How to Upgrade old "Lite" to "Ultimate" License

[Dragonmaster_Ben]

Hi everyone, I'm just hanging around here in the forums every other FGCon, but FG grew on me, so much that I'd like to DM a Campaign for a friend of mine.

Problem is, I bought a "Lite" or "Player" License long ago, which I'm not allowed to create an own campaign with. I know I could upgrade to a "Full" License through a button on the FG surface, but I'm wondering if I should probably get "Ultimate" License to make it possible for more friends to join later on without them requiring to buy a license on their own. Also, I'd like be able to invite newbies to my games to hopefully get a group of friends together at some point.

The big question is: If I decide to go Ultimate, do I have to upgrade to "Full" first and "Ultimate" next, or can I just upgrade to Ultimate right away and how (maybe not possible)?
When I click on the "Settings" Button in the Launcher, I see my license key and a free row to put an upgrade key in. That's 2 rows for possibly 3 keys (Lite,Fulland Ultimate), which is why I'm worried and in need of some proficient advice.

Also, What are the limits of a "Demo-Campaign" that I could host with my current license?

[Erin Righ]

Hey Ben, you should be able to simply purchase a Full or Ultimate licence and use it. It is linked to the Smiteworks account, not the program itself so you will have access to all your paid and dloaded content.

No one can tell you which your going to need, full or ultimate, but if you are into options for players, ultimate is the way to go, and you will get a discount on Unity when it arrives.

You do not have to upgrade in stages, just buy the one you want. Put in your full or ultimate key and leave the lite one blank

You cannot host with a demo campaign it is just for practice

hope this helps

[Dragonmaster_Ben]

Thanks, Erin. That's not quite what I needed though. I'm just wondering if I could actually upgrade instead of buying a whole new license. Just like I could update "Lite" to "Full" by paying additional 19 $ instead of buying a "Full/Standard" license for 39 $. What on earth is Unity? You think I'll be discounted automatically because the system can tell that I already own another license?

[Erin Righ]

I'll leave the upgrade thing to the pros but I recommend that you contact them at [email protected] and ask, they are really good about getting back to you.

Unity is the new platform they are working on for Fantasy Grounds, better everything, graphics and mapping, networking, cross-platform, name it. They are talking about giving a discount to Ultimate licence holders when the upgrade happens.

Sorry if I confused you

[pindercarl]

Send an e-mail to [email protected] and you should be able to get the answers you need. Erin is referring to the next version of Fantasy Grounds that is in development using the Unity engine. It frequently referred to in the forums as Fantasy Grounds Unity, or FGU. Doug has mentioned upgrade pricing for FGU when released that may be linked to the current license. No release date has been set and there is no announced policy on upgrades to that version when it releases.

[Erin Righ]

Thanks Carl

[Dragonmaster_Ben]

Thanks to both of you!
I've sent my request to the support.

[Nylanfs]

AFAIK to get the discount from your old Player "Lite" license you need to upgrade to Full, and then can upgrade to Ultimate.

Also note that I believe the only way to upgrade to Full is the link in the program.

[Dragonmaster_Ben]

That's exactly the answer I've got from the support as well. So again for anybody having the same question and finding this thread in the future:
1. Upgrade to Full per Launcher BUtton and add 2nd key to Settings ($19)
2. Upgrade to Ultimate, replace 1st and 2nd Keyby the 3rd key ($110)

[Xero Kane]

Where is the link to the upgrade?