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Blob Wars : Episode I

Introduction | News and Updates | Version Watch | Features | Screenshots | Requirements | Downloads | FAQ | Feedback

 Introduction

Since their world was invaded by an alien race, the Blobs have faced a lifetime of war. But now they have a chance to win the war once and for all.

In Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid, you take on the role of a fearless Blob agent, Bob. Bob's mission is to infiltrate the various enemy bases around the Blobs' homeworld and rescue as many MIAs as possible. But standing in his way are many vicious aliens, other Blobs who have been assimilated and the evil alien leader, Galdov.

 News and Updates

14th February 2008 - A Beta of Blob Wars 1.09 has been uploaded. The only minor (or major) update to this version is the ability to view and record replays. Download the 1.09b1 gzip and one of the replays to give it a go.

Replays can be viewed and recorded from the command line using the "-record" and "-playback" command switches. Examples,

blobwars -map data/grasslands1 -record replay.dat
blobwars -playback replay.dat

23rd January 2008 - Danish translation has been added to the new 1.08 release.

 Version Watch

If you have a port available please contact us with details of where we can download it.

 Features

• Platform game
• Over 25 missions
• More than 8 hours' gameplay!
• 4 difficulty settings
• Large levels with different environments, such as water, lava, ice and slime.
• Use a variety of different weaponary, including machine guns and laser cannons.
• Multiple objectives
• Jetpack and Aqua Lung items to find
• Optional blood and gore
• Boss Battles!
• Lots of sound effects and music tracks
• Joypad support with configurable controls
• Configurable keyboard support
• Level replay value - Return to previous levels to rescue all MIAs and optional objectives.

 Screenshots

Multiple Mission Objectives

Additional Equipment

Varied Locales and Enemies

Raytraced Cutscenes

 Requirements

Screen Resolution: 640 x 480
Color Depth: 16 bit
Minimum Memory: Unknown
Harddrive: 7.5MBs
Controls: Keyboard (or Joypad), Mouse

SDL
SDL Image
SDL Mixer
SDL TTF *
ZLib

* - Freetype is required by SDL TTF

 Downloads

 Replay Files

Replay files only work with Blob Wars V1.09+. Files can be played by unzipping and then running with
blobwars -playback <filename>

You may record your own by using,
blobwars -map <map name> -record <filename>

 Upload Replay File

You can use the form below to upload your replay file.
Please ensure it is compressed. Either zip or gzip is fine.

Name
Replay File

 Some of the Characters

Bob	In Metal Blob Solid you take on the role of Bob, a highly skilled, fearless Blob soldier. Bob has volunteered to undertake a mission to "Bring Our Boys Home". Scattered around the Blobs' homeworld are many MIAs and Bob is here to find as many of them as possible.
Pistol Blob	Once a cadet in the Blob army this Blob has been assimilated by the alien's nano technology. Weak and poor shots, these Blobs can still cause Bob problems in large numbers. Their green colouring is the result of alien's assimilation process.
Eye Droid	A floating alien sentry. Given the ability to fly by its Anti Gav unit, it will attack Bob on sight. Easily downed... but keep a safe distance, these suckers explode!
MIA	One of the many MIAs that Bob has to save. This poor guy is too shell shocked from his recent experiences in the war to do anything but be scared and want to go home. Can be found hiding in places they believe will keep them safe until help arrives...
Galdov	Galdov is the leader of the alien invaders. His striking resemblance to the Blobs is too strong to be a conincidence. Galdov will stop at nothing as his forces sweep across the Blobs' homeworld as he continues his mysterious quest. The only thing that can stand in his way is Bob.

 FAQ

Is there a way I can switch from Fullscreen to Windowed mode quickly?
	Yes, either press F10 or Alt + Return
There's an MIA / item I can't reach. What do I do?
	Come back to the level when you have to appropriate powerup you require to reach the MIA. If you can't finish the level despite your best efforts then you've probably found a bug. Please report it (and ensure you have the latest version of the game!)

 Cheat Mode

Show Cheat

On the options screen type in lockandload. This will enable a new menu option title "Cheats". Using the cheat mode you can give yourself unlimited health, gain access to all levels, get the Aqua Lung and Jetpack and also put more blood and gore in to the game.

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