Important Notice - New Product Support ending on June 24, 2021 for Fantasy Grounds Classic

[Smiteworks]

Warning

Beginning on June 24, 2021, Fantasy Grounds Classic will no longer receive any product updates or DLC releases. Please consider upgrading to Fantasy Grounds Unity.

Background
Fantasy Grounds has been renamed to Fantasy Grounds Classic. This is the version of our software that began in 2004 and which received regular updates and DLC releases up until we stop providing them on June 24, 2021. All future updates and releases of the software will be done on Fantasy Grounds Unity and we hope to continue that for years or decades ahead.

Fantasy Grounds Unity has pretty much all the same functionality as Classic, but with many notable improvements. It also provides a much better platform for us to build from. Supporting both versions with new releases means double the testing time, increased development costs, twice the server storage, and significant limitations on what we can do within new products. This additional time investment affects us and our community developers and it delays the releases of new products. Our usage data indicates that only a small percentage of our users continue to use Fantasy Ground Classic. By focusing on Fantasy Grounds Unity, we expect a better experience for the vast majority of our players and GMs.

What about my current FG Classic Game?
You can continue to use FG Classic for as long as you'd like. Our alias server will remain up and functioning and we will support this and customer support requests for the product. New installations will still be able to install all purchases as they are on 2021-06-24.

If we add new functionality, fixes, or features to any rulesets you use beyond June 24, then you will not receive those updates. Your update button simply won't light up anymore.

If we add new adventure modules or other DLC, those won't be available on FG Classic. They will only be added to Fantasy Grounds Unity.

How can I upgrade to Fantasy Grounds Unity
This will be a paid upgrade, but it is discounted by 50% for owners of FG Classic if you upgrade to the same type of license. If there is a sale going on, this gets applied after the discount. Your campaigns and creations can be copied over to FG Unity and you can resume play there.

Upgrade options (should not have to re-buy FG Classic licenses)
Standard License
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13834/Upgrade_from_Fantasy_Grounds_to_Fantasy_Grounds_Unity_Standard_license/

Ultimate License
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15993/Upgrade_from_FG_Classic_to_FG_Unity_Ultimate_license/

[Freyar]

Thanks for the heads up. A notice is appreciated.

[ClayCub]

When the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train....
https://tenor.com/view/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunel-light-tunnel-gif-13204451

Thank you for letting us know. I was holding off but this is the kick-in-the-pants I need. I will be taking 6+ players off FGC to FGU soon enough!! Lord help me when I have to move characters and campaigns!! LOL

[turboTurkie]

This sucks. I bought "Fantasy Grounds" a year ago because they were still working out bugs in Unity. Now lets discontinue it with 3 weeks notice ? Oh, and going to cost me another 88 bucks to 'upgrade' to Unity.... I am very disappointed. At least ( or I hope ) I can still use my reference and purchased modules... unless there is another discontinued notice coming.

[ClayCub]

Originally posted by turboTurkie:

This sucks. I bought "Fantasy Grounds" a year ago because they were still working out bugs in Unity. Now lets discontinue it with 3 weeks notice ? Oh, and going to cost me another 88 bucks to 'upgrade' to Unity.... I am very disappointed. At least ( or I hope ) I can still use my reference and purchased modules... unless there is another discontinued notice coming.

Hey TT! Neat name btw! _ I ALSO purchased Classic and then I purchased Unity on sale. Classic has been around for 16 years..nice..solid..lots of bugs/kinks worked out..and OLD AS CRAP!! Up till last week..my group has been actively playing since last year in Classic. It took me an hour....*it can be done in 15 mins now* to upgrade to Unity.

ALL of your paid for content WILL WORK in Unity. So you're not losing a dime. You are paying for new rebuilt BETTER software. Yes..there are new kinks but it's a solid improvement model and it will be good for all users.

If you do decide to take advantage of the upgrade offer that is on sale, I will be glad to help walk you through what changes I sent to my players to bring them on board and help you set up as a DM in the new software environment. It's actually pretty good TT.

Hope that helps a bit and looking forward to hearing you enjoy the new system. :)

[Smiteworks]

Originally posted by turboTurkie:

This sucks. I bought "Fantasy Grounds" a year ago because they were still working out bugs in Unity. Now lets discontinue it with 3 weeks notice ? Oh, and going to cost me another 88 bucks to 'upgrade' to Unity.... I am very disappointed. At least ( or I hope ) I can still use my reference and purchased modules... unless there is another discontinued notice coming.

You can keep using FG Classic after this date. It just won't be getting any new updates or DLC product releases for it. It will remain as it is on June 24, 2021 forever, unless you modify any of the rulesets yourself.

[Mento]

I don't know if this will be seen, but the links in the thread are broken. They just redirect to the Steam front page. Can we get a new link to the upgrade?

[Plattinum Squid]

I would also like a link too I expect there are a more then a few people who didn't jump on this right away.

[nylanfs]

I "think" they closed the upgrade from FGC to FGU window.