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You guys are giving me a frightening choice, and I don't want to know what will happen if trick will be chosen, so here are my treats:
It's been long coming, but I'd like to remind everyone that I'm being enlisted on the 29th of October, so I won't be here (except some Saturdays) for the upcoming month or two. I can foresee the amount of fun people are about to have now that feared dragon is not here ;)
To begin the fun, MBG WRR #4 is getting to public very soon, and will be posted once a week (or so), which is excellent news since everyone is waiting for it. With 64 levels improved since MBG WRR #3, this is very exciting to see the optimizations done to so many levels. To give you an idea of how much community support we had, here are some stats:
In the first rampage we had 3 runners - Xelna and myself dominated, with Andrew Patterson giving us a video for Space Slide.
Second rampage we still had three people - Xelna dominated and Dushine and I contributed.
Third rampage included 6 runners - Xelna, Dushine, iMac, Sporlo, Sonic Warrior1 and yours truly.
This rampage we have 14 (!) runners to thank to: Xelna, Kalle29, Gabriel 'Powerjohn25' Inocencio, Regislian, Remy 'Dushine' Dushime, BlastedMarble, Ji Hoon 'iMacmatician' Chun, Moshe, Trevor 'm2mm4m' Davidson, Asuul, Henry 'Sonic Warrior1' Mullhall, Jonathan 'Sporlo' Hynes, Mason 'Nihahhat' Langenderfer and Stewart 'StewMan46' Inglis.
Yesterday a patch for MBP 1.50 RC2 had been released. It adds a Dedicated Server Control Panel to both Tsuf and Thistle, giving the host the ability to change the following: amount of players that can play, whether ratings will be enabled, and whether to do Force Spectators.
Once the host leaves the dedicated server, the options will reset back to default.
Last but not least, MBP 1.50 will make its Final build release by the time I have to leave, which is very exciting. Like the first MBG WR Rampage, MBP too was started in 2006, and 8 years later it still is rocking the community. It is unfortunate I won't have time (and inspiration) to finish the levels I wanted to do (e.g. new Time Modifier Race), but I have talked to HiGuy and we will be patching the game in the upcoming months with not only just levels, but to further enhance the Multiplayer section with new game modes. More exciting information will be revealed in the upcoming months, so stay tuned.
To celebrate everything, I will be unleashing the four fabled PlatinumQuest Multiplayer levels to the community - for a limited time between the 29th and 31st of October (inclusive), anyone may play these levels without the need for the achievements requirement.
Happy Halloween to all, and enjoy Marble Blast,
Matan
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Hey folks,
It's that time of year where the cold weather starts descending upon us and the mist rolls into the town in the dark of night. The leaves change colors, the days get shorter, and the frightening silence of midnight becomes empowered with an eerie aura. Even in the world of Marble Blast, things aren't always what they seem to be...
Starting today, October 13th, 2014 through November 1st, 2014, you will want to keep your eyes open for Aayrl. Posing as the Great Pumpkin, vast riches and glorious trophies may be earned throughout the Halloween season if you play some brand new custom levels on the Spookbox Derby multiplayer server. Join the Great Pumpkin as we parade through spectacular parties, roll through mysterious forests, and bounce around dusty cemeteries!
Don't let the dead of night scare you away, as we'll be hosting a couple of Marble Trivia events throughout the month of October. Keep your eyes on the Website Shoutbox for three-hour warnings of upcoming trivia events for your chance to win additional achievements and some other delicious goodies.
Still not satisfied? Join us on October 23rd at 7:00 PM EST (00:00 UT) for an all out brawl against some of the bravest the University of Vermont has to offer! We'll be playing various Marble Blast Multiplayer maps with an open UVM versus Marble Blast teams-based tournament. Think you have what it takes to topple UVM?
We hope everyone will have a chance to partake in these events. Don't be shy, the crypts are delightful!
~Aayrl
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...I really hate the fact I keep having to write 'released' so many times in the title, because it feels so redundant.
Moving on! RC2 is released and is mainly a fixes build, with more than 75 fixes out of the 100+ changes that were done. RC2 includes all patches since RC1 so you aren't missing out on anything.
Main highlights include various engine fixes and additions. Windows users no longer need Administrator access, and MBP.exe was removed (using normal marbleblast.exe now).
It is important for everyone to download the new launcher as it was updated as well and can now delete files, which is NEEDED if you want RC2 to launch without screaming at you when you try and go online.
RC2 is supported on Windows XP to Windows 8.1, Mac OS X 10.7 and above. No Linux support due to its MBG engine doing stuff that our extender does not like.
Windows Vista and above users please note: RC2 will be installed in C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Marble Blast Platinum
All preferences and config files will be copied by the launcher to their respective directories in AppData if you want it to (it asks you first :D).
RC1'S install directory, C:\Program Files (x86)\Marble Blast Platinum , will no longer be used and you can delete it.
It is recommended to copy and custom interiors missions over to AppData as the launcher will not do so.
Happy Marble Blasting
- The Platinum Team
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Hey there,
The Platinum Team would like to announce a new and improved version of the master server. This master server is now more stable in RC2 than any other master server that has been in the previous builds. Not only does it come with stability, it also comes with new features. Take a look for yourself!
Here is a description of what each and every column does on the master server:
- Lock Icon - This icon is visible if there is a server password
- Bar Icon - This icon is visible if ratings are turned on
- Server Name - The name of the server
- Players - The amount of players currently on the server over the maximum players allowed
- Mode - What type of server is this, such as Free-For-All or Teams mode
- Ping - The latency to the server in one round trip. The lower this number, the better the connection
- Min Rating - The minimum rating required to play on the server
You will also notice, that there is now a status bar. The status bar will tell you what the master server's current status is when it is refreshing. It will display statuses for connecting to the master server, querying the master server, receiving pings from the servers, and finally the amount of servers that it has found.
We hope you enjoy the new master server as much as we do!
- Jeff and The Platinum Team
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Hey folks,
Recently we've been getting suspicious activity on our Uploads form, so we've taken Uploads offline for the time being. If you have any levels or content you'd like uploaded to MarbleBlast.com, please contact us via Skype or email.
In addition, we've identified a security issue with the Windows version of the MBP 1.50 launcher, specifically allowing the entire Java 7 library root access to computer systems, which may lead to compromised computers should the user be infected with rogue malware awaiting raised user privileges to unleash its payload. To those users that are on Windows clients, we strongly recommend you run an antivirus scan and malware scan to ensure file integrity before running the Marble Blast Launcher.
We will be uploading a new Marble Blast Launcher for Windows shortly that fixes this issue and installs Marble Blast Platinum to a new location (<user>/AppData/Local/roaming/Marble Blast Platinum) WITHOUT administrative rights (meaning it will run without raised privileges). We also strongly recommend all users update to Java 7 u67 (or Java 8 if applicable) and uninstall any existing versions of Java to ensure maximum security on your computer systems.
Thanks,
~Aayrl