Bloc-Age: Path of the Oracle

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• Patch Notes·23 Jan 2025Official

  Pre-Demo Update 01/23/2025

  Very minor update that allow the full version of the Bloc-Age to load games saved in the upcoming demo version of the Bloc-Age.
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• Patch Notes·29 Dec 2024Official

  Update Notes: 12/28/2024

  I've been tracking down an error affecting some systems and believe that I have found a solution. The current working theory is that I was using text data files to store information, but on non-English systems there could be a conversion error from the text data to decimals. This new update now uses fully binary data files which should work the same no matter what language you have Windows set to. If you are still seeing any problems, please feel free to contact me through support.
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• Patch Notes·19 Dec 2024Official

  Update Notes: 12/19/2024

  I have been tracking an issue that on some systems the timing codes fails, and the game runs at uncontrollable speed. Throughout the last few builds I have tested different techniques and have not had any success solving the problem. With this update I have modified the timed codes again and it now includes frame rate clamping (among other changes). In the Menu Setup\Display you will be able to select the maximum framerate the game will run at. This will let your system (CPU and GPU) run at less load and should avoid any math errors that might occur on new system due to very high frame rates. Also, I have included a time test function that will output debug information to a file. While in game, hold 'Shift' and press 'Backspace' to start the time test. While the test if being performed, extra information will display on the screen (should take about 10 seconds with framerates clamped at 500 fps). Once that information is gone the test is done and a file called 'time_test_500.txt' will have been created in you \\Saved Games\Atomic Hick Software\BlocAge\ directory. If you are having the above problem, and you have time please email this file to our Support address.
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• Patch Notes·16 Dec 2024Official

  12/16/2024 Update Notes:

  Bloc-Age: Path of the Oracle – Major Update December 16, 2024 Over 1 year ago the Bloc-Age was released on Steam. Sadly, due to loss of team member due to lack of interest in the project, lack of funding and being trapped by the original concept of the project, I can truly say the original release was rough. But I had faith in the potential the Bloc-Age had, so I took what was there, cleaned it up the best I could with what time I had, and release it. I then returned to the factory full time and in my spare time I continued to update the Bloc-Age as needed. After many updates I found that the only way to salvage the project was to do a major overhaul of the Bloc-Age, ranging from general under the hood improvements, graphical updates breaking from the original retro-styled concepts that were holding the project back, and better controls. Following is a checklist of the major changes to the Bloc-Age, and further on will be a detailed explanation of each of the changes. System: - Reduced language support - Updated frame rate system - Better startup to catch compatibility errors - Better culling system for levels - Improved setup and input menus - Mouse over help text Graphics: - Updated tileset textures for all regions - Added glow effects (sky, projectiles, effects, lights...) - Added projectile trails - Smoother lighting - Improved level design and lighting - Increased FOV Control: - Added controller support - Auto left-hand weapon select - Reduced language support: As the project has become a pure hobby project with limit people and time, I will only be supporting a few core languages. This will allow me to provide updates quicker in all the supported languages. If you feel that there is a language that should be supported, please contact me and if there is a large demand for that language, then it will be added. Also, there could be some issue with the new 'exe' if you were using a now unsupported language. If this happens deleting the 'language.txt' file from the...
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• Patch Notes·1 Mar 2024Official

  Update: March 1 2024

  - Added Crosshair Size Selection: in the setup screen you now have the ability to change the size of the in-game crosshairs. - Added Map Brightness Selection: in the setup screen you can select how bright the un-mapped areas in the local map are. Originally un-mapped areas were black and may have made it more difficult to read the map. Now you can change this color from black to bright tan depending on your preferences. - Fuel Fix: the game is coded with a jetpack that I primarily use during debugging, and it will become a game feature in the future, but at some point in the game the player is given fuel for the jetpack. This should not happen and has been fixed and any fuel you have is removed. - General Optimization: on some of the largest level of the game there may have been some slowdown which have been fixed.
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