Author Topic: I was thinking on buying Block Land... can I have some pointers?  (Read 1633 times)

So, I was originally on roblox, but it was getting to be a site that had no skill in building since 2009...  I tried to look for some cool newer sites and found this.  I saw some amazing videos on block land and wanted to buy it.  I only have the demo for now, but will buy it soon.  Can anyone give me some great pointers?  Also, I never have been good at scripts and need help on making lava bricks, trampolines, and many more...  However, I saw that block land made it so much more easier!  This game is so much better than Roblox could ever be too!  So can you experienced players tell me some tips as I said before?

Learn about the events system. It's with those you can make from a simple lava brick to a massive RPG.

If you want to get more complicated, you can try scripting or modelling, but you're going to need a fairly good idea about what you need to do. Basically, if you can't find out how to by yourself, don't even bother.

Also, enjoy your stay. Download RTB.

Practice, practice, paractice. How do you think Badspot got so good. :3

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ok, is there any topic that you can link me to so I can learn a little bit more about the events?  I would love to find out how to script!

Here's how to make lava:
1. Create a baseplate and paint it red.
2. (Optional) Paint the brick with the Blink FX paint (far right of paint pallete).
3. Click on the brick with the wrench tool.
4. Click the "Events" button.
5. Enter the following events:
    a.
  • onPlayerTouch>Player>BurnPlayer>3

    b. [3] onPlayerTouch>Player>Kill
6. Click OK and you have a working lava brick!

ok, is there any topic that you can link me to so I can learn a little bit more about the events?  I would love to find out how to script!
Scripting is very different from eventing. Eventing is when you apply actions to a brick that will happen when certain other actions happen. Scripting is creating an add-on with TorqueScript, the language used by Blockland's game engine (Torque), that people can download to enhance their gameplay.

which is why i suggest eventing before scripting

Events

When you wrench a brick, go to the small button at the center-bottom of the window. Here are some helpful events that can be used in builds and stuff.

Basic Events
  • Onactivate - Player - SetPlayerScale - *Number Between 0.2 and 2* Makes the player big or small.
  • Onactivate - Client - Center Print - *Any words* Shows the words on the screen when you click it.
  • Onactivate - Player - Kill             Kills yourself.
  • Onactivate - Player - ChangeDataBlock - *PlayerType* Changes the player's player type.


There are some more but i'm to lazy to type them.
So experiment!!!  :cookieMonster:

One more thing. You should definately buy the full Blockland. The game is extremely open and has lots of possibilities. Buying Blockland was the best $20 I ever spent. Also, there a few add-ons that you should download upon getting Blockland that everyone has:

1. RTB - a "system" that adds lots of convenience to the game, e.g. more server control in game and an IRC channel for users
2. JVS Content, JVS Door Pack 0, JVS Door Pack 1 - JVS is a collection of doors that everyone has and everyone needs
3. Duplicator - The duplicator allows you to duplicate bricks to make building large structures much easier.

Also, here are a few tips to keep from being called a noob:
1. Be patient.
2. Don't build in all red.
3. Change your name from BlockHead.
4. Change your avatar.
5. Try not to build boxes. Always put windows in buildings and don't make them too square.
6. Do not ask for admin. People always get annoyed by that and it will likely get you banned.

Hope this helps
-Mint

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=109309.0
Glad you've come! Feel welcome. Just try messing around with events and see what you can do.

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=109309.0
Glad you've come! Feel welcome. Just try messing around with events and see what you can do.

Learn how to fling players.Its good youve joined the blockland community!

heres how.

when you have a brick,event it with this command:Onplayer touch>player>set velocity

then you will have a few options.

the left box indicates turning.enter a small number to turn less,enter a higher number to turn more.if you want the player to turn to the other side,use  A MINUS -

the middle box indicates how forward or backward you go. put in a higher number and you will push more fast. use a -  for backwardness.

the right box indicates how high or down you go.put in a higher number and you will go flying through the sky.put in a minus - number and you will crush to the ground.

so heres a example:

Set Velocity: 5 10 50                                                                              >
                                                                                                              |
this would make me go at a diagnal angle,a bit forward and alot up.  /

not exactly like that picture though out of text.

Delays:
if you dont want stuff in events to be exactly when you step or click it,use delays.
so heres a basic event
Delay:1000  Onplayertouch>player>kill

so after 1000 miliseconds when i touch the brick,i would die.

Multiple events:
You can make more than 1 event in a brick.
using delays can help with this.
for example,heres a noob detector thingy i made:

Delay:0 Onplayertouch>client>center print> Hello There.Scanning you...
Delay:1000 Onplayertouch>client>center print> Noob detected!
Delay:3000 onplayertouch>player>kill

Colored Client Text:
ever wanted your text on client>center print  and bottom print evnts and also chatmsg events to be different then red?
you can go to http://www.colorpicker.com
and before you type text in your client print evnt,enter <color:code>
nao look here.code is a hex code out of 6 digits with numbers/letters/or both of them
on color picker .com you pick a color and on the top theres a box saying # with a 6 digit code.
so if i picked white,it would say #FFFFFF
now what i do is i have a client msg/print event:
client>center print>
i have to enter this:
center print> <color:FFFFFF
and put a > at the end of that
then type in your text: Hello there. or whatever you want the text to be
next just send it,and it will be white or whatever color you enter in <color:>

Prints are too short.
ever want a chatmsg,client center print or bottom print evnt to make the text stay for longer?just enter a higher number after your message
which will replace 3.


these are some stuff you may want.for begginers.
welcome to the blockland community!

ok, is there any topic that you can link me to so I can learn a little bit more about the events?  I would love to find out how to script!

Events make scripts look even more complicated. Events are a pretty big part of Blockland if you don't know any and never learn any than you probably won't like it as much.

Events are fairly easy if you just sit down, read, (and understand) them.


Like just make assumption with simple events


Onplayertouch     Which has to mean the player touches it right? Right.

Set velocity, if you know what velocity means, you could just assume it has something to do with moving the player.

Its simple things once you get to know them, don't use relays until you have experimented a good bit with them :T


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I'm not going to show you an example.