show-secrets vs simplefog

show-secrets

Foundry module to show secret blocks in chat messages (by kaelad02)

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A module for FoundryVTT that lets you draw fog of war manually (by League-of-Foundry-Developers)

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show-secrets		simplefog
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3	Mentions	18
2	Stars	18
-	Growth	-
2.5	Activity	5.2
4 months ago	Latest Commit	10 months ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	MIT License

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show-secrets

Posts with mentions or reviews of show-secrets. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-24.

How to make Secret blocks visible to GM only
3 projects | /r/FoundryVTT | 24 Feb 2023

Show Secrets
GM secret block?
2 projects | /r/FoundryVTT | 20 Jun 2022
Hiding creature names in chat
1 project | /r/FoundryVTT | 27 May 2022

There is this but the text needs to use the secret block. https://github.com/kaelad02/show-secrets

simplefog

Posts with mentions or reviews of simplefog. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-11.

Simple fog and scale grid
2 projects | /r/FoundryVTT | 11 Jul 2023
What is winning the v12 feature vote?
1 project | /r/FoundryVTT | 26 Jun 2023
Just bought Foundry have a couple questions.
3 projects | /r/FoundryVTT | 20 Oct 2022

For #2, there's Simple Fog or Fog Manager. They both do broadly the same things: I believe Fog Manager is the more up-to-date/actively maintained one.
FoundryVTT V11 Feature Prioritisation Poll
1 project | /r/FoundryVTT | 8 Oct 2022
Fog of war mod to hexcrawl.
1 project | /r/FoundryVTT | 2 Oct 2022
SimpleFog status?
2 projects | /r/FoundryVTT | 12 Sep 2022
[PF2e] Considering moving our game to Foundry from R20, but our GM isn't great with technology
2 projects | /r/FoundryVTT | 5 Aug 2022

Install the Simple Fog module. This will allow her to hide and reveal the map as desired.
City map lighting
1 project | /r/FoundryVTT | 3 Aug 2022
SimpleFog Module problems (v0.8.9)
1 project | /r/FoundryVTT | 18 Jun 2022

I wanted to make an image overlay to let my players slowly reveal the wonders of the game world while they crawl through it. I read that SimpleFog would be the best candidate for this purpose, but it just doesn't work for me.
Am I stuck w/ this fog of war solution?
1 project | /r/FoundryVTT | 17 May 2022

So, I believe this is the latest implementation of simplefog: https://github.com/League-of-Foundry-Developers/simplefog/. I've used it without issue but I can't say I've heavily tested it.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing show-secrets and simplefog you can also consider the following projects:

World-Scripter - Allow you to write a script in game which executes as if it was a world script.

TurnMarker-alt - Turn Marker is a module for Foundry VTT that adds an image under a token who is currently active in the combat tracker.

world-explorer - Foundry VTT Module for manual hexcrawl revealing

FoundryVTT-token-tooltips

foundryvtt-forien-quest-log - This module provides comprehensive Quest Log system for players and Game Masters to use with Foundry Virtual Tabletop

foundryvtt-forien-custom-fonts

FoundryVTT-Module-Template - A template repository for FoundryVTT module development that comes with versioned CI/CD

PF1-StatBlock-Converter-Module - FoundryVTT Module to convert PF1 Statblocks into Foundry Actors (PC or NPC).

flirtatiousfoundry - The home of Flirtatious Foundry, a module for FoundryVTT with maps and other resources for the D&D 5e system.

FoundryVTT-token-hud-scale

fvtt-module-narrator-tools - Special tools to increase immersivity in your game.

fogmanager