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HiveSuite

Battleship Game

New Game Mode Added

• Built a complete 6x6 Battleship game against a bot.
• Added multiple difficulty levels:
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard

• Implemented coordinate labels:
  • Columns: A–F
  • Rows: 1–6

• Battle logs now use readable coordinates:
  • Example: A1 instead of raw x/y positions.

Battleship Main Gameplay Screen

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Victory and Defeat Experience

• Designed separate themed screens for:
  • Victory
  • Defeat

• Added recap generation system:
  • Generates side-by-side board summary image after each match.

• Recap image includes:
  • Hits
  • Misses
  • Sunk ships
  • Final winning shot

Victory Screen

Defeat Screen

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Hive Snaps Sharing Integration

• Integrated Hive Snaps sharing flow:
  • Uploads recap image directly to images.hive.blog.

• Allows users to instantly share match results inside Hive ecosystem.

Shared Recap Image Example

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Audio and Gameplay UX Improvements

• Added sound effects for gameplay interactions.
• Improved app behavior:
  • Automatically pauses game when:
    • User presses back button
    • User switches tabs

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HiveReactKit

Voting System Improvements and Internationalisation

Configurable Vote Sliders + i18n Support

• feat: configurable vote sliders and i18n support.
• Added:
  • defaultVotePercent
  • voteWeightStep across all voting flows.

• Updated:
  • VoteSlider
  • PostComposer

• Added support for:
  • Dynamic step values
  • Decimal precision handling

• Introduced internationalisation system:
  • Provider-based architecture
  • Translation hooks
  • English and Spanish labels

• Fixed translation cache issue.
• Exported i18n utilities for external applications.
• Fully backward compatible.

Vote Slider with Decimal Steps

i18n Language Example

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Video Upload Enhancements

Optional Landscape Video Support

• feat: add allowLandscapeVideos opt-in for uploads.
• Added configurable allowLandscapeVideos prop:
  • Default value: false

• Portrait-only restriction is now optional.
• Propagated support across:
  • PostComposer
  • Comments
  • Profiles
  • Polls
  • Detail pages

• Maintained backward compatibility:
  • Existing strict portrait mode unchanged.

• Build verified successfully.

Landscape Video Upload Example

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Community UI Redesign

CommunityDetail and BlogPostList Modernisation

• feat(community): redesign CommunityDetail and theme BlogPostList.
• Rebuilt CommunityDetail using:
  • UserDetailProfile-inspired layout

• Integrated BlogPostList:
  • Supports posts and snaps rendering.

• Added:
  • Activity feed
  • New tab structure

• Introduced:
  • New action props
  • Composer props
  • Voting props

• Removed obsolete props and old layouts.
• Applied HiveSuite theme styling.
• Added skeleton loading for better UX.

BlogPostList with HiveSuite Theme

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Powering the Hive Ecosystem

• Continuously improving Hive applications with a focus on stability, performance, and scalability
• Contributing to open-source development and building reusable solutions for the community
• Working towards a stronger, more accessible, and feature-rich Hive ecosystem

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Final Note

• This post has been refined with the help of AI to improve readability and structure
• The original content and optimised version are both available for reference

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More Links

HiveSuite App	Vote as Witness	Support via Discord

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