What changed in Block N Load in 2016

Complete at least 10 casual matches to earn the new 'Ghillie' skin for Yury the Yeti.

Content packs for Block N Load are now discounted by up to 66% in the Steam store.

Complete at least 10 casual matches between December 22, 2016, and January 8, 2017, to earn the new 'Ghillie' skin for Yury the Yeti.

Content packs for Block N Load are now discounted by up to 66% in the Steam store.

The Scary Monsters skin pack is now 66% off during the Steam Halloween sale.

Two brand new skins available for purchase: Kreepy the Jester and Gothi-chan.

The Scary Monsters skin pack is now 66% off during the Steam Halloween sale.

The Halloween Arena 'Pumpkin' is back for rotation during the Halloween period.

The Halloween Arena 'Pumpkin' is back for rotation during the Halloween period.

Two brand new skins available for purchase: Kreepy the Jester and Gothi-chan.

Rivet Gun made more effective at close range and less effective at long ranges.

Miracle Cure now more effective at healing and supporting teammates.

Bananas now explode quicker.

Force Gates have been made tougher.

Small icons for the Perks equipped on each Hero are now displayed below the Block loadout for that Hero.

Force Gates are now tougher.

Rivet Gun made more effective at close range and less effective at long range.

Tweaks to various Heroes' weapons, abilities, and Perks to differentiate them more effectively.

Any Heroes that are on free rotation now have an icon displayed to indicate this.

A number of Heroes have had their weapons, abilities, and Perks tweaked to set them apart.

Miracle Cure is now more effective at healing and supporting her team.

Bananas now explode quicker.

Hover-tips added to your own Heroes weapons and ability icons during selection.

Improvements to indicate free rotation Heroes, team composition warnings, and hover-tips for weapons and abilities.

Hover-tips added when hovering over the images of the Blocks another Hero has equipped.

Icons to display which players are in squads have been added to Hero selection.

In Casual Mode, the thumbs up voting icon has been moved next to the number of votes.

A message appears if the team composition is missing a Role or has too many Heroes of one Role.

Improvements to the Hero Selection screen including an icon for free rotation Heroes and hover-tips for weapons and abilities.

The third prize map, Blocky Resort, will be added to the game.

Other shortlisted entries like Castle Ruins, Sandcastle Wars, and Cloudy With a Chance of Summer 1.0 are available on the Steam Workshop.

The winning map of the vacation-themed map contest, Beach Bash, will be added to the game.

The second prize map, Cruise Boat, will also be added to the game.

The third prize map, Blocky Resort, will be added to the game following a review.

The winning map from the vacation-themed contest, Beach Bash, will be added to the game.

Other shortlisted entries including Castle Ruins, Sandcastle Wars, and Cloudy With a Chance of Summer 1.0 are available on the Steam Workshop.

The second prize map, Cruise Boat, will also be added to the game after minor adjustments.

Introducing the character Steam Science, a gentleman inventor and boxer using steam power.

A slew of balancing changes have been made to improve gameplay.

Added 'Steam Science' and 'Roly Poly Dive Dive' skins.

Several bug fixes have been addressed in this update.

Introducing the character Roly Poly Dive Dive, a pressurized hamster ball for exploring land and sea.

New weapon reticules added for O.P. ‘Juan’ Shinobi, Sweet Science, and Kreepy the Klown.

A slew of balancing changes implemented to improve gameplay.

Players can now see the perks equipped by enemy Heroes during the kill cam.

Kill cam now displays the perks equipped by the enemy Hero that eliminated you.

Several bug fixes included in this update.

Players can see which players are in squads during matches via new icons on the scoreboard.

Players can now see which players are in squads during matches via icons on the scoreboard.

New reticules added for O.P. ‘Juan’ Shinobi, Sweet Science, and Kreepy the Klown.

Various balancing changes made to improve the usefulness of Heroes and Blocks.

Vander Graaf's Tesla Coil now charges instead of directly attacking, allowing for strategic positioning.

Various balancing changes have been made to improve the usefulness of Heroes and Blocks.

Players can now use the Left Alt key to send predefined messages to teammates for better communication.

Players can now use the Left Alt key to send predefined messages to teammates, enhancing communication.

Vander Graaf now charges Tesla Coils with Static Gloves instead of attacking directly, allowing for networked attacks.

Added options such as 'Allow Backfilling' and Brick wallet cap and initial Bricks settings.

Fixes to Line of Sight and the way splash damage works.

Sarge Stone replaces Yeti in the free hero rotation.

Resolved issues related to Line of Sight and the mechanics of splash damage.

Added options such as 'Allow Backfilling' and Brick wallet cap and initial Bricks settings.

The Time Assault map has been rotated out, encouraging players to earn Gold.

Eliza's Time Assault map has rotated out.

Sarge Stone replaces Yeti in the free rotation.

Midsummer Madness event runs all summer long with schedule updates on the website.

Midsummer Madness event runs all summer long.

Two new skins will be available in the shop.

Players can try all heroes for free during the event.

Midsummer Madness will run from June to August with various activities, promotions, contests, and content releases.

Two new skins will be available in the shop.

Discounts will be available on hero prices during the event.

Players can try all heroes for free during the event.

Discounts available on hero prices during the event.

Midsummer Madness will run from June to August with various activities, promotions, contests, and content releases.

Changes made to the 'Slow' effect utilized by various Heroes and Blocks.

Changes made to several Heroes based on feedback and survey results.

Adjustments made to Sweet Science, Nigel Purdey-Longshott, O.P. 'Juan' Shinobi, Kreepy the Klown, Kira-chan, Astarella, and the 'Slow' effect.

Improvements to the in-game communication system are currently in design.

Ongoing improvements to the tutorial experience.

Ongoing enhancements to the tutorial experience.

Continuous improvements to performance and bug fixes.

Yury the Yeti replaces Cogwheel in the free rotation alongside Vander Graaf and Nigel Purdey-Longshott.

Week 6 of the Ranked Beta allows any squad size with at least 3 level 10 Heroes. Week 7 will feature squads of 5 only.

Continued balance adjustments for heroes as part of development work.

Enhancements to the in-game communication system are currently in design.

Squads will be limited to 5 players only in Week 7 of the Ranked Beta, with new Squad Finder introduced.

Flash sales are planned for future events.

Tweaks and improvements to the reticule are currently in design.

New Squad Finder introduced to help players find squad members more easily.

Flash sales are scheduled for future events.

Tweaks and improvements to the reticule are currently in design.

Development of additional cosmetic content is underway.

Yury the Yeti replaces Cogwheel in the free rotation alongside Vander Graaf and Nigel Purdey-Longshott.

Continuous improvements to performance, bug fixes, and quality of life enhancements.

Double XP weekends are scheduled for future events.

Continued work on balancing heroes as part of the development process.

Free hero weekends are planned for future events.

Improvements to custom games are currently in design.

Free Hero weekends are scheduled for future events.

Improvements to custom games are currently in design.

Double XP weekends are planned for future events.

Players can set preferences in the settings menu to find squads more easily.

Players receive a gold bonus for daily logins.

New feature to find and join squads easily from the Home and Play Menus.

Casual Mode now provides 3 arenas to vote on instead of 2.

Advanced warning for BlockBuster Boosts in the HUD and minimap is now set to 60 seconds for all modes.

Added a new two objective arena 'Fort Argent' to Custom Games and Casual Mode rotation.

Updated tutorial to include sections on Supply Drops and BlockBuster Boost.

Casual Mode now provides 3 arenas to vote on instead of 2.

Added a new two objective arena 'Fort Argent' to Custom Games and Casual Mode rotation.

Advanced warning for BlockBuster Boosts in the HUD and minimap set to 60 seconds for all modes.

New feature allowing players to find and join squads easily through the Home and Play Menus.

The Causeway arena has been moved to new player only arena from the standard rotation.

The Causeway arena has been moved from the standard rotation to a new player only arena.

The tutorial now includes sections on Supply Drops and the BlockBuster Boost.

Identifying weapon reticules that need improvements for better clarity on attack types.

Merging Asia and Oceania servers to improve match finding and quality.

Nigel Purdy-Longshott replaces Kreepy the Klown in the weekly hero rotation.

Exploring options to allow Tesla Coils to be charged ahead of time.

Identifying weapon reticules that need better representation of attack ranges and types.

Changes to O.P.'s Vanish ability and adjustments to his Katana's smoke bomb teleport.

Identified that some Heroes scale differently with player skill, adjustments needed for easier pick-up.

Changes to O.P.'s Vanish ability and Katana mechanics to reduce overpowered elements.

Changes made to turret costs, accuracy, and damage to Heroes.

Increased costs, reduced accuracy, and damage of turrets to balance their effectiveness.

Nigel Purdy-Longshott replaces Kreepy the Klown in the weekly hero rotation.

Issues highlighted with Roly Poly Fat Fat were addressed by an update during the survey.

Potential adjustments to reduce the overpowered nature of Kreepy's gloves.

Addressed issues highlighted in the balancing survey.

Considering allowing Tesla Coils to charge up ahead of time to improve gameplay.

Some Heroes scale differently with player skill, leading to perceived power discrepancies.

Merging Asia and Oceania servers to improve match finding and quality.

Considering changes to Kreepy's gloves to reduce their impact in gameplay.

The team is actively addressing cheating reports and improving anti-cheat solutions.

Cogwheel is now available in the free rotation alongside Tony and Kreepy.

5 Man Squads will be brought into Ranked play a week earlier than planned.

The results of the Balance Survey have been acknowledged, with plans to act on the feedback received.

5 Man Squads will be introduced in Ranked play to gauge player response.

The team is actively reviewing and improving anti-cheat solutions in response to increased reports of cheating.

Cogwheel joins the free rotation this week, playing alongside Tony and Kreepy.

More Double XP weekends are planned following the successful event last weekend.

The team is working on balance changes for various heroes.

The team is working on balance changes for various heroes as part of ongoing development.

Asia and Oceania servers will merge into a single Asia-Pacific server on May 24th.

More Double XP weekends are planned following the recent event.

Ranked mode will move to solo queue only with a level requirement raised to 30 from May 13 to 15.

Tony replaces Eliza in the free to play rotation slots alongside Kreepy and Sarge.

Tony joins Kreepy and Sarge in the free to play rotation, replacing Eliza.

The Asia and Oceania regions will merge into a single Asia-Pacific server on May 24th.

Ranked mode will move to solo queue only with a level requirement raised to 30 from May 13 to 15.

Block Skins can be unlocked by leveling up heroes to 10 and 50.

Classic mode split into Casual and Ranked Beta modes with distinct rules.

Adjustments made to the character's abilities or stats.

Continuation of the Ranked Beta testing this weekend.

Gold Bars now consider match length for rewards, up to a cap.

Various bugs fixed and improvements made across the game.

Significant changes made to respawn timers.

Roly's secondary weapon now creates Toxic Goo puddles to deny enemy access.

Modifications made to the health of objectives.

Rivet Gun pellets now scatter more randomly, changing hit dynamics.

Earn Double XP for every Ranked or Casual match from May 6 to May 8.

Significant changes made to BlockBusters.

Continuation of the Ranked Beta testing for players.

Earn Double XP for every Ranked or Casual match from May 6 to May 8.

Adjustments made to the character's abilities or stats.

Friendly goo is blue, enemy goo is pink, and it depletes as enemies pass through.

Some Challenges made easier while others are now more challenging.

Roly's Hero Block now coats the area with Toxic Goo upon detonation.

Small performance improvements have been made, with further investigations ongoing.

Kreepy the Klown added to the Free Rotation alongside Sarge and Eliza.

Functionality added to teach about the build phase barrier with more tutorials on the way.

Plans for squad finder, matchmaking improvements, in-game communication enhancements, and more.

Kreepy the Klown is added to the Free Rotation alongside Sarge and Eliza.

Plans for squad finder, matchmaking improvements, in-game communication enhancements, and more.

The first pass of block rebalancing has been completed.

Continuous improvements and fixes for bugs and quality of life issues.

Functionality added to teach about the build phase barrier, with more tutorials on the way.

The Time Assault mode has been reset with Nigel’s 'Raiders of the Lost Block' arena ready to go.

Small performance improvements made with ongoing investigations for further enhancements.

Time Assault mode reset with Nigel’s 'Raiders of the Lost Block' arena now available.

Continuous improvements and fixes for bugs and quality of life enhancements.

First pass of block rebalance has been completed.

Significant changes to Roly's Booster system and Hero Block.

Friendly goo is blue, enemy goo is pink, and it depletes over time.

Hero Block now coats the area with Toxic Goo upon detonation.

Booster alt-fire creates puddles of Toxic Goo to deny enemy access.

Gold Bars now account for match length, up to a cap.

Classic mode split into Casual and Ranked Beta modes with distinct rules.

Block Skins can be unlocked by leveling up heroes to 10 and 50.

Various bugs fixed and improvements made to the game.

Rivet Gun pellets now scatter more randomly within the cone of fire.

Some Challenges made easier while others are more challenging.

Significant changes made to respawn timers.

Significant changes made to the health of objectives.

Significant changes made to BlockBusters.

Balancing adjustments made to the character Nigel Purdy-Longshott.

Balancing adjustments made to the character Roly Poly Fat Fat.

All players will start fresh in the Ranked mode, with matchmaking ratings and tiers reset.

Players who achieve any rank in the current league system will receive an exclusive hero skin upon Ranked mode launch.

Players are invited to participate in a survey to provide feedback on the new Ranked rules.

Players who achieve any rank in the current league system will receive an exclusive Sweet Science Hero skin.

An exciting new progression system is being developed alongside the Ranked mode.

Players are invited to participate in a survey to provide feedback on the new Ranked rules.

A new Ranked mode will be released initially as a Beta to separate competitive and casual players.

Ranked mode will be available at limited times during weekends in North America and EU regions.

An exciting new progression system is planned for release alongside the Ranked mode.

A new Ranked mode will be released initially as a Beta to separate competitive and casual players.

All players will start fresh in Ranked mode with reset matchmaking ratings and tiers.

The Time Assault Arena has been updated to Metal Monstrosity.

Significant adjustments to World Blocks affecting tunneling and weapon damage interactions.

Significant adjustments to World Blocks affecting tunneling and weapon damage interactions.

Increased timer on Astarella’s Orbital Strike Beacon Hero Block for better defusal chances.

Yury, Nigel & Dream Genie are now available in the free hero rotation.

Free heroes available for play: Yury, Nigel & Dream Genie.

The active Time Assault Arena is Metal Monstrosity.

Increased timer duration for Astarella’s Orbital Strike Beacon to improve defusal opportunities.

Genesis will host a tournament from April 1 to April 30, featuring teams from North America and Oceania.

Genesis will host a community tournament from April 1 to April 30.

Dream Genie has been added to the free rotation alongside Sarge & Nigel.

The Sweet Science's Luftschloss Time Assault Arena has returned for players to compete and earn bonus Gold.

Sweet Science's Luftschloss Time Assault Arena returns this week.

Dream Genie is now available in free rotation alongside Sarge & Nigel.

Adjustments made to a selection of Blocks, some Heroes, and a few Perks based on player feedback.

Adjustments made to a selection of Blocks, some Heroes, and a few Perks based on player feedback.

Initial changes to perks aimed at balancing heroes and perks together.

Improvements to the way positions in Ranked mode are calculated and displayed.

Increase to the brick wallet cap.

Pro players are now ranked on League Points (LP).

Players in Gold & Pro tiers that quit will lose LP.

Players that quit in Gold & Pro tiers will lose LP.

Pro players are now ranked on League Points (LP).

Increase to the brick wallet cap.

Initial changes to perks aimed at balancing the game and enhancing hero choices.

Improvements to the way positions in Ranked mode are calculated and displayed.

Platinum Bar Pack, Scary Monsters Skins Pack, Starter Pack

Astarella, Sweet Science, Dream Genie, Kira-Chan, Vander Graaf

Discount on DLC: Platinum Bar Pack, Scary Monsters Skins Pack, Starter Pack.

A new map for classic mode themed around Kreepy. Battle through the mouth of Kreepy and fight for control of the objectives in the center of the big circus tents.

Discount on skins: Boris, Electricella, 5x5-arella, Not-so-Sweet Science, Cambot, Nightmare Genie, Camo Kitty, Ultra Kawaii, Vander Punk, Alien Disco Ball, Nearly Naked Nigel, Fallen Nigel, 1980 Juan, Boot Camp Sarge, Al Castone.

New map for classic mode themed around Kreepy's Circus, featuring objectives in the center of big circus tents.

Discount on heroes: Astarella, Sweet Science, Dream Genie, Kira-Chan, Vander Graaf.

Boris, Electricella, 5x5-arella, Not-so-Sweet Science, Cambot, Nightmare Genie, Camo Kitty, Ultra Kawaii, Vander Punk, Alien Disco Ball, Nearly Naked Nigel, Fallen Nigel, 1980 Juan, Boot Camp Sarge, Al Castone

Significant redesign to improve movement and new attack routes in the Beach Base arena.

Beach Base has been significantly redesigned to improve movement and create new attack routes.

Players can now hold a maximum of 5,000 Bricks, with a visual indicator when the cap is reached.

Kreepy the Klown is now available for purchase in the in-game shop, featuring unique abilities and weapons.

All arenas updated to accommodate multiple points for BlockBuster Boost drops, enhancing tactical opportunities.

Supply Drops now occur twice as frequently, but each drop is worth half the previous value.

All arenas updated to allow multiple spawn points for the BlockBuster Boost, enhancing tactical options.

Sandy Shores now features three objectives to secure victory, enhancing gameplay dynamics.

Players can now hold a maximum of 5,000 Bricks, with a visual indicator when the cap is reached.

Kreepy the Klown is now available for purchase in the in-game shop, featuring unique abilities and weapons.

Supply Drops are now twice as frequent but worth half the value, allowing for more resource opportunities.

Significant gameplay changes have been made in the new build on the PTR server.

Significant gameplay changes have been made in the new build on the PTR server.

New solutions for automatic cheat detection have been implemented.

The team will be experimenting with balance improvements based on player feedback.

A new Hero has been added to the Player Test Realm for players to test.

A new Hero has been added to the Player Test Realm for players to test and provide feedback.

The team will be experimenting with balance improvements based on player feedback.

New automatic cheat-detection solutions have been implemented in the game.