Developer Updates

Monthly developer updates from the desk of the Battlesnake Dev Team.

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Battlesnake Developer Update - May 2022

This month we bring you news about Battlegrounds, rule changes, and hosting your very own tournaments!

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Battlesnake Developer Update - April 2022

Happy end of April everyone! For your reading pleasure, please allow me to present to you a review of what the Battlesnake team has cooked up this month. No More 1st Turn Corner Food One should always have a healthy suspicion of a random number generator, and while we do

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Battlesnake Developer Update - March 2022

And just like that, March is over! Spring League 2022 has come to an end and the Battlesnake Dev team is now planning out what we can release before the next League kicks off in June. But first, let's review what happened in March! New Double-Win Tournament Play Those of

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Battlesnake Developer Update - February 2022

February may be a short month, but we've managed to squeeze in some changes to Battlesnake while also enjoying all the fun ofSpring League 2022 [https://play.battlesnake.com/league/spring-league-2022/] and the currently running North America vs Europe Caster Cup Series [https://play.battlesnake.com/competitions/caster-cup-spring-2022/]! Embracing Wrapped

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Battlesnake Developer Update - January 2022

It's been a while since our last update, mostly because of all the excitement around wrapping up the 2021 Season, and then taking a well deserved holiday break. In all honesty, we were so busy making merry at the end of the year that we forgot the December update! So

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Battlesnake Developer Update - November 2021

November has seen the completion of some larger projects the dev team has been working on, and we are all really pleased to finally be able to share them with you. That's a wrap on Fall League 2021! A huge congratulations out to all the participants of the 2021 Fall

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Battlesnake Developer Update - October 2021

Fall League [https://play.battlesnake.com/league/fall-league-2021/] continues to take centre stage at Battlesnake, and with all the thrills, spills, and streams happening in relation to that, we've squeaked in some fun new details and quality of life improvements. New battlesnake.tv url Nothing has changed under the hood,

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Battlesnake Developer Update - September 2021

We are now well and truly into Fall in the northern hemisphere, as marked by the traditional seasonal change of what Battlesnakes are chompin' on. The time has come for them to slither towards their favourite seasonal spiced beverage, which became available at the opening of the 2021 Fall League

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Battlesnake Developer Update - August 2021

I'd like to start by extending a warm welcome to our newest Battlesnake Developers, Rob [https://play.battlesnake.com/u/robbles/] and Sherri [https://play.battlesnake.com/u/codewench], who both joined the Battlesnake team this August! Rob is an old-school Battlesnake player, and the original author of the Chicken

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Battlesnake Developer Update - July 2021

For development work in July, the theme was 'iterate and improve', and we invested our time responding to direct feedback and making improvements to features we thought could use a little fresh paint and love. Rules/CLI Updates Strongly driven by our Community Feedback [https://github.com/BattlesnakeOfficial/feedback/discussions]

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Battlesnake Developer Update - June 2021

June brought the launch of Summer League and our first competition with a focus on the royale game mode. While the launch of the new league drew most of the focus for the team in June,  we managed to squeeze in a few new features and improvements for the Battlesnake

2021 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update - May 2021

A lot of work in May was centered around improving the Battlesnake experience for new users and the new challenge system. Challenges! We have completed a total overhaul of the Challenges system to make it a more intuitive and flexible feature of the Battlesnake Platform. The leaderboards have been removed

2021 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — April 2021

April saw the end of Spring League and the first event of the 2021 Battlesnake Competitive Season. On the development side a lot of work went into support the event and the two great tournaments that closed down Spring League. Before Summer League starts, we are focusing on a variety

2021 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — March 2021

March was a very heads down month for the dev team as we worked to build out more features for the platform and start preparing for all…

2021 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — February 2021

February was busy for the team with the combination of several new features being added to the Battlesnake Platform along with the launch…

2021 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — January 2021

January was a very busy month for us behind the scenes with a focus on building support for the 2021 competitive season. A new developer…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — December 2020

This was an amazing year for Battlesnake with the platform growing and evolving in so many ways. We have added new game modes, changed…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — November 2020

Much of the development in November was behind the scenes as we improve and refine the new features added for both the Fall League 2020…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — October 2020

October saw the launch of Fall League 2020 and the opening of qualifiers for this year’s Battlesnake Winter Classic. We have implemented…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — September 2020

For September we implemented more quality of life improvements for developers and started laying the groundwork for some new features…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — August 2020

This summer, our goal is to make Battlesnake development more fun and exciting. To that end, we introduced some new features to give users…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — July 2020

July was all about giving our users more to interact with on Battlesnake.com! With the Battlesnake Summer League in full swing we have…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — June 2020

June had us investing heavily into the platform, both improving the user experience and adding new features to make life easier for…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — May 2020

May was all about helping new Battlesnake developers get started on the platform and creating their Battlesnakes. We have introduced a new…

2020 Season

Battlesnake Developer Update — April 2020

In April, our development focus was on features supporting virtual events and tournaments, more specifically our Stay Home and Code event…