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The Blockheads 2 is meant to be a mostly-faithful remake of the original game, but will have several major differences: | The Blockheads 2 is meant to be a mostly-faithful remake of the original game, but will have several major differences: | ||
* The Blockheads 2 is cross-platform, planned to be released on at least Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.<ref name="blogpost"/> | |||
* The game will no longer be free, planned to cost around 5 USD on release. However, in-app purchases (Time Crystals, Double Time) will be removed.<ref name="blogpost"/> | |||
* The Blockheads 2 will not have official cloud hosting. Instead, the katipo engine uses a "tracker" system to allow user-hosted servers to be discoverable in-game.<ref name="ama_p9tygak"/><ref name="ama_jarl">[https://www.reddit.com/r/blockheads/comments/1wd01sb/comment/p9ty16w/ Official AMA, reply to u/Jarl-Penguin]</ref> | |||
* Crafting times will be much faster<ref name="ama_jarl"/> | |||
* Authentication will be decentralized using a public key system, which will allow you to play multiplayer from the same account on multiple devices.<ref name="ama_p9tygak"/> | |||
* There will be basic support for modding on release, which will be more fleshed out in future updates.<ref name="ama_p9tygak"/> | |||
= New Features = | = New Features = | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 14 September 2026
The Blockheads 2 is the planned sequel to The Blockheads, currently in development by David Frampton.[1] It is a complete remake of the original game, written in C++ using the Katipo engine and will be cross-platform (the list of platforms is not final but is confirmed to include Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android). It is planned to be released, tentatively, in early 2027.[2]
Differences
The Blockheads 2 is meant to be a mostly-faithful remake of the original game, but will have several major differences:
- The Blockheads 2 is cross-platform, planned to be released on at least Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.[1]
- The game will no longer be free, planned to cost around 5 USD on release. However, in-app purchases (Time Crystals, Double Time) will be removed.[1]
- The Blockheads 2 will not have official cloud hosting. Instead, the katipo engine uses a "tracker" system to allow user-hosted servers to be discoverable in-game.[2][3]
- Crafting times will be much faster[3]
- Authentication will be decentralized using a public key system, which will allow you to play multiplayer from the same account on multiple devices.[2]
- There will be basic support for modding on release, which will be more fleshed out in future updates.[2]