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'''Multiplayer''', along with [[Single Player|single player]], comprise the two modes that [[The Blockheads]] can be played in. Multiplayer allows players to play with other players on [[world]]s. On iOS, there are two ways to play with others: [[#Local Network|Local Network]] and [[#Online Server|Online Server]]. On Android, only [[#Online Server|Online Server]] is available.
'''Multiplayer''' mode lets the player play [[The Blockheads]] with other players. On iOS, there are three ways to play with others: [[#Game Center|Game Center]], [[#Local Network|Local Network]], and [[#Online Server|Online Server]]. On Android, only Online Server is available.
 
==Game Center==
Using [[Game Center]], the player can invite one friend to play with them on the player's world, join another player on their world, or, in [[Game updates/20130625|1.3]] and later, be randomly matched with another person using auto-match. To invite a second player, their device must be on the same version of iOS and have the same version of The Blockheads as the player's and must have Game Center notifications turned on. Game Center multiplayer is not available on Android.
 
Game Center supports both voice chat and text chat. Voice chat can be disabled from the avatar menu, as well as text chat notifications. If the connection is deemed by the app to be too slow to handle voice chat, it will be deactivated automatically for that session. The nickname and avatar used by the game is the same as the one used in Game Center.


==Local Network==
==Local Network==
In [[Game updates/20130625|version 1.3]] and later, Local Network can be used to allow up to five other players to play with other players on single player worlds on the same network connection. It also allows devices to join locally hosted server worlds. It does not support voice chat, but does support text chat. The devices may use the same [[Game Center]] account, but must specify different nicknames when hosting and joining. Local network multiplayer is not available on Android.
In [[Game updates/20130625|version 1.3]] and later, Local Network can be used to allow up to five other players to play with other players on single-player worlds on the same network connection. It also allows devices to join locally hosted [[server]] worlds. It does not support voice chat, but does support text chat. The devices may use the same [[Game Center]] account, but must specify different nicknames when hosting and joining. Local network multiplayer is not available on Android, but locally-hosted worlds may be joined on an Android device using Online Server.


==Online Server==
==Online Server==
{{see also|Server}}
{{see also|Server}}
In [[Game updates/20130625|version 1.3]] and later, Online Server can be used to connect to any Blockheads server. It allows up to 32 players to play at once. It requires the server's IP or domain and server port to connect. Nicknames and avatars can be chosen at the server connect menu.
In [[Game updates/20130625|version 1.3]] and later, Online Server can be used to connect to any Blockheads server. It allows up to 32 players (16 on cloud servers and most Blockserver servers) to play at once. It requires the server's IP or domain and server port to connect. Nicknames and avatars can be chosen at the server connect menu. The connection option may be used to connect to locally-hosted worlds as well. Starting in [[Game updates/20140402|version 1.5]], cloud servers can also be created from a device and are hosted in the cloud.
 
Servers can be hosted using the [https://forums.theblockheads.net/t/how-to-set-up-your-own-mac-server/3080 Mac server app].


Servers can be hosted using the [http://theblockheads.net/server.html Mac server app]. Windows and Linux versions are in development. A third-party service known as [http://blockserver.net BlockServer] can also be used to allow players to host servers.
== Trivia ==
*Before [[Game updates/20140402|version 1.5]], a third-party service known as [http://blockserver.net BlockServer] could also be used to allow players to host servers.
**BlockServer was discontinued after version 1.6, and all existing worlds were either deleted or manually migrated to the cloud by the owner.
*Android devices with the same version of [[The Blockheads]] as an iOS device could join a locally hosted world run by iOS by using the local IP of the iOS device and the default port. They could connect to the server by using the IP/Port section in the Advanced... section of the Multiplayer menu.


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Latest revision as of 15:16, 11 September 2024

Multiplayer, along with single player, comprise the two modes that The Blockheads can be played in. Multiplayer allows players to play with other players on worlds. On iOS, there are two ways to play with others: Local Network and Online Server. On Android, only Online Server is available.

Local Network

In version 1.3 and later, Local Network can be used to allow up to five other players to play with other players on single-player worlds on the same network connection. It also allows devices to join locally hosted server worlds. It does not support voice chat, but does support text chat. The devices may use the same Game Center account, but must specify different nicknames when hosting and joining. Local network multiplayer is not available on Android, but locally-hosted worlds may be joined on an Android device using Online Server.

Online Server

See also: Server

In version 1.3 and later, Online Server can be used to connect to any Blockheads server. It allows up to 32 players (16 on cloud servers and most Blockserver servers) to play at once. It requires the server's IP or domain and server port to connect. Nicknames and avatars can be chosen at the server connect menu. The connection option may be used to connect to locally-hosted worlds as well. Starting in version 1.5, cloud servers can also be created from a device and are hosted in the cloud.

Servers can be hosted using the Mac server app.

Trivia

  • Before version 1.5, a third-party service known as BlockServer could also be used to allow players to host servers.
    • BlockServer was discontinued after version 1.6, and all existing worlds were either deleted or manually migrated to the cloud by the owner.
  • Android devices with the same version of The Blockheads as an iOS device could join a locally hosted world run by iOS by using the local IP of the iOS device and the default port. They could connect to the server by using the IP/Port section in the Advanced... section of the Multiplayer menu.
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