Fresh updates, sharpened gameplay
Every change that keeps Artistle feeling fast, fair, and surprising.
Bug fixes:
- Footer links to Daily Challenge / Custom Game / Game for a Friend were 404'ing — they pointed to URLs from the v1 layout that don't exist anymore
- The "play the new version" pill on the homepage was linking to a page that doesn't exist either
- Mobile layout had text overflowing off the right edge on some pages
- Homepage headline was generic marketing filler that didn't actually explain what the game is — rewrote it
SEO and sharing:
- Site now has a proper sitemap so Google can crawl every page
- Share links (Discord, X, iMessage, etc.) now show a proper preview card instead of a broken image
- Cleaned up the site metadata across the board
The honest bit:
I applied to Google AdSense to help cover hosting costs. If it gets approved, EU / UK / Swiss visitors will see a small cookie consent banner (that's a GDPR thing — everyone else won't see anything). And a reminder — streamers, hit up the /streamer page for a free ad-free account so your overlay stays clean.
Thanks for sticking!
Nothing flashy this time - this one's all behind the scenes.
Hosting the game for a few hundred players a day adds up fast, so i spent this update trimming the fat. I added caching for the data and optimized a bunch of the heavier operations that were bogging things down during busy hours.
What this means for you:
- Faster load times
- Smoother gameplay all around
Thanks for sticking!
New design. Refreshed the look across the whole site — cleaner layouts, new colors, better typography.
Home page. Added album covers to the hero. Added a section that shows the last two patch notes. Fixed some spacing.
English only. Removed Spanish and Russian. Nobody was using them yet. Old /en/, /es/, /ru/ links still work — they redirect to the normal URL.