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Xtrover has a new home on the web

xtroverllc.com relaunches as an interactive showcase for the studio, with a live WebGL hero, a re-imagined 29 Royale chapter, and guides for card, board and kids games.

· 5 min read · Xtrover

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The new site, built to load fast and to work on every screen size.

Today we replaced the placeholder at xtroverllc.com with the site you are reading. It does two things. It shows what we care about as a studio, and it gives players of 29 a place to learn the game properly.

What is on it

  • A hero that reacts to you. The Xtrover mark is drawn live in WebGL, as a cloud of light points that gather into the mark on load. Move your pointer and the points bend around it. Scroll and they scatter, then settle into the navigation.
  • 29 Royale, re-imagined. The game chapter does not reuse store screenshots. It shows a gold Jack of Hearts card that tilts toward your pointer and flips when you click it.
  • Guides and news. Articles on the rules and strategy of 29, plus card, board and kids games, and studio news. Each article has its own illustrations, and the news items cite their sources.
  • The essentials. The privacy policy, terms, company registration details, and the files ad networks need, all at their usual addresses.

Under the hood

The site is plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript. There is no build step and no framework. GSAP handles the motion, Lenis handles smooth scrolling, and the hero uses WebGL directly. The aim was a page that loads in a fraction of a second on a mid-range Android and stays smooth while you scroll.

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The site, in three stages.

What is next

More guides, a news feed we keep up to date, and more of the studio's own work as it is ready. If you have thoughts, support@xtroverllc.com reaches real people.

Questions people ask

Is the site built with a framework?

No. It is plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with no build step. The libraries it uses are GSAP and Lenis for motion and scrolling, loaded from a CDN.

Does the site work on a slow phone?

It is built for it. The hero is drawn with WebGL in one draw call, the effects scale down on weaker devices, and people who prefer reduced motion get a calm version of every page.