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elhinaru.com

Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus collectible card album by independent creator Elhinaru — hand-illustrated hero cards, verified in-game promo codes, and community links.

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elhinaru.com

About the project

elhinaru.com is a creator-driven collectible card album dedicated to Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus. Built for Elhinaru — an independent artist who hand-illustrates every hero card — the site combines tactical reference material with narrative-driven visual storytelling, positioning itself as a curated alternative to community wiki databases.

Key Features

  • Album – browse and download hand-inked hero cards, each documenting a unit's role, strengths, and weaknesses.
  • Game Codes – curated list of verified Tacticus promo codes with in-game rewards.
  • Creator profile – background on Elhinaru's philosophy: one artist, one voice, one hand behind every card.
  • Social hub – direct links to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, and Reddit channels.
  • Playful grimdark tone – comic-book aesthetic tailored to the Warhammer 40k universe.

Technologies

The site was designed and developed with a modern, production-grade web stack:
Framework & UI
  • Next.js 16 (App Router) – server components, streaming, and image optimization.
  • React 19 – latest concurrent UI features.
  • TypeScript – end-to-end type safety.
  • TailwindCSS 4 – utility-first styling and design tokens.
Data & backend
  • Prisma – type-safe ORM and schema-first data modeling.
  • Upstash Redis – serverless cache and rate-limiting layer.
  • Zod – runtime schema validation for API boundaries and forms.
Media
  • Cloudinary – image hosting, transformations, and delivery for the card library.
  • Sharp / BlurHash – responsive images and low-quality image placeholders.
Animation & motion
  • GSAP – timeline-driven animations for hero sections and card reveals.
  • Motion – declarative React animations and page transitions.
Quality, monitoring & performance
  • Sentry – error tracking and performance monitoring.
  • Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights – real-user metrics and Core Web Vitals.
  • Vitest – fast unit and component tests.
  • ESLint + Prettier – consistent code quality across the codebase.
Tooling & delivery
  • pnpm – fast, disk-efficient package management.
  • Vercel – deployment, preview environments, and global CDN.

Status

The website is live at elhinaru.com and serves as the official home for Elhinaru's Tacticus card album, promo code hub, and community presence.