Hello Everyone!

Today we’re bringing you Version 0.45 and the unveiling of an upcoming exciting new addition to the game, The Besiege Multiverse.


The Multiverse is a combination of the Besiege community’s two most requested features; Multiplayer and a Level Editor. For the past year or so we’ve been working on not only bringing these features to life but, combining them in a unique way for your enjoyment!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh_LXRF0myw
The Multiverse allows Besiegers to create multiplayer sessions of the game (Up to 8 Players) to build, battle and compete with their friends. Alongside this we’ve included a large set of tools, allowing players to not only create their own custom levels, game modes & objectives, but create them with their friends in real time. Furthermore, players can choose to play/simulate custom levels, while their friends are still working on them!

The Multiverse update is not yet ready but we are aiming to have it released by the end of Q3 of this year. As you can imagine there’s a lot of testing that needs doing to ensure your experience of these new features is as smooth as possible.

Over the coming weeks we will be releasing regular Dev Blogs, explaining the Multiverse features in greater detail and how it all works, as well as a collection of guides which will help you to get the most out of Multiplayer and the powerful new Editor Tools.

The price of Besiege will also be raised by $2 after the Multiverse update is released, inline with our early-access pricing plan. However if you already own the game you will not have to pay anything extra!

Want to find out more? Click Here!!


In addition to the exciting announcement above, we also have two new Valfross campaign levels for you to complete/mess around in and some bug fixes to the game.

The first being an abandoned mine constructed by the peoples of Valfross, ruled by the infamous Withered King, with the apparent purpose of extracting ore from the mountainside…



The second level contains one of the great fortresses of Valfross, its mighty towers surviving countless ages of ice and snow, and guarded by fearsome warriors...



In other development news the localization system is entering its final stages of testing and we’ll be hoping to release that very soon. As we previously announced, players will be able to upload custom translations to the workshop and it is our intention to implement the most used of those into the standard game. Work on the options menu is also continuing and we have some other exciting levels in the works which we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks.
Going forward it is our intention to release individual pieces of content as and when they’re ready, instead of grouping them into larger updates.

Well, that's all we have for you right now, we hope you enjoy the levels and share our excitement for the Multiverse update! Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

Cheers,

Von

PS: Please note that each time an update is released, Spaar's modloader is broken and requires updating in order for mods to function again. Please be patient while Spaar updates his modloader and download the new version when he's done. Attempting to use an outdated version of the modloader will cause problems with the game.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Hello Everyone!

Today we’re bringing you Version 0.45 and the unveiling of an upcoming exciting new addition to the game, The Besiege Multiverse.


The Multiverse is a combination of the Besiege community’s two most requested features; Multiplayer and a Level Editor. For the past year or so we’ve been working on not only bringing these features to life but, combining them in a unique way for your enjoyment!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh_LXRF0myw
The Multiverse allows Besiegers to create multiplayer sessions of the game (Up to 8 Players) to build, battle and compete with their friends. Alongside this we’ve included a large set of tools, allowing players to not only create their own custom levels, game modes & objectives, but create them with their friends in real time. Furthermore, players can choose to play/simulate custom levels, while their friends are still working on them!

The Multiverse update is not yet ready but we are aiming to have it released by the end of Q3 of this year. As you can imagine there’s a lot of testing that needs doing to ensure your experience of these new features is as smooth as possible.

Over the coming weeks we will be releasing regular Dev Blogs, explaining the Multiverse features in greater detail and how it all works, as well as a collection of guides which will help you to get the most out of Multiplayer and the powerful new Editor Tools.

The price of Besiege will also be raised by $2 after the Multiverse update is released, inline with our early-access pricing plan. However if you already own the game you will not have to pay anything extra!

Want to find out more? Click Here!!


In addition to the exciting announcement above, we also have two new Valfross campaign levels for you to complete/mess around in and some bug fixes to the game.

The first being an abandoned mine constructed by the peoples of Valfross, ruled by the infamous Withered King, with the apparent purpose of extracting ore from the mountainside…



The second level contains one of the great fortresses of Valfross, its mighty towers surviving countless ages of ice and snow, and guarded by fearsome warriors...



In other development news the localization system is entering its final stages of testing and we’ll be hoping to release that very soon. As we previously announced, players will be able to upload custom translations to the workshop and it is our intention to implement the most used of those into the standard game. Work on the options menu is also continuing and we have some other exciting levels in the works which we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks.
Going forward it is our intention to release individual pieces of content as and when they’re ready, instead of grouping them into larger updates.

Well, that's all we have for you right now, we hope you enjoy the levels and share our excitement for the Multiverse update! Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

Cheers,

Von

PS: Please note that each time an update is released, Spaar's modloader is broken and requires updating in order for mods to function again. Please be patient while Spaar updates his modloader and download the new version when he's done. Attempting to use an outdated version of the modloader will cause problems with the game.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Hello Everyone!

We’ve got another development post today, to bring you up to date with what we’re working on and how things are going.

I touched upon this in the last Dev post but I’d like to start off by talking about the options menu re-work that we’ve been carrying out. It’s still very much work in progress and some of the options may not appear in the initial release but it’s coming along nicely.



As you can see above we’ve added an extensive list of video and audio options and we’re working on system to allow the remapping of base game controls such as; the camera, simulation start hotkey, etc.
The options menu will launch with some basic control customization, such as rebinding the camera hotkeys, with more being added as time goes on.
To the right of the options you can see a sample of game’s visuals which updates in real time as you alter the video settings. Please note that this is all still very work in progress, things are likely to change and much of it still needs a good layer of polish added to it.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to give you a sneak peek at some of the things we’ve been working on that will feature in new upcoming campaign levels.



The next level update will feature the first fortress of Valfross and for the construction of this fortress we’ve re-designed the Tolbrynd physics brick system, giving it a new aesthetic to suit the island's frozen wastelands. Pictured below is a small section of the fortress and its new brickwork system.


Please keep in mind that all of the above is still very much work in progress and at this point we’re not sure exactly which things will make it into the next update and which ones might come later, but we wanted to try taking a more open approach with you guys and talking about what we’re working on sooner than we normally would like.

We're going to be trying a different approach to releasing content for Besiege, in the past we've tried to assemble various features into a single update and have a specific focus for that update (Levels for example), but going forward we're going to try releasing individual items when we feel they're ready.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank those of you that participated in the “Favorite Levels” poll that I posted in the last article, we had a really great response and it was interesting to see which levels you all enjoyed the most!

The top five most voted for levels were as follows:
1st. The Duke’s Plea (Zone 16)
2nd. The Duke’s Dear Freighters (Zone 20)
3rd. The Martyr Knights (Zone 38)
4th. The Frozen Path (Zone 35)
5th. Aras' Refuge (Zone 34)
Honorable mentions include; The Queen’s Fodder, Scouts of Tolbrynd, Wynnfrith’s Keep & Argus’ Grounds.

We hope that this has helped wet your appetite a little and we hope to be bringing you these new features very soon.

Cheers,

Von

Hello Everyone!

We’ve got another development post today, to bring you up to date with what we’re working on and how things are going.

I touched upon this in the last Dev post but I’d like to start off by talking about the options menu re-work that we’ve been carrying out. It’s still very much work in progress and some of the options may not appear in the initial release but it’s coming along nicely.



As you can see above we’ve added an extensive list of video and audio options and we’re working on system to allow the remapping of base game controls such as; the camera, simulation start hotkey, etc.
The options menu will launch with some basic control customization, such as rebinding the camera hotkeys, with more being added as time goes on.
To the right of the options you can see a sample of game’s visuals which updates in real time as you alter the video settings. Please note that this is all still very work in progress, things are likely to change and much of it still needs a good layer of polish added to it.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to give you a sneak peek at some of the things we’ve been working on that will feature in new upcoming campaign levels.



The next level update will feature the first fortress of Valfross and for the construction of this fortress we’ve re-designed the Tolbrynd physics brick system, giving it a new aesthetic to suit the island's frozen wastelands. Pictured below is a small section of the fortress and its new brickwork system.


Please keep in mind that all of the above is still very much work in progress and at this point we’re not sure exactly which things will make it into the next update and which ones might come later, but we wanted to try taking a more open approach with you guys and talking about what we’re working on sooner than we normally would like.

We're going to be trying a different approach to releasing content for Besiege, in the past we've tried to assemble various features into a single update and have a specific focus for that update (Levels for example), but going forward we're going to try releasing individual items when we feel they're ready.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank those of you that participated in the “Favorite Levels” poll that I posted in the last article, we had a really great response and it was interesting to see which levels you all enjoyed the most!

The top five most voted for levels were as follows:
1st. The Duke’s Plea (Zone 16)
2nd. The Duke’s Dear Freighters (Zone 20)
3rd. The Martyr Knights (Zone 38)
4th. The Frozen Path (Zone 35)
5th. Aras' Refuge (Zone 34)
Honorable mentions include; The Queen’s Fodder, Scouts of Tolbrynd, Wynnfrith’s Keep & Argus’ Grounds.

We hope that this has helped wet your appetite a little and we hope to be bringing you these new features very soon.

Cheers,

Von

Hello Everyone!

Today we thought we’d take a bit of time to talk about some upcoming features and get your opinions on Besiege's campaign levels!

We’d like to start by talking about a couple of useful features that we’ve been working on.

Localization (Multi-Language Support)



Something that’s been quite hotly requested in the community, particularly by our Chinese friends, is for the base game to support multiple languages. To that end we’ve been working on a system that allows you to change the in-game language to one of your choosing. The game will come with a small number of supported languages by default but it will also have workshop support, meaning that community members can upload their own translations to the game for others to use!



Options Menu Re-Work

We’ve been re-working the options menu for Besiege, providing you with substantially more customization over the game. The menu is still very much work in progress at the moment so I’m afraid we don’t have any screenshots for you today but I can tell you that it will include a variety of sound options, more detailed graphical options and the ability to customize Besiege’s base controls.

We are also very interested in what your favorite Besiege campaign levels are! Please take a few moments to vote on your favorite levels using this poll: http://directpoll.com/v?XDVhEtlXiHx5SphVzQDZ6YjJbAwWAc2
If you’re unsure which level is which you can find them all listed in this post on our forums: http://forum.spiderlinggames.co.uk/index.php?threads/what-are-your-favorite-besiege-campaign-levels.5962/

Thank you all for your support of Besiege & it’s development team, and we hope you continue to enjoy the game as we bring it closer to full release!

Cheers,

Von

Hello Everyone!

Today we thought we’d take a bit of time to talk about some upcoming features and get your opinions on Besiege's campaign levels!

We’d like to start by talking about a couple of useful features that we’ve been working on.

Localization (Multi-Language Support)



Something that’s been quite hotly requested in the community, particularly by our Chinese friends, is for the base game to support multiple languages. To that end we’ve been working on a system that allows you to change the in-game language to one of your choosing. The game will come with a small number of supported languages by default but it will also have workshop support, meaning that community members can upload their own translations to the game for others to use!



Options Menu Re-Work

We’ve been re-working the options menu for Besiege, providing you with substantially more customization over the game. The menu is still very much work in progress at the moment so I’m afraid we don’t have any screenshots for you today but I can tell you that it will include a variety of sound options, more detailed graphical options and the ability to customize Besiege’s base controls.

We are also very interested in what your favorite Besiege campaign levels are! Please take a few moments to vote on your favorite levels using this poll: http://directpoll.com/v?XDVhEtlXiHx5SphVzQDZ6YjJbAwWAc2
If you’re unsure which level is which you can find them all listed in this post on our forums: http://forum.spiderlinggames.co.uk/index.php?threads/what-are-your-favorite-besiege-campaign-levels.5962/

Thank you all for your support of Besiege & it’s development team, and we hope you continue to enjoy the game as we bring it closer to full release!

Cheers,

Von

Hey Guys!

We've just released another hotfix to deal with some issues created in the 0.42 update, at the bottom of this post I've included changelogs for both of them if you are interested. We have also decided to display letters next to the version number of the game to indicate which hotfix you are using, to cut down on confusion.

If you experience any problems after an update, please make sure to verify your game files through Steam as this solves most issues people experience immediately! Restarting your computer or Steam can also help resolve any issues you might experience!

We'd also like to remind everyone that Besiege currently doesn't have any official mod support and as such, whenever an update is put out, all mods will stop working.
Something we have been considering for some time now is having the previous build available for people to use if they wish to wait for their mods to be updated before playing the latest version of the game.

You can now access the last build whenever we update the game through the Steam Beta's menu. To access it, go to your Steam library, right click on Besiege and select properties. Navigate to the "BETA" tab, click the drop down arrow and select the option "-previousbuild". Once you have done this, Steam should begin downloading the last build and you will be able to play it when its finished. As shown below:



We hope you are all enjoying the latest update and we'll have some more development news for you sometime next week!

Cheers,

Von

Hotfix 0.42a Changelog:
-Optimized a subset of the machine scripts to potentially pose less problems, primarily in relation to mods.
-Fixed an issue with the grabber.

Hotfix 0.42b Changelog:
- Added missing Template skins
- Fixed an issue where the Log block couldn't receive a skin for the short version
- Fixed an issue where the game would freeze if a cannon was fired too early when starting simulation
- Fixed Camera resseting to center everytime a block was placed
- Fixed an issue where the symmetry pivot would reset its position in unwished scenarios
- Fixed an issue where skins on balloons wouldn't load correctly on the rope
- Fixed an issue where rockets would have their trails blocked by the rocket itself
- Fixed an issue where dragged blocks added to rockets would be applied an uninteded force after the rocket exploded
- Fixed an issue where camera would focus on a wrong point upon entering levels

Hey Guys!

We've just released another hotfix to deal with some issues created in the 0.42 update, at the bottom of this post I've included changelogs for both of them if you are interested. We have also decided to display letters next to the version number of the game to indicate which hotfix you are using, to cut down on confusion.

If you experience any problems after an update, please make sure to verify your game files through Steam as this solves most issues people experience immediately! Restarting your computer or Steam can also help resolve any issues you might experience!

We'd also like to remind everyone that Besiege currently doesn't have any official mod support and as such, whenever an update is put out, all mods will stop working.
Something we have been considering for some time now is having the previous build available for people to use if they wish to wait for their mods to be updated before playing the latest version of the game.

You can now access the last build whenever we update the game through the Steam Beta's menu. To access it, go to your Steam library, right click on Besiege and select properties. Navigate to the "BETA" tab, click the drop down arrow and select the option "-previousbuild". Once you have done this, Steam should begin downloading the last build and you will be able to play it when its finished. As shown below:



We hope you are all enjoying the latest update and we'll have some more development news for you sometime next week!

Cheers,

Von

Hotfix 0.42a Changelog:
-Optimized a subset of the machine scripts to potentially pose less problems, primarily in relation to mods.
-Fixed an issue with the grabber.

Hotfix 0.42b Changelog:
- Added missing Template skins
- Fixed an issue where the Log block couldn't receive a skin for the short version
- Fixed an issue where the game would freeze if a cannon was fired too early when starting simulation
- Fixed Camera resseting to center everytime a block was placed
- Fixed an issue where the symmetry pivot would reset its position in unwished scenarios
- Fixed an issue where skins on balloons wouldn't load correctly on the rope
- Fixed an issue where rockets would have their trails blocked by the rocket itself
- Fixed an issue where dragged blocks added to rockets would be applied an uninteded force after the rocket exploded
- Fixed an issue where camera would focus on a wrong point upon entering levels

Hello Everyone!

Today we’ve got another Besiege update for you, Version 0.42. V0.42 brings with it 3 new blocks, updates to existing blocks and several bug fixes.

The new blocks added by this update are the Crossbow Block, Log Block & Vacuum Block. The Crossbow Block allows you to fire large arrows at enemy targets and has 30 rounds of ammunition before it is depleted.
The Log Block is… well, it’s a log. The block is three times the length of a single wooden block for use on larger scale machines.
The Vacuum Block creates a suction force that pulls; enemies, objects, debris, etc towards it. This block was designed with both environmentally conscious players in mind (To help them clean up their devastation) and also for those players enjoy obscene levels of chaotic violence.



We’ve also been gradually working our way through some of the game’s original, more dated looking blocks, updating them with improved textures and models.
As previously mentioned in our development post, we have compiled and uploaded a skin pack to the workshop which contains all of the original textures and models for the blocks, for those who wish to continue using them. They can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=821757028
Development on other areas of the game is continuing to progress well and we’ll hopefully be announcing some new pretty major features soon! But for now we really hope that you enjoy these new blocks and look forward to seeing what you use them for!

Cheers,

Von

PS: The machine used for the Gif was created by Phantom and can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=482201288
Changelog V0.42

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

Added Crossbow Block
Added Log Block
Added Vacuum Block

IMPROVEMENTS

Updated Models & Textures for the following blocks:
- Cannon
- Shrapnel Cannon
- Spike
- Hinge
- Ballast
- Bomb
- Bomb Holder
- Decoupler
- Balloon Rope
- Flamethrower
- Rope & Winch

FIXES

Fixed fire smoke effect bug
Fragments now maintain material properties
Fixed flipping issue with Steering Hinge
Fixed Piston extension/contraction inversion error on copy/paste
Fixed an issue with Undo/Redo system
Fixed an issue with balance in level 35
Attempted to fix fleeing issue in Zone 38
Fixed freezing zone in sandbox to cover entire area
Fixed an issue with spamming simulation at level load
Fixed error with tree crown interpolation offset
Fixed bug where a block with no joints can’t take damage
Melee Axe enemies now apply a force to what they hit
Fixed damage texture for wooden pole
Fixed bug with damage texture intensity exceeding 100%
Fixed Yak colouring
Boundary grid now correctly updates in build mode
Fixed an issue involving the rope & winch in Zone 37
Fixed rotation issues with rope & winch and braces
Slightly improved Cannon precision in certain set ups
Fixed all bugs and added invisible ghosts to make it look like there's bugs

Hotfix changes:
Optimized a subset of the machine scripts to potentially pose less problems, primarily in relation to mods.
Fixed an issue with the grabber.

Hello Everyone!

Today we’ve got another Besiege update for you, Version 0.42. V0.42 brings with it 3 new blocks, updates to existing blocks and several bug fixes.

The new blocks added by this update are the Crossbow Block, Log Block & Vacuum Block. The Crossbow Block allows you to fire large arrows at enemy targets and has 30 rounds of ammunition before it is depleted.
The Log Block is… well, it’s a log. The block is three times the length of a single wooden block for use on larger scale machines.
The Vacuum Block creates a suction force that pulls; enemies, objects, debris, etc towards it. This block was designed with both environmentally conscious players in mind (To help them clean up their devastation) and also for those players enjoy obscene levels of chaotic violence.



We’ve also been gradually working our way through some of the game’s original, more dated looking blocks, updating them with improved textures and models.
As previously mentioned in our development post, we have compiled and uploaded a skin pack to the workshop which contains all of the original textures and models for the blocks, for those who wish to continue using them. They can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=821757028
Development on other areas of the game is continuing to progress well and we’ll hopefully be announcing some new pretty major features soon! But for now we really hope that you enjoy these new blocks and look forward to seeing what you use them for!

Cheers,

Von

PS: The machine used for the Gif was created by Phantom and can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=482201288
Changelog V0.42

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

Added Crossbow Block
Added Log Block
Added Vacuum Block

IMPROVEMENTS

Updated Models & Textures for the following blocks:
- Cannon
- Shrapnel Cannon
- Spike
- Hinge
- Ballast
- Bomb
- Bomb Holder
- Decoupler
- Balloon Rope
- Flamethrower
- Rope & Winch

FIXES

Fixed fire smoke effect bug
Fragments now maintain material properties
Fixed flipping issue with Steering Hinge
Fixed Piston extension/contraction inversion error on copy/paste
Fixed an issue with Undo/Redo system
Fixed an issue with balance in level 35
Attempted to fix fleeing issue in Zone 38
Fixed freezing zone in sandbox to cover entire area
Fixed an issue with spamming simulation at level load
Fixed error with tree crown interpolation offset
Fixed bug where a block with no joints can’t take damage
Melee Axe enemies now apply a force to what they hit
Fixed damage texture for wooden pole
Fixed bug with damage texture intensity exceeding 100%
Fixed Yak colouring
Boundary grid now correctly updates in build mode
Fixed an issue involving the rope & winch in Zone 37
Fixed rotation issues with rope & winch and braces
Slightly improved Cannon precision in certain set ups
Fixed all bugs and added invisible ghosts to make it look like there's bugs

Hotfix changes:
Optimized a subset of the machine scripts to potentially pose less problems, primarily in relation to mods.
Fixed an issue with the grabber.