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Project Update: We Beat the Hump! Reward Unlocked: Mighty Mutants & Masterminds Map Pack #1

Hello, Heroes!

First, thank you. Thank you so very much!

We did it! We BEAT THE HUMP!!! Thanks to everyone who backed THE OFFICIAL Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Edition System Module for Foundry VTT, we made our initial funding goal! 

I am exhausted, exhilarated, and extremely grateful. Seeing the community come together for Mutants & Masterminds on Foundry VTT has been incredible.

As part of our “Beat the Hump!” incentive, everyone who pledged at the Sidekick Supreme level or higher by June 18th, and who keeps their pledge active through the campaign, will receive the Mighty Mutants & Masterminds Map Pack #1.

What’s Included in the Map Pack?
I’ve been working closely with Ana from “A Day At” Maps, a phenomenal person and mapmaker, to provide some much-needed extras for players of THE OFFICIAL Mutants & Masterminds System Module for Foundry VTT  and honestly, for any superhero game out there.
This pack will include five classic superheroic fight locales:

The Local Bank Branch
Made by DeviousHearts
Because sometimes the villains rob a bank, and sometimes they just make poor life choices with hostages.

The Warehouse by the Pier
Made by DeviousHearts
As seen in Untold Stories Project’s Chrono Crisis stream.
Submarine not included, but it is available for free on Ana’s website.

A Prison for Metahumans
Made by Ana at “A Day At” Maps
Suitable for an AEGIS Prison Facility, complete with SMC — Specialized Metahuman Containment — Cells and Metahuman Transport Pods.

A Museum
Made by Ana at “A Day At” Maps and DeviousHearts
Suitable for locations like the Pacific Museum of Art from Emerald City Knights, the Super Museum in Freedom City, or any place where priceless artifacts are absolutely asking to be stolen by a villain with a theme.

The Hero Highrise Headquarters
Made by Ana at “A Day At” Maps and DeviousHearts
Five floors and a rooftop landing pad suitable for any hero team to hang their capes and call home. This headquarters was specifically created to evoke the feel of Emerald Tower, home of the Sentinels!

Scheduled Release Date
The current scheduled release date for the Mighty Mutants & Masterminds Map Pack #1 is:

July 31st

We padded this estimate to give ourselves breathing room, so it may arrive sooner. That said, we do not want to rush anything. We want to take our time and make sure the finished pack is high-quality, useful, and fun to actually play on.
Once the BackerKit campaign concludes on June 25th, the BackerKit manager will create a segment identifying everyone who pledged at Sidekick Supreme or higher by June 18th and did not cancel their pledge. That will allow us to make sure the right people receive the maps.

Current Production Status
The maps are still being worked on as we speak, and we’ll be showing previews in future updates.
Here’s where things stand right now:
  • The Museum is completed, with only a few minor tweaks remaining.
  • The Prison needs a little augmentation. It is based on Ana’s existing prison map, but the cells are being modified specifically for metahuman containment.
  • The Warehouse by the Pier is nearly completed, but I received some excellent pointers from an architect friend that I want to implement before we finish it. After that, the Levels work still needs to be set up for Foundry VTT v14.
  • The Bank has walls, a roof, and some desks. It does not yet have toilets, which may become a serious staff morale issue if left unresolved.
  • The Hero Highrise Headquarters is the biggest piece of the pack and will take the most time. It includes six levels total: five interior floors plus a rooftop landing pad. We’ve already planned the levels twice, but we want one more logistical tweak before Ana begins final map work. She is scheduled to start on those maps next week, on June 24th, once the blueprints are completed.

After Ana finishes the Hero Highrise Headquarters, we’ll send the maps to our Levels specialist to divide and prepare the levels properly for Foundry VTT. We are still debating whether to provide the Highrise as one map with six levels, one map per level, or possibly both. Who knows? Sometimes superhero headquarters need options.

Our current internal schedule has all the maps completed by July 16th. After that, they will go to the Levels specialist, and roughly two weeks later the completed package should be ready to email to eligible backers, including the manifest link for your viewing, exploring, and destroying pleasure.

Looking Ahead
We hope this is only the beginning. We would love to establish similar relationships with mapmakers and create future map packs to better support superhero play in Foundry VTT.
One of the joys of Foundry is being able to roam, explore, and interact with a proper battle map, and the new functionality coming with Foundry VTT v14 opens up even more exciting possibilities for multi-level superhero action.

Next Stretch Goal: $25,000
Now that we’ve made our initial funding goal, we are looking ahead to our first stretch goal at $25,000, which looks VERY LIKELY at this point since we are now currently funded to the tune of $23,535 with 6 days to go! 

The first Stretch Goal  which will include:
  • Advanced Attack / Power Automation: Modifiers such as Linked, Multi-Attack, and Skill-Based will be automated. Additional automation for powers such as Weaken, Nullify, and powers with Partial Modifiers will also help reduce manual oversight and keep the action moving.
  • Interaction Skill Automation: Interaction skills such as Startle, Taunt, and Demoralize will be able to affect foes and apply the appropriate conditions.
  • A Simplified Character Sheet: An easy-to-read character sheet that still retains both mouse-over tooltips and click-and-roll features when you want a cleaner, simpler view of your character.
Thank you again to everyone who has backed, shared, commented, encouraged us, or helped spread the word. We could not have made it this far without you.

Please continue sharing the BackerKit link and helping us bring Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Edition to Foundry VTT in the best form possible:

Onward and upward, heroes.

And keep fighting the good fight. :)

DeviousHearts
Immersive Realms



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