Blissful Block

Blissful Block

Author:	Strobenz
Version:	v1.3
Date of latest version:	2023-07-20
Editors used:	Blender, Blender MKW Utilities, BrawlCrate, KMP Cloud, Lorenzi's KMP Editor, RiiStudio, Wiimms SZS Tools
WBZ files:	ct.wiimm.de
Download:	Google Drive

Overview

Blissful Block is custom track created by Strobenz. It is his first major release after Super Sky Courtyard in 2015. The track is set at dawn in a city superblock surrounded by mountains and buildings, and is the spiritual successor of Punch City 2 and District 65, featuring elements reminiscent of both of them. Racers have to follow a different route each lap, as is seen in Tour tracks from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The track features a couple of custom objects, including firetruck ramps and canoes on which the player can trick. There are also cars created from scratch by the author, which use a modified car texture from Mario Kart 8. Additionally, several textures were either created or retouched by AI.

The track has support for several LE-CODE features, including modified versions of ObjFlow.bin and GeoHitTableKart.bin for optimization and gameplay-changing purposes. Thus, LE-CODE distribution creators should follow the instructions from the LE-CODE Distribution FAQ to properly extract the files from the SZS file. Concretely, such modifications and features are as follows:

• Car objects (car_body) and arrow walls (WLwallGC) now support AREAs 8 and 9 to allow them to be disabled when not in view.
• Cars inside the housing area (kart_truck) do not act as walls when hit by players on Mega Mushroom.

Note that distributions that do not use LE-CODE will not be able to see these modifications, but the track will still be fully playable.

Credits

• Diego Vapy, for the custom Shine Sprite object (StarRing).
• Epik95, for helping with KMP issues and making a Python script for more efficient workflow.
• Josei, for the custom luminary object from Mario Kart 8.
• Jospeh, Waltz and Zediax, for all the insightful suggestions during beta tests.
• kHacker35000vr, for helping find out the cause of a major Slow Motion Bug during beta tests.
• Metabus, for helping with model rigging in Blender.
• Skipper93653, for the custom vehicle objects from 3DS Wuhu Loop (kart_truck).
• SquireTurnbolt, for some textures from Vacay Bay.
• tarsa129, for helping with the functionality of shaders and indirect texturing.
• Tock, for the custom geyser objects from GCN Dino Dino Jungle (FlamePole).
• zatchi, for modeling tips in Blender.
• Gabriela_, CobaltYoshi27, Cotni, Melg, and Brawlboxgaming, for their great miscellaneous help in the CTGP Track Testers Discord server.

Media

v1.3-dawn VS Race (Dolphin) (Sunset)

v1.1 VS Race (Dolphin)

v1.0 VS Race (Dolphin)

Version History

Version	Date of release	Information
v1.0	2023-03-09	First release
v1.1	2023-03-15	Fixed a no lap count. Optimized KCL. Remade item routes so that Bullet Bills do not get stuck on arrow walls anymore. Removed some objects, including all cars that made use of extended presence flags. Adjusted timings of some arrow walls and enemy route controllers.
v1.2	2023-04-03	Modified some textures. Fixed a KCL bug where players would sometimes get counted out of bounds at the glass section on the final lap.
v1.3	2023-07-20	Fixed an Ultra Shortcut and a bug where players could take the lap one route at any lap. Optimized KCL. Added an alternate sunset version.

Custom Track Distributions

This track is part of the following Custom Track Distributions:

• Flounder's Megamix (v1.2)
• Insane Kart Wii (v1.2 and v1.3-sunset)
• ISC's Top 50 Pack (v1.2)
• Krash's Hide and Seek CT Pack (v1.2)
• Mario Kart Overdrive (v1.2)
• Mario Kart Virtual Night (v1.2)
• OptPack (v1.3-sunset)
• Xenøn's HNS CT Collection (v1.2)

Names in Other Languages

Dutch:	Gelukzalig Hofje
French:	Quartier Merveilleux
German:	-
Italian:	Blocco Beato
Japanese:	ハッピーブロック
Korean:	-
Portuguese:	-
Russian:	-
Spanish:	Cuadra Venturosa
Greek:	-
Polish:	-
Finnish:	-
Swedish:	-
Czech:	-
Danish:	-

By the same author: Strobenz

New Tracks:
Blissful Block – τ-Cryovolcano – Strobenz Desert Illusion – Scrumptious Serving – SCR Simple Circuit

Challenge Tracks:
Hypermaze – Pushy Penguins – Compact Closed Pushy Penguins

Joke Tracks:
Delightful Obstruction, The Shredding

Old Tracks:
Punch City – Punch City 2 – Stronghold Castle – Sky Courtyard – DK Jungle Tour – DK Jungle Tour II – Helado Mountain – Strobenz Desert – Strobenz Desert II – District 65 – Super Sky Courtyard