Help Please How do you place grass blocks without the grass?

Tencryn · Apr 1, 2019

I've seen a few levels where the grass blocks do not contain grass. I believe it's a visual glitch but I like the look of it - it's kind of like sand.

How does one achieve this?

nGord · Apr 2, 2019

I'm supposed to have retired from the forum, but I can't resist helping someone who has taken such care in asking a question. Thank you for being articulate and asking your question in the correct sub-forum with an appropriate label to boot.

Sand blocks! We call them that too!

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How does one achieve this?
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Short answer: use the 3D Builder in @Gepeto's MekoStudio for full control of placing all available blocks found in @Martin Magni's code.

Long answer: yes it can be done as a visual glitch (as you aptly say) as well. We call that glitch/exploit the Desert Effect. The trick is to place water to convert the grass blocks into sand blocks and then take away the water using the glitch. For this to work, the water needs to be placed above the bounds of the level, i.e. turn the water feature on when at least one water-boundary block (brick, grass, stone) is in the highest (16th) plane). Then make any changes you want - including removing any/all blocks from the highest plane - and exit the level. Voilá, the water drops down to just above the white floor and grass blocks remain looking like sand blocks.

Full step-by-step explanation from a document that was never published:

Q. How is the Desert Effect accomplished?
A. When water is applied to a level over top of grass blocks, the blocks change to ones without grass - we can call them sand blocks. The desert effect is essentially a Level Editor bug that has the water nearly disappear, but leaving behind the sand blocks. Steps:

Create your level as normal along with any grass blocks that you will want converted to sand blocks;

Then place a block at the highest elevation (i.e. at 16h);

Place water above this 16h block ensuring the water is above the block;

Delete any blocks that you don’t want (including the 16h block if you wish) - the water should stay at the 16.5 height;

Exit the Editor (either by going into play/test mode or back to the card image) and you will see the desert effect: water drops to 0.5h and sand blocks remain as sand.

Note that you cannot make any changes to the level after the desert effect takes hold. If you do, the sand blocks will revert to grass blocks. You can, however, repeat the process.
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Tencryn · Apr 2, 2019

@nGord I am incredibly impressed that you took the time to write a very detailed reply. Thank you!

I was close in doing the visual glitch myself but the only thing I didn't do was reenter the level.

I will check out MekoStudio!

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