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Off Topic / Re: what do greek2me/ravencroft's avatars look like?

« on: November 06, 2023, 08:58:51 AM »

https://leopard.hosting.pecon.us/dl/cvtfp/Blockland_uOZekmNI8g.mp4

moving sideways doesn't work in all directions with 2x2s (works better if you have correctly collided longer inverted ramps)

Oh wow, this is not at all what I had envisioned. This is even stranger!

as for other tricks that aren't *necessarily* movement, you can use crouch-sit to hit something behind you or hit something over a chest-high wall while not letting others hit you

https://leopard.hosting.pecon.us/dl/edhsw/Blockland_jOvcHEPFJU.mp4

I remember this causing some fuss in the trench warfare servers because it made for really small targets that were hard to return fire on.

and lastly: *wheeled* vehicles that have good wheel spring values can drive into stacks of decollided but raycasting-on plates to get vertically boosted

https://leopard.hosting.pecon.us/dl/ymskt/Blockland_ePXc4HVgaG.mp4

Never seen this one before either! Seems like it could've been used for a really risky shortcut in Kong's deathraces when that was still a thing. Also is that a new version of the duplorcator? I remember it looking like a turquoise wand before.

also you get more air time/can "swim faster" if you don't just bob along the top of water but instead do a little dive/leap/dive/leap (as you move faster in air and get more proportional airtime-to-underwater-time total this way)

This is a throwback. I remember dolphin-diving a lot in those pre-shadow ocean freebuild servers. I don't think I ever had much opportunity to do that again post-shadows.

All in all, really cool stuff, thanks for the videos Conan!

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Off Topic / Re: Israel VS Hamas

« on: November 06, 2023, 07:54:50 AM »

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Off Topic / Re: what blockland movement tricks are there?

« on: November 04, 2023, 11:08:28 PM »

There's one where a slope with an ledge covering the top with a gap between can be hit at a certain angle to slide along it. I forget the specifics of how to recreate it.

This sounds pretty neat, I'd love to see a video of it in action!

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Off Topic / Re: what blockland movement tricks are there?

« on: November 04, 2023, 02:01:05 PM »

Thanks Conan, but I just realized I need more info about something else. What movement tricks exist in blockland due to the glitches and quirks of Torque 3D? I have a list I was able to come up with, but I'm sure I'm missing something, or I'm missing details or just wrong about one of these.

Continuous Jumping
Not very unique, but holding space makes you jump as soon as you touch the ground, which leads to various other techniques.

Slope Boost
Crouch-jumping from a slope adds a lot of velocity. Continuous Jumping preserves a lot (but not all) of the momentum.

Corner Climbing
Players can jump into the inside of a 90 degree corner, and then Continuously Jump off the bricks in the corner if their feet touch the top edge of a brick.

Rocket Jumping
The splash damage of a rocket is pretty low, but the impulse velocity is high. Players can sacrifice a little health to rocket jump very high.

Impact Damage
There’s fall damage, but hitting anything at high speeds can kill the player.

Grapple Rope
This tool lets the player swing from whatever they shoot. However, players cannot climb the rope straight up.

Jet Boots
These jets are attached to the soles of the player’s feet, and propel the player accordingly. If they’re standing still, that’s up. If they’re laying down, then that’s forward.

Vehicular Wall Clipping
Certain vehicles (like the magic carpet) can clip through single-block walls at a high enough speed or weird enough impact angle.

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Off Topic / Re: how have the last 5 years been for you?

« on: November 04, 2023, 12:09:25 PM »

being a lost and confused neet ever since i finished school

5 years ago was 2018, that's when I graduated high school, so same bro

got a really good job last year and i just bought a house so life is good. 😎

that being said i need a roommate because mortgage is expensive.

acquire spouse(s)

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Off Topic / what do greek2me/ravencroft's avatars look like?

« on: November 04, 2023, 09:39:40 AM »

I'm working on a special project that's Blockland related. No details until I have something significant to share.

What fonts does Blockland use for: The Title, Chat Messages, Player Names, and Events?

What movement tricks exist in Blockland?

One last thing: What did Greek2Me and Ravencroft's in-game avatars look like? Probably asking people to dig real deep with this one.

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Off Topic / Re: I keep opening the forum to see if there's anything new and interesting on here

« on: November 04, 2023, 09:12:20 AM »

Krystal's clan mentioned 💃

Should we just keep mentioning people that haven't posted for years? Because that always seems to bring them back to life for some reason.

I don't really talk to anyone from here in my daily life. Foxscotch, you're like some sort of temporal anchor for this place. No matter how dead it is, I can rely on seeing a post from you!

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Off Topic / Re: Israel VS Hamas

« on: October 10, 2023, 02:17:50 PM »

Islamic Extremist Paraglider Infiltration sounds like a plot point for a comedy movie, not the start of another hot war in Israel.

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Off Topic / Re: unity game engine

« on: September 19, 2023, 10:11:59 PM »

godot sweep

Me and my friends had agreed to start making a game, and decided on Unity. A day after we made the decision to start learning Unity, the news broke, so now we're learning Godot 

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Off Topic / Re: general discussion thread i guess (borrowed time edition)

« on: September 05, 2023, 09:30:16 AM »

barbie was a hilarious movie, and it was quite fun talking about all the ken implications afterwards too, like how they're all still pretty much pleasure slaves to the barbies

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Off Topic / Re: wagner in open rebellion against russian army

« on: July 02, 2023, 08:06:04 PM »

On the 25th I had someone tell me all 50,000 troops died the night they turned around. How do people even get this kind of garbage information?

Did they mean that they just dropped dead immediately, or do they mean it metaphorically? Like, all the traitors are going to be hunted down and prosecuted by the MoD?

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Off Topic / Re: happy pride month everybody

« on: June 06, 2023, 09:30:46 AM »

My trans friend was doing some PDA over discord so I called her gay, then she called me an immigrant. It was pretty funny. She also got married to my other friend, so that's cool too. 

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Off Topic / Re: general discussion thread i guess (borrowed time edition)

« on: June 06, 2023, 09:26:05 AM »

Funnily enough, despite registration being down and people having a doomer mindset for this game, I'm seeing a lot more unfamiliar faces than before.

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Off Topic / Re: Forumers that are newsworthy

« on: March 07, 2023, 07:43:01 PM »

isnt furdle the guy who was deaf or am i mistaken?

no that's furling, or cube lands

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Off Topic / Re: Forumers that are newsworthy

« on: February 13, 2023, 08:59:32 AM »

iii edited my post as I went through more of his videos, changed my mind