Devlog #3

hey! welcome back!

i’ve been working on one of the biggest features so far: accounts.

firebase authentication

i finally got Firebase Authentication working!

you can now:

• sign in with Google
• continue as a guest
• stay signed in between sessions

once you log in, your name and profile picture are loaded throughout the site!

getting this working took a bit longer than i expected because i had to figure out how how firebase works (never used it before). after a lot of testing, it’s finally working reliably.

cleaning things up

i also spent some time reorganizing the project.

instead of putting everything into one giant HTML file, i split different parts of the project into their own pages. it’s already much easier to work on, and adding new features is a lot simpler now.

small improvements

i fixed a bunch of little issues while working on authentication:

• improved navigation between pages
• cleaned up some JavaScript
• made the login flow smoother
• fixed a few annoying bugs

what’s next?

the next feature i’m building is game challenges by username.

instead of sharing a PeerJS room ID, you’ll be able to search for another player’s username and send them a game challenge directly. if they accept, the game will automatically connect both players together.

i think this is the next needed update!

thanks for reading, and as always, let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions!