Blockland (video game)
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| Blockland | |
|---|---|
Torque Game Engine | |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | November 15, 2004 (freeware) February 24, 2007 (retail) December 16, 2013 (Steam) |
| Genre(s) | Sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Blockland is a
Steam Greenlight
.
Gameplay
Blockland is an open-ended
toy blocks. These structures can be built in either a single-player or multiplayer
server. Any player who buys the game is able to host a standard server, holding up to 100 players.
The properties of individual bricks can be changed, such as illumination, particles, and
deathmatch to full games-within-a-game, such as role-playing video game, or zombie survival. Blockland features a trigger and event-based system to create basic interactive objects, such as operable light switches, missile launchers, collapsing structures, or arcade games such as Pong or Breakout. Blockland has a large community of player-created add-on
content, such as gamemodes, vehicles, and specialty bricks.
Development
A prototype version of Blockland known as 'Vanilla Blockland' was released on November 15, 2004. Canadian newspaper
Steam Greenlight
.
Shadows and Shaders
Included in the game on August 9, 2012, an update called "Shadows and Shaders" (also known as Version 21) removed the game's traditional 'maps' - open-world terrain - replacing them with a flat field.
GLSL
shadows and shaders were added, along with customizable skyboxes, and a day/night cycle. Additionally, it provided users with the ability to make custom shader files.
References
- ^ "Blockland – Free Multiplayer Online Games". Play Free Online Games. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ "LAMLradio #13 – Blockland". LALMradio (Podcast). James Wadsworth. 2008. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Pauly Shore, Blockland, Avion". 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
- ^ "The Games of IGC 07". 2007. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
- ^ Blockland Forum – It's Here. February 2007
- ^ "Edge Issue #148". 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
- ^ Colbourne, Scott (February 25, 2005). "Not your big brother's Sim City". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved November 12, 2017.