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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 15:54:04 GMT
This thread is still WIP, will continue to worked on throughout the day.* This is going to be an ongoing list of blocks currently in the game, with their respective basic use, and controls/adjustments (functions). This thread is intended for players who are new to the game, and want a better insight on different blocks. Blocks can have many more uses then the ones stated, all that is needed Is a little creativity.(Blocks as of v0.03) Many thanks to spaar for digging into the code, and finding the weight of every block! Thread has been updated accordingly.First off, it should be noted, that during the campaign, there is a faint outline of a box, this is your building area, and any machine you build, must fit in that area to allow you to progress through the stages. The size of this box is 18Wx18Dx10H Blocks. Image: Block: The Core.Use: It doesn't have any real use, however it is the starting block for any machine you create. It also supposedly 'powers' of you machine... although oddly enough all the parts still move even if detached... Magic...? Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.25
Basic:These will be your go to block for anything structural. In game these blocks are located on the first tab, Basic, of the construction tab. The basic blocks can also be found in the Blocks tab, as well as the Mechanical tab. In saying that, I have also placed them with their appropriate section. Wooden Blocks, Brace, Wheel, Steering Hinge.
Blocks:The 'Blocks' Tab also contains the Wooden Blocks and brace block types. This tab is also your primary construction tab, with minimal moving parts. Wooden Blocks, Brace, Wooden Panel, Hinge, Swivel Joint, Half Pipe.
Mechanical:This tab contains all** the blocks you need for moving parts, from wheels to springs, and Spinning blocks. Motor Wheel, Unpowered Wheel, Steering Hinge, Steering, Decoupler, Contractable Spring, Suspension, Piston, Spinning block, Grabber, Unpowered cog (gear), Powered cog (gear).**Minus the Hinge, and Swivel joint found in the previous tab
Weaponry:Great tab for all items that shout DEATH! Bombs, blades, fire, all you need for destruction! Spike Ball, Metal Blade, Circular Saw, Metal Spike, Cannon, Flame Thrower, Bomb, Holder, Flaming Ball, Boulder, Plow.
Flight:Want to get somewhere without having to be a pleasant on wheels. The tough to master flying parts are for you! They will require some tinkering to use to their full potential. Flying Block (propeller), Aerodynamic Propeller, Wing, Wing Panel, Ballast.
Armour:Got some people shooting at you? Flame thrower burning your machine? Well these are for you! Stop arrows, and heat in it's tracks with these hand dandy armour pieces, various sizes to meet your needs! Square Metal Plate, Rectangular Metal Plate, Round Metal Plate.
Future Blocks:
There has been a little code digging by a few players, to discover a 'Chain' Block. Reports say that this is a block on a chain. This rumour is backed up by a weight under the name of "Chain". It reportedly weighs 0.5 Having gone through the full list of block weights currently in game, I discovered one unexplainable weight. (well, two if you count the chain...) This unexplainable weight is called, GroundPegNail. So it can only be assume that this is a future blocked...?
*Rumours!* No so much rumours anymore, thanks once again to Spaar! Link to the 3* secret blocks. The first two, are a ball + chain and a... as the name suggests, a ground peg. Which can't be placed unlike the Ball and chain. The 3rd* is a spring, which has the weight name, Oldspring, which leads one to believe it was the old type of spring before it was reworked, and has not been removed completely from game. Well, I hope you enjoyed, and learned something from all that! I will be continuously updating this as more stuff come out, and things get changed, so stay tuned. If theres any changes, suggestions, spelling errors or others things I'm missing, just give me a little poke.  ~Sub *Planned changes more pictures Plus GIF examples. (if I can find a good way to record...) |
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Post by zodium on Feb 11, 2015 16:20:19 GMT
Very nice! You should think about breaking these up into individual posts and linking them from the OP for easier management.
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Post by Von on Feb 11, 2015 16:41:54 GMT
Holy crap, good work.
I really need to look into porting this to some kind of wiki.
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Post by Arlekin on Feb 11, 2015 18:17:12 GMT
SuburbanSB great job man! This forum just became so much useful thanks to you I'd also suggest that you'd use zodium's idea - it'd allow for more focused and visible descriptions.
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 23:27:37 GMT
Very nice! You should think about breaking these up into individual posts and linking them from the OP for easier management. Interesting idea, When I finished I was a little tired so I didn't want to do too much. Although I did thing of it to be a little longer than I anticipated xD Holy crap, good work. I really need to look into porting this to some kind of wiki. I was considering starting up a wiki page of sorts, but wasn't too sure where you guys were headed with that sort of thing, so I decided just to keep it in the forums for the moment. SuburbanSB great job man! This forum just became so much useful thanks to you I'd also suggest that you'd use zodium's idea - it'd allow for more focused and visible descriptions. Thank you! I know I would have found something like this crazily useful when I first started out, just hope others will as well! I'm just tying something like what Zodium suggested now. |
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 23:33:28 GMT
BasicsBlock: Wooden BlockUse: These are you basic structure blocks. 1 or 2 blocks long, you can use these to place any other items on. They can hold your machine together. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: Single Wood block; 0.3, Double wood block; 0.5 Block: BraceUse: The brace is a strong, and light weight material used to keep machine from falling apart. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 It should be noted, that the point where the weight is 'added' to, is the point at which you start to place the brace. Block: WheelUse: Used to move machines from place to place. Controls or Adjustments: Forwards; UP Reverse; DOWN Wheel Speed 0.00 -> 2.00 Weight: 1.0 Block: Steering Hinge
Use: Generally used to steer wheels left and right Controls or Adjustments: Left; LEFT Right; RIGHT Rotation Speed 0.00 -> 2.00 Weight: 1.0
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 23:34:00 GMT
BlocksBlock: Wooden BlockUse: These are you basic structure blocks. 1 or 2 blocks long, you can use these to place any other items on. They can hold your machine together. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: Single wood block; 0.3, Double wood block; 0.5 Block: Wooden Pole
Use: Could be used structurally or ascetically. Good to put some space between objects Controls or Adjustments:N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: BraceUse: The brace is a strong, and light weight material used to keep machine from falling apart. Controls or Adjustments:N/a Weight: 0.5 It should be noted, that the point where the weight is 'added' to, is the point at which you start to place the brace. Block: Wooden PanelUse: Primarily for decoration, and to block arrows. Not very effective against heat. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.35 Block: HingeUse: An unpowered version of the steering hinge, Useful for catapults, and other swinging joints. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: SwivelUse: Allows rotation for 360 degrees, uninterrupted. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: Half-pipeUse: Used to direct/transport boulders, bombs, spike balls, and fire balls 'safely'. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 1.0
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 23:34:22 GMT
MechcanicalBlock: Wheel
Use: Used to move machines from place to place. Controls or Adjustments: Forwards; UP Reverse; DOWN Wheel Speed 0.00 -> 2.00 Weight: 1.0 Block: Unpowered Wheel
Use: Useful for rolling objects placed, or when you don't won't a powered wheel. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 1.0 Block: Steering Hinge
Use: Generally used to steer wheels left and right Controls or Adjustments: Left; LEFT Right; RIGHT Rotation Speed 0.00 -> 2.00 Weight: 1.0 Block: SteeringUse: Similar to the steering hinge, however it rotates the blocks 360 degrees. Good for on the stop controlled turning. Controls or adjustments: Left; LEFT Right; RIGHT Rotation Speed 0.00 -> 2.00 Weight: 1.0 Block: Explosive Decoupler
Use: If you just want to drop what ever is attached. Perhaps it's burning? Or just weighing you down. Controls or Adjustments: 'Decouple'; J Weight: 0.5 Block: Spring Use: If you just want to bring two objects together, or launch bombs like a slingshot Controls or Adjustments: Contract; L 'Elasticity beyond limits' 0.30 -> 4.00 Weight: 0.3 It should be noted, that the point where the weight is 'added' to, is the point at which you start to place the spring. Block: SuspensionUse: Good for wheels if theres a bumpy road a head, smooths out the ride. Controls or Adjustments: Springiness: 0.50 -> 3.00 Weight: 0.5 Block: SliderUse: Good to allow objects to slide back and forth by one block. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: Piston[/b]Use: Perfect for moving blocks back, forth, up, down, left, right. It only moves them one block. Controls or Adjustments: Speed 0.10 -> 2.00 Weight: 0.5 Block: Spinning Block[/b]Use: Spins in one direction on it's own. Good for a constant spinning blade, or possibly wheels. Controls or Adjustments: Rotation Speed 0.00 -> 2.00 Weight: 1.0 Block: GrabberUse: Great for picking up, and holding objects. Useful to move people and objects around. Controls or Adjustments: Detach; V Weight: 0.5 Block: Unpowered GearUse: It spins... Not too much use. Hit me up if you can think of any  Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: Powered gearUse: You control the direction of spin, useful for turning objects to allow for more precise trajectories Controls or Adjustments: Forwards; UP Reverse; DOWN Wheel Speed 0.00 -> 2.00 Weight: 0.5 [/b]
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 23:34:52 GMT
WeaponryBlock: Spike BallUse: Good for throwing, pushing, and killing with. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 1.0 Block: Metal BladeUse: Great for slicing and dicing! Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.3 Block: Circular SawUse: Spins at great speed to cut away at people and villages, for added effect place on spinning block. Controls or Adjustments: Rotation Speed 0.80 -> 1.60 Weight: 1.0 Block: Spike
Use: Stab all the people! Stick em every where, they're bound to do something. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.3 Block: CannonUse: Fires a single shot at any target, watch out for any kickback Controls or Adjustments: Shoot; C Weight: 1.5 Block: Flame ThrowerUse: A bust of 15 seconds of fire! Burns through all your wooden goods. Watch out though, your machine might catcha alight Controls or Adjustments: Ignite; Y Weight: 0.3 Block: BombUse: Launch it at a target, and watch it explode in fiery goodness! Be careful at close range, the fire might burn your machine! Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: HolderUse: Holds bombs, Fire balls, Boulders for any good slingshot design. It's a 'safe' cradle for any dangerous goods. Controls or Adjustments: Explode; J ----- After a quick test, it seems that pressing J, does not actually 'launch'/explode the holder, despite stating so. Weight: 0.5 Block: Flaming BallUse: Lights on fire on start up of machine. Handle with care. Good for throwing at villagers to burn them to a crisp. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: BoulderUse: A big rock. Roll or throw for maximum damage! Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 5.0 Block: PlowUse: Push, or low through buildings using this handy object. Caution, doesn't protect from fire. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 1.0
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 23:35:07 GMT
FlightBlock: Flying spiral/propellor
Use: Great for flying, and giving thrust/lift to any aircraft. Must have for almost every fly situation. Controls or Adjustments: Spin; O Flying Speed 0.00 -> 1.25 Weight: 0.5 Block: Aerodynamic PropellorUse: Great for thrust/lift, use with Spinning block, or steering block (for controlled spin) Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.3  Old Propeller: [/b]Use: Gives amazing lift, and if used with steering block, allows for banking on powered flight. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.3 Block: Wing PanelUse: Smaller version of Wing, less aerodynamic. Has attachment points for structural bracing/block attachment. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: 0.5 Block: BalloonUse: Just like a real balloon, good for lifting blocks into the sky! Controls or Adjustments: Buoyancy 0.20 -> 1.50 Weight: 0.22 Block: BallastUse: Gives you that extra weight that you may need! Allows to control the centre of gravity for anything Controls or Adjustments: Mass 0.20 -> 2.00 Weight: 0.5 (although this can be adjusted.)The mathematics of flight:Thanks goes to blockheadsuper for all the calculations required to figure this data out!
See his post here. Particularly the posts on flight, here, and here.
This is only going to be a brief overview/statement, for more details as well as method, see his forum thread
He first calculated the minimum speed at which the propeller had to be going, to generate enough lift for consistent upward momentum.
Some may notice that the relation between weight and speed is linear so I calculated that t he speed required to begin ascending is 1/3 of your total weight (including the spinning blocks!) Alternatively, a speed of 1.0 will lift 3.0 units of weight
So I've been doing a little tinkering and I'm thinking that the rotational speed of the spinning blocks is 3x/2 rotations per second where x is the value of the blocks speed. Here's the data: | Speed | sec/rotation | | 2.00 | 0.32 | | 1.00 | 0.64 | | 0.75 | 0.91 | | 0.50 | 1.27 | | 0.25 | 2.54 | | 0.02 | 31.37 |
The data isn't altogether to conclusive but at this point, as an estimate I'd say that it take 4 propellers who's tips are traveling at about 30 m/s to lift 11.65 weight. the speed of propeller spun by a spinning block can be measured as V = 3xπ(d+3.5) where V is speed of propellers; x is speed of spinning block; d is distance between the root of the propeller and the spinning block. The next step would be to run a series of trials to find the velocities required to lift different weights. I'd like to stress that this isn't very conclusive and is based off my last post about the speed of a spinning block. I just wanted to share in case this turns out to be true xD Once again, a HUGE thanks to blockheadsuper for doing all these calculations and tests. Hopefully it would be helpful to all of you!
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 11, 2015 23:36:20 GMT
ArmourBlock: Armour PlateUse: Metal plates for heat and piercing resistance. Round plate for wheels, Rectangular plate for odd spaces, and square plate for almost everything else. Controls or Adjustments: N/a Weight: Round; 0.5, Square; 0.25, Rectangular; 0.25
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Post by fiddlekins on Feb 12, 2015 2:54:31 GMT
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 12, 2015 11:00:03 GMT
Ahhh, well lookie here... thanks for the idea, I might get around to it if I find some time |
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Post by Arlekin on Feb 12, 2015 11:57:59 GMT
You have messed up links in first post btw. Also it is better to link to post in the thread, not to post itself (imho).
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Post by SuburbanSB on Feb 12, 2015 12:31:17 GMT
You have messed up links in first post btw. Also it is better to link to post in the thread, not to post itself (imho). ... Whoops It was early morning xD I'll fix that up now, I wasn't sure, I just thought it might be neater linking to the post itself. (also the reason for all the 'Spoiler' tags) |
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