> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mbcz.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Lite vs PRO

> What Raid Bases Lite and Raid Bases PRO each do, side by side.

Raid Bases comes in two editions built from the same code. **Lite** is free. **PRO** is paid and needs a licence key.

The core raid is the same in both: forts rise, guards fight, the vault cracks, the loot spills and the land heals. Safety and cleanup are never cut down in Lite.

## Feature comparison

| Feature | Lite | PRO |
| :- | :-: | :-: |
| Forts rise, guards, vault, loot, collapse | ✅ | ✅ |
| Land journal, block-for-block restore, crash recovery | ✅ | ✅ |
| Site rules (no player land, no storage, no pets) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tracker and boss bar | ✅ | ✅ |
| All 11 generated fort layouts | ✅ | ✅ |
| Timer and admin-started raids | ✅ | ✅ |
| WorldEvents hook | First tier only | Any tier you map |
| Tiers | First tier in `config.yml` | All tiers |
| Raids standing at once | 1 | `max-active` (default 3) |
| `/raid buy` with Vault money | ❌ | ✅ |
| Wall HP (fort blocks take several hits) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Your own `.schem` forts | ❌ | ✅ |
| Item loot | ✅ | ✅ |
| Money rewards (Vault) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Command rewards | ❌ | ✅ |
| PlaceholderAPI placeholders | ❌ | ✅ |
| Licence key required | ❌ | ✅ |

## What Lite runs

* **One tier:** the first tier in `config.yml`. That is the Outlaw Hideout by default.
* **One raid at a time:** `max-active` is ignored.
* **Every built-in layout:** the schedule picks from the tier's `layouts`, and an admin can start any of the 11 with `/raid start <tier> <layout>`.
* **Items only:** `price`, `money`, `commands` and `wall-hp` in a tier are ignored.

When someone reaches for a PRO feature in Lite, such as a higher tier, `/raid buy` or a `schem:` fort, Raid Bases says it is a PRO feature. Admins also see a **Get PRO** link. Turn that link off with `pro-hints: false`. `/raid pro` lists what PRO adds, with the Get PRO link, for anyone who runs it. `pro-hints` doesn't change that.

## What PRO adds

> [card] [Every tier, several raids](https://mbcz.mintlify.site/raidbases/forts-and-tiers.md)
>
> Bandit Stronghold, Warlord Fortress and Nightmare Bastion, up to `max-active` raids at once.

> [card] [Wall HP](https://mbcz.mintlify.site/raidbases/defenses.md#wall-hp-pro)
>
> Fort blocks take several hits per tier, with the crack showing as you swing.

> [card] [/raid buy](https://mbcz.mintlify.site/raidbases/buying-and-rewards.md)
>
> Players spend Vault money to call in a raid. Refunded if no land is found.

> [card] [Money and command rewards](https://mbcz.mintlify.site/raidbases/buying-and-rewards.md#rewards)
>
> Pay everyone at the vault and run console commands for each of them.

> [card] [Custom forts](https://mbcz.mintlify.site/raidbases/custom-forts.md)
>
> Raid your own WorldEdit `.schem` builds.

> [card] [PlaceholderAPI](https://mbcz.mintlify.site/raidbases/placeholders.md)
>
> Active raids, next raid timer and the nearest raid's details.

## Upgrading

Swap the Lite jar for the PRO jar, add your licence key and restart. Your config and messages carry over. See [Installation](https://mbcz.mintlify.site/raidbases/installation.md#upgrading-from-lite-to-pro).


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