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by MagI
Wed Jul 31, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: High-Scores
Topic: Tips and tricks to high score ?
Replies: 2
Views: 41070

Re: Tips and tricks to high score ?

These are some tips to get high scores in Extended mode - 1) Starting at higher levels. Look to start at level 6 in depths 6-11, level 7 in depths 12-16 and level 8 in depths 17-18 2) Having higher BPMs. BPM of over 40 is needed for super high scores in Extended 3) Look for more x4s and x5s. More x...
by MagI
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Now BlockOut2 can be a global success
Replies: 1
Views: 39367

Now BlockOut2 can be a global success

--------------------------- Hi. Now when finally the BlockOut2 webpage is on https and people now not get a warning when they get to BlockOut2 webpage if it is their first time visiting. https://blockout.net/blockout2/ So lets try to make BlockOut2 more popular. I have a youtube channel where I show...
by MagI
Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: High-Scores
Topic: Tips and tricks to high score ?
Replies: 2
Views: 41070

Tips and tricks to high score ?

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I have around 100 000 points on average playing Out of control.
But how do you get higher scores.

Is there any special strategy ?


MagI
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by MagI
Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: http to https !!!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 42663

Re: http to https !!!!!

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Great news.

Now blockout2 work on https
so people do not any more get a warning when they visit.
https://blockout.net/blockout2/

Wonderful.

Now BlockOut2 will probably get more visitors as time goes on.... :mrgreen:

Regards from Sweden
MagI
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by MagI
Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: Blockout Development
Replies: 1
Views: 19787

Re: Blockout Development

-------- I managed with some help to get all the open source code that is available to run online in the online code editor GitLab / Gitpod. I wrote about it here. http://www.blockout.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3501&hilit=gitlab#p3501 I just tried it and the code opens and run in my browser. So i...
by MagI
Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: BlockOut2 in Guinness Wold record book
Replies: 5
Views: 29012

Re: BlockOut2 in Guinness Wold record book

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I guess it is at the bottom of the page here.
You have to log in to be able to vote.

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MagI
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by MagI
Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:24 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: BlockOut2 in Guinness Wold record book
Replies: 5
Views: 29012

Re: BlockOut2 in Guinness Wold record book

------------------------- I have now submitted an old score I had recorded. https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/263020-PC-Blockout-II-CLASSIC-Out-Of-Control-80-006 Please log in and vote for me, or upload your own score, so we can get BlockOut2 in the Guinness World Book of Records. Regards ...
by MagI
Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:01 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: BlockOut2 in Guinness Wold record book
Replies: 5
Views: 29012

BlockOut2 in Guinness Wold record book

--------------- Hi. 8) I contacted Guinness world record book company and they said that to get BlockOut2 records in the book then BlockOut2 need to be a game on this webpage called twingalaxies.com It took me some days and now here is the link to be able to start getting your score in to the Guinne...
by MagI
Mon Dec 26, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Blockout videos
Replies: 0
Views: 38100

Blockout videos

--- I would like to see more youtube videos on gameplay of blockout/blockout2. Lets start making youtube videos with screen recorder that you can get to your browser. I would really like the top score players to record and show when they play. Maybe some other people would find it interesting. https...
by MagI
Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:14 am
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: Slightly changed the source code and spent 100-s hours playing
Replies: 1
Views: 20720

Re: Slightly changed the source code and spent 100-s hours playing

------ I think it is great to be able to have many different versions of BlockOut to try out. But it prefer if it is called something else than BlockOut or BlockOut2 because they want to be true to the original BlockOut. So your version is to be called BlockOutilw2 or something. I have a version on ...
by MagI
Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:30 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: Get a IP country column in scoreboard
Replies: 0
Views: 39658

Get a IP country column in scoreboard

--- Hi. I would like to see what country and city, people come from, by IP, in the scoreboard and then also be able to filter out, to only see people playing from one specific country/city. I have this option in my online JavaScript version and it is quite nice. https://blockout.nu PS: If anyone wou...
by MagI
Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: "Soft drop" in BlockOut or BlockOut2 ?
Replies: 2
Views: 22832

Re: "Soft drop" in BlockOut or BlockOut2 ?

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You just make a new scoreboard for people who use this new setting.

Thats it.


MagI
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by MagI
Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:59 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: "Soft drop" in BlockOut or BlockOut2 ?
Replies: 2
Views: 22832

"Soft drop" in BlockOut or BlockOut2 ?

--- Hi. A person asked me if there is soft drop in BlockOut or BlockOut2 . https://tetris.fandom.com/wiki/Soft_Drop Any suggestion to get this in the BlockOut2 code. Here I have BlockOut2 code live online on Gitpod so anyone who can code in C/C++ maybe can give it a try to fix a soft drop. https://g...
by MagI
Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: FatalError: [Database connect fail]
Replies: 5
Views: 41377

Re: FatalError: [Database connect fail]

Quick update: I got the server code from Jean-Luc. So i might be able to fix the advanced score section. Regarding the full code: this is a open-source part (the game itself) and a closed source part (for online-highscore lists). That closed source part is closed for a good reason: to reduce cheati...
by MagI
Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: Blockout II
Topic: FatalError: [Database connect fail]
Replies: 5
Views: 41377

Re: FatalError: [Database connect fail]

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If jean-luc is not interested in this BlockOut2 project ,
then someone need to get all source code,
to be able to maintain / develop this great game.

Who can and want to do this?


Regards from Sweden
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