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September Update: Burnout (but its getting better) (Patreon)

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2026-09-29 12:07:29
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2026-11
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Hey everyone,

I'm not sure where to start, but over the last couple of months I was unable to do anything. Here's what happened, and what it means for you.

TL;DR: Community Pack 34 is out, the Arctic pack follows by in October, and the Player Bases Pack is postponed.

What happened

I started the Player Bases Pack and got it to the point where I had to figure out how to implement the customization. I was thrilled by the boost in May and wanted to deliver the best possible. At the same time, I finally upgraded Foundry to V14, and after taking a look, I started to feel overwhelmed by my own goal. I couldn't even figure out how to make proper use of the levels feature or where to upgrade my existing modules, what i need to export from Dungeondraft. On top of that, most of my scripts didn't work anymore. It all spiralled into a mental loop of "how do I fix this? Where do I start?" The "deadline" for the release came closer, and my depression kicked in, pulling me deeper into nothingness.

The final straw was the number of cancellations. I expected it after such a big increase, but I still felt horrible. "Did I do something wrong?" "I just released the Baldur's Gate pack... was it that bad?" Self-doubt rose and nothing felt worth anything anymore. It seemed like it didn't matter what I released, the cancellations wouldn't change. At least, that's what I told myself in self doubt. That locked me into a state of despair, and more weeks passed by. I even decided to use my backlog, but even that tiny amount of work was just too much...

How it turned around

Now October is coming closer, the release of our Kickstarter, and it's putting even more pressure on me. A few days ago I made some decisions to lower the pressure, personal ones and business ones:

  1. The Player Bases Pack is delayed to a later time, when everything else has settled. [It's still coming, just not before November]

  2. I release my backlog of maps as Community Pack 34 in V14, with the same functionality as in V13.

Just by making those decisions, I was able to fix some personal things, which got me working on my scripts and tools again. And it all worked out! Community Pack 34 looks and sounds just like all the other packs :) The spiral can go up as well, once you get started. I'm still exhausted day by day, but at least I feel like I got something done and working again.

Yeah, I'm slowly getting better and should soon be back at my old level. Thank you all for your support during this time. Without it, I wouldn't have been able to take a moment to breathe!

What does that mean for you?

Right now I'm doing my best to work on the next map pack. A poll would take too much time, so I'm going to pick the Arctic theme myself and release it in early to mid October. The next poll will be in mid-October for the October map pack, and then I should be back on track with the releases.

All new modules are for V14. And in November I should find the time to upgrade the Master Compendium to V14.

Next up is the Release of The Evil Guide Kickstarter.

Thank you all for reading this! Take care of yourself and your loved ones :)
Birdie

Comments

Story world maps by Carloguy

Thank you for opening up, Birdie. Since you asked, no, your BG pack wasn't bad, and neither is your content. V14 is kicking us all down right now since we are all waiting for our used modules to update. (I am still waiting on some critical ones myself before I make the jump) As a person first, I feel for you for all the overwhelming feelings you must feel. As a realist, I'd like to give you the advice to keep noting down what is going wrong so you can tackle one problem at a time. And as a thorough enjoyer and user of your content, I can only say that those who are committed to what you provide will stay, myself included. No matter how long a new update might take. There is an endless amount of content here that I'm sure can fit a situation and allow people to wait. I will personally be looking forward to your new player bases! Especially since, if I recall right, I messaged you to suggest the first edition of them. So it will be lovely to see how you have developed. I recently made a moving magitech train a player base for my new campaign, which was a lot of fun to keep up. That's the last thing I want to impart on you; just focus on making fun things. Things that you enjoy doing. Thinking of you, and looking forward to your next post! And thank you, Birdie, for working so hard for us!

Joel Martensson

Take care of yourself. My friend! Best wishes, Joel

Psyvios

Be kind to yourself, you are doing everything you can. I am not going anywhere and will continue to support you. You are also excellent about replying to people in discord and even made quick scripts to find missing things from the downloads. I think you're doing far more than most in fact. Slow down, breath, things will be okay.

Perforator

Don't doubt yourself bro your the best and I love all of your content 😊

BirdieMaps

Thank you very much :,) I am so happy that most of you feel the same way and can wait a couple of months. What I hate most is the incapability to communicate in these phases... Thanks for the advice, i hope i will remember it the next time i face similar issues :)