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My name's Kirk M. (@saricden), and I do my best to write high-quality technical articles for creative software developers.

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<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678549820009/WEurEQ9kK.jpg" alt /></p>
<p>Hex.club is a realtime, 2D PvP game I'm developing wherein players embody a powerful spellcaster and engage each other in fierce and tactical magical combat.</p>
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<p>Hex.club is being developed as an HTML5 game and will be available upon launch in any modern desktop or mobile web browser.</p>
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<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678560970194/f1aQifIej.png" alt="An in-game screenshot of a single player roaming the map in Hex.club." /></p>
<h1 id="heading-community">🏠 Community</h1>
<p>Join the discussion in our Discord, and stay up-to-date on development!</p>
<iframe src="https://discord.com/widget?id=1055727836582924299&amp;theme=dark" width="100%" height="300" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts" style="margin-bottom:1.2em"></iframe>

<h1 id="heading-next-updates">🧑‍💻 Next Updates</h1>
<ul>
<li>Reward ad integration</li>
<li>Interactive tutorial</li>
<li>Bug fixes and optimizations</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Updated: Monday, April 3rd, 2023</em></p>
<h1 id="heading-recent-updates">🫡 Recent Updates</h1>
<ul>
<li>Full mobile client (portrait &amp; landscape)</li>
<li>Tilemaps with ruin structures</li>
<li>Powerup chests + basic inventory</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Updated: Monday, April 3rd, 2023</em></p>
<h1 id="heading-key-technologies">⚡️ Key Technologies</h1>
<p>Click the listed technology's logo to visit it's official homepage.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://hathora.dev/"><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678561348936/sbGdICG84.png" alt="Hathora" /></a>
Hathora is a <em>serverless cloud platform for multiplayer games</em>. I am using their <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/hathora/buildkits">BuildKit TypeScript SDKs</a> and cloud services to develop and host an authoritative client-server architecture which enables a scalable multiplayer experience to players.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://phaser.io/"><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678561755182/1s0M97yxm.png" alt="PhaserJS" /></a>
PhaserJS is a <em>desktop and mobile HTML5 game framework</em>. I am utilizing a large number of functions this framework offers to power things such as asset preloading, sprite animation, particle systems, sound, and more in the development of Hex.club.</p>
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![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678549820009/WEurEQ9kK.jpg align="left")

Hex.club is a realtime, 2D PvP game I'm developing wherein players embody a powerful spellcaster and engage each other in fierce and tactical magical combat.

> Hex.club is being developed as an HTML5 game and will be available upon launch in any modern desktop or mobile web browser.

![An in-game screenshot of a single player roaming the map in Hex.club.](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678560970194/f1aQifIej.png align="left")

# 🏠 Community

Join the discussion in our Discord, and stay up-to-date on development!

<iframe src="https://discord.com/widget?id=1055727836582924299&theme=dark" width="100%" height="300" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts" style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;"></iframe>

# 🧑‍💻 Next Updates

- Reward ad integration
- Interactive tutorial
- Bug fixes and optimizations

*Updated: Monday, April 3rd, 2023*

# 🫡 Recent Updates

- Full mobile client (portrait & landscape)
- Tilemaps with ruin structures
- Powerup chests + basic inventory

*Updated: Monday, April 3rd, 2023*

# ⚡️ Key Technologies

Click the listed technology's logo to visit it's official homepage.
 
> [![Hathora](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678561348936/sbGdICG84.png align="left")](https://hathora.dev/)
> Hathora is a *serverless cloud platform for multiplayer games*. I am using their [BuildKit TypeScript SDKs](https://github.com/hathora/buildkits) and cloud services to develop and host an authoritative client-server architecture which enables a scalable multiplayer experience to players.

<hr />

> [![PhaserJS](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1678561755182/1s0M97yxm.png align="left")](https://phaser.io/)
> PhaserJS is a *desktop and mobile HTML5 game framework*. I am utilizing a large number of functions this framework offers to power things such as asset preloading, sprite animation, particle systems, sound, and more in the development of Hex.club.

Hex.club is a realtime, 2D PvP game I'm developing wherein players embody a powerful spellcaster and engage each other in fierce and tactical magical combat.