VIP role
• Duration: 7 days (temporary) or permanent
• Stock: unlimited or set limit (e.g., 10)
• Requirements:
  • Minimum level: 5 (optional)
  • Required role: None (optional)
• Image URL: (optional thumbnail)

Click Save.

Item Types

1. Role Items

Gives member a role:

• VIP access roles
• Color roles
• Special permission roles

2. Custom Items

Gives custom item members can collect:

• Achievement badges
• Collectible cards
• Trophies

Members see in /inventory.

3. Reply Items

When purchased, bot sends custom message:

• "Congratulations on your purchase!"
• Instructions for claiming perk

Item Categories

Organize shop into categories:

Dashboard: Shop → Categories → Add Category

Example categories:

• 🎭 Roles - Color roles, VIP roles
• ⚡ Boosts - Temporary power-ups
• 🏆 Collectibles - Rare items
• 🎫 Tickets - Event passes

Assign items to categories for organized shop.

Shop Display

Create shop channel:

1. Create #shop text channel
2. Run command in channel:

/shop display

Bot creates beautiful embed showing all items with:

• Item name
• Description
• Price
• Stock remaining
• Purchase button

Members click buttons to purchase.

Purchase Commands

Buy item:

/shop buy [item-name]

View inventory:

/inventory

Use item:

/use [item-name]

Gift item:

/gift @user [item-name]

Advanced Shop Features

Limited stock items:

Create scarcity:

Item: Rare Badge
Price: 10,000 coins
Stock: 10

First 10 buyers get it. Then sold out.

Level-gated items:

Require minimum level:

Item: Elite Role
Price: 15,000 coins
Required Level: 20

Must be level 20 to purchase.

Role-gated items:

Require specific role:

Item: Premium Upgrade
Price: 5,000 coins
Required Role: @Member

Must have @Member role to purchase.

Time-limited items:

Seasonal items:

• Christmas role (December only)
• Halloween badge (October only)

Configure via dashboard with start/end dates.

Leveling System: Complete Guide

XP Configuration

Dashboard: Leveling → XP Settings

Settings:

• XP per message: 15-25 (random between)
• Cooldown: 60 seconds (prevent spam)
• XP channels: All or specific channels
• Ignored channels: Bot channels, spam channels

Ignored roles:

Exclude bots and certain roles from gaining XP.

Level-Up Messages

Dashboard: Leveling → Level Up Messages

Options:

1. Send in channel where they leveled up 2. Send in DM (private message) 3. Send in specific channel (dedicated #level-ups) 4. Disable (no announcement)

Custom message:

Congratulations {user}, you reached level {level}! 🎉

Variables:

• {user} - Member mention
• {level} - New level number
• {username} - Name without mention

XP Multipliers

Boost XP earning for roles:

Dashboard: Leveling → Multipliers

Example:

• @VIP: 2x XP (levels twice as fast)
• @Booster: 1.5x XP
• @Active: 1.25x XP

Role Rewards

Give roles at specific levels:

Dashboard: Leveling → Role Rewards → Add Reward

Example setup:

• Level 5: @Member role
• Level 10: @Active Member role + 1,000 coins
• Level 25: @Veteran role + 5,000 coins
• Level 50: @Legend role + @Gold Name Color + 10,000 coins

Options per reward:

• Keep previous roles or replace
• Give currency bonus along with role
• Add multiple roles at once

Rank Cards

Members view their rank:

/rank

Shows card with:

• Current level
• XP progress bar
• Rank on server leaderboard
• Currency balance (optional)

Customize rank cards:

Dashboard: Leveling → Rank Card

Settings:

• Background color or image
• Show currency: Yes/No
• Show leaderboard rank: Yes/No

Premium ($5/month):

• Custom background images
• Animated backgrounds
• Custom colors

Leaderboards

View level leaderboard:

/leaderboard xp

View currency leaderboard:

/leaderboard cash

Shows top 10 members.

Pin leaderboard in channel:

Create #leaderboard channel, run:

/leaderboard xp pin

Bot updates it automatically.

Manual Level Management

Mod commands:

Give XP:

/xp add @user 1000

Remove XP:

/xp remove @user 500

Set exact level:

/level set @user 25

Reset member's XP:

/xp reset @user

Prestige System

Let members reset level for special badge/role:

Dashboard: Leveling → Prestige

Settings:

• Prestige level: 100 (must reach level 100)
• Reset to level: 1
• Prestige role: @Prestige 1
• Keep currency: Yes/No
• Currency bonus: 50,000 coins

Members use /prestige when eligible.

Benefits:

• Special prestige role
• Prestige badge on rank card
• Currency bonus
• Bragging rights

Custom Commands

Create custom responses to commands.

Dashboard: Custom Commands → Add Command

Example 1: Simple response

Command: /rules Response:

📜 Server Rules:
1. Be respectful
2. No spam
3. Follow Discord TOS

Full rules: #rules-channel

Example 2: With variables

Command: /welcome Response:

Welcome {user}!

You're member #{membercount}!

Get started: #start-here

Example 3: With embeds (Premium)

Command: /support Embed:

• Title: "Need Help?"
• Description: "Contact our support team"
• Color: Blue
• Fields: Response time, contact info
• Thumbnail: Support icon

Advanced Custom Commands

Variables available:

• {user} - Member mention
• {username} - Member name
• {membercount} - Server member count
• {server} - Server name
• {channel} - Channel name

Permissions:

Restrict command to specific roles:

• Command: /admin-info
• Allowed roles: @Admin, @Moderator

Moderation Features

Basic moderation tools included:

Commands:

Warn:

/warn @user [reason]

Mute:

/mute @user [duration] [reason]

Kick:

/kick @user [reason]

Ban:

/ban @user [reason]

Check warnings:

/warnings @user

Dashboard: Moderation → Settings

Configure:

• Warning punishments (3 warnings = mute, 5 = kick)
• Mute role
• Mod log channel

Note: UnbelievaBoat's moderation is basic. For advanced moderation, use dedicated bots like Dyno or Carl-bot.

Advanced Configuration

Transaction Logs

Track all economy activity:

Dashboard: Economy → Logs

Enable logging for:

• All purchases
• Currency transfers (/pay)
• Balance changes by mods
• Work/daily/weekly claims

Logs sent to designated channel.

Transfer Limits

Prevent abuse:

Dashboard: Economy → Transfers

Settings:

• Minimum transfer: 10 coins
• Maximum transfer: 10,000 coins per transaction
• Cooldown: 5 minutes between transfers
• Tax: 5% (currency removed from economy)

Disable transfers entirely if desired.

Permission Overrides

Dashboard: Settings → Permissions

Override bot permissions for specific roles:

Examples:

• @Moderators: Can modify balances
• @Helpers: Can view balances
• @Muted: Can't use economy commands

Premium Features ($5/month)

UnbelievaBoat Premium includes:

Economy:

• Higher work earning limits
• Custom currency icons
• Transaction history export

Leveling:

• Custom rank card backgrounds
• Animated backgrounds
• More multiplier tiers

Shop:

• Unlimited shop items (free has limit)
• Custom item images
• Scheduled sales

Custom Commands:

• Unlimited commands (free has limit)
• Embed customization
• Advanced variables

Worth it? Only if you need custom visuals or hit free tier limits. Free tier is powerful enough for most servers.

Best Practices

1. Balance Your Economy

Earning rate:

Average active member should earn enough for common shop item in 3-5 days.

Example:

• Daily earning (work 3x + daily): ~700 coins/day
• Common item price: 2,000-3,000 coins
• Time to earn: 3-4 days ✅

2. Create Currency Sinks

Remove currency from circulation:

• Gambling (house edge)
• Shop taxes
• Expensive prestige system
• Event entry fees

Prevents inflation.

3. Use Level Role Rewards Strategically

Don't give too many too fast:

❌ Bad:

• Level 1: Role
• Level 2: Role
• Level 3: Role
• Level 4: Role

✅ Good:

• Level 5: First role
• Level 10: Second role
• Level 25: Third role
• Level 50: Final role

Makes achievements feel earned.

4. Monitor for Exploits

Watch for:

• Members with suspiciously high balances
• Rapid level gains
• Unusual transaction patterns

Use commands:

/leaderboard cash
/transactions @user

Ban exploiters and reset their balance:

/balance set @exploiter 0

5. Promote Engagement

Announce shop additions:

When adding new items, announce in #announcements:

🛒 NEW SHOP ITEM

Item: Diamond Role
Price: 20,000 coins
Perk: Exclusive color + special channel access

Check it out: #shop

Host events:

• Double XP weekends
• Shop sales (50% off)
• Currency giveaways

Common Issues & Solutions

Issue: Shop button not working

Solution:

• Check bot has "Use External Emojis" permission
• Verify bot is online
• Recreate shop display: /shop display

Issue: Members not gaining XP

Solution:

• Check XP cooldown hasn't been set too high
• Verify channel isn't in ignored list
• Confirm member's role isn't excluded

Issue: Currency inflation

Solution:

• Reduce work earnings
• Increase prices
• Add currency sinks (gambling, taxes)

Issue: Role rewards not given

Solution:

• Ensure bot's role is higher than reward roles
• Check bot has "Manage Roles" permission
• Verify role rewards configured correctly in dashboard

Comparing UnbelievaBoat

vs MEE6

UnbelievaBoat advantages:

• Free shop system
• Better economy features
• No paywall on core features

MEE6 advantages:

• Easier setup
• Music bot included (Premium)
• Slash commands integration

Winner: UnbelievaBoat for economy, MEE6 for all-in-one

vs Dank Memer

UnbelievaBoat advantages:

• Customizable shop items
• Your own economy
• Professional features

Dank Memer advantages:

• Pre-made items
• More games
• Meme-focused fun

Winner: UnbelievaBoat for serious economy, Dank Memer for casual fun

vs Tatsu

UnbelievaBoat advantages:

• More powerful shop
• Better moderation
• Web dashboard

Tatsu advantages:

• Beautiful rank cards
• Social features
• Fishing/pets minigames

Winner: Tie, depends on priorities

Integration with Other Bots

Recommended combo:

UnbelievaBoat for economy + leveling + Carl-bot for moderation + logging + Dank Memer for fun games

Use each bot's strengths.

Use Cases by Server Type

Gaming Community

Setup:

• Currency: Gold
• Shop: In-game roles, tournament entry, custom game nights
• Leveling: Rank roles at levels 10, 25, 50
• Gambling: Enabled for entertainment

Study Server

Setup:

• Currency: Study Points
• Shop: Study buddy matching, resource access, profile badges
• Leveling: Milestone roles (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert)
• Gambling: Disabled

Content Creator Community

Setup:

• Currency: Supporter Coins
• Shop: Early video access, exclusive roles, shoutouts
• Leveling: Loyalty tiers
• Premium features: Custom rank cards with creator branding

Professional/Business Server

Setup:

• Currency: Credits
• Shop: Consultation time, priority support, certifications
• Leveling: Member tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)
• Conservative: No gambling

Troubleshooting Commands

Check bot status:

/ping

View server settings:

/settings

Test economy:

/balance
/work
/daily

Reset individual member (admin only):

/reset @user

Conclusion

UnbelievaBoat is the best free economy bot for Discord, offering:

• Powerful currency system
• Customizable shop with items and roles
• Flexible leveling with XP and rewards
• Moderation tools
• All free (premium optional)

Perfect for servers wanting deep economy features without paywalls.

Getting started:

1. Add bot: unbelievaboat.com
2. Enable modules in dashboard
3. Configure currency and shop
4. Set up level rewards
5. Promote your economy

Within weeks, you'll have an engaged community earning, spending, and leveling up.

Find UnbelievaBoat on Discovrd to see ratings, reviews, and comparisons with other economy bots.

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