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Ardith Mifflin

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Join date: 5 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,416

07-22-2005 22:51

I just found out about Blockland, a multiplayer client for building with legos. It's a little rough, but it's also a lot of fun. Some of the screenshots (in the media section) are incredible.

A random screenshot from the website:

OSourcerer Flytrap

Registered User

Join date: 23 Jan 2005

Posts: 36

07-23-2005 05:06

It looks neat and seems to be a nice example of what one developer can do alone. But isn't Lego International going to chew him up and spit him out as soon as they catch wind?

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Zack Cline

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Join date: 22 Jun 2005

Posts: 59

07-23-2005 06:03

Is this online? Cause it does not look that way to me.

Ardith Mifflin

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Join date: 5 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,416

07-23-2005 08:30

From: Zack Cline

Is this online? Cause it does not look that way to me.

Yep. It's online.

Cybin Monde

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Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

but more importantly..

07-23-2005 11:37

now THESE people need to know about SL!!!

is anyone a Blockland regular? one of us just jumping in wouldn't be taken very well.. at least, that's what i've learned from experience when i tried it on a couple forums last year.

(man, i wish i got the Online Evangelist job with LL!)

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Branduff Kojima

probably doesn't get it.

Join date: 1 Apr 2004

Posts: 89

07-23-2005 11:54

Blockland! My friend showed me this a few months ago... Last time I played it, it was still very very very under development, and rather limited, and it was all very temporary... It seemed like most people played it just to mod the scripts to hell.

I just deleted it from my hard drive yesterday, come to think of it...

Lance Mirabeau

Pees in the shower

Join date: 23 Jul 2005

Posts: 108

07-23-2005 18:42

I tried it once, didn't find it too entertaining.

It's built on the tribes engine.

Lo Jacobs

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Join date: 28 May 2004

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07-23-2005 18:54

Oh it looks cute, like children's toys on the loose.

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Ardith Mifflin

Mecha Fiend

Join date: 5 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,416

07-23-2005 19:48

For anyone who may be interested in trying it, the real fun is in Return to Blockland, a mod which adds more bricks to the game, adds a save/load build function, and various other functions which are absolutely necessary to enjoying the game.

It certainly isn't as functional as SL, but it is an amusing parallel.

Blockland: The Lego Metaverse
Ardith Mifflin Mecha Fiend Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,416	07-22-2005 22:51 I just found out about Blockland, a multiplayer client for building with legos. It's a little rough, but it's also a lot of fun. Some of the screenshots (in the media section) are incredible. A random screenshot from the website:
OSourcerer Flytrap Registered User Join date: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 36	07-23-2005 05:06 It looks neat and seems to be a nice example of what one developer can do alone. But isn't Lego International going to chew him up and spit him out as soon as they catch wind? _____________________ Copying is not nice.
Zack Cline Registered User Join date: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 59	07-23-2005 06:03 Is this online? Cause it does not look that way to me.
Ardith Mifflin Mecha Fiend Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,416	07-23-2005 08:30 From: Zack Cline Is this online? Cause it does not look that way to me. Yep. It's online.
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	but more importantly.. 07-23-2005 11:37 now THESE people need to know about SL!!! is anyone a Blockland regular? one of us just jumping in wouldn't be taken very well.. at least, that's what i've learned from experience when i tried it on a couple forums last year. (man, i wish i got the Online Evangelist job with LL!) _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Branduff Kojima probably doesn't get it. Join date: 1 Apr 2004 Posts: 89	07-23-2005 11:54 Blockland! My friend showed me this a few months ago... Last time I played it, it was still very very very under development, and rather limited, and it was all very temporary... It seemed like most people played it just to mod the scripts to hell. I just deleted it from my hard drive yesterday, come to think of it...
Lance Mirabeau Pees in the shower Join date: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 108	07-23-2005 18:42 I tried it once, didn't find it too entertaining. It's built on the tribes engine.
Lo Jacobs Awesome Possum Join date: 28 May 2004 Posts: 2,734	07-23-2005 18:54 Oh it looks cute, like children's toys on the loose. _____________________ http://churchofluxe.com/Luster
Ardith Mifflin Mecha Fiend Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,416	07-23-2005 19:48 For anyone who may be interested in trying it, the real fun is in Return to Blockland, a mod which adds more bricks to the game, adds a save/load build function, and various other functions which are absolutely necessary to enjoying the game. It certainly isn't as functional as SL, but it is an amusing parallel.

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