This week we shipped tutorial improvements to Color Lock, draft UI polish for RetroFantasy, a full rebrand for Sure Thing, and launched two new projects.

Color Lock Tutorial Rebuild

We rebuilt the tutorial system from the ground up with interactive demos and a more intuitive flow that guides players through the game mechanics. The changes span both the core game and web app, with particular attention paid to mobile users who were struggling with viewport sizing issues.

The tutorial now includes an enhanced “Try Phase” with better visual feedback, animated hand gestures that smoothly transition in and out, and clearer puzzle goals that actually make sense. Light mode users got improved text visibility throughout the tutorial experience as well.

On the gameplay side, Color Lock gained a best solution feature for when you’re truly stuck, plus a revamped difficulty switcher that makes jumping between challenge levels feel seamless.

RetroFantasy Draft UI and Bug Fixes

We tackled a round of UI improvements and bug fixes for the RetroFantasy draft experience. The biggest addition is a “My Team” sidebar with collapsible sections, making it easier to track your picks without losing sight of available players.

Several annoying bugs got squashed, including hidden players showing up nameless on the waiver wire and the player table randomly reshuffling during draft picks. We also added a leave-room confirmation dialog that adapts its messaging based on what phase of the game you’re in.

Quality-of-life improvements include better button layouts, improved hover states, and a cleaner matchup display that shows bench players alongside starters.

Sure Thing: The Social App Formerly Known as Kindred

We rebranded our AI-free social platform from “Kindred” to “Sure Thing” with a new terracotta-to-cream gradient icon, and added AI detection powered by ZeroGPT for text and SightEngine for images to keep the platform true to its human-first mission.

A bug-fixing sprint resolved issues with biometric authentication, profile picture uploads, notification systems, and feed performance. Infrastructure improvements included switching to Railway for deployment with proper SSL certificate handling, setting up the new App Store presence, and prepping the app for its beta release phase.

Two New Projects

We launched two new initiatives this week. The banana-standard-socials project brings Reddit integration capabilities with an adapter architecture built on PRAW for authentic Reddit interactions.

The banana-standard-blog-generator is our new content creation and management tooling, built to streamline how we produce and publish articles across the ecosystem.