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+# Hvacker
+
+A Slack-based idle game inspired by (and/or ripping off) Cookie Clicker.
+
+Endlessly self-referential and full of outdated or otherwise 100% unfunny in-jokes, the game has
+actually ended up pretty playable. Progression is classic diminishing-returns idler, and a few
+social elements keep things from getting stale too quickly.
+
+It also features (among other things) a simple poll system for voting on thermostat controls (hence
+the name, HVACker) and was originally intended to control a thermostat directly, but the system on
+hand ended up lacking the appropriate API support.
+
+## Design Philosophy
+
+Unlike most game development frameworks, Slack has significant rate-limiting depending on the
+actions you want to take. Thus, it was decided that as few elements as possible should actually
+update in real time. Instead of processing game ticks as frequently as possible, they are handled
+only at request time. Essentially, using a very large delta value between ticks.
+
+This also leaves the Hvacker server relatively lightweight, in an idle state at nearly all times.
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