Blockland
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Developers | |
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Eric Hartman | |
Ben Garney | |
Publishers | |
Step 1 Games | |
Engines | |
Torque Game Engine[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 24, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | February 24, 2007 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- For help with issues, check the official support page and the help section on the forums.
General information
- Official forums
- Steam Community Discussions
- Kenko's Content Archive - An archive of add-ons, saves, and other user-generated content.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam | ||||
Developer website (unavailable) | Payments can be run through either Paypal or by mail. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | Only available to US residents. |
- A legacy Blockland key can be converted to Steam via methods listed in the official support page.
- Support for authentication using a key was dropped in r2023. Steam is required to play the full version of the game.[2]
- macOS compatibility has been dropped from new versions of the game; the version distributed on the official website and Steam is r2001.
- A demo version of the game can be downloaded at the Blockland Download page along with a portable version. Both the demo and the portable version will run as the full version if Steam is running in the background with an account that owns the game.
Essential improvements
Blockland Glass
- Blockland Glass adds several quality-of-life improvements to the game including an add-on manager and a server preferences manager.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Blockland\config |
Steam | <path-to-game>\config |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Blockland/config |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250340/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Blockland\saves |
Steam | <path-to-game>\saves |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Blockland/saves |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250340/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | See Multi-monitor. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Text will become small and won't fit if the resolution is set to 4K. If Windows scaling is enabled, the application must be set to override application scaling in the compatibility settings. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Slider in Advanced Options ranges from 75 to 120; custom FOV may be set using the setfov(); command in the console. |
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Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Some Windows 10 users have mentioned having mouse problems if Vsync is disabled. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Cap at 1000 fps | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Multi-monitor
Change FOV value[3] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | The OpenAL library that drives the game's audio does not support surround. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Use OpenAL Soft
- Fixes some sound issues including incorrect directional sound and audio that is too loud.
Replace OpenAL32.dll file |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | Somewhat P2P, however there is little client control. | |
Dedicated | A dedicated server can be run on the Blockland Launcher with the -dedicated -dToken [token] parameters. Dedicated server tokens can be generated on the Blockland DToken Settings page.[2] |
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Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use the Connect to Server button in the server browser. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 28000, 28050, 28100 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | Official support for macOS has been dropped and as such the macOS version of the game will not be updated past r2001. PowerPC support was removed in r1908.[4] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 800 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | 800 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2 compatible |
- Windows XP and Vista support dropped in r2005 due to exploits.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/250340/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (250340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Indie DB - Blockland - last accessed on 2022-05-19
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2020/05/20 - Blockland r2023-r2024 - last accessed on 2020-05-21
- ↑ WSGF Forums - Blockland Widescreen Fix - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 2013/12/01 - Blockland r1908 - last accessed on 2019-09-15