Blockbox in English --> Site has been launched

[Deniax]

Dear Tetris Concept members,

I'm happy to announce the English version of Blockbox is now live on http://www.blockboxgame.com/ (http://www.blockboxgame.com/default.htm)

An important issue: Players who already had an account on the Dutch platform, your highscores are still there, but you now have an English flag (which shows
that you are playing on an English site).
You can still logon the Dutch site, but please, don't set Single Player records http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif This because if you do, the highscore server will show:

2. Deniax
3. Deniax

So the highscore list wil be crowded with double names. You can logon the English site with the username&password you used for the Dutch site

To change your password, avatar, or other setting, visit the settings page (press settings on the main page).

From now on, please forward people to this site in stead of the Dutch one.
Have fun guys and thank you all for making Blockbox such a success! In the beginning there won't be many players, but hopefully this will change soon!

Deniax

[Burbruee]

Dear Tetris Concept members,

I'm happy to announce the English version of Blockbox is now live on http://www.blockboxgame.com/ (http://www.blockboxgame.com/default.htm)

An important issue: Players who already had an account on the Dutch platform, your highscores are still there, but you now have an English flag (which shows
that you are playing on an English site).

From now on, please forward people to this site in stead of the Dutch one.
Deniax
Can we still use the dutch site if we prefer it? Or is it only to be used by dutch people?
And I don't know if it's because I'm european, but I've been able to figure most of the dutch text out, easy to understand for me.
I suppose the timezone would suit me better on the dutch servers aswell (although the people playing there who isn't from TC generally aren't very good)

My dutch "account" has an english flag in the game, but on the english site I have the dutch flag. (even though my location is set to Sweden)
But I will point all my friends to the english site from now on, needs more people. Thanks for the update. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[Deniax]

Can we still use the dutch site if we prefer it? Or is it only to be used by dutch people?
And I don't know if it's because I'm european, but I've been able to figure most of the dutch text out, easy to understand for me.
I suppose the timezone would suit me better on the dutch servers aswell (although the people playing there who isn't from TC generally aren't very good)

My dutch "account" has an english flag in the game, but on the english site I have the dutch flag. (even though my location is set to Sweden)
But I will point all my friends to the english site from now on, needs more people. Thanks for the update. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gifOf course, you can use the Dutch site, but if possible, don't play Single player games there as multiple Burbruees will fill up the highscorelist http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif If everyone on TC does it, the visible top 20 will be full of duplicate names.

And yes, the English site needs people, so promote it to all your friends so we can start a nice community!

[m:)]

Do we use the same login info or make a new account?
I'm getting an invalid user name message.

[Ai]

Thank you for the accounts. Very much appreciated!



LOL! Was this data randomly generated? I was indeed born in February on the 13th though, but the rest is wrong. All wrong I tell you! Just edited my profile. ^^

[DIGITAL]

I always knew you were a Margaret, Ai. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_exclaim.gif

Sounds great, Deniax! I'll be sure to check this out after I get my finals done today.

[Deniax]

M: Hmm seems I forgot to convert your account http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif
I can transfer your account tomorrow. Or if you don't want to wait, you can create a new account on the English site, but then, all your highscores will be deleted.

Ai: That account was already registred by another user (Margaret), but wasnt used for 4 years, so I gave that account to you, but did not edit the name http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[muf]

I always knew you were a Margaret, Ai. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_exclaim.gif
Margaret! Margaret!
There's a gentleman here, wants to know have we got any books on Medieval English Music dating between 1356 and 1390?

[m:)]

M: Hmm seems I forgot to convert your account http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif
I can transfer your account tomorrow. Or if you don't want to wait, you can create a new account on the English site, but then, all your highscores will be deleted.




no worries i was wondering if i was doing something wrong. I'm at work right now anyway.

[Corrosive]

wow launched already huh, sweet.

[Corrosive]

it took me at least half a minute to find blockbox, but i guess you can't remove all these other spelpunt games off the page

ha the lobby is called TConcept nice!

[Deniax]

Build20090317-1756 is installed

New features

- String of garbage is now the same for all players which makes the game much more fair
- Peeking is made impossible
- TPM & LPM now only updates when you've played 40 lines or multiplayer games and takes an average of your last 20 games
- Ratingchange has been altered to make it more fair.(It now works individually against every player and then it adds up all the points that would have been gained if you'd won individually against someone of that rating and then subtract all the losses as well.

- Fixed bugs

- 2 second cool rule in Marathon 3 has been fixed
- Watching Marathon 3.5 replays now also shows the shot clock

[Quad]

I can't seem to logon to the english site.

[tepples]

I tried signing up for gamepoint, but it didn't recognize tepples+gamepoint@spamcop.net as a valid e-mail address. (A plus sign in the local part denotes sub-addresses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_address#Sub-addressing).) I managed to sign up using a different sub-address scheme (something@pineight.com), but the terms of service and privacy policy were blank.

I tried editing my profile, but the months weren't spelled correctly for American or British English; it looked like someone had done [month.replace('y', 'i') for month in months], or however you spell that in Java. I managed to work around that, but then I couldn't save because it said street address was required, and the boxes didn't match up with the typical address format in the United States and Canada, which puts the house number before the street name and the zipcode after the state/province.

I managed to change my password, but Current Email was misspelled as "Currten Email".

[Deniax]

Quad: PM send:

Tepples: Thanks for the pointers. The site itself is very beta, I just launched it so people could play Blockbox in English , that works. Most of the issues on the site can be worked around like you did. It takes a bit of a hassle, but those issues are going to be ironed out.

[Corrosive]

LONG LIVE BLOCKBOX!

[tepples]

Thank you, so far.

This is the profile screen:
http://pinocchio.jk0.org/lj/gamepoint_personal_info.png
I just don't know what the boxes by "Number" do, or where to put in the state/province. Some countries are divided into states or provinces. (On this map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_3AMap_of_unitary_states.svg), gray means a country has states; blue means it does not.)

Oh, and "United States" http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

[Deniax]

http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif
*adding it to the todo list

Boxes next to the number is if your streetname has a number like " 20G "

[Burbruee]

Deniax, I have a question.
On the dutch site, you said you would be nice and give VIP accounts to friends of TC members, correct?
How does those account carry over to the english platform? One of the friends that I introdoced to the game that just tried it out said he needed to re-register.

Thanks.

[Deniax]

Deniax, I have a question.
On the dutch site, you said you would be nice and give VIP accounts to friends of TC members, correct?
How does those account carry over to the english platform? One of the friends that I introdoced to the game that just tried it out said he needed to re-register.

Thanks.Not all names were carried over. If he wants to take his highsores with him, tell me his playername and I will convert him to the new site. If not, he can register on the English site and I will make him VIP again http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[Kasumi]

Could you convert my Kasumi playername to the English site as well, please?

[DIGITAL]

M: Hmm seems I forgot to convert your account http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif
I can transfer your account tomorrow. Or if you don't want to wait, you can create a new account on the English site, but then, all your highscores will be deleted.
I think I'll wait... http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif As much as I think I'll be able to get those records again sooner or later, I'd prefer to keep them. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[Rosti LFC]

I always knew you were a Margaret, Ai. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_exclaim.gif
Margaret! Margaret!
There's a gentleman here, wants to know have we got any books on Medieval English Music dating between 1356 and 1390?

Again, probably the only person here to get that reference.

[m:)]

M: Hmm seems I forgot to convert your account http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif
I can transfer your account tomorrow. Or if you don't want to wait, you can create a new account on the English site, but then, all your highscores will be deleted.
I think I'll wait... http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif As much as I think I'll be able to get those records again sooner or later, I'd prefer to keep them. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif


no doubt, my 40 lines increased by 10 seconds with that DAS at 8, but i need to keep the DAS there to adjust. i think the rebound on the stick is too slow and triggers it.

[Rosti LFC]

Deniax, it'd be nice if when you were playing multiplayer, the "continue/quit" thing showing the scores would automatically close itself when all other players drop out. Only a minor thing, but can be a bit irritating when sitting there waiting for the next game to start before realising there are no players left.
Applies to all versions, not just the UK one obviously.

[Deniax]

Deniax, it'd be nice if when you were playing multiplayer, the "continue/quit" thing showing the scores would automatically close itself when all other players drop out. Only a minor thing, but can be a bit irritating when sitting there waiting for the next game to start before realising there are no players left.
Applies to all versions, not just the UK one obviously.Good points, putting them on the do to list

[Deniax]

Version 8.8.8-Build20090318-1763 has been installed

Changes:

- DAS and Shift Gravity in the Expert Settings will now affect multiplayer rated games
- Big next piece is now off by default
- Added 180 degree rotation option for ARS & SRS rotations (only active in 40 lines, multiplayer (and Driller & Survivor in the future)
- In a multiplayer game, now you can see who has pressed "Next Round" and who hasn't
- When you die because of the Torikan rule, this will count as a "new grade" in Expert Ti
- Translated some graphics to English that were still in Dutch

[caffeine]

Last two updates = awesome.

[Kasumi]

I don't know if this is affecting just me or not (Looking through the replays it seems to be just me), but right now DAS works strangely. People who know more about Tetris than me, verify if I'm right or crazy please. I've made mistakes with things I thought were wrong in this game before, so if I'm wrong don't make too much fun of me.

This example is taken from one of my replays. It seems the double high score thing happened for me, even though I haven't played on the dutch site since registering the new account. The replay referenced here is my replay that is 29 seconds long, not the 23 second one. It's in about 142nd place (as of this post) for people who want to look for it. It should also be saved under ID 31035. It happens right at the beginning.

Attempting a diagram, Bear with me.

(Space) = unoccupied space
* = occupied space
+ = The piece I think ends up in the wrong place

I'm using ARS. And playing TA Expert mode. Here's the bottom of my well:

         
         
         
** *     *
*****  ***


My next piece is a "J".I charge my DAS during entry delay, and initial rotate it clockwise. My well ends up looking like this:

         +
         +
        ++
** *     *
*****  ***


Even though I think because of the 20G, the J piece should have ended up here:

         
         
      +   
** *  +  *
*****++***


In short when my DAS is charged, it immediately sends the block to the far left or the far right of the well. (In all modes, but it only really bothers me in 20G).

[Rosti LFC]

Kasumi, you're not crazy. The last set of changes also introduced a bug making DAS have an instant repeat rate for all modes bar multiplayer and 40 lines. It's not intentional behaviour and I expect it'll be fixed pretty quickly.

[Cyb]

I noticed that too. It's pretty annoying in Marathon 3 world.

[Kasumi]

Alright, cool. I hadn't heard anything about it, so I figured I'd make a post. Thanks everyone.

[Deniax]

DAS problem has now been fixed.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for reporting

[Caithness]

Can I have my account converted to work on the English site too, please? If this gets popular enough I might just boot into Windows just so I can play it.

[mat]

hey--exciting, any chance i can get matt_hatter83 converted to work?
sweet updates--love the game.

[m:)]

Can I have my account converted to work on the English site too, please? If this gets popular enough I might just boot into Windows just so I can play it.

do you have vm ware? you wouldn't need to boot into windows if you did.
I haven't tried sun's Virtual Box, but it is free for OS X and should work just as well

I'm using linux in a vm to play and it works great.

[Rosti LFC]

Another suggestion, originally by Zircean I think, was to allow spectators to be able to change the player which is on the main field, rather than it always being the host player.

[Deniax]

M:)do you have vm ware? you wouldn't need to boot into windows if you did.
I haven't tried sun's Virtual Box, but it is free for OS X and should work just as wellI'm playing using VMWare Fusion at home, but I can't really recommend it. Better solution is using Bootcamp

Rosti_FEYAnother suggestion, originally by Zircean I think, was to allow spectators to be able to change the player which is on the main field, rather than it always being the host playerIt's on the to-do list. Will be finished in 1 or 2 weeks http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

[clincher]

this is the best multiplayer website i have found thx deniax