Adventurers,
With less than a week left, The Horror is over 500% funded!
More importantly, thanks to the incredible support from the community, we unlocked the Remote Play stretch goal - and we're less than $10,000 away from unlocking a really cool research & development stretch goal to explore VR and Voice Assistant versions of Expedition. If you haven't yet, make sure to check it out!
Also, we're on Product Hunt today! Product Hunt is a site that hundreds of thousands of people use to discover interesting new products. If you want to help spread the word & help us reach that stretch goal, click here to check it out!
Remote Play
Imagine if you could enjoy Expedition with your friends... even if they weren't in the same room! That's right - coming soon, you'll be able to synchronize apps with other players and go on quests, no matter the distance.
In the coming months, we'll be rolling out this functionality to beta testers. If you want to be a beta tester, email Todd@Fabricate.io with the subject "Remote Play Beta Tester" and include if you'd like to beta test for the web app, Android or iOS.
Quest Writing Contest
In all the excitement, don't forget that we're still holding a quest writing contest! Publish a quest by September 14th at midnight EST in one of the following categories for a chance to win gold - I mean, cash:
Best use of Persona ($50)
Best Cthulhu or Horror genre story ($50)
Best Overall ($100)
We also have a quick, 2 minute survey here. Whether you're a veteran writer or are intimidated by the thought of writing your own quests, we'd love to get your feedback so that we can make your experience better!
New App and Quest Creator features
Somehow while running a Kickstarter, Scott and I still found time to make several exciting improvements to the app and quest creator (who needs sleep, anyway?):
App v1.6.2
Improved experience for going home from in the middle of a quest; now asks you "Are you sure?" in a nice, themed dialog
Show more details on quest search details page so that you can pick out the perfect adventure
Tune damage and loot
Slowly ramping damage if you're only down to 1 player or 1 enemy, so that infinite loops (like continuously dodging without dealing damage) don't drive the rest of the players insane
Providing slightly less loot for higher tier encounters
Numerous style improvements for splash screen, menus and search
Numerous small rules clarifications thanks to players' questions
App version now visible at the bottom of the "Tools" page
Engine improvements in preparation for supporting The Horror expansion
Fixed a bug with "Retry combat?" button where it would show up even when you won combat
Private publishing: You can now privately publish quests so that only you can view them in the app (once logged in), perfect for playtesting your latest creation. Note that privately published quests are not eligible for contests!
Improved errors + warnings UI: You can now click the warning / error icon for in-page help!
Style guide: Added a new style guide for writers: https://github.com/ExpeditionRPG/expedition-quest-creator/blob/master/docs/style_guide.md
Mid-Combat cards: Added support for showing cards in the middle of combat - check out the documentation: https://github.com/ExpeditionRPG/expedition-quest-creator/blob/master/docs/qdl_guide.md#combat-cards
Ability to declare that your quest requires the Horror expansion on publish
Fixed a bug where, if a quest was published privately, it could not be published publicly (or vis versa)
Added several new errors and warnings to help catch common issues before they're published
Until next month,
Todd, Scott & Greg