Update on Next Snapshot (Patreon)

What's up, my patrons!? It's been a while since my last post on here, but I figured I would update you all on the upcoming snapshot for Legends 1.18.2. As most of you already know, the last one tackled the most fundamental infrastructure for playable character creation, with Superman as the starting example, but was released without any obtainability mechanics. This next snapshot, set to release towards the first half of June, will tackle just that, and add a few additional cosmetics I didn't get to last time.

Now, a little about what you can expect from the new system. This snapshot will cover the primary obtainability mechanics for what is now referred to as "legendary characters." Legendary characters, or legendaries, are what you may already know as playable characters, but the reason for the distinction is due to our plans for legacies, in that, you as the player will be able to create your own character of sorts, picking your class and trying to make a name for yourself, to become a legend in your own right. Anyways, the secondary reasoning for the naming scheme is due to how you obtain these characters, which is in an ancient tome called the Book of Legends (why the mod is now canonically named the Legends Mod in its lore). Once obtained, this magically infused tome is what allows you to mantle a character, so long as you have its proper ingredients, which is a more lore-friendly way to justify how your player character's entire body metamorphizes (since now the suits have their own skins by default; the idea being you are taking on the character's actual identity). The book also harbors the knowledge of all legendaries within its pages and it's your job to learn it.

That being said, legacies will have a different yet complimentary way of obtaining and progressing uniquely through each one of them, unrelated to the Book of Legends, but that's later down the road.

Thank you all for your continued support as we get ready to start adding new characters later this summer!