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Interlude: Protocols

Scopique March 31, 2024

Before we continue with code, I wanted to stop off and talk at a very high level about HTTP and WS, and what each protocol means to me from a purpose standpoint.

WS + API: Enter the Index.ts

Scopique March 31, 2024

Ever server needs a starting point, although this one doesn't do much on its own.

I suppose the best way to get started when talking about a development project is to discuss the requirements, setup, and goals. I briefly covered the goals in the first post so I won’t go in-depth here but I will talk about…

AFK Journey (Occasionally)

Scopique March 28, 2024

Idle games are usually TOO idle for me to remember to check in on them, but the new AFK Journey adds a real CRPG on top of the AFK part, making for a suitably engaging idle experience.

One Server To Rule Th…Most of Them

Scopique March 27, 2024

I've got nothing else to talk about right now, so how about a series of posts about this web socket and API endpoint server I'm rewriting for the nth time?

Home on the Range with Lightyear Frontier

Scopique March 20, 2024

Lightyear Frontier was topping my Steam Next Fest wish-list, and it's now available in EA. If you like faming sims, this might appeal to you, but if you are looking to enact violence on alien species, maybe Helldivers 2 is more your…

Short-Attention-Span Theater

Scopique March 7, 2024

Packing things up once more on the lookout for new games to play.

Time To Buy A New PC

Scopique March 2, 2024

Here's a dumb post because it's 7AM on a Saturday and I'm really tired.

Always On – Live Service Games

Scopique March 1, 2024

I don't have a beef with live service games where being always on makes sense. I do have a beef with claims that games live or die based on whether they include live service or not.

Once More, With Feeling

Scopique February 23, 2024

Those who arrived here via Mastodon are probably already on board with the situation, but for anyone else, you might notice that things are looking a little sparse here at Chez Scopique. See, I self-host on an aging HP desktop server. When…

Author: Scopique

Interlude: Protocols

WS + API: Enter the Index.ts

WS + API: Getting Started

AFK Journey (Occasionally)

One Server To Rule Th…Most of Them

Home on the Range with Lightyear Frontier

Short-Attention-Span Theater

Time To Buy A New PC

Always On – Live Service Games

Once More, With Feeling