Release Pack Rat v2026.10.08.2 — Boards, layers and players · jonathansatterthwaite-stack/pack-rat

What's new for GMs: boards and players

Board layers: a board can have layers of pins and pictures (a fog, a second map, a drawing that moves with Global values). Each starts shown or hidden, locked or not; expand the board and use Layers to change them on your device. Locked pins can't be dragged by accident.
Pins as pictures: a pin can be a drawing or an icon instead of a dot, at a size, with the point that sits on the spot (centred, or the foot of a flag or figure), a nudge, and a small dot on the exact spot.
Groups of pins: a group (say, the party) moves everyone in it at once, each player's own values following. Tap it to Split off one who wanders away, and Rejoin them, or drop them back on the group.
Players dropdowns: a dropdown can list the party's players. Pictures show the Local values of whoever is chosen, and sliders, switches, buttons and text set them: one panel for every player.
Pictures with Local values: a Picture control can show a player's or an item's Local values, not only the Global ones.
Full-colour drawings: turn the plate or outline off for a list (its View menu), choose its size (Settings → This device), and the item's details show the drawing without it.
A new install's map has the party as a tent and the goal as a chest, the goal's layer locked.

Downloads: PackRat.exe for Windows 10/11, PackRat.apk for Android 7.0+, or use it in the browser at https://jonathansatterthwaite-stack.github.io/pack-rat/app/

Windows may show a SmartScreen warning because the app isn't code-signed: choose More info → Run anyway.