Blocklander?Sorry if this has been addressed already but what is up with this?
That was just an experimental concept for what the avatar might look like.
also, dumb question, but are you going to make it fps or tps for the game? some certain block games like lego worlds for example have some third person
You'll be able to switch between both like in BL.
Is there gonna be a separate build-mode where you can freely move the camera like Roblox?
It's different and it might make things easier so I approve.
If you're gonna do that, though, I'd implement mouse selection for copying, pasting, and applying things to loads of bricks.
or potentially an editor similar to unity, with its copying/pasting and movement
Yes, there will be a separate builld / free cam mode which will allow you build such as in Roblox. So far, I'm thinking destroying and repainting bricks in player mode will be similar to how it works in Blockland. However, in free cam mode, you can destroy and repaint bricks by simply highlighting them with your mouse and pressing a key. Also, free cam mode can possibly be restricted to only admins / super admins, only allowed in a creative gamemode, or by having a player ask permission of the host. Maybe the player model and building animations can still be present when flying.
also, Q/E for up/down camera movement would be cool
Great idea, didn't consider that.
i'm not too much of a fan of the current building mechanics, but that's probably because i'm too used to how blockland controls. honestly idk how else you could do brick placing controls as well as blockland though.
and also, the idea of using absolutely any color you want i'm not a fan of either. I liked colorsets because you didn't have to mess around with sliders, and you can easily get back a color that you used previously really easily and quickly. The idea of client-sided colorsets, ones you can download or create yourself is interesting though, as it's potentially possible to go on any server you'd like and use whatever colorset you'd want, with access to the sliders still if needed (and no color limit!)
plus right now i'm very concerned on lag/slowdowns. the grid loading in that last video seemed slow and i'm concerned we can't, like, place even more bricks then blockland can atm.
those are all my concerns right now though
There are new mechanics planned in addition to the Blockland-esque controls, which should hopefully make building (especially building large structures) much easier. You'll also be able to set, save and load preset color packs, which will work very similar to colorsets. And the grid was designed to load slow on purpose for performance reasons; in the first video it loaded instantly. Right now, floor chunks load once per frame instance, but that can easily be adjusted later, so it shouldn't be an issue.
