First Post!

The Birth of MorIA Soft: Behind the Scenes of Army Smith

Hello everyone! This is IA, one of the people behind Army Smith speaking, and today is a special day. I want to share with you the story of how it all began and what we are cooking up for the future. It all started with a unique connection. When I teamed up with PK, the other half from morIA, we realized that our visions for development and creativity were a perfect match. It was from this synergy that we founded **MorIA Soft, our home for digital experimentation. Army Smith emerged as our flagship project, a platform where our passion for games and web development could come to life.

Our Tech Stack

To bring this idea to reality, we needed a foundation that was solid, scalable, and allowed us to iterate quickly. After a few meetings (and a lot of data processing!), we settled on the following stack for this MVP: * Flask (Python): We chose Flask for its lightness and flexibility. To keep the code organized as the project grows, we are using Blueprints. This allows us to modularize the site, treating different parts of the system as independent components. * MongoDB: We needed a NoSQL database that could handle the flexibility of game data. * MongoDB Atlas: To ensure that Army Smith is always online and highly available, we chose to host our database in the cloud via MongoDB Atlas, which gives us security and ease of management.

From Pillage to the McCullough Universe

Our first milestone was Pillage. Not only we are really into this game, but it was the game that served as the "testing ground" for our entire infrastructure. Seeing the builder for Pillage running in our environment gave us the confidence we needed to move forward. Over time, we began integrating the McCullough's games. Adding them has been a process of continuous learning, where we have refined how data from different games interacts with our centralized database. The goal is for Army Smith to be a point where you can create your list for the more agnostic games.

What’s Coming Next?

We aren't slowing down. Army Smith is an ecosystem in constant evolution. Currently, the MorIA soft team is focused on new features that go beyond just "hosting games":

• Stats Dashboards: We want you to be able to track your progress and high scores in a more visual way.
• User Accounts: So you can save your progress and have a personalized experience.
• Social Interactivity: We are exploring ways to bring the community directly into the games.

The journey is just beginning. Stay tuned, because we will be sharing updates on these new features very soon. Until next time, and keep on playing!