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The Snapie Point Rabbit Hole

I'm drumming up some craziness these days. I keep thinking of ideas, cool things that I could do with Snapie Points, and the list is honestly getting a little out

Adding Governance to Snapie.io

It's no secret that I'm on a mission to make snapie.io a complete frontend to Hive these days. No, that wasn't the initial mission, but things change. What can I

When AI Stops Being Cheap

I had a very interesting conversation with a friend who is currently visiting from Seattle. For context, he's not a developer himself, but he's very much connected

The Hidden Cogs

For three days now, I've been spending hours trying to understand the full scope of what it means to build a revenue model for snapie.io. Truthfully, it seems like

The Cheapest AI You'll Ever Meet

There's a video somewhere out there, or at least archived somewhere inside my head, of a man teaching people how to squeeze every last bit out of a toothpaste tube.

The Gamifery Has Begun

Alright peeps, as you cannot see, because you might be reading this not from snapie.io, as of today we are gamifying the gamification to the max. Actually... we're

The Roadmap Keeps Getting Fatter

Today I learnt, rather sadly, that there are still a lot of people who have no idea what's been happening on snapie.io. I suppose that's on me. I'm probably not

The AI Shovel Economy

It's no secret that surviving the current market situation is on my mind every single day. I keep thinking of ideas. Some borderline insane, some that might hurt

The Birth of the Zimbiote

After spending an unhealthy amount of hours tweaking the discovery algorithm on Snapie.io, I decided to spend some more unhealthy hours working on Snapie Mobile.

Patch 0.14.0: Command Deck

One bridge for every way to play, and the Vault opens for packs. The new /play command deck pulls Ranked and Custom Games onto a single bridge, with a live versus

Patch 0.13.1: Orbital

The Divine pick becomes a star chart, and the screens around it get one more polish pass. A polish patch that follows Center Stage. Picking a Divine commander's

I Taught My AI to Talk Behind My Back

Sometimes I wonder if I should be institutionalized. I mean, I get into these rabbit holes. I always have. These chains of thought that completely consume me. Obsession

Patch 0.13.0: Center Stage

The pick, the fight, and the final bow all take the stage. This patch rebuilds the two screens you spend the most time in. Drafting your team is now the full-viewport

Patch 0.12.0: House Rules

A tidier wallet, cosmetics that show what they are, and the ground rules everyone plays by. Here is the short version. Before anyone takes the field, everyone now

Patch v0.11.4: Battle Lab, the Grand Vault, Staking, and Loyalty

An omnibus drop. Review-mode Battle Lab, a fully redesigned wallet, STEL staking, the SIGIL currency, and the Golem Overlord loyalty migration all land together.

Apple Said Yes. I Wasn't Expecting That.

Sometimes life surprises you, and every now and then, it does so in a good way. Truth be told, I was fully expecting Apple to reject the newest update to Snapie

Patch 0.11.3: Make Your Mark

Your items, your emblem, your colors. Everything you collect is now everything you show. Here is the short version. Your cosmetics become collectible items with

The Encoding Gateway Has Officially Retired

As most of you who follow this blog know, Tibs and I have spent the past month transitioning @threespeak into a new era. Most of the heavy lifting is done, but there

Patch 0.11.0: Face to Face

Every battle opens on a stare-down now, and your profile is the face you bring to the fight. This patch is about the moment before the dice fall. Every match now

Today Was a Good Day for Snapie

A few weeks ago, when my brother came to visit, he brought me two important gifts: his old laptop and a bottle of single malt whisky. Arguably one of the best