Blob Wars : Blob And Conquer

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12/05/2008

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Blob Wars : Episode II

They're Ready. Will You Be?

Introduction

With the apparent defeat of Galdov and the reclaiming of the Fire, Time, Space and Reality Crystals the Blobs' battle was only just beginning. Bob had rescued many Blobs and fought many battles, but now he had an ever bigger task ahead of him. The Blobs' homeworld is still littered with the alien forces and Bob once again makes it his task to lead the counter attack. But even without Galdov the aliens are still extremely well organised...

They're Ready. Will You Be?

News and Updates

Note: Until version 1.0 it is possible that save games from different versions may become incompatible with each other.

10 May 2008 - Version 0.93 is now available. Changes and updates in this version include,

More hints for Boss fights
Player movement fixed (no longer walks in diagonal, instead of straight)
GUI and mini games can be controlled via keyboard / joystick, as well as the mouse
Extra animation frames added to one particular boss fight (not listing, as minor spoiler)
Bob now drops bread crumbs for other blobs to follow
Bob and the other blobs can now step over small obstacles without needing to jump
Misc. bug fixes

And now that that is out of the way we will attempt to make the camera better (which no doubt will be the only major change to 0.94!). Please keep in mind that third person cameras are, and always will be, tricky to implement. So please bear with us...

26th April 2008 - Version 0.92 is now available. Changes and updates in this version include,

Real time cutscenes (some are still quite rough around the edges)
Items should no longer become stuck in walls
Teeka can no longer die. He will teleport away if his energy hits 0.
Teeka and the other blobs are more aggressive when they fight
The game automatically pauses if focus is lost (e.g. a screensaver comes on)
Misc. changes to the maps
Misc. changes to fix bugs
Some extra hints for boss battles (eg - in the Crypt)

Version Watch

We are currently seeking the following versions,

Mac OS X
PlayStation 2 Linux
... and any other Linux / Unix based OS that it may work on and is not listed here.

If you have a port available for any of the above platforms, please contact us with details of where we can download it.

Features

(Since the game is still in development, this list is subject to change)

Explore and battle in full 3D environments
Use and aquire mutliple weapons (uzis, shotguns, grenades)
Fight familiar enemies - Assimilated Blobs, Eye Droids, Spider Blobs, Sentry Guns
Auto targetting enables you to maintain a lock on enemies whilst dodging around
Blob allies - Fight alongside buddies such as Teeka the Scout
Boss Battles
Minigame puzzles
Over 30 Missions

Localisation

The following locales are now (at least partly) supports,

English

For information on translating the game please see the gameplay manual or the FAQ Entry below.

Screenshots (work in progress)

Spider Blobs - Run Awaaaaay!!!

Defending the Blob's Homebase

Updated Sentry Gun models

Using the grappling hook

Boss Battle

Movies

Mission 5 - Sewers

Biomech Tank (Beta)

Spider Blob Commander

Requirements

(Note: Since this game is work in progress this list is subject to change)

Screen Resolution : Minimum 800 x 600 (up to 1280 x 1024 supported)
Processor         : Unknown
Color Depth       : 24 bit
Harddrive         : 114 MB
Graphics          : Hardware Accelerated 3D
Texture Memory    : Unknown (Tested on ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 - 128MB)
Controls          : Keyboard and Mouse / Joystick*

* - A dual analog stick joypad (eg - PS2 Dual Shock) is highly recommended

SDL
SDL Image
SDL Mixer
SDL TTF *
ZLib
OpenGL

* - Freetype is required by SDL TTF

Downloads

Filename	Version	Release	Platform	Filesize	Upload Date
blobAndConquer-0.6-1.mac.dmg	0.6	1	Mac OSX Package	27.73 MB	3rd December 2006
blobAndConquer-0.93-1.i386.deb	0.93	1	Generic x86 Debian Package	36.57 MB	10th May 2008
blobAndConquer-0.93-1.i586.rpm	0.93	1	Generic x86 RPM	36.60 MB	10th May 2008
blobAndConquer-0.93-1.tar.gz	0.93	1	Source Tarball	36.84 MB	10th May 2008

To download a file click on the filename. Remember to only download the file that matches your operating system.
If your operating system is not listed, then there is currently no download available.
Please be aware that due to webspace restrictions previous versions are not available for download.

RPMs and Deb Packages generated on Kubuntu Feisty

FAQ

Where's the gameplay manual?

Upon unarchiving Blob and Conquer it can be found in the doc directory. Open index.html in a webbrowser to read it. If you've installed the game then the default location for the manual is /usr/share/doc/blobAndConquer/index.html

When will the final version of the game be available?

Hopefully sometime later this year.

How can I translate the game?

You will be able use GNU Gettext for this soon.

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