Week 2

So this week took a break from working on the game proper, but implemented some other things I’ve been meaning to try my hand at for awhile

Solo Break! iOS app

Tangentially related to Dragon Drummer, but this week I resurrected an iOS app I was working on before, Solo Break! Basically it’s a drum machine/metronome that mutes X/Y measures of your choice to train groove. I had implemented the core audio features already, but it was pretty darn ugly. This week I simplified the UI, made a shiny brushed metal knob, and added some features like choosing which beat the groove enters back in on. Launched it on iOS TestFlight if you want to try it out here!

Comment system

Added a comment system to the blog via Commento! Commento is an open source comment provider, they have a paid plan but you can also host your own instance for free. I’m hosting it on my little Digital Ocean server, which was super easy to setup since they have a ready-to-go Docker container. Plz say hi in the comments to test the system!

Setup Email

You can now subscribe to our mailing list here. I’m using sendinblue which also has a free tier and was pretty easy to setup. It also lets me send emails from this domain rather than just my Gmail.