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Hey everyone!
I am pleased to announce the 2015 Winterfest Event is finally here! Simply run the Marble Blast Launcher client to install the update and join in on the festivities today! For the veterans who participated in last year's festivities, here's a whole list of reasons to partake in this year's updated event:
- A Brand new Shader engine! Shiny surfaces!
- Two brand new Winterfest levels to test your skills on!
- Over 20 unique achievements to unlock!
- Over 10 unique, festive titles to obtain!
- Several new flair icons to attain!
- Daily advent calendar rewards, including unique daily banner unlocks!
- A fine-tuned Snowball-only game mode!
- ..and more!
In addition, the system requirements have been slightly modified to ensure optimal performance with the new Shader engine. Older system models/hardware may work, but are not officially supported. Please ensure your graphics drivers are up to date! The list of minimum requirements are listed below:
- Windows XP SP2+ / Mac OSX 10.6.8+
- Intel Core2Duo, Core2Quad, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 CPU @ 2.00ghz or better
- 2GB of ram
- NVidia: GeForce 8000 series or better
- ATI/AMD: ATI Radeon HD 2000 series or better
- Intel: Intel HD Graphics, Intel Iris Graphics or better
The Winterfest Event will be live from December 11th, 2015 and run until January 10th, 2016, so you'll have plenty of time to give everything a try! Grab your friends, or make some new ones, and we'll see you on the icy slopes of Spires!
We hope you all enjoy the winter wonderland as much as we did constructing it! Happy Holidays to all of you, on behalf of the Marble Blast Community Staff!
~Aayrl
Marble Blast Community Manager
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Hey folks,
While working on some server side scripting for the upcoming Winterfest event, I managed to cause the Multiplayer Achievements database to self destruct. The most recent backup that I could recover was from June.HiGuy is working on a script to recalculate everyone's achievements. In the meantime, simply log in to the game and open up your Multiplayer achievements and they should come right back (with the exception of the Halloween achievements - HiGuy's script should restore these achievements for anyone who earned them). The only thing we will not be able to restore is the date of completion on these items.Update: Achievements should be restored; if you are missing any, please contact us.
We've taken preventative measures and implemented a new automated backup process (it seems our old one was not performing the way we expected it to...) to retain a copy of all data in the future so I don't accidentally destroy your achievements in the future.
I apologize for the inconvenience and the error. I'll make it up to everyone by giving you tons of Titles, Flair icons, and Achievements to earn later this week when Winterfest goes live.
~Aayrl
Marble Blast Community Manager
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Hey folks,
I'm pleased to announce the return of our Winterfest Event starting on December 11th, 2015! The event will run until January 10th, giving everyone ample time to try out some of the new content we have in store this holiday season! More details will be revealed later next week, so stay tuned for further updates regarding the start of the Winterfest event!
Additionally, the Marble Blast Advent Calendar has returned for 2015! You'll be able to track the Advent Calendar progress on this lovely little page here (go ahead, give it a looksie). Make sure you log in to the Marble Blast Website daily and visit your profile to claim your reward every day! There's possibly some hidden rewards in the Calendar this year ..
Lastly, I've also gone ahead and added a new tier of "Thank You", "Donation", and "Karma" achievements to the website to really honor those outstanding members that make our community as exceptional as it is. Keep up the great work, community members!
Best Regards,
~Aayrl
Marble Blast Community Manager
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A quick update for our fellow Marble Blasters. If you are playing MBP 1.60, you'll be happy to know the Platinum Team is adding the Shader Engine in an upcoming patch. All Marble Blast Ultra, Singleplayer, and Multiplayer levels will be re-textured to the original texturing for your enjoyment.
Note that DTS Shapes are NOT part of the Shader Engine for this release; they should be complete for PlatinumQuest.
Custom levels support the shaders as well! You can make them yourself by adding textures with their respective specular and normal versions to the /data/interiors directory, so you end up with this:
textureName.jpg , textureName.spec.jpg , textureName.normal.jpg
For example:
edge_white.jpg, edge_white.spec.jpg, edge_white.normal.jpg
You can use paint editing programs, such as GIMP, Photoshop etc, or use CrazyBump for a quick method; it is 30-day free trial for Windows, and unlimited to Mac (as it's in Beta stage).
- The Platinum Team
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We are pleased to announce Marble Blast's first annual Frightfest event! Inspired by the increasing demand for seasonal content and limited time achievements, the Marble Blast Community Staff have pulled together over the past few months to bring you a whole new terrifying marble experience! Frightfest will be available to players between October 11th, 2015 - November 9th, 2015, and with it comes a whole package of exciting new features!
A new multiplayer level category, "Halloween Event", so if you're too scared, you can always go back to your favorite classic levels!
An all new Ghost Hunt game mode! Avoid the ghosts or roll away in fear! Drag them over your friends to set them back!
An all new Trigger-based Achievement mechanism, designed to truly let you explore your favorite multiplayer levels! Trick or Treat with your marble or poke around in the marble graveyard!
Unique seasonal scenery and textures will surely pose a threat to your traditional skill-shots!
18 Limited Time achievements with 5 Unique Titles and 3 Unique Flair Icons to earn!
10 Revised Classic Multiplayer Hunt Levels!
5 Brand New Never-Before-Seen Multiplayer Hunt Levels!
Like hats? We like hats, so we put Witch-y hats on your marbles!
Plus many, many more!
Also throughout the month of October, be on the lookout for the Great Pumpkin for your chance to grab some unique Profile Banner Images and Web Achievements! So, what are you waiting for? Load up your Marble Blast Launcher and start scaring your friends during Frightfest!
Don't be scared... be Frightened!
~The Marble Blast Community Staff