Battery System (🔋)

The Battery System adds a full battery lifecycle to smartphones. Batteries drain over in-game time and must be recharged through charging stations, charging zones, or charge items. This feature is completely optional — it is disabled by default and can be toggled on or off at any time in the GM settings.

This page covers the GM configuration. For the player-facing experience (dead screen, charging UX, boot animations), see the Battery & Power page in the User Guide.

How to Access Battery Settings:

Method 1 (Main Settings):

  1. Go to the main Foundry VTT Configure Settings menu (⚙️).
  2. Navigate to the Module Settings tab.
  3. Find "Smartphone Widget" in the list and open "Smartphone GM Settings."
  4. Switch to the Battery tab.

Method 2 (In-App Shortcut):

  1. As the GM, open your Smartphone Widget (📱).
  2. Navigate to the Settings app (⚙️).
  3. In the "GM Only" section, tap on "GM Settings."
  4. Switch to the Battery tab.

Battery Settings Overview

Enable Battery System

The master toggle. When checked, the battery system becomes active for your world. When unchecked, all phones have unlimited power and the battery icon is hidden from the status bar. Changing this setting requires a page reload.

Battery Mode

Controls which phones are affected by battery drain:

Mode Description
All Phones Every phone in the world drains battery. Simple and universal.
Selected Phones Only Only phones you explicitly select will have battery drain. All other phones have unlimited power.