u/BrennusSokol

New version! Changes:

• New research system for long term progression mechanics and more power to fight the enemy (note this isn't balanced yet, so it may be over-powered or under-powered in some cases)
• Once Research building is built, simply click the building to see the upgrades you can do
• Softer, more pleasant shooting sound
• Warning and explanation of how to fix for first time a Turret runs out of Energy
• Base resources now always displayed in upper left instead of having to click the Base
• Enemy hive expansion activity reduced -- a little more breathing room for the player

Get version 3.0 by doing a hard refresh (CTRL-SHIFT-R / CMD-SHIFT-R)

https://aaronshaver.github.io/Hylaax-Planetary-Rail-Defense/

I got serious and switched over from the Work tab in the browser to the Codex/ChatGPT desktop app. Got version control going properly. And I am now using Cloudflare Pages instead of GitHub Pages because the latter caches content too aggressively, which drove me nuts.

Ended up add usage credits since I ran out of my $20/mo Plus plan usage yesterday. I can see why people find agentic coding addicting! It was hard to tear myself away.

And it can get a little expensive. When I remembered to, I would use GPT-5.6 Terra Light for tiny changes, and Sol High for more complex asks.

There were still a couple times it made silly mistakes, like regressing/resurfacing an old fixed bug, or not understanding a visual bug. But overall these tools have come a lot way since I tried them a year ago.

Play it here: https://hylaax-planetary-rail-defense.aaronshaverpdx.workers.dev/

So I’ve had LC for three years. Last summer I remember a push-crash cycle where I’d get excited about the warm weather, walk thousands of steps, and be wrecked for 1-3 days afterward.

It’s so tough because the mild, warm weather is just begging me to go out and explore. Prior to LC one of my favorite hobbies was hiking and very long neighborhood walks (one time I put 19k steps on my step counter!)

So this summer I brainstormed and tried stuff that would let me have summer adventures without the PEM crashes or at least not so many.

First I tried a bicycle. But it still required some exertion on hills or when trying to get through intersections quickly. Plus I dealt with a maintenance headache with the gears.

So I next tried an inexpensive kick scooter. Much less maintenance than the bike, but it still required quite a bit of exertion. But it was great practice for the the next step…

A (relatively) inexpensive Chinese brand electric stand up scooter off Amazon.

It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever bought in my entire life!!!! I am zipping around my city having lots of fun.

Now it does require some exertion: you have to use core muscles to stabilize and bend your knees and such. And there is a bit of a learning curve. And it’s important to wear helmet, knee pads, etc. and be safe because these things can rocket around.

But I’m using, I don’t know, 90% less energy compared to a long walk equivalent.

I’m so glad I tried this.

You will need nearest cross streets or name of the “area” with its specific name to be correct for this one

Also, Chubby pointed out that the next 9 months are likely to be even more progress, because we're likely on an exponential line, not a linear one

I don’t expect people to get this one, but then I always think that, and you always surprise me. so we’ll see