The Super Block Hero Update!

Somewhere deep in the great lands of Creativerse, beyond the Miru forests, Leafi plainlands, and even further beyond the Trog mountains, a giant PING broke into the atmosphere. For a moment, all Creators went quiet, for they had never before heard such a sound before…

Where did it come from? Why did they get the sudden craving for Duck Hunt and hairspray?

Little did they know, this was the Great Glitch—a random mishap ushering in strange blocks and props, and even a different kind of Creator (more into New Wave music and velcro, you see). The arrivals called themselves, Supers. Creators called them Blocky. After some negotiations, it was decided the Super Block Heroes were welcome to stay in the hopes they would bring forth new creations, new art, and new possibilities. After all, you know what they say…what’s old is new again!

In addition to the arrival of the Super Block Heroes, this update also includes a Unity upgrade! This should immediately relieve some of the constant stuttering many of you have reported and allow us to more easily improve it even further down the road.

As always, we thank you for your continued support and feedback!

— The Playful Team

NEW FEATURES

The Retro Block Set Includes 11 new blocks
• Retro Brick Wall
  
• Retro Brick Stairs
  
• Inner Corner
  
• Outer Corner
  
• Retro Wood
  
• Retro Dirt
  
• Retro Magma Block
  
• Retro Exclamation Block!
  
• Retro Leaves
  
• Retro Sand
  
• Retro Stone
• And 7 new-but-also-very-retro-feeling decorative items
  • Fanged Flytrap
    
  • Starlight Light (Lamp)
    
  • Big Ka-Boom Bomb
    
  • Pixelated Pipe (Decorative Container)
    
  • Fab Flower
    
  • Totally Toadstool
    
  • Stomp Statue
    
  • New craftable bombs:
    
  • Plant Bomb
    
  • Un-Plant Bomb
• A new crafting champion has entered the world! Super Block Hero!
• You can find the Super Block Hero Costume in the store, along with necessary Super Block goodies...
  
• Take your Super Block Hero above and beyond with these new weapons:
  • Super Retro Pickaxe (Sword)
    
  • Super Retro Hammer (Sword)
    
  • Power Gauntlet (Gauntlet)

IMPROVEMENTS

• UI background and contrast improved
  • Use `/pref UiBackgroundColorScalar` in the game chat to darken the background:
    
  • 0 = full black
    
  • 0.5 = 50% darker blue
    
  • 1 = default blue
    
  • Example: `/pref UiBackgroundColorScalar 0.6`
• Map transparency fixed
  
• Unity Upgrade (better Garbage Collection will eliminate constant stuttering)
  
• Adventure Gates and checkpoints are disabled in Creative Mode
  
• Increased light range for Flashlights
  

BUGFIXES

• Atlantis Chair can now be crafted
  
• Atlantis Lamp can now be wired
  
• Enabling the drone camera while sleeping, sitting or gliding doesn’t break interaction anymore
  
• Angel and Bat wings descriptions, fixed
  
• Placing Painted blocks no longer stops working near activated cornerstones
  
• Blueprint Interface updates coin costs properly
  
• Disabling Spawning no longer disables regrowth of flowers, queen bees and crops
  
• Crouching to swim down now works in low gravity too
  
• Offset of Wood Planter contents adjusted
  
• Gauntlets and costumes no longer show blue hue in first person view
  

r.2.65.1