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Genre: Strategy, Adventure, Indie

The Block Box

Update v0.4: New World, New Sky

A new update is finally here, and with it comes many changes, such as new world generation. Mountains now generate in all climates, but more frequently in polar climates. Seas have also been added. Grass is now 3D and affected by wind, along with new flowers. Clouds now appear in the sky, along with stars at night. The sky can be seen reflected in water now.
A map has been added, which is automatically updated as you explore (can be opened by pressing 'M').
Food has also been added, although it is quite limited. Villagers can now grow oat, rice, wheat and potatoes, and eat them to restore health.

Full changelog below:

  • Added 4 crops that can be cultivated: Oat, Wheat, Rice & Potato.
  • Villagers can now eat food by dragging it from the Inventory, to the Villagers face in the Inspector.
  • Added new block: Pantry, used for storing food. Works in the same way as a Stockpile or a Jar.
  • A Village can now be named and a custom banner can be drawn. (Menu found in upper-right corner).
  • Added a map, updates automatically while exploring. Opened by pressing 'M'.
  • Added clouds.
  • Added waves and sky reflections to water.
  • Added 3D grass, which sways in the wind.
  • Added 2 flowers: Dandelion and Daisy.
  • Added stars at night.
  • Added 2 new Villager animation, one for when they are unable to complete an action, and another for when jumping down while walking.
  • Increased the maximum render distance drastically, allowing the player to see 960 meters into the horizon. Can be lowered if hardware is not capable of keeping up.
  • Added slider for setting UI Scale.
    [-] Villagers now longer regenerate health while sleeping.


Fixes:

  • Fixed snow sometimes now showing in polar climates.
  • Fixed not being able to store shovels in Jars.
  • Fixed fog showing in the Schematic Editor when it was not supposed to.
  • The game can now be paused while in Build Mode.
  • Fixed iron not generating properly.

New Update: v0.3

The Block Box v0.3 is now out, adding beds, clay bricks & tiles, sideways logs and new villagers moving in.

Full Changelog:

  • Added beds
  • Villagers regenerate health when sleeping
  • Time will pass much faster if all Villagers are sleeping at night
  • If there are more beds than Villagers, a new Villager will move in every sunrise.
  • Villager Skills are now fully implemented, with corresponding achievements for reaching max level.
  • Wood Logs can now be rotated sideways by using the scroll-wheel before placing them.
  • Iron now generates in stone, and in larger quantities in polar climates.
  • The sky is now light-gray when in a polar climate.
  • Skeletons now die when the sun rises.

The first update after launch is now out! The Block Box v0.2

The Block Box v0.2 is now available.

Changelog:

  • Multiple Villagers can now work on a Schematic at the same time.
  • Added an animation and a sound effect for when a Villager places a new block.
  • Added an in-game tutorial.
  • Added a volume slider found in the Settings.
  • Fixed a bug causing empty Stockpiles to be unbreakable.
  • Fixed a bug where the player would suddenly be unable to interact with anything.