One of the goals for us making Cats in Mechs is to improve the lives of the muses for our game; cats.

A few years ago my mother found a litter of kittens that were abandoned. She took them home and my sister started researching every thing about caring for them such as bottle feeding, temperament, growth and anything that could give these little guys a chance.

Being the big brother I quickly found myself roped into bottle-feeding the spastic runt of the litter. Small but mighty she would flail her unsheathed claws wildly and scrape your hand repeatedly as she ate from the bottle.

Every morning at 5:30 id fight trying to not fall asleep as my hand was flayed by the pint sized berserker. We kept them for a few more months before they were strong enough to be adopted and find their forever home.

After that, we found something we (mostly her) were good at, raising kittens that had no chance without us. With each litter I saw my quiet sister with crippling anxiety get more confident and stronger with each life she helped save. It destroyed me whenever we lost one and seeing her try to resuscitate them but the joy in my heart when i saw them open their eyes for the first time and fall asleep on my belly because they felt safe is irreplaceable.

We are honored to say we are partnering with the Humane Society to help those that need it. We can change the lives of cats everywhere and those that care for them and will be become better because of it. With this partnership by just playing our game you as a player can help cats find their forever homes with the power of the Enjin coin.

How can we accomplish this? By making something unique and impactful.

Tokens of the cats that want to get adopted.

Meet mike.

Mike wants to be adopted. In a few steps his journey to his forever home can be completed. We would take the photo of him from the shelters website, and a little info about him and move to the next step. We mint that token and use it to represent the fees needed to help him get adopted.

Players get notified of Mike needing help. And they in turn can help with the adoption fees and know they saved a cat.

During missions, players are faced with quests which often put them in sticky situations. Choices like rescuing the power plant workers before finishing a mission might make the difference between a mech losing an arm or two while defending or coming back whole. However difficult the mission becomes, the newly freed cats are very grateful to find a new home. Sometimes one of the cats rescued in the game can also be found at the local pet shelter to be rescued for real.

We here at cats in mechs are proud to work with the Humane Society and their Humane Heroes initiative as we look towards the future of adoption of our feline friends.

The future looks brighter when kitty has a bigger mech.

Celebrating this initial event, we are giving away catmint for people who stop by the Enjin booth Wednesday at the San Francisco Game Developer’s Convention. Not to worry if you’re someplace where you cannot come to California. We will post it at the End of Day.

“She who controls the flow of catmint controls the galaxy.” This is Prissy VonTreat’s favorite quote as she rules the Sylvestrian Parliament and Bramble Claw forces on Cataria V.

Please see us at the booth if in the neighborhood. If you’re attending the conference, we’ll be in the Enjin booth on the floor of the Expo on Wednesday the 20th, as well as at the Enjin mixer. You’ll be able to play a demo and meet us personally.

Our Plan:

In the Cats in Mechs universe, Catmint has been found to be the key for interplanetary travel and the only place it grows naturally is on the remote planet. Yes, a direct omage to Dune, the 1965 science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert.

This special resource can be traded for rare, epic, and legendary items plus discounts in the upcoming Cats in Mechs asset presale.

During the presale, the Humane Heroes tokens will also be available. Getting a rare, epic, or legendary item by using catmint spawns a Humane Society token. Part of the proceeds from using catmint to purchase that item goes to the Austin Humane Society and support adoption of the pet on the token.

In the game itself, we create awareness of the pets which need adoption help and look forward to enabling the Cats in Mechs players to crowdfund the costs for animals to find good homes. We’ll have to do something special in-game for players who come into the shelter to adopt that exact pet.