Blockland

Blockland

Developers
	Eric Hartman
	Ben Garney
Publishers
	Step 1 Games
Engines
	Torque Game Engine
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
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.

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
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/

Save game data location

System	Location
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/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
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.
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
Start the game Press ~ to open console and type setdefaultfov("100 100 100"); Change 100 100 100 to other FOV value like 140 140 140 Apply the changes.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
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
Download the version 1.7.411 binary from here. Unpack soft_oal.dll, rename it to OpenAL32.dll, and replace the existing one located in the folder of the game.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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.
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use the Connect to Server button in the server browser.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
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
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.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	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)
	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.