Besiege News

Hey everyone,

Welcome to the fifth edition of our Community Highlights, where we proudly celebrate the amazing talent and boundless creativity of our community. This month, vanilla has truly taken flight as the Besiege community has embraced the challenge to craft incredible machines using only the base game. With that said, we're excited to announce the winners of our Vanilla Plane Contest!

🥇 1st Place: Messerschmitt Me464 Adler by Wessel



🥈 2nd Place: VAB-2 Scattersparrow by Blitsplatapus



🥉 3rd Place: by B2 Spirit Bomber by Wiesław69



Honorable Mention - Mackerel-T Torpedo Bomber by Crislim



Honorable Mention - Vanilla Plane - Fnom3



Big cheers to the winners and a huge shoutout to everyone else that entered. The hype doesn’t end here, our epic monthly contests are monthly. Keep it locked on our Discord to stay updated and enter.

Now, time to get into this month's highlights!

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[h2]Stunning Artistry[/h2]

Giant Doll MK2 by Blitsplatapus



The Splintered Sea by Real Civil Engineer



Destroy the World by Ninjaxx



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[h2]Marvelous Spectacles[/h2]

Defiance by Pukku131



Broken Reality by Krautregen



Godzilla by Tamaryu



Desert Mayhem by Keoun_u



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[h2]Crafty Contrivances[/h2]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3374723392
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371709763
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3370435554
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366395154
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3364729193
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3369394777

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[h2]Moving Tapestries[/h2]

XF-85 Goblin by James_Bond

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How to get an Engineering Degree by CoffeeJunkee

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The Sprint Marauder and Hoplite by Blitsplatapus

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[h2]HAPPY HOLIDAYS[/h2]



Happy Holidays! As the year winds down, our studio will be taking a break from the week of Christmas until after New Year's to recharge and celebrate with loved ones. This means there will be no contest or community developer stream in December, but don’t worry, we’ll be back in January to kick off another exciting year of Besiege with all of you. Thank you for an incredible year, and we can’t wait to see what you build in 2025!

Cheers everyone,
Sam

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If you'd like to be featured in our next Community Highlights, make sure to use our special hashtag #BuiltWithBesiege on Twitter or use the Submissions channel over on our Discord. Alternatively, you can reach out to Sam (Discord) who will be vetting submissions.

Hey everyone!

As you're probably aware, the Steam Awards are currently underway and we'd be grateful for your support in nominating us for the Labor of Love Award.

After nearly 10 years of Besiege development, we still have plans for new content and improvements going into the future that we're excited to bring you!

For us, developing Besiege is truly a labor of love.
Please consider nominating us. :)

Hello everyone!

Today we’ve released V1.65 of Besiege, bringing 4 new blocks, 2 new tools to help you perfect your machine building and some block related changes and fixes!
Drag Block
The drag block applies a large amount of drag when moving in a specific direction, but is aerodynamic (applies low drag) when moving in the opposite direction.



Fly Wheel
The Fly Wheel is a block that resists rotational change, storing angular momentum and then releasing it at a steady rate (like charging up a battery and then outputting power at a steady rate). Put simply, a Fly Wheel will rotate at a steady rate regardless of how much the rotational speed of the input changes.
The Fly Wheel’s inertia & power can be customized with the parameter tool, as can the key used for engaging its clutch.



Bounce Pad
The Bounce Pad works like a pogostick, when force is applied to it, it creates a substantial repelling force in the opposite direction, causing it to bounce.



Roller Wheel
The Roller Wheel is actually a set of wheels that are perfectly smooth, allowing them to rotate freely, without a motor. Unlike a caster wheel, the Roller Wheels are locked on a specific axis and have great grip, making them useful for steering.
Stiffness of the wheels can be customized allowing them to bend on a horizontal axis or remain completely rigid.



In addition to the new blocks, we’ve also added 2 new visualization modes to Besiege that will help you better understand your machine’s performance and identify areas that could be improved.

The first one is a “Drag Visualizer” which, when activated in simulation, will show you which parts of your machine are creating/experiencing the most drag. This tool works for drag through the air and water alike.



The other tool is a “Joint Stress Visualizer”. During simulation, while activated, this tool shows you how much strain the joints of your machine are under. It’s an excellent way to check which parts of your machine are likely to break and could do with additional strengthening.



Something else we wanted to mention in this post is that, by popular request, we have made Besiege’s soundtrack purchasable on its own, no longer requiring you to purchase the “Supporter Edition” to receive it.

That’s all for today but we’ll be releasing the 10th year anniversary update for Besiege early next year so stay tuned for details!

Cheers everyone!
Von

PS: The Steam awards are coming up and we'd really appreciate your support as we approach 10 years of Besiege's development! :)



Changelog V1.65 - 22360

- Added 4 new blocks
- Added 2 new visualizer modes
- Nerfed Harpoon gatling guns
- Fixed Multiplayer sounds not syncing for client
- Fixed various issues with blocks in Multiplayer
- Added modding option to stop the fixed camera from responding to terrain
- Fixed lag issue with thumbnail generation
- Fixed Small Barrel not showing that it broke
- Cluster mode now has textures and looks similar to the new modes
- Steering block now has optional limits similar to the steering hinge
- Added no new easter eggs
- Fixed errors caused by collisions with harpoon launcher
- Fixed a thing or two
- Fixed various localization issues
- Fixed issue where wind could impact machine while loading into simulation
- Fixed issue with beacon object not setting things on fire
- Fixed issue with Big Barrel texture when burned
- Fixed issue where Zero-G zone would disable freezing zones
- Fixed issue where water shader blocked grid of build surface
- Fixed issue preventing clients from joining hosts who have broken surface fragments
- Invincibility mode can now be toggled in simulation
- Fixed issues with various level editor objects
- Fixed issue where focusing on a camera and stopping sim would cause an error
- Fixed issue preventing various destroyed blocks from being cleaned up properly in multiplayer
- Fixed issue where balloons couldn't be popped

Hey all,

Welcome to the fourth installment of our Community Highlights! Once again, we’re thrilled to showcase the incredible talent and ingenuity within our community. Before our showcase, we'd like start off by saying a thank you to everyone who participated in the Spooky Halloween Machine Contest! Submissions have been incredible, and after careful consideration, we’re excited to announce the winners!

🥇 1st Place: Skeleton Horse Carriage by Morumotti



🥈 2nd Place: The Bone Spider by Roseate



🥉 3rd Place: Coffin Fish by Gimo_an



A huge congratulations to our winners, and a big shoutout to everyone who participated. Don't forget that contests are held every month so keep an eye out on our Discord.

Now, time to get into this month's highlights!

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[h2]Stunning Artistry[/h2]

Lonely Peasant by Blitsplatapus



The Experimental Yak by Shade



Piece of Besiege history, Source Cube & Helmet on r/Place 2022 by The Community



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[h2]Marvelous Spectacles[/h2]

The Jack O Copter by Blitsplatapus (Contest honorable mention)



Hellhound by Spoockybro (Contest honorable mention)



Moonlight by Kummajainen_



Earthcrawler by Smolhov



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[h2]Crafty Contrivances[/h2]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3351499122
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3353693711
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2096745623
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348688739
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354159561

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[h2]Moving Tapestries[/h2]

The Psychic Dominator Activated (Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge Remake) by Foehn

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Ultra Sour 3 (Multiverse Compilation) by DESTROPOCALYPSE

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Air vs Ground Combat #14 by Big Mathis

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[h2]Spiderling Developer Community Stream[/h2]



Our next Developer Community livestream is Friday, November 29th at 4 PM BST! Come hang out as we showcase your creations over on Twitch. Share your builds with us over on our Discord to be featured!

That's all for November, we hope you enjoyed the fourth installment of our Community Highlights! See you next month!

Cheers everyone,
Sam

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If you'd like to be featured in our next Community Highlights, make sure to use our special hashtag #BuiltWithBesiege on Twitter or use the Submissions channel over on our Discord. Alternatively, you can reach out to Sam (Discord) who will be vetting submissions.