How to Add, Upgrade or Downgrade A License Key
- 1 Fantasy Grounds Unity License Upgrades / Downgrades
- 2 Fantasy Grounds Classic License Upgrades / Downgrades
- 3 Related Articles
This How-To will illustrate the process of upgrade Fantasy Grounds from the Free/Demo version to a paid license. Since there are different license types, we will illustrate each update path below.
For information on how to find your license key, please see the following article:
How to Find Your License Key or Subscription
Before upgrading your license in Fantasy Grounds, please be aware that Fantasy Grounds Classic and Fantasy Grounds Unity licenses are not cross-compatible and will show as Invalid when input.
NOTE: Please be aware that Standard licenses are now referred to as Core licenses. You may still see these referred to as Standard licenses on older receipts, forum posts, screenshots, etc. We are working to update all documentation to reflect this change.
Fantasy Grounds Unity License Upgrades / Downgrades
FGU - Upgrading from Free/Demo (no license) to Core or Ultimate license
After download and installation, Fantasy Grounds Unity will be in Free mode by default as denoted in the version number in the upper-right corner of the Main Screen
To upgrade, click Settings on the left side of the Main Screen
Once in Settings, click in the License Key field and paste your license key into the field using the CTRL-V (Paste) key combination on your keyboard
Upon successfully pasting in a Core or Ultimate license key, you will see a green message stating Valid Core License or Valid Ultimate License, depending on the license type
If you haven’t already done so, enter your Fantasy Grounds username and password, click the Log In button, then click the Save button. If you had previously entered a username and password, just click Save
Click the Launch Fantasy Grounds button to get back to the Fantasy Grounds Main Screen
The upper-right corner of the Main Screen will now show the version number along with the license type, either Core or Ultimate, depending upon which was entered.
FGU - Downgrading from Core or Ultimate license to Free/Demo (no license)
If you want to downgrade a license from Core or Ultimate, you basically do the above steps in reverse, removing the key in the third step
In this example, we will downgrade from an Ultimate license to a Free/Demo (no license) version
Click on the Settings button on the left-side panel
Once in Settings, click in the License Key field and backspace or delete the license key (hidden by asterisks)
NOTE: You will see a warning stating that you have an Invalid License Key. In the case of removing the key altogether, this is normal. It will report an invalid key if it once checked a valid key, then that key was removed. You can disregard this error when downgrading to Free/Demo mode.
Click the Save button at the bottom
The Fantasy Grounds Updater Engine will welcome you once more and show that there is no license key saved. It may also assume that this is your first time running the Updater, but you can disregard this and click the Launch Fantasy Grounds button in the lower-right corner.
You will once again see that Fantasy Grounds is in Free/Demo mode by the version number in the upper-right corner of the Main Screen
Fantasy Grounds Classic License Upgrades / Downgrades
FGC - Upgrading from Free/Demo (no license) to Lite license
After download and installation, Fantasy Grounds Classic will be in Free mode by default as denoted in the version number in the upper-right corner of the Main Screen. You will also notice Activate License and Buy a License buttons at the bottom. These will change or be removed depending on the license type entered.
From here, you can either click the Settings button, or the Activate License button to enter your Lite key into the License Key field shown below
Upon entering a Lite license (by right-clicking and choosing Paste or using CTRL-V on your keyboard), you will notice that an additional Lite to Full Key field appears. If you only have a Lite key, you can disregard the additional field and click OK at the bottom
The Settings window will disappear and you will be at the Fantasy Grounds Updater screen. Click Update at the bottom to get any updates for the application
After the update routine is complete, you will be returned to the Main Screen where you will now see that the license type has changed from FREE to PLAYER in the upper-right corner.
FGC - Upgrading from Lite license to Full license
Once you have your new Lite-to-Full license key, you will enter it below where you pasted the Lite license, then click OK at the bottom
The Settings window will disappear and you will be at the Fantasy Grounds Updater screen. Click Update at the bottom to get any updates for the application
After the update routine is complete, you will be returned to the Main Screen where you will now see that the license type has been removed in the upper-right corner. You now have a Full license which is the same as a Core license that you can still purchase in the Store)
FGC - Upgrading from Free/Demo (no license) to Core license
After download and installation, Fantasy Grounds Classic will be in Free mode by default as denoted in the version number in the upper-right corner of the Main Screen. You will also notice Activate License and Buy a License buttons at the bottom. These will change or be removed depending on the license type entered.
From here, you can either click the Settings button, or the Activate License button to enter your Lite key into the License Key field shown below
Paste in your Core key (by right-clicking and choosing Paste or using CTRL-V on your keyboard), then click OK at the bottom
The Settings window will disappear and you will be at the Fantasy Grounds Updater screen. Click Update at the bottom to get any updates for the application
After the update routine is complete, you will be returned to the Main Screen where you will now see that the license type has been removed in the upper-right corner. You now have a Full license which is the same as a Core license that you can still purchase in the Store)
FGC - Upgrading from Free/Demo (no license) to Ultimate license
After download and installation, Fantasy Grounds Classic will be in Free mode by default as denoted in the version number in the upper-right corner of the Main Screen. You will also notice Activate License and Buy a License buttons at the bottom. These will change or be removed depending on the license type entered.
From here, you can either click the Settings button, or the Activate License button to enter your Lite key into the License Key field shown below
Paste in your Ultimate key (by right-clicking and choosing Paste or using CTRL-V on your keyboard), then click OK at the bottom
The Settings window will disappear and you will be at the Fantasy Grounds Updater screen. Click Update at the bottom to get any updates for the application
After the update routine is complete, you will be returned to the Main Screen where you will now see that the license type has been removed in the upper-right corner. You now have a Full license which is the same as a Core license that you can still purchase in the Store)
FGC - Downgrading from Lite, Core or Ultimate license to Free/Demo (no license)
Downgrading from a Lite, Core or Ultimate license is as simple as removing the key. From the Main Screen, click the Settings button at the bottom
Remove the license key (shown as asterisks for security), then click the OK button
The Settings window will disappear and you will be at the Fantasy Grounds Updater screen. Click Update at the bottom to get any updates for the application
You will once again see that Fantasy Grounds is in Free/Demo mode by the version number in the upper-right corner of the Main Screen