$XRPLOL Dev Log

Today’s work was a deep polish pass focused on fairness and consistency across platforms. The goal was simple but important: Dodge The Dip should feel the same to play on desktop, mobile, and Xaman — not just visually, but mechanically.

• Implemented a full hitbox debugging and tuning system, then carefully reworked hitboxes for rugs, the player, and bosses so collisions match what players see on screen.
• Eliminated “ghost hits” and unfair overlaps by tightening collision boundaries and validating hitbox behavior across different screen sizes and aspect ratios.
• Standardized cross-platform scaling logic so rugs, coins, power-ups, and characters resize correctly per viewport without altering gameplay balance.
• Adjusted boss settings again, including hitbox fit and a small movement speed tweak, to keep encounters challenging while feeling deliberate instead of chaotic.
• Fixed the How to Play / Rewards overlay on mobile: text now fits cleanly, buttons are accessible, and the panel no longer overlaps or cuts off content on smaller screens.
• Confirmed that runs now play consistently across desktop, mobile browsers, and Xaman, with visual scale changes no longer affecting collision fairness.
• Overall result: the game feels tighter, fairer, and more predictable — this was a quality-of-life update that moves Dodge The Dip further out of “prototype” territory and closer to a polished release.

Today was a major “trust & clarity” build day. The goal was to stop being vague and start being verifiable — clean pages, real numbers, and a structure that looks professional to new holders. We built a full Transparency Hub on the website and documented how XRPLOL supply works, how wallets are managed, and what we’re building next.

• Built a dedicated Transparency Hub page set: Tokenomics, Transparency, Roadmap, and About — all matching a clean, on-brand dark style.
• Finalized wallet consolidation into 4 operational wallets
  (Dev/Operations, Founder Personal, Treasury, Game Payout)
  to make movements understandable and auditable.
• Implemented a Total Supply Breakdown donut chart showing the full 1B supply distribution,
  including burns, blackhole, operational wallets, and “all other circulating”.
• Result: the project now has a professional, verifiable “source of truth” that makes it easier for new holders to understand XRPLOL quickly and trust what they’re reading.

Today’s work focused on eliminating an edge-case frustration during boss encounters where the boss could spawn directly on top of the player, causing an unavoidable instant death. This patch improves fairness without reducing difficulty — skilled play is still required, but cheap losses are no longer part of the experience.

• Added a 1.5 second collision grace window immediately after boss spawn, preventing instant deaths if the boss appears overlapping the player.
• Implemented a clear visual spawn indicator: the boss now flashes briefly during the grace period so players can recognize when contact is temporarily safe.
• Refactored boss collision handling so all boss-related deaths flow through a single, predictable logic path.
• Ensured that the grace window applies only to boss body collisions — boss projectiles and normal hazards remain lethal as intended.
• Preserved full boss difficulty and pressure while removing unavoidable, spawn-position-based losses.
• Confirmed behavior across mobile and desktop, where spawn timing and viewport differences previously made this issue more noticeable.
• This update improves run consistency at higher scores and makes boss encounters feel tough but fair — especially for skilled mobile players.

Today’s update upgraded the LOLcal Telegram bot from a basic notifier into something that feels more like a live game announcer. The goal was to make Dodge The Dip feel “alive” inside the chat — with cleaner alerts, better readability, and a one-tap path back into the game.

• Upgraded sendTelegramAlert() to support advanced Telegram payload options (inline buttons, previews off) while staying backwards compatible.
• Added a 🎮 Play Dodge The Dip button to key alerts so players can jump straight into the game from Telegram.
• Introduced “Jack voice” message templates for New #1, Personal Best, and Prize Sent alerts to make bot posts feel entertaining instead of robotic.
• Improved readability by shortening wallet display in chat (cleaner mobile experience, less clutter).
• Added a 🧾 Rules / FAQ button linking to https://xrplol.com/faq.html for transparency on rewards, requirements, and how Dodge The Dip works.

Today’s update introduced a brand new Coin Streak Multiplier system to Dodge The Dip. This change adds real risk–reward decision-making to high-score runs, rewarding precision, consistency, and focus — especially during boss encounters.

• Added a coin streak system that unlocks after the first boss appears (350 points).
• Once unlocked, collecting coins consecutively increases a visible streak counter and applies a score multiplier to each coin.
• The streak resets immediately if a single coin is missed and falls off-screen — no grace period, no forgiveness.
• Implemented a tiered multiplier curve to reward clean play:
• • 8+ streak → 1.25× score
• • 15+ streak → 1.5× score
• • 25+ streak → 1.75× score
• • 40+ streak → 2.0× score
• Integrated the multiplier directly into boss mechanics: streak multipliers now increase coin damage against bosses, allowing skilled players to push phases faster.
• Added a small on-screen streak display so players can track their multiplier in real time without cluttering the HUD.
• Designed the system so streak pressure ramps naturally during higher-score runs, especially when juggling rugs, power-ups, and boss movement.
• This update lays groundwork for future mechanics where streaks may interact with rewards, events, or special challenges.

This was a two-day balance and progression update focused on making Dodge The Dip more challenging, more rewarding, and better structured at higher scores. We introduced a brand new boss encounter, reworked when bosses appear, and fully rebalanced payouts to better reflect the increased difficulty.

• Added a new boss level that spawns at 1,200 points, expanding Dodge The Dip into a true multi-boss experience.
• Reworked boss progression so encounters now scale more naturally with player skill:
• • Boss 1: first appearance at 300 points
• • Boss 1: second appearance at 700 points
• • New Boss: first appearance at 1,200 points
• Adjusted spawn logic and pacing to keep higher-score runs intense without feeling unfair.
• Completely rebalanced the reward payout tiers to match the harder gameplay and encourage pushing for higher scores:
• • 350–599 points → 500 XRPLOL
• • 600–899 points → 1,000 XRPLOL
• • 900–1,199 points → 2,500 XRPLOL
• • 1,200–1,499 points → 5,000 XRPLOL
• • 1,500+ points → 10,000 XRPLOL
• Higher payouts now directly reflect boss difficulty, longer survival, and higher execution required at the top end.
• Cleaned up large sections of game and backend code while reorganizing boss triggers and reward thresholds.
• Improved readability and structure around score checks, spawn conditions, and payout logic to make future tuning easier.
• Started early groundwork on a Rock-Paper-Scissors game for the Telegram community — still in progress, but designed as a lightweight, fun side experience for chat engagement.
• Next focus areas include experimenting with multiplier effects inside Dodge The Dip and continuing development on Telegram-based mini-games.

Today’s update was all about making Dodge The Dip more exciting and more fun. We introduced a brand new Jackpot mechanic for reward-eligible players, and expanded the in-game music playlist with a fresh track to keep runs feeling lively.

• Implemented the new Jackpot Reward System inside server.js: reward-eligible runs now have a 1-in-100 chance to receive a 15× multiplier on their payout.
• Added backend support for Jackpot detection, multiplier calculation, and upgraded payout logic.
• Enhanced the Telegram bot to announce jackpot wins in real time with full breakdowns.
• Updated the frontend game-over modal to show special feedback when a jackpot is hit.
• Cleaned up environment variable handling so odds/multipliers can be tuned safely.
• Added a new track to the Dodge The Dip music playlist to keep gameplay fresh and varied.
• Validated audio loading paths and confirmed playlist rotation works across mobile + desktop.

Today was about making Dodge The Dip feel more alive in the XRP LOL Telegram. The game now “talks” directly to the community — announcing big scores, payouts, and support tickets in real time so nothing slips under the radar.

• Created the LOLcal Bot on Telegram and wired it to the backend using a secure bot token + chat ID.
• Added a reusable sendTelegramAlert() helper in server.js that can send Markdown-formatted messages to the XRP LOL group.
• Set up a /telegram-test route so we can instantly confirm the bot is online after future updates or server restarts.
• Hooked the score submission endpoint into Telegram: detects when a player sets a new personal best or takes the #1 spot on the global leaderboard, then announces it live in chat.
• Added a “Prize Sent” alert after successful payouts: when a reward is issued on XRPL, the bot posts the wallet, score, reward amount, and tx hash to the group.
• Connected the support ticket system to Telegram so every new ticket (mis-send, verify issue, etc.) generates a quick alert with ticket ID, wallet, and issue type.
• Kept alerts throttled and meaningful by only triggering high-score messages for real runs (reward-eligible scores, with an extra threshold for personal best spam control).
• Cleaned up logging around these new flows so future debugging is easier (we can see when alerts fire and if Telegram ever rejects a message).

This was a big refinement push — making Dodge The Dip more playable, more fair, and more fun on mobile while also fixing the long-standing leaderboard/NFT issues. The game feels better than ever.

• Added a Pause button so players can take a breather without losing a run.
• Added a Mute/Unmute sound toggle for stealth gaming at work/school 😎.
• Adjusted Boss spawn logic — now spawns only from top or sides to avoid unfair instant KOs.
• Implemented a mobile joystick deadzone to prevent accidental diagonal slides when tapping.
• General feel improvements: smoother movement, fewer cheap hits, more control during chaos.
• Linked leaderboard using avatarKey so verified wallets permanently display their NFT skin.
• Leaderboard now updates live for everyone — players can see each other's skins and scores.
• Refactored leaderboard storage so avatar data persists across sessions.
• Improved server handling for high score submissions without performance drop.
• Cleaned routing, tightened reward logic, and documented backup + data persistence flow.

Today was dedicated to releasing something new for the community and our collection.

• Added NFT character support so players can use their LOLcals NFT as an in-game skin.
• Wired the new frontend verification flow to the backend (wallet + tx hash SKIN-VERIFY flow).
• Hooked the skin data into the game so your selected LOLcal shows up as your playable character.
• Fixed the rate-limit / trust-proxy config so the backend can handle traffic cleanly on the live server.
• Ran multiple end-to-end tests: sending the unlock payment → verifying → playing with the skin → submitting score → seeing the results in the database.

This week is about tightening up information, making the experience cleaner for new holders, and laying groundwork for future game and Lounge updates.

• Rebuilt the entire FAQ page with clearer answers for getting started, XRPL basics, token/economy info, Dodge The Dip rules, LOLcals NFT perks, LOL Lounge goals, and safety info.
• Removed the old full-screen video from the FAQ and replaced it with a clean “Watch video tutorials” button that links to a dedicated education hub.
• Reworked education.html into a dark, on-brand Education Hub with a card layout for videos and added our first tutorial for Xaman wallet setup / XRPLOL trustlines.
• Fixed display issues on the FAQ by cleaning up curly quotes and special characters. Now everything renders correctly on the site.
• Documented how Dodge The Dip rewards, cooldowns, and NFT requirements work so new players can understand the rules without asking in chat.
• Outlined the next wave of game updates, including an additional Boss phase at higher scores and long-term plans for using LOLcals NFTs as in-game character skins.