The Blockland Thread - Games

[IMG]http://kidmania.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/blockland.png[/IMG] [QUOTE]Blockland is an online multiplayer game where you build things with bricks. It's like playing with legos on the internet. [/QUOTE] (Old OP has been edited due to cringe as of April 26th, 2016) [B]What is Blockland?[/B] Blockland is a game made by Eric Hartman, also known as Badspot ingame and on the forums. Blockland can either be played alone, or with up to 16 players, though there have been servers with more than 16 in various cases. There are still various servers active, but otherwise the game has been drying up. You can use various blocks, and get even more with addons which are still available on the Blockland Forums, to build just about anything you want. There are also brick events to give your creation some functionality. You can even host customizable minigames, including deathmatches. Occasionally, a Block Party opens up in the server list where people collaborate to build, but nowadays these don't last very long. [B] How do I get Blockland?[/B] Currently, Blockland is available on Steam for 10 bucks, though you can also get it from the site. There are also various free mods for the V0002 version, which are still available for download and listed below, including the original RTB. [B]Return to Blockland[/B] Return to Blockland (RTB) was probably the biggest addon for the game, including things like an mod manager, IRC chat, more server controls, etc. However, RTB shut down in 2014 and as a result the playerbase has been drying up. [B]History[/B] Originally, Blockland was going to be a LEGO-themed game, and around the time of V0002 Badspot was talking with the LEGO company about it. After he stopped hearing from them, however, he removed all LEGO references and made Blockland it's own thing. After the V5 release, the game kept growing. By the time of V8, events were added. Around V5 and until V20-V21, Blockland originally had terrain maps, but they were removed when an update to make the game look better required the removal and a switch to a highly customizable flat slate map. Currently, Blockland is losing interest due to the shutdown of RTB and a lack of updates, though attempts to remake RTB are ongoing in the form of addons like Blockland Glass. There are still quite a few players, however. [B]Links[/B] Blockland Page: [URL]http://blockland.us/[/URL] Forums (Many addons are available, but the community is kind of a mess): [URL]http://forum.blockland.us/index.php[/URL] TBM/ToB Website plus V002 Download (Currently broken): [URL]http://theorangeblock.org/[/URL] RTB Download for Blockland V21 (Now dead, RTB was shut down in 2014) [URL="http://returntoblockland.com/"]http://returntoblockland.com[/URL] RTB Download for Blockland V0002 (Standalone) [URL]http://mirror.dataorb.net/games/RTB_v1045.exe[/URL] [QUOTE] Old FP Server pictures from back in 2011 with old captions: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/f6PwM.jpg[/IMG] Yamato's house, you can see me, I helped do the roof for the house. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RkbHU.jpg[/IMG] A picture of my Military Tent and Flare Launcher [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Vu5NI.png[/IMG] I have no clue what this is but its being made by Instant Mix[/QUOTE] [sp]Man 2011-me was terrible back then.[/sp]

like i'v never seen this thread before! EDIT: alright, yeah this was a stupid post, i used to love this game, then the comunity became, i dont know, KID. but overall the game is nice. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("You need to improve your posting" - Orkel))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=mr_big90;33977447]like i'v never seen this thread before![/QUOTE] What a productive post!

[QUOTE=silentjubjub;33977593]What a productive post![/QUOTE] isnt it!

I remember the Roblox vs Blockland flamewars. :)

[QUOTE=MitchvW;33977632]I remember the Roblox vs Blockland flamewars. :)[/QUOTE] Yeah, it was a mess, it kind of still rages today, though its much rarer within both audiences.

One of my friends from San Francisco made a thread on the Blockland forums called the "KOOL KHRISTIAN KLUB" and stirred up a bunch of idiots. The Blockland community is laughably terrible.

Heh, I used to play roblox. I got big too, then I discovered TF2. Blockland was fun too, but I never had anybody fun to play it with.

Tonight, I played Blockland. After I took adderall and a tab of acid I played Blockland and built fractal things, all the way through Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here. [img]http://i.minus.com/jmjaXZWFnfWa1.jpg[/img] [url]http://i.minus.com/jbq9kZjsLxg5IV.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.minus.com/jQQOAKMKiT0qP.jpg[/url] It was nuts, I just sortof built these fractals subconsciously, I was on autopilot, watching myself do it. I was in first person the entire time, randomly jumping from stud to stud continuously adding more and more. Recorded it, too. Might compile it into a video. Craziest shit I've ever experienced. Edit: Am hosting under the user name "yuki".

Let's make a ROBLOX megathread, to complete the circle of stupidity.

[img]http://i.minus.com/jM5FWZFWizlnK.jpg[/img] Hand-built fractals for 6 hours. Largest plate is 64x, smallest is 1x. I got the details yo.

holy shit

Used to play a lot of Blockland, but the last time I booted it up, half the servers were "roleplay" servers (pokemon RP, dragon RP, school RP, prison RP, and so on). Deathmatch in the game can be fun but it's limited by the ridiculously bad physics (Remember dolphin diving in BF2? Yeah, it's there in Blockland as well.) The freebuild servers can be great when you don't have some ten year old kid as a superadmin on the server. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dkVHo.png[/IMG] Racing in an armored van like a boss. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4dsUn.jpg[/IMG] Destruction. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/htmf0.jpg[/IMG] Yuki's mini-city server, IIRC

Does this game have physics like roblox?

[QUOTE=DarkCisco;33980884]Does this game have physics like roblox?[/QUOTE] Physics are clientside. When a block is "destroyed" by weaponry, it'll disconnect from the blocks and gain client-side calculated physics. After a user-set amount of time, the block will respawn.

[QUOTE=Saber15;33980892]Physics are clientside. When a block is "destroyed" by weaponry, it'll disconnect from the blocks and gain client-side calculated physics. After a user-set amount of time, the block will respawn.[/QUOTE] Ah, so i presume since they're clientside, they game runs much smoother?

I remember a few years ago when someone mentioned this , a huge mass of FP'ers mass joined.. I miss those days. So funny considering I just reinstalled this game last night.

I'm too lazy to check the site, is the game still p2p?

[QUOTE=MitchvW;33981053]I'm too lazy to check the site, is the game still p2p?[/QUOTE] it is

[QUOTE=DarkCisco;33980919]Ah, so i presume since they're clientside, they game runs much smoother?[/QUOTE] Yes but the quality of the physics is questionable. I personally just turn physics off to maximize my framerate for large builds. [QUOTE=MitchvW;33981053]I'm too lazy to check the site, is the game still p2p?[/QUOTE] Indie game. $20 nets you a permanent key, friend.

Anyone got a server up? Would love some help on my WIP. I also really prefer this to minecraft, whilst minecraft is now basically revolved around mining and battling creatures , the creative side to it is dire. a 1x1 massive block , with no real options for detail. Blockland however, shitloads of detail , but still not complex or labouring.

The real problem with this is that the forums are shit and that no one on them plays the fucking game anymore.

[QUOTE=Megaguy213;33981931]The real problem with this is that the forums are shit and that no one on them plays the fucking game anymore.[/QUOTE] People on the forums still play the game , just wait till the minecraft fad dies out and people will come back. but yes , it has been a well-known fact that the blockland forums are on-par with SPUF

I tried both this and Roblox, I really enjoyed the latter more but the communities on both are so shit it's not even funny.

I used to host a server under the name JalekYle from time to time. Oh boy I loved that shit. I've hosted Freebuild, Flood Survival (usually got full server 24/7 even though it was pretty mediocre), Space build, etc... I can host a Freebuild right now if anyone wants. I got alot of addons, most of them are bricks, though.

Current project : Big ass skyscrape. Unlike 99% of the shit out there , it took time to make , and a fun game you should play is "Find the exposed stud" [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/888382/BL.png[/img] [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/888382/BL2.png[/img] I'm completely anal about plastering everything with plates , so you won't find a single lego-style stud.

I hardly play this anymore due to the complete SHIT community that was brought in after some sale for keys or whatever. I mean I bought it when it came out and my ID was 328 and everyone who bought it day one are all bastards who just go around pushing their ID in everyones faces. I hardly talk in chat if I do go into a server and will only talk to people i slightly remotely know. It is sad that 4 year olds are now the community now because it could have been good and should have been good.

I have money to buy this game, It worth it?

This game looks great, but I have no idea if I should buy it or not. It just seems like it's dying but thankfully when it comes to Roblox and Blockland, this game isn't trying to monetize it's players with hats and shit. It seems Roblox has perfected Manconomy before Team Fortress 2 did.

[QUOTE=mR_oWnAGe;33985272]I have money to buy this game, It worth it?[/QUOTE] Regardless of the fact that the community is pretty shitty, I stand by my purchase. Been playing for years. It's an excellent game, and yeah it has its faults, but you're not going to find another game like it anywhere else. It's fun, that's all there is to it. [QUOTE=jordguitar;33985207]I hardly play this anymore due to the complete SHIT community that was brought in after some sale for keys or whatever. I mean I bought it when it came out and my ID was 328 and everyone who bought it day one are all bastards who just go around pushing their ID in everyones faces. I hardly talk in chat if I do go into a server and will only talk to people i slightly remotely know. It is sad that 4 year olds are now the community now because it could have been good and should have been good.[/QUOTE] Spastic aspie overexaggeration. None of what you said has any impact on the game's playability, at all.