The original cream-and-coral theme was fine, but it didn't really match the audience — competitive gamers who care about clicking speed. A full visual overhaul brought in a dark terminal aesthetic that fits the vibe a lot better. Three new tests went in alongside it.
- The whole site went dark: near-black background (#0a0a0a), matrix green (#00ff41) for everything, VT323 and Share Tech Mono replacing the previous fonts. It now looks like a hacker terminal, which actually makes sense for a site where people come to optimise their clicking speed.
- The standout addition was the matrix rain canvas — a falling character animation that runs in the background during tests and speeds up as you click faster. Lives in its own module (matrix-rain.js) so it can be adjusted independently. Bit of a gimmick but people seem to like it.
- The rank reveal got rethought for the new theme. Instead of spring animations, it does a typewriter effect, and the rank labels are terminal-style — "ROOT ACCESS GRANTED" for the top tier. The previous emoji-heavy approach didn't fit, so all emojis came out site-wide at this point.
- Three new tests launched at the same time: double-click speed, scroll speed, and aim trainer. The scroll speed test was the most interesting technically — it uses wheel events and draws a live wave animation on a canvas as you scroll. Total tests went from 5 to 8.