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Stryfe484
February 12th, 2016, 18:15
My friend wants to buy a license and upgrade to ultimate later. How many unlicensed clients can he host? I've had the ultimate license from the beginning and I don't see anywhere on the site where it clarifies that information.
Trenloe
February 12th, 2016, 18:19
An Unlimited license can host any number of players at a time. The main limitation will be the GMs upload bandwidth - especially if they are sharing large files. GMs have ran games OK with 12+ players.
Stryfe484
February 12th, 2016, 18:20
So the $39 license will allow him to host as many unlicensed players as his computer/bandwidth can handle?
Andraax
February 12th, 2016, 18:48
So the $39 license will allow him to host as many unlicensed players as his computer/bandwidth can handle?

No, that's the "full" license. Unlimited is like $160.
Stryfe484
February 12th, 2016, 19:07
An Unlimited license can host any number of players at a time. The main limitation will be the GMs upload bandwidth - especially if they are sharing large files. GMs have ran games OK with 12+ players.


No, that's the "full" license. Unlimited is like $160.
Thank you, I am aware. That's why in my initial question, I asked with a license how many unlicensed people you could host. I have the ultimate and could not answer the question. Nor could I find the answer on the website. So the question, again, is how many unlicensed people can a licensed, not ultimate license, user host a game for?
Trenloe
February 12th, 2016, 19:34
So the question, again, is how many unlicensed people can a licensed, not ultimate license, user host a game for?
A full license cannot host any free licenses in a normal game.

For a demo, a full (GM) license can host a single free license only (one player only, no other normal licenses) - other free licenses will be blocked when trying to join a demo mode game. If a full/ultimate license connects the free license will be kicked off as the system will switch out of demo mode.

See the Fantasy Grounds License Comparison at the bottom of the "Take a Tour" page here: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/buyFG/
Stryfe484
February 13th, 2016, 11:38
Thank you for your quick replies. I looked on that page and it wasn't very clear, but I will let my buddy know! He's still willing to check out the program. I love it for online and tabletop campaign tracking. I'm glad he's jumping on the bandwagon!