Blockland

Blockland
Developers

	Eric Hartman
	Ben Garney
Publishers
	Step 1 Games LLC
Engines
	Torque
Release dates
Windows	February 24, 2007
macOS (OS X)	February 24, 2007

Key points

For help with issues, check the official support page and the help section on the forums.

General information

Official site

Official forums

Steam Community Discussions

Kenko's Content Archive - An archive of add-ons, saves, and other user-generated content.

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Payments can be run through either Paypal or by mail. Formerly available through Amazon, however the game can no longer be purchased there.
Steam

A Steam key can be redeemed if you already own the game at Blockland Steam Conversion page.

Purchasing the game on Steam will not provide you with a Blockland key, which may be limiting if you plan to host a dedicated server or play the game without Steam.

Demo version of the game can be downloaded at Blockland Download page along with portable edition of the game (key needed).

The game uses its own authentication servers independent of Steam. This means the authentication servers can be down even when Steam is up and vice versa.

Essential improvements[edit]

Blockland Glass[edit]

Blockland Glass adds several quality-of-life improvements to the game including an add-on manager and a server preferences manager.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Blockland\config
macOS (OS X)	~/Documents/Blockland/config
Steam	<path-to-game>\config
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250340/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Blockland\saves
macOS (OS X)	~/Documents/Blockland/saves
Steam	<path-to-game>\saves
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250340/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

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
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Multi-monitor[edit]

Change FOV value^[1] 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.

Change FOV value^[1]

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 settings[edit]

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings[edit]

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

Use OpenAL Soft[edit]

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.

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[edit]

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		You can't host and play simultaneously with the Steam version.
Self-hosting		Use the `-dedicated` parameter.^[2]
Direct IP		Use the `Connect to Server` button in the server browser.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			PowerPC support was removed in r1908.^[3] Primitive macOS Catalina support added in r2001.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
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

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

↑ WSGF Forums - Blockland Widescreen Fix
↑ 2013/10/03 - Steam Status (Updated: 2013/12/17)
↑ 2013/12/01 - Blockland r1908 - last accessed on 2019-09-15

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