Using Old Versions of Blockland [INFO]

[Tendon]

Sometimes you may want to try something you can't do in the latest version.  Sometimes you may just want to revel in the nostalgia.  Whatever the reason, here is some info for using old versions of blockland.

Sources
You can get the last version of v20 from port's github.
port's github blockland-20 thing
As of 7/25/2016 you can get the following versions from old.block.land.(Hosted by Pecon)
v0002
v1.03
v8
v13
v16
v17
v19

I collected v0002, v1.03, v8, v16, v17, and v19 from web.archive.org aka "The Wayback Machine".
I received v13 from Barnabas

Running the game
For all of these old versions you will need to do two things.
1. Prevent Updates
2. Prevent Posting to the v21 master server.
         If you post to the v21 master server from an early version of Blockland you will get banned from the master server, and any future servers you host will not show up there.  I have heard rumours that you are no longer able to post on the v21 master server from earlier versions without falsifying some information, but do not hold me to that.

To prevent updates in v20, you must simply bypass the launcher.
port's github blockland-20 thing includes a "run.bat" file which bypasses the launcher, thus preventing updates.

To prevent updates in v8-v19 you can simply download this add-on and install it before you run the game for the first time:
Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download/7g879abcy0q32dk/Client_PreventUpdate.zip
Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/38w2o8xlj3ogkum/Client_PreventUpdate.zip?dl=0
To install Client_PreventUpdates in v8 you may have to unzip the folder and install the script manually.

To prevent posting to the v21 master server you can use this add-on:
Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download/vcdbd5t8lcr05mk/Script_CustomMS.zip
Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cyhdfwswgfalquq/Script_CustomMS.zip?dl=0
To install Script_CustomMS in v8, you may have to unzip the folder and install the script manually.

Script_CustomMS.zip, by default points to blmaster.hostoi.com:80.  But this can be changed by modifying $Pref::MasterServer.

Broken things
Do not contact Badspot about any issues with an older version of Blockland.  They are no longer supported and most, if not all of the issues you face will have been fixed in the latest version.
That said, here is everything that we know will be broken.
Changelogs:
1.0 to 1.03 https://web.archive.org/web/20070705195900/http://blockland.us/
7 to 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20111011173628/http://blockland.us/Change-Log.html

More versions
I have done extensive searching for old versions of blockland on web.archive.org, however I have not found every version of Blockland out there.  If you find one, whether it's on an old hard-drive or in some deep corner of the web, please test it(to confirm it installs or runs the correct version) and pm it to me.
As of 7/25/2016 I am missing the following versions:
v1.0
v1.01
    v1.0 to v1.01 patch
v1.02
v7
   v1.03 to v7 patch
   v7 to v8 patch
v9
v10
v11
v12
v14
v15
v18

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[Tendon]

so from what i understand there are v20 clients floating around that you can play but you can get banned from posting to the master server if you host a v20 server in v21

i also heard that port's v20 client deals with a custom master server separate from the v21 master server so it's fine

i just want someone to clear this up for me before i go get myself banned from the master server because i wanna play v20 but i won't if i'm not allowed to

thanks

Bump.

[Brickitect]

You can get banned for this, I believe.

[Dragonoid.Slayer]

You can get banned for this, I believe.

Just about say this. I've heard that people have gotten revoked for playing earlier versions of Blockland.

[Conan]

You can get banned for this, I believe.

he had a full on S&Q topic about finding these versions before

and ports v20 has been around for a long long time and i dont think he ever got banned for it

[TheLeaderOfTheRebellion]

that's only for hosting old versions of blockland on the current master server

[DataProxy]

Tendon isn't breaking any rules whatsoever. If anything, it just annoys Badspot of older server being posted to the Master list. People have posted requests for v20 plenty of times, and they are still around today. It's not like this subject is a BOS thing.

[Dark Blockland Guard 2]

Just about say this. I've heard that people have gotten revoked for playing earlier versions of Blockland.

As long as you have port's custom V20 master server, you should be fine.

[-Dave]

Why exactly would anyone want to play older versions of Blockland? I've been playing it since 2012, so I'm a little late for the party.

[Drydess]

he had a full on S&Q topic about finding these versions before

and ports v20 has been around for a long long time and i dont think he ever got banned for it

Just about say this. I've heard that people have gotten revoked for playing earlier versions of Blockland.

You can get banned for this, I believe.

it's only if you post earlier versions to the v21 master server

Why exactly would anyone want to play older versions of Blockland? I've been playing it since 2012, so I'm a little late for the party.

maps probably

[Masterlegodude]

Why exactly would anyone want to play older versions of Blockland?

Sometimes you may want to try something you can't do in the latest version.  Sometimes you may just want to revel in the nostalgia.

[Tendon]

Bump.

you can download it here: https://github.com/portify/blockland-20

I don't remember who made this, but you can make a server and join servers without any problems.

[Bing2]

Wait so will this be separate from my updated version?

[Tendon]

Yes it would be.

[Bing2]

Sweet!