Boring Man: Online Tactical Stickman Combat
New YouTube Channel
There is also a new TUNNEL DIVERS video up.
Boring Man Ladder Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
Missed last years ladder? Want to see how good you are? Or maybe how bad? Coyote has begun organization for this year's ladder ranking.
Please read the rules carefully before signing up.
Winner(s) will receive free Premium keys. Details about that aren't solid yet though.
Boring Man v1.2.7.5 is now available
Fixed
- Fixed TDM servers falsely telling clients they are banned
- Fixed players being able to capture/contest control points when they are lagging out
- Fixed a load of false positives for the new anti-cheat
- Removed “TestAHE” from the ini file, experimental anti-cheat is now in full effect
Boring Man v1.2.7.4 is now available
Dev log
Another small update focused on stopping cheating. Unfortunately, a handful of cheaters have been persistently using the non-Steam version to avoid bans so I decided to scrap it. This is pretty disappointing because I don't like forcing players to use the Steam version but they have ruined it for everyone else.
With that being said, I've heavily updated Anti-Hacks Enforcer. It is, however, unstable and widely untested and that will have to be the public's job since there are thousands of factors where it can go wrong. So for the first few days it will simply silently log if it thinks someone is cheating, and once I think I have heavily reduced the false positives I will enable kicking. If you get kicked and not banned and you weren't cheating, report it to me with what you were exactly doing before you were kicked.
If you are a server host and used the non-Steam version, it's no problem, you can still use it. But to run the game you must set "Dedicated" to "ON" in the INI file otherwise it will crash talking about the Steam API.
Get it here: http://spasmangames.com/boringman/
Also good news for anyone previously banned, the slate has been cleared and you are unbanned now. Unless you were such a problem and I had to ban your Steam ID from the game, in which case I just applied those Steam IDs to the ban lists.
Added
- Added “VotePercentage” to the INI file settings. Lets you set the percentage of yes votes needed to pass a vote.
- Added “VotePlayersNeeded” to the INI file settings. Lets you set the needed number of players to start a vote ban. Ignored by map votes.
- Added “TestAHE” to the INI file settings. Leave it at 0 to completely turn off the experimental anti-cheat but log info. Change to 1 to only kick players (not banned) and log info. Change to 2 to fully kick and ban players and log info. This option will go away and the new code will be fully integrated when testing is done and it is stable.
Changed
- Server bans are now fully based on Steam profiles instead of IP addresses
- You can still use IP addresses to ban if needed but they need to be manually added to the ban text file for the server.
- Anti-Hacks Enforcer is testing more powerful code. Use TestAHE to turn it on or off or only allow it to kick players instead of ban.
- You can still use the non-Steam version for dedicated server hosting. Download it from my site: http://spasmangames.com/boringman/
- You will now get a crash if the Steam API isn’t running the game. Restart your Steam client when this happens. (This happens when your Premium disappears)
- This crash is avoided if you are running in dedicated server mode.
Fixed
- Fixed damage numbers occasionally not reporting accurately
- Fixed Revolver not being able to alt-fire while reloading
- Fixed a crash that happened if you closed the game at the initialization screen
Boring Man v1.2.7.3 is now available
Dev Log
One more final tiny hotfix to take down more auto clicking exploits and to add a feature i've been pining for.
If you have a troublesome player, a Steam profile ban could really throw them for a loop, so there you go.
Added
- Added the ability to ban Steam profiles from a server. Open bm_settings.ini_banned_steam.txt and add the SteamID64 number to this file to ban that steam profile from your server. The value must be added manually by the server owner.
Fixed
- Fixed players being able to carry the wrong flag in CTF
- Fixed the chat saying the host would join even if the server is in Dedicated mode
Weapons
- Blaster’s first firing mode is now fully automatic.
- Reduced fire rate of first Blaster firing mode
Official Spasman Games Slack server
If you have slack and want to join, you can do so here: https://spasmanslack.herokuapp.com/
It's free, you don't have to do patreon or whatever, that was just a dumb experiment.
Boring Man v1.2.7.2 is now available - Thank you update 🎄
Dev Log
So for those that don't know, my new game TUNNEL DIVERS was greenlit recently. It only took 2 weeks That was FAST, and I owe it to the Boring Man community. So while I said I don't want to update as much anymore, this update is a token of my gratitude. Thank you all for supporting me, I didn't think my dumb games were that important to you that you'd actually spend the time to vote yes for me. Now I can really crack down on this new game without any obstacles because I know it will be great.
I always wanted to do a holiday theme update, so I figured this would be my last chance to do so for this game. Most of the update is just aesthetic. Changes your hats, some scenery but its nothing too large. But I hope it gets you in the mood anyways because winter holidays are /comfy/
I also kept a close eye on weapon feedback because I can't really help myself and thought I'd throw the community a bone there too. But don't get use to it. I'm sure you will all find something new to complain about.
The buzzer has been labeled the new "spam" weapon now that its good, so I altered it in ways to reduce said spam. The gravity will now require some player aim, and even some thought into how the blades will bounce.
The revolver and double barrel have suffered from auto clickers for a little too long, so I did away with that by making the fire rate of both human. For those who liked the rapid fire revolver clicking, you can still use its new alt fire, Rapid Fire. It will rapidly fire the revolver just as fast as you use to click it, but at the cost of accuracy.
My gratitude got you to squeeze another update outta me, so here you go. Thank you a lot for helping me live my dream.
Winter Event
- Somewhere Land is feeling a little more cheerful! I mean, its still in turmoil but you know.
- Temporary holiday hats!
- Survival chests are now survival presents!
- It’s snowing everywhere!! I mean everywhere!! In the desert? UNDERGROUND? What.
- And more!
Fixed
- Fixed muleslapper sound bug
- Fixed a crash if you clicked a team before the map finished loading
Weapons
- Increased double barrel reload time
- Decreased double barrel fire rate
- Decreased revolver fire rate
- New Revolver Alt Fire: Rapid Fire
- Buzzer projectiles are now heavily affected by gravity
Boring Editor v1.5
- Changed how saving/loading works. You can now save and load bmap files directly, bmapsaves are no more.
- You can still load bmapsaves if needed in the file menu. F10 key will still need to be used when loading bmapsave files.
- Added the ability to use the arrow keys as a mouse wheel
(Recompiling not necessary, but always recommended.)
My New Project - TUNNEL DIVERS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q7GBQSOk_Y
If you like Boring Man and like my work, please consider visiting Tunnel Divers' Greenlight page and sending me a yes vote.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=774112780
Thank you for all of your support.
Help Needed: Forum Moderators
http://steamcommunity.com/app/346120/discussions/0/217691032438902888/
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Patreon + Discord
https://www.patreon.com/spasman
I also have a Discord server now, but I will only talk in the Patreon channel. There is a non-Patreon channel however to talk to fellow players.
https://discord.gg/Z4PSxYB
Thanks for playing B-Man.