Blockland v20 + V21

[Awdax]

But it always seems to be graphics in every video game i look at.

If we were getting some sort of better AI system that can navigate through bricks and such - for an Adventure Mode, people would love it. But it just had to be a graphics update, so no one believes that we will get anything else after the update. So people are stuck on the fact that the developers are choosing graphics over gameplay, that there there will not be any gameplay updates afterwards.

You completely missed the point. This isn't just for graphics, whether you want to believe it or not. I doubt they would just remove terrains and interiors, add shadows and shaders, and leave it it at. There will be more improvements to come that could add to gameplay, much more now that terrains and interiors are gone.

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[captain woods]

Skiing works on well built ramps, I was doing it earlier at Beachbums.

Flying is fine for slate. Used to host airport RP's where I'd ferry people to and from cities (they would freebuild in either).

Driving around endless slate is no more mind melting then driving around endless terrain. Cars are only good for city RPGs to me. Sometimes do races with them on slate.

Not for me if you just keep driving on slate like to the Chrystle castle thing. drive off the road and you will fall through the map. It's a weried glitch. And to me I'd rather perfer terrain for the skies (I kept glitching through the bricks at Beachbums).

And don't forget about the beginners. I don't think that they are good builders and if they wanted to make their own build. So i just used the terrain back in slops for bases and stuff back when i was a beginner..

You completely missed the point. This isn't just for graphics, whether you want to believe it or not. I doubt they would just remove terrains and interiors, add shadows and shaders, and leave it it at. There will be more improvements to come that could add to gameplay, much more now that terrains and interiors are gone.

I suppose so but I will still miss them but there could be more and betters things after V21. Like bringing back Terrains and Interriors with Shadows and Shaders with the ishues all worked out. It could happen. Do you think?

[Cajetan]

I can't wait for the V21 update. When all interiors and terrains get removed, then topic's like this will finally end.

Seriously, why are some people still living in the past?
Yes, Blockland with Interior and Terrain was great, but only because of the classic times.
I see a lot of benefits of the V21 Update:

• People will finally build again with bricks. That's actually what blockland is supposed to be.
• Your builds will get an great atmosphere, which is awesome.
• Alot of other things will be possible. I think Lua was going to be implented too... good Idea for those who wanna learn a easier scripting language

But, back on-topic:
I don't like the idea of splitting the community in two halfs.  It's a horrible idea. If you seriously wanna keep v20, then do it, but you have to risk to play alone in singleplayer. (foreverAlone.jpg goes here)

Conclusion:
Forgot the past. The future is coming near. Interior and Terrain will get KILLED and Shadows and Shaders will be BORN.
I don't see also a point why still having Interior and Terrain in Blockland.
End of story.

[heedicalking]

so many things wrong in this post

[Scout31]

• Alot of other things will be possible. I think Lua was going to be implented too... good Idea for those who wanna learn a easier scripting language

And about lua: it in itself does nothing, like any other scripting language. It's the interpreter and whatever it's running for that gives it power. Lua in itself adds no special features to the game. Implementing it in torque would just mean add-ons could be scripted in either lua or torquescript.

Scripting doesn't get much easier than torque.

[-Jetz-]

I can't wait for the V21 update. When all interiors and terrains get removed, then topic's like this will finally end.

Agree.

• People will finally build again with bricks. That's actually what blockland is supposed to be.

I doubt anyone will be driven to change how they play too much by this.

• Alot of other things will be possible. I think Lua was going to be implented too... good Idea for those who wanna learn a easier scripting language

Scripting doesn't get much easier than torque.

I suppose you could get the drag-and-drop style of Gamemaker or its basic coding language, but there's no reason to implement a second scripting language for the very few people who are too dumb to figure out Torque when they're fully capable of working out Lua.

[Orion]

I suppose you could get the drag-and-drop style of Gamemaker or its basic coding language, but there's no reason to implement a second scripting language for the very few people who are too dumb to figure out Torque when they're fully capable of working out Lua.

so you can code for Roblox and blockland at the same time.

[-Jetz-]

so you can code for Roblox and blockland at the same time.

The people who want to do that will have to put up with the agony of learning two scripting languages.

[Sevara]

Actually, guys, Kompressor DID say that vehicle physics would be getting tweaked as part of the update or down the line.  They really jumped the gun on the announcement, though.  Over two months later, and all we've seen are a handful of teaser pics and videos- this update would probably be going over better if they had waited 'til just a couple weeks before release.

And I'm pro-update; I already play exclusively on slate/plate maps.

[Awdax]

He said it was a possibility, and they might work on that. He didn't guarantee it. People who don't want the update though seem to have it stuck in their head that they won't live up to doing that, and saying that removing terrains and interiors cause problems with updates is just an excuse to calm people down and make them not think the developers want graphics over gameplay.

I think it would have been much better if the next update wasn't adding shadows and shaders along with the removal of terrains and interiors, but instead something that adds to the gameplay so people don't think Badspot and kompressor are choosing graphics over gameplay.

[Bisjac]

major updates is apposed to making a blockland2 or retiring current blockland and stopping all updates. as blockland as-is, currently has saturated its target market and cannot grow.

badspot isnt going to support a game forever if its not earning.
these updates will bring in a new generation of sandbox gamers.

[Sevara]

major updates is apposed to making a blockland2 or retiring current blockland and stopping all updates. as blockland as-is, currently has saturated its target market and cannot grow.

badspot isnt going to support a game forever if its not earning.
these updates will bring in a new generation of sandbox gamers.

This.  For all the complainers, even Minecraft has shaders.  I could see how it might be necessary to update the graphics when a game's losing out to pixelated cubes.  They've hung onto system requirements that almost don't exist outside office computers now.

[heedicalking]

i'm happy were finally moving forward. maybe people will be forced to buy better computers instead of living in the stone age!

[Beanisawsome1]

Want my suggestion? Never, and I mean NEVER use 72p text. It will only make people hate you.
I did that before when I first joined the forums and god it was hell.

[Freeze]

i'm happy were finally moving forward. maybe people will be forced to buy better computers instead of living in the stone age!

i thought you were against it lol