Blockscape BSNG v17 released (Halloween 20)

It's finally here!

Look how I old I have become trying to make this game.



Highlights in this update:

• Steam Multiplayer

  
  
  Start a server by checking "Multiplayer" then click "Create Server" and finally select "Steam Sockets".
  
  Now when you start or load a game your friends will see that you play Blockscape and can right click you in the friends list and select "Join game".
  When should I select "Normal Sockets" instead of "Steam Sockets"?
  Steam Socket is great for playing with friends on the internet. Your server is hidden and you don't have to worry about ip addressed and opening ports in firewalls. There is one problem however and that is speed. The "Steam Sockets" option will route the network traffic via the Steam servers and that is a bit slow. So if you play with firends or familly members on a local area network you should probably select "Normal Sockets" to maximize network speed.
  

• Steam workshop integration

  
  So how do you add something to the Workshop?
  Step 1: Create something cool on a building plate:
  
  Step2: Right click on the building plate and select "Save to inventory":
  
  Step 3: Enter a good name, select state 0 (more about states later) and check the Workshop checkbox:
  
  That's it!
  After a few seconds Blockscape will give you a hint that the item was uploaded to the Workshop.
  So how do I download items that other people have created?
  Just click subscribe on the items you want and they should be available the next time you start blockscape. Subscribed items will show the Steam icon in the top left corner.
  Can I update workshop items?
  Yes! Blockscape will detect if the item was already uploaded and just send an update. This is useful when adding more states to a model.
  Keep in mind that subscribed items are probably going to be used in builds so you should not change them too much after you have uploaded them.
  

• Export of scalar field (smooth) voxels from building plates.

  
  
  

• New main font set

  
  We can now have lower case letters in menus and save game names.
  

• New smooth voxel tools

  
  Cylinder, Capsule, Truncated octahedron and Octaplate.
  

• New voxel edge nudge tool

  
  Makes it possible to do really detailed edits. I used the tool a lot when I made the self portrait above and the Easter Island statue below. The tool needs some more love and a proper icon but it works.
  
  

• Fixes to the player character model.

  
  Knees to connect the legs, a solid neck, solid belly and some other minor adjustments.
  

Have fun!
/Jens