Block Fortress 2 news & patch notes

Hey all! I know we've been a bit quiet for a while and I do apologize for that - but we've been working hard behind the scenes to get this mega update out - and the end is finally in sight! We're finishing up the update this week, and then plan to head into a short closed beta to make sure there are no major issues - and then we'll be releasing it immediately on Steam.

Changelog

• Cooperative Multiplayer

  • You can now play with another player in campaign games, missions, and sandbox game modes

  • Missions can now be flagged as supporting co-op, single-player, or both

  • You can now place up to 10 start locations, and players are positioned randomly among them

  • You can now specify starting currencies and hp percents for multiple players

• New biomes

  • Blockmen City (protect the citizens during enemy attacks)

  • Goblock Slum (random surprise attacks when entering Goblock huts)

  • Zomblock Tombs (Blockmen soldiers turn into Zomblocks on death and sometimes when damaged by a Zomblock)

  • Blockbot Grid (blocks touching the grid are unpowered, and Power Generators built anywhere over the grid don't work)

  • Blockoid Temple (must build barracks at center of temple, and you can't build blocks with weapons on temple roads)

• New turret blocks

  • Howitzer - a powerful turret with unlimited range that can't shoot flying targets

  • Neutrino Gun - a short-range energy turret that shoots through blocks

• New enemies

  • Goblock Copter - flying units that drop bombs on targets

  • Goblock Lobber - units with mortars strapped to their backs (or that lob grenades)

  • Zomblock Swarm and Swarmlets - a flying mass that releases Swarmlets over time and as it takes damage

  • Zomblock Tumbler - a rolling bomb that poisons an area on impact

  • Zomblock Necro - drops an artifact when killed that, until collected, creates a rift spawning more and more Zomblocks over time

  • Blockbot Vector - a close-combat Blockbot unit with blades for arms

  • Blockbot Converter - slowly converts the map into areas of the Blockbot grid, destroying existing structures where converted

  • Blockbot Hacker - can't be attacked by turrets, and until it is destroyed, reprograms nearby turrets to the Blockbot team

  • Blockoid Knight - a close-combat Blockoid soldier with a special shield that blocks all damage from the direction of the last incoming attack

  • Blockoid Relay - teleports Blockoid warriors away from battle when they lose their shields, and restores some of their shield HP

• New functionality

  • Added a new build action that allows you to replace existing blocks with the block you are placing (rather than attaching it to the side)

  • You can now set the level of individual blocks built in sandbox and mission builder modes

  • You can now assign variants to enemy Blockmen (e.g. sergeants, medics, and scouts)

  • Added a new attack action that activates a random action with the same color. Also added a new "wait" activation trigger for actions for actions that will only be triggered by this new action.

• Goblock Hammerers now attack units in modes without an HQ for them to target or if they are set to "Attack" AI in missions

• Zomblock Talons added to attacks in campaign mode

• Blockoid Spirit Walker shield hp reduced from 250 to 200

• Enemy Blockmen now have a different faction logo and their own barracks

• NPCs now move more directly to their targets when nearby on a flat surface (with less zig-zagging)

• You can now move the camera around the world when taking a screenshot

• Added a sound and screen effect when you take a lot of damage over a short period of time

• Your profile name now stays in-sync with your corresponding game network display name

• Fixed a bug where sometimes a blank Mod could be crafted

• Fixed a bug where you could retry a mission with incorrect resource amounts

• Fixed a bug where free troops earned from an in-game Mod in Survival mode would need to be re-equipped when loading a game or after some attacks

• Fixed a bug where sometimes NPCs would get stuck inside of invisible blocks

• Fixed a bug where you would continue to delete or select blocks after starting an attack with an empty equipment loadout

• Fixed a bug where a semi-transparent black rectangle would sometimes appear after an invisible unit died

• Fixed a bug where the camera could shake into nearby blocks

• Fixed a bug where sometimes half-blocks would be oriented incorrectly when attached to the sides of other blocks

• Fixed a bug with enemy ai in “Blood Pits of Varrak” mission that made it unwinnable

• Fixed a major bug where you could get stuck at bootup when linked to mobile (error 1 bug)
• Collector equipment no longer supports aiming
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't unset mission messages to show up as fullscreen
• Fixed a bug where you would sometimes return to Verdentis after beating a mission
• Fixed a bug where sawbot’s blade was not showing up
• Fixed a bug where textures looked very grainy on low resolutions (i.e. Steamdeck)

• (new players) You can now choose to skip the tutorial and learn to play in campaign mode after installing the game and after each tutorial level
• The cost to remove tree blocks in campaign mode reduced from 5 gold to 1 gold (removing ground blocks still costs 5 gold)
• Fixed a bug where enemies wouldn't actually spawn on level 10+ even though it was indicated they would in the attack info window
• Fixed a bug where deleting a Banner would refund double the resources spent
• Fixed a bug where some mods would be crafted without a rarity, requiring you to upgrade them twice to get to beyond a common rarity
• Fixed a bug where the food machine block didn't use any power when built
• Fixed a bug where building barbed wire blocks in the same location appeared to spend additional gold
• Fixed a bug where steam keyboard would not automatically display when entering text with steam deck / controller in big picture mode
• Fixed some bugs with crafting mods in campaign mode
• Fixed a bug where you could auto-jump in some situations, even though there wasn't enough room to jump on top of the block you were moving to
• Fixed a bug where melee enemies could attack a block diagonally, even if it was covered on both sides from the attacking position
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't upgrade some mods in campaign from the info window
• Fixed a bug where mod effects would get removed from equipment when upgrading them in campaign mode
• Fixed a bug where “Defenses” was untranslated in various languages
• Fixed various bugs with ui scrolling behavior
• Android only: fixed an issue where the game would mistakenly think you had a controller connected
• The tech level rank requirements to unlock various body parts now show the correct icons when customizing your character
• Resetting a mission no longer resets the medal earned
• Mod targets and some other long lists are now sorted alphabetically
• Crash fixes

• Laser turrets now have unlimited range, but their extreme power draw causes each laser's damage to be reduced based on the total number of lasers that are shooting at the same time. Total damage will always increase with more lasers shooting, but there are greatly diminishing returns after ~10 or so. Also, their hp has been reduced from 40 to 30.

• Blockoid Arcanus no longer instantly loses the game when its countdown completes. It now shoots a very powerful beam of energy that automatically hits your barracks (or character), dealing massive damage. This attack also now has visual and audio effects.

• Thermal rifle reload time increased from 14 seconds to 20 seconds

• Increased the cost of the Cloaking Field mod for non-turret blocks from 1 to 3 stars

• Fixed a bug that prevented enemies from leveling up beyond level 10 in high-level survival games.

• Fixed a bug where equipment and blocks were locked for PC players or players with the Sandbox Badge (mobile) when creating player missions

• Increased font sizes on Steam Deck and other devices with lower resolutions

• Nearly all turrets and enemies no longer damage natural blocks (grass, dirt, etc.)

• You can now remove entire trees and rock formations using one action

• You can now set the player auto-attack option separately on PC and mobile devices

• Nuke explosions no longer flash if screen flashes are turned off in the options

• Localized text that has been added since release

• Major optimizations when rendering groups of similarly-typed enemy models

• Other general purpose optimization

• Fixed some display bugs on mobile devices when choosing global mods (for PC-linked accounts only)

• Fixed a bug where turret range mods would sometimes not give the correct range boost after being upgraded

• Fixed a bug where sometimes troops wouldn't spawn when added from a mod

• Fixed a bug where sometimes the controls wouldn't show up correctly when adding or editing a commander action in sandbox and mission sandbox modes

• Fixed a bug where some sounds would continue to play when the game was paused

• Fixed a bug where the Blockverse progress was showing incorrectly

• Fixed a bug where all weapons, blocks, equipment, and enemies had an unintended, additional range boost. Note that this was an additional range bug on top of the previous update's range increases (which will remain). Note that some turrets had their range further increased after the bug was fixed, to retain the spirit of the previous update (mg, sniper). Also balanced the range of a few select enemies according to the adjusted turret ranges (shooters, big shooters, blast boys). Overall there should be a better balance between turrets now and provide a more distinct role for individual turrets types.

• Increased mortar damage to account for lower accuracy at long range

• Increased campaign gold earned by 10%, across all game difficulty settings

• Added a graphics option for “Effects Level”. Players can change this to a lower setting for improved performance.

• Optimized particle effects and culling logic

• Major balance rework, significantly increasing the range of many turrets while generally modifying damage and some enemies to maintain balance. Overall these changes allow for much more flexible base builds, more overlapping firing arcs, easier protection of multiple ore mines, more battlefield awareness, and more of a dynamic, giant battle feel!

  • Machine gun, holo gun, plasma gun, .50 caliber, mortar, nerve gas, and void gun turrets range significantly increased, damage reduced to compensate, giving a net increase in overall effectiveness in most scenarios.

  • Rotary cannon turret range increased

  • Goblock jumpers hp slightly increased

  • Goblock jumpers increased jump range in later attack waves

  • Goblock boomer range increased

  • Goblock brute attack damage to blocks increased

  • Goblock disintegrator range increased

  • Armored bot hp reduced

  • Detector bot can now shine a spotlight on attacking enemies

  • Minigun has reduced spread when aiming

• Removed gold and ore exchanges in hard mode

• Enemies on hard mode start on a higher level

• You can now see a list of the blocks that were destroyed after each attack in campaign mode

• Optimization: reduced the cpu work that happens with each light

• Fixed a bug where some plants and other cut-out style blocks could cause graphical glitches

• Fixed a bug where you could exchange one gold or ore for any amount of colored minerals

• Fixed a bug where you would continue to fly if ending a round underwater with the diving suit equipped

• Fixed a bug where sometimes missions would load incorrectly until they were reset from the main menu

• Fixed a bug where Goblock brutes wouldn't spawn sometimes in campaign mode

• Fixed a bug where sniper and orbital laser turrets could attack jumping enemies while they were moving

• Fixed a bug where you couldn't view enemies' info when viewing a mission's details

• Increased drill stack limit from 8 to 16
• Fixed a bug where enemies would spawn outside caves in tutorial missions and in some other scenarios, even if targeted to spawn underground
• Potentially fixed a bug that could randomly happen, background networking code

• Rotary cannon turret armor piercing reduced from 1 to 0
• Melt gun turret time to reach max damage reduced from 8 seconds to 5 seconds
• Collector equipment cost reduced from 140/20 to 0/50 and collection radius increased
• Nuke turret damage increased from 400 to 1000, explosion radius reduced from 10 blocks to 8, and now creates a blast crater
• Teleporting no longer flashes the screen white when screen flashing is turned off in the options
• Increased the number of mod stars available in hard mode to the same as in normal mode, but enemies level up sooner now
• Only the first 8 drills in a stack will mine ore now
• Supply bot increases equipment reload speed 4x now instead of 3x, hp reduced from 600 to 200
• Updated healing factor mod description to be more accurate (the mod heals a percentage of your character's missing hp, not a percentage of your character's total hp)
• Added code to prevent enemies from spawning underground in certain scenarios
• Fixed a bug where conquering a planet would always mistakenly unlock the Verdentis steam achievement
• Fixed a bug where some mods would apply incorrectly on blocks built while the mod was activated, but then would be fixed after reloading the game
• Fixed a bug where some mods could be upgraded that shouldn't have been able to
• Fixed a bug that would prevent advanced enemies from spawning until much later in campaign levels with 4 races attacking
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the tide would not go down on Coralla after reaching high tide
• Fixed a bug where the difficulty level would sometimes reset when terraforming a planet
• Fixed a bug where you only got one extra heater on Hava when upgrading your barracks to level 3
• Fixed a bug that would cause enemy holograms to show up as statues, rather than realistic projections
• Fixed a crash when building the player hologram

• All items on campaign planets now automatically level up to the planet's current level, without having to spend colored minerals to do so. You can still spend colored minerals to upgrade items early, to one level higher than the planet's current level. This should allow you to save more colored minerals for mod crafting, and spend less on "catching up" your campaign items via in-game upgrades.
• You can now upgrade a campaign planet's items to a max level of 10 once you've conquered that planet
• Player difficulty settings will no longer reset unless you reset the planet
• You now earn 1 additional colored mineral per attack when playing on hard difficulty
• Casual difficulty no longer has planet biome hazards. Also, multiple bosses don't start spawning until attack 40 and the ore and gold in supply drops has been increased
• Enemy balance has been adjusted to make normal difficulty slightly easier
• Increased the number of supply drops on normal mode on attacks 10+
• Flamethrower turret cost reduced from 50/30 to 20/10 and damage reduced from 12 dps to 8 dps
• Rotary cannon cost reduced from 100/60 to 20/40, damage increased from 60 dps to 100 dps, armor piercing increased from 0 to 1, and hp reduced from 140 to 90
• Hellfire turret range increased from 16 to 30
• Holo gun turrets are now self-powered and have had their hp increased from 40 to 50
• Debilitator no longer disables Blockoid shields. It no longer affects allied characters, and affected enemies now take 50% more damage from attacks
• Goblock Elite squad size reduced from 4 to 2
• Zomblock Brute and Goblock Beast spawn rates have been decreased (fewer of these units will spawn during a campaign attack)
• Mods that were crafted before the last update that are no longer supported will be automatically sold
• Added list filtering controls while choosing mods in game
• Added mods for power blade and shock hammer equipment
• Added mods that increase the rate of attack for some equipment
• The "free troops" mod has been added to the available global mods lists
• You can no longer upgrade the target scanner mod
• Bots will now remember their AI settings between attacks
• Bots will now attack enemies after completing a move command (if they are able to attack)
• Added attack headers in campaign mode to better communicate expectations for your continued survival there
• Reduced size of electromagnetic rifle muzzle flash
• Seeker armor piercing has been increased to level 2, and it now has a 5 second stun
• The shield equipment model is now semi transparent when active in first-person view
• Nuke turret now has a launch sound and explosion effects
• You character's legs are no longer stationary when jetpack is equipped
• Improved enemy tree climbing
• You can now use global mods in sandbox mode
• Fixed the range display for mortar turrets to correctly show a cylinder instead of a sphere
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't buy special units for troops once you bought 10 of that troop type
• Fixed a bug preventing some positions from being powered below your barracks
• Fixed a bug where undoing a build wall, floor, or other area action could remove blocks that weren't built with the original action
• Fixed a bug where you could craft duplicate mods for your player if you already owned those mods before the previous game update
• Fixed a crash that could happen with nukes and other times
• Fixed a crash when building a piano on your command ship
• Fixed a bug where nitro's flamethrower effect would not be aiming in the correct direction
• Fixed a bug where viewing any race's description in the attack info window would show the Goblock race's description
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the window showing information about items, blocks, or enemies in campaign mode would appear black
• Fixed a bug where a targeting line would appear in the corner of the world when setting the target for something
• Fixed a freeze that would randomly happen
• Fixed a crash that could happen when removing statues and certain other structures in the command ship
• China Region (中国地区)
• We are still beta testing the server access, but you can now opt-in simply be going to options, and changing "Server Connection" from "Direct" to "China Proxy". 我们仍在对服务器连接进行测试，但您现在可以通过进入“选项”，将“服务器连接”从“Direct”切换为“中国代理”来自愿加入测试。

• Overall Changes
• Survival mode has been renamed to campaign mode in order to better identify it as the game's primary mode and to reflect its overall progression goals
• Missions are now locked until you beat the first area on Verdentis in campaign
• You can now choose which global mods to craft, using specific combinations of colored minerals.
• Global and in-game mods are now always crafted at a common rarity (except for mods that have a single, predefined rarity). You can now upgrade mods to a higher rarity by spending colored minerals for global mods, or banner points for in-game mods. All duplicate global mods at lower rarities will automatically be sold. You can also now sell in-game mods.
• Global mods now have star ratings based on their effectiveness and value. Star ratings affect their crafting costs, and global mods equipped in campaign mode are now limited by a maximum number of total stars
• You can now choose the difficulty when starting a campaign survival game, which affects how many mods you can add, resource drop rates, boss perks, as well as xp earned
• Survival mode is generally more difficult (with more enemies spawning) in attacks 20+
• You can now generate flat terrain in most campaign areas
• Turrets can now attack into and out of liquid, but have reduced accuracy when doing so
• Enemy bosses can no longer be knocked back from forceful attacks
• You can no longer restore environmental blocks when not in sandbox game modes
• Rewinding an attack no longer costs colored minerals, but attacks that are replayed over the course of a single survival run will no longer give colored minerals
• Rainbow minerals now exchange at a 1:1 rate for colored minerals, and achievement rewards at higher star levels have been increased. You can also now exchange 5 of any colored mineral for 1 rainbow mineral.
• Added a multiplier option to the currency exchange window
• You can now bind other mouse buttons (besides just left, right, and middle)
• Weapon sounds from your equipment should now be played in stereo
• Balance
• Drill blocks now generate 5 ore every attack, regardless of where they are in a stack, making them a poor starting investment but a good long term one
• Sniper turrets can no longer attack moving targets. Also, increased their rotation speed, reduced their attack delay, and increased their attack speed, from 6s per attack to 5s
• Laser cost increased from 70/20 to 60/40
• Rotary cannon turret no longer has a reload time
• Plasma gun turret cost reduced from 60/0 to 50/0
• Zapper turret range increased from 9 blocks to 14 blocks
• MIRV missile spread has been increased
• Minigun's ammo drastically increased from 100 to 200
• Autocannon ammo increased from 30 to 40
• Shotgun and melee weapons are now ready to use more quickly after running
• Proximity drone cost drastically reduced from 320/20 to 120/40 and removed its reload
• Seeker no longer has a time limit and its setup time has been reduced to 1 second (from 2)
• Adapter damage increased for primary targets from 70 to 100
• Attacker bot's range increased from 16 to 20 blocks
• Armor bot's hp increased from 500 to 600. Added a 3-second slow effect to its attack
• Reaper soldier hp increased from 20 to 30, removed their aiming time, and increased their range from 9 to 12 blocks
• Sky ranger soldier hp increased from 30 to 40
• Increased jump range of sky rangers and goblock jumpers
• Soldier cost reduced from 10/70 to 60/10, and increased their damage from 3 to 4 per attack
• Special troop costs have been adjusted based on the basic squad size (so special units for squads with 1 unit will cost at least the full squad amount). Most costs for the basic troop squads have been reduced, and special unit costs have generally been increased.
• Increased Goblock Beast and Zomblock Brute hp
• The range boost mod now increases turret range using a percentage of its default range, rather than a flat amount
• Reduced max hp gained from Zomblock Overlord special ability with the enduring perk. Also reduced the hp of bosses with the enduring perk from 1500 to 1200
• Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug where various AOE effects would not get removed, resulting in permanent or stacking stat effects (this applied to equipment effects, allied special units, and enemy special units)
• Fixed a bug where you could re-collect rare minerals when replaying a boss attack in campaign mode
• Fixed a bug where you could craft in-game mods and then get the banner points back after quitting the app completely
• Fixed a bug where Goblock Crazy Docs and Goblock Tinkerers would sometimes not show up in the list of enemies in the attack info window
• Fixed a bug where the fusion power mod would disable the powered area of your power generator blocks
• Fixed a bug where mining blocks would not collect ore after an attack when the power pack mod was applied to them
• Fixed a bug where equipment would unlock permanently after equipping and removing an unlock equipment mod
• Fixed a bug where orbital lasers could sometimes attack moving targets on unlocked FPS
• Fixed a bug with text wrapping when viewing long mission descriptions in the main menu
• Fixed a bug where button labels were not visible when text was too long (happened sometimes on non-english languages)
• Fixed a bug where Goblock Tinkerers and Goblock Crazy Docs wouldn't show up in the attack info
• Fixed a bug where blade bot couldn't hit some nearby enemies
• Fixed a bug where MIRV projectiles were facing the wrong way
• Fixed a bug where melee enemies could sometimes attack a block through another block
• Fixed a bug where “Enemy Races Fight” setting in mission builder was resetting whenever the window was opened
• Fixed a bug where opening a radial menu blocked you from doing keyboard actions (move, jump, etc)
• Fixed a bug where controls (mouse, keyboard) could become stuck-pressed when leaving the app
• Further reduces equipment attack effects in first-person view when screen flashes is turned off in the options
• Fixed a bug with certain looping sounds (lasers, miniguns, etc)
• Fixed a crash that could happen while terraforming or loading certain generated terrains
• Fixed a crash that could happen when using nukes
• Fixed a crash that could happen when tides change
• Potentially fixed a crash that could happen when Firebearers shot a banner
• China Region (中国地区)
• We have a solution for the online features (including account sync) implemented in this build, but it is opt-in only until we confirm it works from beta testers in China. Once the solution is confirmed working, then we will release an update with the feature enabled. Thank you for your patience! 我们已在此版本中实现了适用于在线功能（包括账号同步）的解决方案，但目前仅限自愿启用，直到我们从中国的测试用户那里确认其有效。一旦确认解决方案可行，我们将发布更新并启用该功能。感谢您的耐心等待！

• Increased ore mine and drill production from +15 to +20 per attack
• Increased gold earned in early attacks from 50 to 100, increasing to a max of 150 by attack 20 (note that you still earn additional gold from collecting coins off dead enemies)
• Earn an additional +10/20/30 ore after each attack, based on your barracks level
• Goblock Elites now reduce 90% of attack damage from the front, with damage capped at a max of 10% of their starting hp (e.g. even the most powerful attacks will require 10 hits to kill them from the front). Also, the angle of incoming attacks that gets blocked by their shields has been reduced, allowing more attacks that originate from higher up and from the side to hit with full damage. The hit test for attacks from your character is much more accurate now, allowing attacks that aren't aimed directly at their shields to hit with full damage. They are now much easier to take out with accurate aiming or a powerful defense (even if your turrets attack their shields), and as such, their native armor has been increased to level 2. We appreciate all the feedback and will keep monitoring this unit for balance.
• You can now remove environmental blocks in survival mode at a cost of 5 gold per block
• Ore deposit blocks are no longer destroyed when a mining block is destroyed
• Reduced .50 caliber turret cost from 30/50 to 50/20
• Reduced hellfire turret cost from 40/120 to 40/60. Added 6-second slow effect on hit
• Reduced zapper turret cost from 15/15 to 10/10
• Adjusted melt gun turret cost from 0/80 to 20/60. Also added/fixed its attack effect
• Plasma gun turrets can now be built on barracks level 1. Also reduced their cost from 80/0 to 60/0
• Reduced cost of the electro gun equipment from 20/220 to 120/40
• Increased cost of laser turrets from 70/10 to 70/20
• Increased despawn time for gold dropped by enemies from 30 to 60 seconds
• Reduced collector equipment unlock level to tech level 26
• Reduced grapple hook equipment unlock level to tech level 36
• Drastically increased collector bot collection radius (from 3 blocks to 12)
• Drastically reduced damage to blocks by the underground monster on planet Jericho
• Fixed a bug where you didn't earn XP after beating an attack on a completed survival area
• Removed camera movement bobbing when camera shake is turned off in the options
• Fixed a bug where after unequipping diving suit you could still have its effects active
• Fixed a bug where the Fortify mod would keep increasing your barracks' hp after each attack
• Fixed a crash that could happen when undoing blocks in certain scenarios
• Fixed a crash that could happen when viewing the map screen
• Fixed a crash that could happen when a flamethrower turret died

• Fixed an issue where “Testing Facility” win condition sometimes wouldn’t trigger
• Fixed an issue where you could get stuck as unable to rotate the camera when beginning an attack
• Fixed an exploit where you could generate gold by using delete/undo/rewind in a certain way
• Fixed a bug where Blockmen special troop AOEs were not being activated
• Fixed some render bugs when viewing some things far in the distance

• NOTE: Linking event blocks in Sandbox mode is no longer supported! If you've built levels with linked event blocks, they will need to be updated using commander actions. Right-click event blocks to quickly add a commander action to have them activate/deactivate another block.
• Added functionality to upload and download missions, sandbox games, and other creations. Players on the demo version may only download creations made by other players on the demo version.
• Added the ability to create unlimited new sandbox games, mission sandbox games, command ship builds, and small, medium, and big creations
• Fully localized into 11 lanuages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, and Russian. NOTE: a few areas of the game are still in progress, so please be patient if you find a missing translation!
• You can now build most blocks on any race's team. Most blocks are now indicated using race-specific base plates. Defensive wall blocks are custom to each race.
• Added the ability to build rooms and delete 3D areas of blocks from the build menu
• Activated the build menu when restoring blocks, allowing you to restore areas of blocks
• "Banner Level" has been replaced with "Barracks Level" in Survival mode, and is accessed at your Barracks. Banners now only provide a way to get additional resources in Survival mode.
• Added Hover Block, which allows you to build flying structures when flying blocks is turned off
• Added the ability to activate Switch blocks multiple times
• NPCs can now climb on the bottom of blocks if there is room
• NPCs that are tall enough can now start climbing sides of blocks that have a gap below them and the ground
• Reduced cost to build Shotgun in Survival mode
• When building in Sandbox modes, the build team you selected is now remembered when switching between build actions
• Major NPC pathing performance optimizations
• Improved minimap performance, scrolling, and zooming
• Disabled areas are now indicated on the world map when in build mode
• Changed the cloaked blinking effect, and fixed some bugs related to it
• All "Move Here" indicators are now also shown in the compass at the top of the screen
• Soldiers on your command ship will try to stop on different blocks than other stopped soldiers
• You can now set attack messages to show up as fullscreen or at the top of the screen
• Structures with foundations can't be built on top of each other anymore (HQs, Banners, etc.). Improved structure foundation placement preview.
• Fixed a bug where you sometimes couldn't set a world's weather to clear in sandbox
• Fixed issues with the “interact” action when trying to interact with things in the environment. e.g. toggle switches, etc.
• Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor would disappear after certain windows would show and hide
• Fixed an issue where certain radial menu items wouldn't activate depending on how they were accessed (ex: "set build team" when building a mission or sandbox)
• Fixed the "Defend" AI routine for placed troops
• Fixed a bug that would cause some blocks to get progressively darker when building a floor or wall pattern
• Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause placed troops with the "Wait" AI to attack immediately
• Fixed more bugs when building blocks using commander actions
• Fixed a bug where ripples on the water surface would stack when viewing the mini-map
• Fixed a bug where special characters would spawn troops in disabled parts of the world
• Fixed a crash when attacking a Blockman special character with the Omnipresent perk
• Fixed a bug where Laser Strobe block beams sometimes would point in the wrong direction
• Fixed a bug that would cause the game's data to load incorrectly after editing a templated sandbox creation
• Fixed high-level Blockmen soldier damage so they don't instantly kill blocks and buildings
• Fixed a sorting bug with colored commander actions
• Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent commander actions from triggering (usually when linked to colored completion events)
• Fixed a bug where you could move out of bounds on your command ship when using free-camera mode
• Fixed a bug where in-world icons could sometimes show up on top of a character intro
• Fixed icons for special characters on the minimap
• Fixed a bug where an undying special character that was placed in the world would respawn when deleted
• Fixed a bug where NPCs placed behind a disabled line wouldn't activate when that part of the world was activated
• Fixed a bug where NPCs and items could fall through disabled lines
• Fixed a bug where commander actions that repeated infinitely would sometimes get set to repeat once
• Fixed a bug where buildings that have foundations wouldn't have them removed, unless you explicitly deleted them
• Fixed a bug where blocks outside a building's foundation would sometimes be removed when removing the building
• Fixed a bug where enemies could sometimes fall into inaccessible areas of the world.
• Fixed a bug where enemies would attack the start location structure
• Fixed a bug where the start location structure was waterproof
• Fixed a bug where restoring rock spike structures underwater would leave pockets of air
• Fixed a bug where the sky would look messed up when transitioning from day to night
• Fixed a bug where a Banner's build cost was shown incorrectly after building them in the world
• Fixed a bug where Survival planets would be labeled as "Not Started" even after you played them

• Added a radial menu (mouse wheel or Q) with your current loadout and build actions
• Added a radial menu (Tab) with all the actions for the current game-mode (start, view map, view equipment, scenario settings, sandbox fly, sandbox invulnerability, terraform, etc)
• When building, click-and-hold to open a special build menu to quickly build a wall, floor, half block, or full block.
• Right click now opens a menu for the selected block
• Added functionality to auto-equip a block that you've selected, which can be activated from the selected block menu (right-click).
• Space and shift are now fly up/jump and fly down

• You can now design and build standalone creations that can be re-built in sandbox modes (e.g. guard towers, bunkers, buildings, etc.)
• You no longer lose the game when a banner is destroyed
• Removed the requirement to get air while underwater
• All gold and other currency items are automatically collected at the end of a survival attack
• You can now see through the water's surface while in third-person view if your character is underwater, but the camera isn't
• You now have more control over your jump height (press space longer to jump higher)
• Building natural blocks next to blocks of the same type will now match their color (e.g. building a ruins block next to the same type of ruins block will match the built block color to the existing one's color)
• Added an option for hold-to-aim
• Added an option to hide the in-game controls for screenshots
• Added a new editor block that shows a "Move Here" indicator, which is activated when a player moves nearby
• Added a third song for a Blockoids attack
• Improved auto-jumping while moving up hills
• Added new Armored Shield equipment, which blocks damage from the front when not attacking with a weapon
• Added an option to set up a mission with no build phase before the attack
• You no longer get credit for some achievements when testing missions you created
• Fixed a bug where the costs of mining blocks wouldn't scale correctly (sometimes refunding more gold than the block's cost)
• Fixed a bug where using a commander action to activate camouflage blocks and doors wouldn't active them (when building a sandbox level or a mission)
• Fixed a bug where weapons and equipment would stop working when picking up more than one of the same type
• Fixed a bug where some blocks built on the enemy team wouldn't get powered
• Fixed a bug where troop dialogue would play for bots
• Fixed a bug where ranged NPCs would sometimes get stuck walking or climbing in place, not attacking
• Fixed a bug where NPCs would sometimes walk downward through blocks
• Fixed a bug where NPCs would climb up and fall down some block formations endlessly
• Fixed a bug where some weapons wouldn't play the "empty clip" sound when trying to shoot while reloading
• Fixed a bug where ore deposits wouldn't get marked if starting the build phase with a mining block already selected
• Fixed a bug where the effect for security towers would lag when playing with high FPS rates
• Fixed a bug where banner reward levels wouldn't reset when restarting a survival planet
• Fixed a bug where the game would run faster if you started on 30 fps and changed it to a higher fps while playing
• Fixed a bug where you could open the exit game confirm window repeatedly
• Fixed a bug where the in-game controls would show “Rotate Camera” at the wrong time
• Fixed a bug where the game would show a "Lose Time" countdown instead of a "Win Time" countdown
• Fixed a bug where commander messages set to show at the same time would be displayed out of order (from last to first, instead of first to last)
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't select an item or event block to activate a commander build block action
• Fixed some bugs when using commander build block actions
• Increased event trigger time maximums to 20 minutes (from 5 minutes)

• Removed block build limits in sandbox mode and on your command ship in the demo
• One of the mission sandbox planets is now unlocked in the demo version
• Banner locations are now placed closer to the center of the map (if you've already started a survival game, you'll need to reset that game to reposition the locations)
• Banners now automatically give you additional gold and ore at the end of some attacks in Survival mode
• Equipped weapons can now hit enemies that are past their max range, but with a damage drop-off (weapons with projectiles will veer off course when moving past their max range)
• Increased range of Machine Gun turrets slightly
• Adjusted environmental lighting at night, making it darker overall
• Turrets can now attack enemies that aren't in a lighted area at night, but they get a drastic accuracy reduction when doing so
• The Pitch Black level hazard is now darker than the normal night time. When this hazard is active, turrets and troops can't attack enemies that aren't in lighted areas
• You can now place weapon and equipment pick-ups in the world using item blocks when building in sandbox modes
• Players and NPCs no longer move inside desert sand blocks
• You can now set the music, time of day, and weather in sandbox mode
• Added options to turn off camera shake and UI screen flashes
• Enemies will no longer attack Required Move Area and Required Build Area sign blocks
• Heavy Machine Gun has been renamed to Autocannon
• Reduced Plasma Rifle projectile and hit effect sizes
• Improved NPC pathing overall, including NPCs getting stuck in trees
• Smoothed out player movement throughout the world at higher frame rates
• Improved drop downs so you can see all their list items, even if they are near the bottom of the screen
• Added death sounds for Blockmen troops
• Added more in-battle dialogue for Blockmen troops
• When cycling through build actions (build -> info -> delete -> revert), the last selected equipment will now be reselected when cycling back to the build action
• Discord and quit buttons are now only shown when the game is paused or you are looking at the main menu
• Fixed a bug that allowed you to build blocks on top of Banners. Banners now are destroyed when blocks fall on top of them
• Fixed a bug where power icons for blocks (and other icons) could stay in the world after the block was destroyed or powered
• Fixed a bug where Blockmen Sky Rangers wouldn't use their jump packs when on the enemy team
• Fixed a bug where items could move upwards through blocks
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't equip a Bot in survival mode
• Fixed a bug where Spotlights wouldn't actually light the area they were aiming at after loading a game
• Fixed a bug where NPCs placed in sandbox mode couldn't be set back to attacking AI after being set to waiting AI
• Fixed a bug when firing Heavy Machine Gun (now Autocannon) that would cause the game to freeze
• Fixed a bug where Zomblock Leapers would only jump straight up and improved the overall accuracy when NPCs jump
• Fixed a bug a that allowed you to spend colored minerals to get gold and ore in missions
• Fixed mouse acceleration so it is properly disabled while looking around with the camera, and enabled while using the cursor (windows)
• Fixed a bug where hotkeys and controls in the corner would not show up while switching between controller and keyboard/mouse
• Fixed mac builds, for both intel and apple silicon
• Fixed a bug where controls where showing up when playing “The Last Stand” mission