I realized I didn’t actually include any implementation details when writing my sleepy post about stable locations and temperature the other night. I figured I’d elaborate on that now.

I realized I didn’t actually include any implementation details when writing my sleepy post about stable locations and temperature the other night. I figured I’d elaborate on that now.

SnailLife snail stables have always lived in the ether - in some virtual universe with no physical location. Since I’m trying to make SnailLife based in reality, users’ snail stables should also be based in real locations. This is why now, upon registration, the user’s physical location is used as the location of their snail stable.

SnailLife snail stables have always lived in the ether - in some virtual universe with no physical location. Since I’m trying to make SnailLife based in reality, users’ snail stables should also be based in real locations. This is why now, upon registration, the user’s physical location is used as the location of their snail stable.

I haven’t made a SnailLife update in a while, but I had a good reason! For about half a month I’ve been working on an entry into the js13kGames challenge. I’ve entered the challenge annually since it started and this year was meant to be no exception. Unfortunately…I wasn’t really into it this year. It felt like work, and with things at actual work being so busy I found myself not having the time or motivation to sit down and work on it after I get home.