Update log
Full Block Story™ update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- UI and audio
- Balance
- Performance
- Compatibility
We're proud to announce, Block Story Reforged, the game's biggest update in over 5 years!
Over the past month, I've hired more developers to work on the game and our goal is to bring long awaited features that were neglected or written off as impossible to implement. The goal is also to bring this game up to a new modern standard! This update is the first major update to get it to that standard! I did a developer livestream going over everything. For those that missed it, here is what is coming to the game This Month!
Menu Changes
Male/Female Option Custom Keybindings Controller Support Dynamic Resolution Options Full Screen/Windowed Mode New World Creation Options The ability to rename your character Credits Page
Mob Shaders
Creatures no longer glow in the dark They adapt to the light around them
Forgotten Sky and Hades
Forgotten Sky and Hades received texture revamps
Paint
Paint almost anything now
Blocks
This game used to have a limit of 256 block types. The new team has removed this limit. Over 20 New Blocks have been added Many blocks saw retextures Fancy texture pack was remastered Melons can be crafted to make sliced melons
Floating Islands
Floating islands were added to the current terrain generator
Music
Removed all of the Ai Generated Tracks and added 4 new tracks made by humans: Main Menu Extended Space Layer 1 Theme Phoenix Boss Theme Cave Theme
Audio
400+ new sounds Creature idle sounds Creature Impact sounds NPC's can hum when you talk to them Weapons all have unique sounds for equipping, swinging, and impact Biomes now have atmospheric sounds More new weather sounds
Balance Overhaul
Rebalanced all 136 creatures Space Creatures got a heavy nerf but an XP buff Enemies will no longer heal from magic attacks, instead they will resist attacks You can now play any playstyle against any enemy
New Creatures
Space Wren Stormbringer Frog
Immersion
Leaves and Grass blow in the wind Interactive Grass and Plants The Ocean now has Seagrass, Kelp, Seaweed, and more! Fire now displays on the tops and bottom of blocks
Lighting
Biomes have specific lighting Blocks that emit light glow brighter
Highly Requested Small Changes
Gontar can breathe in space Angel Goblin will not heal Ashkore Disabled knockback Translations are updated All items are in Creative Mode Destroying blocks doesn't leave behind shadows anymore Wizard now spawns in the old world The OG spawners appear in the old world Removed Player File Encryption Removed Il2cpp so people can mod the game Separate FPS from Jumping Removed Scrape Damage
We also have a Roadmap of things we want to do after this update!
Combat Overhaul
Terrain Generator V3
Lighting Overhaul
Here is a sneak peek as to what the game will look like in the future!
The goal is to release this update into the Beta branch this month, and if all goes well, a live release shortly after! Thank you so much for all of your continued support! I cant wait to bring this game up to a new standard with all of you!
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