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Posted: **28 Jul 2016 10:25**

What?
Blockout is a 3d version of Tetris in batch, again using my external tools cmdgfx/cmdwiz.

Where?
Here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ohyyy ... ockout.zip
(open link in new tab/window if it does not load)

How?
Move pieces with cursor keys, rotate around Z axis with z/Z, X axis with x/X, y axis with c/C. Drop the piece with SPACE.
Try forming full 5x5 blocks to remove a layer. If you remove more than one layer in one go you get more points.

Press 2 on start screen to set up a 2-player network game. More info at the bottom of this page.

But?
There may be remaining bugs. Try to play nicely... If the game doesn't seem to behave properly, press 's' to see the block layers. Sometimes there may be a hole in the layer which cannot be seen due to obstruction from other pieces (which is not a bug, but may appear that way to the new player).

Posted: **29 Jul 2016 01:40**

Amazingly, VirusTotal reports 0 malware in this archive. This must be a first for me :mrgreen:

Posted: **29 Jul 2016 06:28**

Ouch, forgot to include BG.exe to set the font (that's what happens when you put stuff in your PATH

). Archive updated.

Posted: **29 Jul 2016 06:32**

And here's the script, because why not:

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:: BlockOut : Mikael Sollenborn 2016
@echo off
setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
cls&bg font 0
set /a W=220,H=110
mode %W%,%H% & cls
cmdwiz showcursor 0
for /F "Tokens=1 delims==" %%v in ('set') do if not %%v==H if not %%v==W set "%%v="

set /a XMID=%W%/2, YMID=%H%/2
set DIST=0
set ASPECT=1.333
set HISCORE=0&if exist hiscore.dat for /F "tokens=*" %%i in (hiscore.dat) do set HISCORE=%%i

set /a WW=4,WH=4,WD=8
set NOFBLOCKS=9
set NORMBLOCKS=5
set /a ODDBLOCKS=%NOFBLOCKS%-%NORMBLOCKS%
set PP=abcdefabcdef

set LINE=&set LINEF=
for /L %%a in (0,1,%WW%) do set LINE=!LINE!-
for /L %%a in (0,1,%WW%) do set LINEF=!LINEF!1

:: .
set P0=222
:: |__
set P1=112;122;222;322
:: |_
set P2=112;122;222
:: ||
set P3=222;322;232;332
:: _|_
set P4=122;222;322;212

:: -----
set P5=022;122;222;322;422
:: |--
set P6=112;122;222;322;132
:: A_
set P7=112;122;222;121
:: |_|
set P8=112;122;222;322;312

set /a NT=%NOFBLOCKS%-1&for /L %%a in (0,1,!NT!) do cmdwiz stringlen !P%%a!&set /A P%%aNOF=(!ERRORLEVEL!+1)/4&set P%%a_c=!PP:~%%a,1!

set /A PDIMM=4

set FN=piece.obj
set FL=bl-logo.obj

set /a Vx0=-1, Vy0=-1, Vz0=-1
set /a Vx1=1,  Vy1=-1, Vz1=-1
set /a Vx2=1,  Vy2=1,  Vz2=-1
set /a Vx3=-1, Vy3=1,  Vz3=-1
set /a Vx4=-1, Vy4=-1, Vz4=1
set /a Vx5=1,  Vy5=-1, Vz5=1
set /a Vx6=1,  Vy6=1,  Vz6=1
set /a Vx7=-1, Vy7=1,  Vz7=1

set /a F0_0=0, F0_1=3, F0_2=2, F0_3=1
set /a F1_0=5, F1_1=6, F1_2=7, F1_3=4
set /a F2_0=6, F2_1=5, F2_2=1, F2_3=2
set /a F3_0=3, F3_1=0, F3_2=4, F3_3=7
set /a F4_0=7, F4_1=6, F4_2=2, F4_3=3
set /a F5_0=5, F5_1=4, F5_2=0, F5_3=1

set /a SVX=-4,SVY=-4,SVZ=-2,XP=0,YP=0
set MULVAL=100
set /a ZMULVAL=%MULVAL%*8
set /a ZMUL2=%ZMULVAL%*2

set FBG=bg.obj&del /Q !FBG!>nul 2>nul
for /L %%z in (0,%ZMUL2%,13000) do for /L %%a in (-5,2,5) do for /L %%b in (-5,2,5) do set /a X=%%b*%MULVAL%& set /a Y=%%a*%MULVAL%&set /a Z=-%%z&echo v !X! !Y! !Z!>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,5) do set /a f1=%%a*6+1&set /a f2=%%a*6+1+5&set /a f3=%%a+1&set /a f4=%%a+1+30&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%&echo f !f3!// !f4!//>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,7) do set /a f1=1+36*%%a&set /a f2=1+5+36*%%a&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,7) do set /a f1=1+36*%%a+30&set /a f2=1+5+36*%%a+30&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,7) do set /a f1=1+36*%%a&set /a f2=1+30+36*%%a&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,7) do set /a f1=1+36*%%a+5&set /a f2=1+30+36*%%a+5&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%

for /L %%a in (0,1,5) do set /a f1=1+%%a&set /a f2=1+%%a+36*7&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,5) do set /a f1=1+%%a+30&set /a f2=1+%%a+36*7+30&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,5) do set /a f1=1+6*%%a&set /a f2=1+6*%%a+36*7&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%
for /L %%a in (0,1,5) do set /a f1=1+6*%%a+5&set /a f2=1+6*%%a+36*7+5&echo f !f1!// !f2!//>>%FBG%

cmdgfx "fbox 2 0 20 0,0,%W%,%H% & 3d %FBG% 1,0 0,0,0 0,0,0 1,1,1,0,0,0 0,0,0,0 %XMID%,!YMID!,12500,%ASPECT% 2 0 ."
cmdwiz saveblock bgbl 0 0 %W% %H% encode

goto OUTERLOOP

set logo0=111--1-----11---11--1--1--11--1--1-11111
set logo1=1--1-1----1--1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1--1---1--
set logo2=111--1----1--1-1----11---1--1-1--1---1--
set logo3=1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1--1---1--
set logo4=111--1111--11---11--1--1--11---11----1--

del /Q %FL%>nul 2>nul
set NOF_B=0
cmdwiz stringlen %logo0%&set /A NOF=!errorlevel!-1&set /A NOFDIV=!NOF!/2
for /L %%j in (0,1,4) do (
   for /L %%i in (0,1,%NOF%) do (
     set S=!logo%%j:~%%i,1!
      if not !S!==- (
        set /A X=-!NOFDIV!+%%i,Y=%%j-2,Z=1
        for %%a in (!X!) do for %%b in (!Y!) do for %%c in (!Z!) do (
          for /L %%d in (0,1,7) do set /a vx=!Vx%%d!+!X!*2&set /a vx=!vx!*%MULVAL% & set /a vy=!Vy%%d!+!Y!*2&set /a vy=!vy!*%MULVAL%-%MULVAL%/2 & set /a vz=!Vz%%d!+!Z!&set /a vz=!vz!*%MULVAL%&echo v !vx! !vy! !vz!>>%FL%
          for %%e in (!NOF_B!) do for /L %%f in (0,1,1) do set /a f0=!F%%f_0!+%%e*8+1&set /a f1=!F%%f_1!+%%e*8+1&set /a f2=!F%%f_2!+%%e*8+1&set /a f3=!F%%f_3!+%%e*8+1&echo f !f0!// !f1!// !f2!// !f3!// >>%FL%
        )
        set /A NOF_B+=1
      )
   )
)
for /L %%a in (0,1,4) do set logo%%a=

:OUTERLOOP
set /a GAMEOVER=0, SCORE=0, ADDVAL=10, ZD=0, CNT=0
set /a RX=0,RY=0,RZ=0

copy /Y bgbl.gxy bgbl-r.gxy>nul

set STOP=
:IDLELOOP
for /L %%1 in (1,1,30) do if not defined STOP for /L %%2 in (1,1,30) do if not defined STOP (
cmdgfx "image bgbl-r.gxy 2 0 0 -1 0,0 & 3d %FL% 3,-1 !RX!,!RY!,!RZ! -60,1520,0 1,2,1,0,0,0 0,0,0,0 %XMID%,!YMID!,20000,%ASPECT% a 0 b1 2 0 b1 & text e 0 0 Press_SPACE_to_play\n\n\n\n\c0\-Press_ESC_to_quit 100,57 & text 9 0 0 \a0\-\-\-INGAME_KEYS:\r\n\n\n\n\70Cursor_Keys\r_-_Move\n\n\n\70Z/z_\r_-_Rotate_Z\n\n\n\70X/x_\r_-_Rotate_X\n\n\n\70C/c_\r_-_Rotate_Y\n\n\n\70SPACE\r_-_Drop 100,70" k
set KEY=!errorlevel!

if !CNT! lss 480 set /A RX+=12
if !CNT! gtr 480 set /A RY+=12
if !CNT! gtr 840 set /A CNT=-1&set RX=0&set RY=0
set /A CNT+=1

if !KEY! == 32 set STOP=1
if !KEY! == 27 set STOP=1
)
if not defined STOP goto IDLELOOP
if !KEY!==27 goto OUTOF


call :NEXTBLOCK
set P=!P%P_I%!
set PNOF=!P%P_I%NOF!
set /a RX=0,RY=0,RZ=0

for /L %%a in (-1,1,%WD%) do for /L %%b in (0,1,%WH%) do set LINE%%a_%%b=!LINE!
set /A WDB=%WD%+1
for /L %%a in (%WDB%,1,%WDB%) do for /L %%b in (0,1,%WH%) do set LINE%%a_%%b=!LINEF!
for /L %%a in (0,1,%WDB%) do set CL%%a=0

call :MKBLOCKS

set STOP=
:LOOP
for /L %%1 in (1,1,30) do if not defined STOP for /L %%2 in (1,1,30) do if not defined STOP for %%p in (!P_I!) do (

set /A X=!XP!*%MULVAL%*2
set /A Y=!YP!*%MULVAL%*-2
set COL=!P%%p_c!
set /a "BI=(!ZD!-450) / (%ZMUL2%)"
set /a "DD=(!ZD!-450) %% (%ZMUL2%)" & if !DD! lss 100 if !DD! geq 0 for %%a in (!BI!) do if !CL%%a!==0 set CL%%a=1&call :ISCOLLIDE 0 0 0 %%a
set ERR=&if !VALID!==0 set ERR=box f 0 db 0,0,219,109

cmdgfx "image bgbl-r.gxy 2 0 0 -1 0,0 & 3d %FN% 3,-1 !RX!,!RY!,!RZ! !X!,!Y!,0 1,1,1,0,0,!ZD! 0,800,0,0 %XMID%,!YMID!,!DIST!,%ASPECT% !COL! 0 fe & text e 0 0 Score:_!SCORE!_\e0(!HISCORE!) 2,1 & !ERR!" k
set KEY=!ERRORLEVEL!

set /A ZD+=!ADDVAL!

if !GAMEOVER!==1 set STOP=1

if !KEY! == 120 call :ROT X 1&if !VALID!==1 call :MKBLOCKS
if !KEY! == 88 call :ROT X -1&if !VALID!==1 call :MKBLOCKS
if !KEY! == 99 call :ROT Y 1&if !VALID!==1 call :MKBLOCKS
if !KEY! == 67 call :ROT Y -1&if !VALID!==1 call :MKBLOCKS
if !KEY! == 122 call :ROT Z 1&if !VALID!==1 call :MKBLOCKS
if !KEY! == 90 call :ROT Z -1&if !VALID!==1 call :MKBLOCKS
if !KEY! == 32 set ADDVAL=90

if !KEY! == 331 set /A B=!MINX!+!XP!&if !B! gtr 0 for %%a in (!BI!) do call :ISCOLLIDE 2 -1 0 %%a&if !VALID!==1 set /A XP-=1
if !KEY! == 333 set /A B=!MAXX!+!XP!&if !B! lss !PDIMM! for %%a in (!BI!) do call :ISCOLLIDE 2 1 0 %%a&if !VALID!==1 set /A XP+=1
if !KEY! == 328 set /A B=!MINY!+!YP!&if !B! gtr 0 for %%a in (!BI!) do call :ISCOLLIDE 2 0 -1 %%a&if !VALID!==1 set /A YP-=1
if !KEY! == 336 set /A B=!MAXY!+!YP!&if !B! lss !PDIMM! for %%a in (!BI!) do call :ISCOLLIDE 2 0 1 %%a&if !VALID!==1 set /A YP+=1

if !KEY! == 115 call :DEBUG
if !KEY! == 112 cmdwiz getch
if !KEY! == 27 set STOP=1
)
if not defined STOP goto LOOP

if !GAMEOVER!==0 goto OUTERLOOP
cmdgfx "text f 0 0 G_A_M_E___O_V_E_R\n\n\n\n\c0\-\-\-PRESS_A_KEY 101,50" pK
goto OUTERLOOP

:OUTOF
echo %HISCORE%>hiscore.dat
del /Q %FN%>nul 2>nul
::del /Q %FL%>nul 2>nul
del /Q %FBG%>nul 2>nul
del /Q bgbl.gxy>nul 2>nul
del /Q bgbl-r.gxy>nul 2>nul
del /Q lay?.obj>nul 2>nul
endlocal
cmdwiz showcursor 1
bg font 6
mode 80,50 & cls
goto :eof



:MKBLOCKS
del /Q %FN%>nul 2>nul
set NOF_B=0
set /A MAXX=-69,MINX=69,MAXY=-69,MINY=69,MAXZ=-69,MINZ=69
set /A NOF=!PNOF!-1
for /L %%i in (0,1,%NOF%) do (
  set /A X=%%i*4,Y=%%i*4+1,Z=%%i*4+2
  for %%a in (!X!) do for %%b in (!Y!) do for %%c in (!Z!) do (
    set ZT=!P:~%%c,1!&set YT=!P:~%%b,1!&set XT=!P:~%%a,1!
    for /L %%d in (0,1,7) do set /a vx=!SVX!+!Vx%%d!+!XT!*2&set /a vx=!vx!*%MULVAL% & set /a vy=!SVY!+!Vy%%d!+!YT!*2&set /a vy=!vy!*%MULVAL% & set /a vz=!SVZ!+!Vz%%d!+!ZT!*2&set /a vz=!vz!*%ZMULVAL%&echo v !vx! !vy! !vz!>>%FN%)
    for %%e in (!NOF_B!) do (for /L %%f in (0,1,5) do set /a f0=!F%%f_0!+%%e*8+1&set /a f1=!F%%f_1!+%%e*8+1&set /a f2=!F%%f_2!+%%e*8+1&set /a f3=!F%%f_3!+%%e*8+1&echo f !f0!// !f1!// !f2!// !f3!// >>%FN%
  )
  if !XT! gtr !MAXX! set MAXX=!XT!
  if !XT! lss !MINX! set MINX=!XT!
  if !YT! gtr !MAXY! set MAXY=!YT!
  if !YT! lss !MINY! set MINY=!YT!
  if !ZT! gtr !MAXZ! set MAXZ=!ZT!
  if !ZT! lss !MINZ! set MINZ=!ZT!
  set /A NOF_B+=1
)

for /L %%a in (1,1,3) do set /A B=!MINX!+!XP!&if !B! lss 0 set /A XP+=1
for /L %%a in (1,1,3) do set /A B=!MAXX!+!XP!&if !B! gtr !PDIMM! set /A XP-=1
for /L %%a in (1,1,3) do set /A B=!MINY!+!YP!&if !B! lss 0 set /A YP+=1
for /L %%a in (1,1,3) do set /A B=!MAXY!+!YP!&if !B! gtr !PDIMM! set /A YP-=1
goto :eof


:ROT
set /A NOF=!PNOF!-1
set PT=%P%
set P=
for /L %%i in (0,1,%NOF%) do (
  set /A X=%%i*4,Y=%%i*4+1,Z=%%i*4+2
  for %%a in (!X!) do for %%b in (!Y!) do for %%c in (!Z!) do (
    set ZT=!PT:~%%c,1!&set YT=!PT:~%%b,1!&set XT=!PT:~%%a,1!
    if %1==Z (
        if "%2"=="1" set /A XT=4-!XT!
      if "%2"=="-1" set /A YT=4-!YT!
      set P=!P!!YT!!XT!!ZT!;
    )
    if %1==X (
        if "%2"=="1" set /A XT=4-!XT!
      if "%2"=="-1" set /A ZT=4-!ZT!
      set P=!P!!ZT!!YT!!XT!;
    )
    if %1==Y (
        if "%2"=="1" set /A YT=4-!YT!
      if "%2"=="-1" set /A ZT=4-!ZT!
      set P=!P!!XT!!ZT!!YT!;
    )
  )
)
call :ISCOLLIDE 2 0 0 %BI%
if %VALID%==0 set P=%PT%
goto :eof


:RENDERFILLED
set PAL=123456789
set CUBES=""
del /Q lay?.obj>nul 2>nul

for /L %%a in (%WD%,-1,0) do set NOF_B=0&set FCB=lay%%a.obj&set BC=!PAL:~%%a,1!&for /L %%b in (0,1,%WH%) do for /L %%c in (0,1,%WW%) do set S=!LINE%%a_%%b:~%%c,1!&(if not !S!==- (for /L %%d in (0,1,7) do set /a vx=!SVX!+!Vx%%d!+%%c*2&set /a vx=!vx!*%MULVAL% & set /a vy=!SVY!+!Vy%%d!+%%b*2&set /a vy=!vy!*%MULVAL% & set /a vz=!SVZ!+!Vz%%d!+%%a*2&set /a vz=!vz!*%ZMULVAL%+500&echo v !vx! !vy! !vz!>>!FCB!) & (for %%e in (!NOF_B!) do for /L %%f in (0,1,5) do set /a f0=!F%%f_0!+%%e*8+1&set /a f1=!F%%f_1!+%%e*8+1&set /a f2=!F%%f_2!+%%e*8+1&set /a f3=!F%%f_3!+%%e*8+1&echo f !f0!// !f1!// !f2!// !f3!// >>!FCB!) & set /a NOF_B+=1)&if %%b==%WH% if %%c==%WW% if !NOF_B! gtr 0 set CUBES="!CUBES:~1,-1! & 3d !FCB! 0,-1 0,0,0 0,0,0 1,1,1,0,0,0 1,800,0,100 %XMID%,!YMID!,!DIST!,%ASPECT% !BC! 0 db !BC! 0 db !BC! 0 b1 !BC! 0 b1 !BC! 0 b1 !BC! 0 b1"

cmdgfx "image bgbl.gxy 2 0 0 -1 0,0 & %CUBES:~1,-1% & text e 0 0 Score:_!SCORE!_\e0(!HISCORE!) 2,1" e
set CUBES=

cmdwiz saveblock bgbl-r 0 0 %W% %H% encode
goto :eof


:ISCOLLIDE
set VALID=1
set PT=%P%
set /A NOF=!PNOF!-1
for /L %%i in (0,1,%NOF%) do (
  set /A XPP=%%i*4,YPP=%%i*4+1,ZPP=%%i*4+2
  for %%a in (!XPP!) do for %%b in (!YPP!) do for %%c in (!ZPP!) do (
    set ZT=!PT:~%%c,1!&set YT=!PT:~%%b,1!&set XT=!PT:~%%a,1!
    set /a XT+=%XP%+%2,YT+=%YP%+%3,ZT+=%4

    if %1 == 0 set /a ZT+=1
    if %1 == 2 set /a ZT+=1
    for %%m in (!XT!) do for %%n in (!YT!) do for %%o in (!ZT!) do (
      set S=!LINE%%o_%%n:~%%m,1!
      if !S!==1 if %1==0 call :COLLISION %4 & goto :eof
      if !S!==1 if %1==1 set GAMEOVER=1& goto :eof
      if !S!==1 if %1==2 set VALID=0& goto :eof
    )
  )
)
goto :eof

:COLLISION
for /L %%i in (0,1,%NOF%) do (
  set /A XPP=%%i*4,YPP=%%i*4+1,ZPP=%%i*4+2
  for %%a in (!XPP!) do for %%b in (!YPP!) do for %%c in (!ZPP!) do (
    set ZT=!PT:~%%c,1!&set YT=!PT:~%%b,1!&set XT=!PT:~%%a,1!
    set /a XT+=%XP%,YT+=%YP%,ZT+=%1

    for %%m in (!XT!) do for %%n in (!YT!) do for %%o in (!ZT!) do (
      set S=!LINE%%o_%%n!
      set SN=
      for /L %%p in (0,1,4) do (
        if %%p==%%m set SN=!SN!1
        if not %%p==%%m set SN=!SN!!S:~%%p,1!
      )
      set LINE%%o_%%n=!SN!
    )
  )
)

call :RENDERFILLED
set ZD=0&(for /L %%a in (0,1,%WDB%) do set CL%%a=0)&set /a ADDVAL=10+!SCORE!/200&call :NEXTBLOCK&set /A XP=0,YP=0&for %%a in (!P_I!) do set P=!P%%a!&set PNOF=!P%%aNOF!&call :MKBLOCKS

set SCOREPLUS=0
:CHKLOOP
for /L %%a in (%WD%,-1,0) do set /a ISFULL=1 & for /L %%b in (0,1,%WH%) do (if not !LINE%%a_%%b!==!LINEF! set ISFULL=0) & if !ISFULL!==1 if %%b==%WH% set /A SCORE+=100+!SCOREPLUS!&set /a SCOREPLUS+=200&call :REMOVE %%a& goto CHKLOOP
if !SCORE! gtr !HISCORE! set HISCORE=!SCORE!

if !SCOREPLUS! gtr 0 call :RENDERFILLED
call :ISCOLLIDE 1 0 0 0
goto :eof

:REMOVE
for /L %%a in (%1,-1,0) do set /a MV=%%a-1&for /L %%b in (0,1,%WH%) do for %%c in (!MV!) do set LINE%%a_%%b=!LINE%%c_%%b!
goto :eof

:NEXTBLOCK
set /A P_I=!RANDOM! %% (!NORMBLOCKS!+1)
if !P_I!==!NORMBLOCKS! set /a P_I+=!RANDOM! %% (!ODDBLOCKS!)
goto :eof

:DEBUG
cmdwiz setcursorpos 0 0
for /L %%a in (%WD%,-1,0) do for /L %%b in (0,1,%WH%) do echo z%%a,y%%b !LINE%%a_%%b!&if %%b == %WH% echo.
echo.
cmdwiz getch

Posted: **09 Aug 2016 20:37**

At first I thought this game was hard enough as it was, but once you get the hang of it it's a bit too easy.

So I just added a gradual speedup of the falling of the pieces, and updated the archive. It's not really noticeable until you reach 1500-2000 points.

Posted: **19 May 2017 18:47**

Update! Link as before: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ohyyy ... ockout.zip (right click and open in new tab)

Again, I converted this game to run as server. It was more tricky than the other games but I hope it works okay now. I have noticed some lag for key presses.

Target FPS here is around 62.

Please let me know how it runs

(to check FPS:
On line 146 add a C right before W12 (so it looks like CW12), and then line 188 after !HISCORE! add __[FRAMECOUNT], so it looks like: text e 0 0 Score:_!SCORE!_\e0(!HISCORE!)__[FRAMECOUNT]

Posted: **20 May 2017 03:35**

It's ~50 FPS.

Steffen

Posted: **20 May 2017 04:37**

Ok, pretty good!

I know you're not a gamer, anyone else? :mrgreen:

I think this is my best cmd game (that may not be saying much), and I'm fairly pleased with it.

Posted: **22 May 2017 15:41**

Really nice !
I seen it in cmdgfx github repo, but I thinked the rendering was glitchy :mrgreen:

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But, there is one issue, the main menu text is too small and hard to read.

-Teddy

Posted: **23 May 2017 13:30**

TSnake41 wrote:Really nice !
I seen it in cmdgfx github repo, but I thinked the rendering was glitchy .

But, there is one issue, the main menu text is too small and hard to read.

Thanks!

About the small text: The game uses cmd bitmap font 0, which is indeed only 4x6 pixels. Cmdgfx does not really support using mixed fonts, but with some "hacking" this is possible

I have uploaded a new archive, which uses font 2 (8x8 pixels) to write the help text and the Game Over-text.

I do *not* however use it to write the score in the top left corner, since it is on top of other graphics and would cause flickering if I mixed fonts, since it's a two-step process.

By the way, thanks again for the inspiration for "server mode". I am also looking at your solution for input, and it looks like it might be better than what I have -again

So thanks, I might use some of it for inspiration.

Posted: **01 Sep 2017 17:42**

This game was not running nicely on the Win10 machine I was trying it on.

After a bunch of optimizations and running with cmdgfx_input as key input, it finally ran smoothly!

Download updated version here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ohyyy111l9jwh21/blockout.zip

Posted: **11 Jan 2020 15:50**

This is how to set it up in BlockOut on level Out of control.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SxJfcCYs7bM

Regards M.Sc MagI

Posted: **14 Jan 2020 03:57**

Although that actually is offtopic (this is not the Blockout of California Dreams from 1989), i left it here to be understand as a
suggestion to misol101 on how to further develope his implementation of that game.

penpen

Posted: **16 Jan 2020 19:00**

Archive update : 2 player support over network!

Having this thread pop up reminded me that there was still one thing I wanted to try out: a 2 player game over network.

I remembered this thread: viewtopic.php?t=8736 by TSnake41, got ptnio.exe and pretty much copied the startup code from his Tic-Tac-Toe game, setup UIDs and sending of messages, and voila!

How does it work? Players play their own game, and whoever loses first loses the whole game, BUT also when an entire 5x5 block is cleared, this block is moved over to the bottom of the other player's game, making it possible to strike out the other player or atleast make their life miserable. If you ever played 2 player Tetris (on e.g. Gameboy) you will get the idea.

How to try locally? The IP/port is initially setup to play on localhost ("against yourself"). To try this, run Blockout.bat, press 2 to enter 2-player setup, press 1 to host (and block/wait for client). Now start a second instance of Blockout.bat, press 2,then press 2 again to connect to host. Now both scripts should start the game simultaneously, playing against each other.

How to play with 2 computers? In order to actually play on a private network (home/work etc) with two computers against each other, decide which player is going to be host, and note down the host's IP address from running ipconfig. Then both players should start blockout.bat on their machines, press 2, then press 0 to type in the host IP address and both use e.g port 50. The host then press 1 to host, other player press 2 to connect, game should start. (After the connection is established, pressing 2 on main menu launches a new game immediately).

Big thanks to TSnake41 for ptnio!

Posted: **10 Oct 2020 11:17**

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I have a browser version in JavaScript.

https://blockout.nu

It now also work with swipe on phone.

Is it ok?

MagI

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