Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Package Jam!

If you’ve missed our winner announcements stream, you can catch the VOD at any time here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1649234971

And for those who just want to see the results, here they are :

Every winner also receives a 20$ Forge gift card from The Forge, a T-shirt from Foundry Gaming, and 3 asset packs from Wild Magic Surge.

Every contestant will also receive a special 3D dice by The Rollsmith.

Thank you to all the sponsors for making this such a success, and thank you again to all who participated, voted, or helped along the way!

Congratulations to all the winners, and see you at the next Package Jam!

This year, participants entered 22 brand new packages, all compatible with FVTT V10 and enabling many new options for your campaign, and now we need your help choosing the winners!

You may vote for up to three nominees in each category, in up to ten different categories:

• Best Package
• Best Package from a First-time Author
• Most Useful – Many GMs or players will find their Foundry game improved from enabling this package.
• Most Polished – The package author made every effort to ensure full functionality and considered every use case and detail.
• Most Mind-Blowing – This package exceeds expectations of what’s possible inside Foundry.
• Wackiest – This package will make GMs and players laugh, mostly out of absurdity, or is just weird, but in a good way.
• Most Gorgeous – The package author utilized the game canvas, webpage styling, or design principles to provide an elevated experience for their users.
• Most Massive – The effort that went into the package was evident in the number of features, amount of content, or a wide set of configuration possiblities that enables users to try it a multitude of ways.
• Most Educational – The package author used this opportunity to bring real world knowledge/data into their submission for the benefit of their users, or it allows educational opportunities between GM and players.
• Most Integratabtle – The package allows the most flexibility and interoperability for other packages to leverage an API or configuration options provided specifically for other FVTT package developers.

We thank all of our sponsors for this year’s prizes.

• Foundry Gaming – a Foundry VTT merch t-shirt for every winner
• The Rollsmith – a $50 gift card (The Rollsmith) for the winner in the Most Mind-blowing category, and a commemorative D20 (for Dice So Nice!) for every participant
• The Forge – $20 gift cards (The Forge) for every winner
• Wild Magic Surge – three asset packs for every winner
• World Smiths and CZRPG – The Singing Grove, an adventure module, for the winner in the Most Integratable category
• ghost – Michael Ghelfi audio modules for the the winners in the Most Useful, Most Polished and Most Massive categories
• friendlylambda – a $100 gift card (Amazon, The Forge, or another service/site of choice) for the winner in the Best Package category
• BadIdeasBureau – a 1 month subscription to dropout.tv for the winner in the Wackiest category
• ccjmk – a $25 gift card (DriveThruRPG) for the winner in the Most Gorgeous category
• errational – a $25 gift card (Rollsmith, The Forge, DriveThruRPG, or Amazon (winner’s choice)) for the winner in the Best Package from a First-time Author category
• corporat – a $25 gift card for the winner in the Most Educational category

We are proud to present the Foundry Hub Weblate website. A platform dedicated to helping both developers and users localize Foundry VTT modules and systems.

Up until now, while some developers have been using their own localization software, most of the existing packages are either not localized or use flat .json files and a good pair of eyes to maintain their translation files.

With this initiative, we hope to encourage the community to improve package accessibility for non-English speakers.

Some key points:

• We take care of the technical stuff; adding a new package on the Weblate server is trivial for the developers.
• No need to know how to use Git or how to create Pull Request for the users who wish to help translate. Just use the website.
• Thanks to our custom addon, users can add an entire new language to a project without any help from the developer. Weblate even edits the package manifest for them.
• No risk to the package repository; changes are automatically sent as a Pull Request once every 24 hours.
• Want some help from an AI? Machine translation suggestions from DeepL are available directly while translating a project.

If you are a bilingual player wondering how you can contribute to the community or a developer wishing to empower Foundry VTT players from all over the world, check the Foundry Hub Weblate!

As for every other project we maintain (this website, foundry.wiki, Weblate), server costs are covered by donations. If you like what we do, please consider donating to help us keep the lights on.

F.A.Q.

What is Weblate?

Weblate is a copylefted libre software web-based continuous localization system, used by over 2500 libre projects and companies in more than 165 countries.
It provides a simple, powerful and easy-to-use interface for translating software projects with a focus on community-driven projects.

What is Foundry Hub Weblate?

Foundry Hub Weblate is a community-maintained Weblate server that is used to translate Foundry VTT modules and systems.
It is provided free of charge to Foundry VTT community members and is hosted on the Foundry Hub servers.

Who can use Weblate?

Anyone can use Weblate to translate Foundry VTT modules and systems. Just create a free account and start translating any of the modules and systems currently available on Foundry Hub Weblate.
Please make sure to read each project’s translation instructions in their info section.

I am a translator. How do I get started?

Check this video demonstrating how to get started with Weblate:

I am a developer. How do I get my project translated?

Check the Getting Started page for instructions on how to get your project translated on Foundry Hub Weblate.

Once your project is set up, read our Recommendations for developers page for tips on how to get the best out of Weblate.

It was long overdue, but I’ve removed some dead sections from the website, namely the video section and the forum.

I’m not crossing the idea of these features forever, but until I find a sustainable solution, it’s better for the website’s health to remove them. It allows us to focus our efforts on the most active pages (package discovery and blog-like content) while having the time to host some cool community efforts like the League’s Package Jam.

The video section was not automated and was too cumbersome for the video makers to use. If I can find a way to get newly posted meaningful videos about Foundry automatically, I’ll add them back.

The forum never found its user critical mass. Between the Discord preferred by power users and the Reddit community well established for newcomers, there were just not enough people interested for the moment.

A huge thanks to anyone involved in the creation of these categories.

Please note the data is not lost. If you need to backup stuff from the forum, please send me a DM over Discord, and I’ll send you a copy of the data you need.

Foundry Hub will always be moving and changing to adapt to the Foundry VTT ecosystem. Our goal will always be to provide the missing pieces in our community, not to compete with the better alternatives.

Changelog

• Removed the Forum and Video categories
• Fixed the Search page layout and the foundry.wiki integration
• Updated the main page layout to focus on the most recent news and the latest modules

Update: end of jam delayed

The League of Extraordinary Foundry Virtual Tabletop Developers is proud to announce its third-anniversary package jam!

A Package Jam is an event where anyone can participate by creating a new module or system (called “packages”) for Foundry VTT. It is a great way to start Foundry development or try something new and different from your existing packages. At the end of the event, the players can vote for their favorite packages, and the winners even get a small prize.

Anyone interested in publishing a new Foundry VTT package is encouraged to participate. The primary goal of the package jam is to provide a fun and engaging environment for new developers to explore FVTT package development.

If you aren’t already there, please consider joining the League’s Discord server. There’s no other place like it if you’re interested in FVTT package development!

Submitting a package

There are a few condition in order for your package to be eligible:

• It must be submitted between now and midnight on August 22nd (EST).
• It needs to be approved by Foundry staff for the official package listing.
• An open source license is required.
• It must be compatible with FVTT v10.
• You must include the following field in your manifest file:

"flags": {
    "fvttdevleague": {
        "package-jam": 2022
    }
}

Winning a category entitles you to one of our TBA prizes, including gift cards to The Forge!

Categories

• Best Package
• First Package
• Useful
• Polished
• Mind-blowing
• Wacky
• Gorgeous
• Massive
• Educational
• Integratable

Voting on Foundry Hub

This year we have a two-phase voting system.

First, a panel of volunteer judges will each nominate entries for consideration in each category. The top entries in each category will form the shortlist for that category!

Afterward, we’ll open the voting to anyone with a free Foundry Hub account. Each Foundry Hub member votes for up to three of the nominees in each category. The one with the most votes is the winner! Don’t forget the best overall package, which every package will be eligible for! If it’s your first time submitting a FVTT package, your package will automatically be nominated for the “first package” category.

Become a judge

If you aren’t able to participate by submitting a package, we will make a public call for volunteer judges in August, so make sure to join our Discord server and get the @league-announcements role to be notified for that. People entering into the Package jam are not eligible. Anyone who doesn’t complete their package in time for the jam may submit their interest as a judge instead.

Fine print: Official start time July 22, 2022 12:00 PM. Official end time August 22, 2022 12:00 PM. All submissions must be compatible with Foundry VTT V10, packages that the judges are unable to get running or test will be disqualified from nomination. Judge votes have equal weight. A developer can have a maximum of 2 packages nominated per category. If a category doesn’t get more than three nominees, that category will be removed. For the public voting phase, Foundry Hub user votes have equal weight and are not ranked. A user can cast a maximum of 3 votes. The package with the most votes wins. In the event of a tie for most votes, tied entries share the victory. The prize recipient will be decided according to a 1vs1 Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons Level 14 deathmatch adjudicated by an impartial dungeonmaster. No fudged rolls, all DM decisions final.

This name change is the tip of the iceberg, as Foundry Gaming reimagines their development cycles in a new phased timeline.

In this article, we will see what these changes mean from the user’s point of view. We also interviewed Anathema, Project Coordinator at Foundry Gaming, for his insights.

The new naming convention

The name of the versions is now directly linked to the current development phase. Thus, it is no longer necessary to search the official website or Discord announcements when hearing about version “0.8.5” to determine whether a version is intended for the general public or community testers and developers.

Separated into three parts, each version follows the same path. Only the number of iterations per phase is flexible and will depend on the stability and complexity of each release.

In addition, each release is labeled with a build number. This number is a unique identifier that further determines the code version packed into this release. In general, you should not need to worry about this number if you are not a developer yourself.

As for the phases themselves, Foundry Gaming has redesigned its six-phase approach for each release, from planning to the maintenance period.

An article dedicated to this new cycle is available at this address: https://foundryvtt.com/article/versioning/

Our questions to Anathema and Foundry Gaming

To save heartache and data loss, it’s good to practice safe data storage. You can backup your Foundry VTT data at any time.

Video Tutorial courtesy of Encounter Library:
https://youtu.be/OmbxMmqNNXU

What do you think of this change? Let us know in the comments.

This article is paired with an AMA (Ask Me Anything) at the Foundry Reddit. Questions for Cody? Find the AMA link *HERE*

This month have seen several layout updates, and we added four new pages. So let’s dive in right away:

Header

The header has been made thinner to give more room for quick access links.

• From there, you can now directly access a number of popular filters for videos, packages and creators.
• The “Forum” menu has been renamed “Community” and made into an extended menu that gives access to new pages
  • The full member list, where you can search for someone and contact them or add them as a friend for quick access
  • The activity stream where you can see what is happening in real time on the website

Footer

The footer has been entirely remade and now gives access to important pages that we could not highlight previously.

• Our Open Collective page. Open Collective is a platform that helps non-profit organizations to get donations and share their costs in full transparency. After one year of operation, we decided that it was the best course of action to keep our autonomy while being able to accept the financial help from the community. I’ll explain this initiative in another longer post sometime later in the following weeks.
• A new F.A.Q. This one was long overdue, but here it is! If you still have unaswered question, do not hesitate to comment here of contact me directly.
• The “Links and Resources” page that was previously in the header has been moved there.
• The “Team” page! Check out all those awesome folks helping me run this site everyday
• Our recruitement form to join us (see our latest article)
• The Foundry Hub Technical Guide, dedicated to developers and artists releasing packages for Foundry VTT.

That’s all for today, see you next time!

Just another skeleton?

I think not.

You can check out Ben’s creations at his Battlemaps Patreon and his Tokens Patreon, or hop into his Discord and see what’s coming (Castle Ravenloft anyone?)

This article is paired with an AMA (Ask Me Anything) at the Foundry Reddit. Questions for Dorgendubal? Find the AMA link *HERE*

Moulinette is a series of modules created by Sven Werlen, aka Dorgendubal, a talented programmer from Switzerland who now lives in Montréal, Canada. The modules consist of a core and 5 sub-modules which have different functions. You only need to install the core and then you are free to install whichever modules suit your needs.

There’s a lot here so let’s dive in! First up we hear from Sven and learn how this fantastic suite of modules came about.

For more on Moulinette and Moulinette Cloud, head over to Dorgendubal’s Patreon or stop by his Discord and check it out for yourself!