PRO License
This page lists all the features impacted by owning a PRO license. You can acquire a PRO license from the APEX hub.
| Feature | FREE License | PRO License |
|---|---|---|
| Local Markets | FREE users may trade on official commodity exchanges, but cannot close any bulletin-board-style contracts on the local markets. * | PRO user companies are assigned trust ratings and can place or accept orders on the local markets. This includes posting and accepting shipping contracts. |
| Space Flight | FREE users may not have more than 2 ships in flight simultaneously. | PRO users can have an unlimited number of ships in flight simultaneously. |
| Unload on arrival | FREE users cannot activate “unload on arrival”. | PRO users can have ships automatically unload their cargo on arrival. |
| Shipbuilding | FREE users can design their own spaceship blueprints, but cannot use shipyards to build or upgrade ships. | PRO users can enter their blueprints and the required materials at a shipyard to build their own custom spaceships and upgrade them. |
| Corporations | FREE users may join an existing corporation, but not found their own. | PRO users can found and oversee their own corporation. |
| Foreign Exchange | FREE users cannot trade currencies on the foreign exchange market. | PRO users can freely place buy and sell orders to trade all currencies on the foreign exchange market. |
| Recurring production orders | FREE users cannot queue recurring production orders in their production lines. | PRO users can add any amount of recurring production orders to their production line queues. |
| Headquarters upgrades | FREE users cannot upgrade their HQ beyond level 5. | PRO users can upgrade their HQ indefinitely. |
| Governorship | FREE users cannot run for governor of a planet. | PRO users can run for governor. |
| Planetary Projects | FREE users cannot contribute to planetary projects. | PRO users can contribute to any planetary project. |
| Global Chamber of Commerce Voting | FREE users cannot vote on CoGC programs. | PRO users can vote on CoGC programs. |
| Production Queue Management | FREE users cannot re-order their production queues. | PRO users can move production orders around in the queue. |
| Commodity Exchange Material Info | FREE users cannot access the CXM command. | PRO users can access the CXM command to compare CX information on a material across all exchanges. |
| Building Repair Assistant | FREE users can see the total amount of repair materials. | PRO users can repair all buildings of a base at once. |
* Note that if you ever possessed a paid PRO license (i.e. there is at least one payment associated with your account), it will be converted into a BASIC instead of a FREE license when it expires. A BASIC license will allow you to accept local market ads, but not place your own ads.
About this page
This page is part of the APEX handbook's wiki section. If you are looking for an introduction to APEX, please refer to the tutorials.
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