Besiege News

Hello Everyone!

Today we'd like to share our roadmap for the next 6 months of Besiege PC development and announce that Besiege is out now on the Nintendo Switch (Asia coming Dec 12th)!

Switch & Playstation Launch Schedule:

NA/EU/AUNZ Nintendo Switch - OUT NOW!
Playstation 4 & 5 - October/November (Undetermined date)

Asia Nintendo Switch - 12th of December
Playstation 4 & 5 - 12th of December Physical Copies (Japan Only) - 12th of December


This year's been an exciting one for us so far, but it's not over yet! As you can see in the graphic below, we have 2 more free PC updates planned for this year and a special 10 year anniversary update planned for early 2025!


We also have plans for further development throughout 2025, but we'll talk more about that next year.

[h3]Level Editor Update[/h3]
After the Splintered Sea's campaign update, we wanted to take some time to revist the level editor.
We're not going to get too deep into specifics in this post but in the next update you can expect to see a lot more objects added to the editor (including some of the cooler more complicated ones.. stay tuned), better support for making water levels and some general quality of life improvements for the game.

Our goal with this update is to give our awesome community (you guys) more content and options to create exciting levels/environments for everyone to enjoy!

[h3]Block Update[/h3]
This update will contain several new blocks for you to explore, each offering new utility to your machine designs.

[h3]10 Year Anniversary Update[/h3]
We can't believe it's been almost 10 years already! So much has happened in that time and to celebrate we'll be releasing an update that's focussed around that history; revisiting & revitalizing some of Besiege's historical content and adding new challenges to the game!


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Besiege on Nintendo Switch offers a new way of playing the classic game, with the portability of the Switch allowing you to enjoy the creative sandbox anywhere, anytime. The intuitive controls and touch-screen capabilities of the Switch have been seamlessly integrated, offering new ways to interact with and build your machines. Place blocks with a tap of your finger or use the drag god tool to smash enemies and fling your machine about.

Touch screen controls work with the entire user interface and also allow you to control the camera. You can even touch a cannon to make it fire!

Please note, that due to technical limitations, the console versions of Besiege do not include Multiplayer or the Level Editor.

That's everything for today, but there's an exciting year ahead for Besiege and we can't wait to show you more of what we have planned!

Cheers everyone!
Von

Hello Everyone!

Today we’re excited to announce that Besiege is coming to Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 & 5!

The release dates are a little complicated, but here goes:

NA/EU/AUNZ Nintendo Switch - 12th of September
Playstation 4 & 5 - October/November (Undetermined date)

Asia Nintendo Switch - 12th of December
Playstation 4 & 5 - 12th of December Physical Copies (Japan Only) - 12th of December

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Playism will be offering physical versions of the game in Japan (and possibly other Asian regions later on), you can pre-order right now!
We did try to secure a physical release for other regions as well, but we had a lot of trouble finding a partner who’d be willing to publish physical copies for a game that’s already released.



Besiege on Nintendo Switch offers a new way of playing the classic game, with the portability of the Switch allowing you to enjoy the creative sandbox anywhere, anytime. The intuitive controls and touch-screen capabilities of the Switch have been seamlessly integrated, offering new ways to interact with and build your machines. Place blocks with a tap of your finger or use the drag god tool to smash enemies and fling your machine about.


Touch screen controls work with the entire user interface and also allow you to control the camera. You can even touch a cannon to make it fire!

Please note, that due to technical limitations, the console versions of Besiege do not include Multiplayer or the Level Editor.

We’re excited to see what you all make of this latest installment of Besiege!
We’re also doing a giveaway in our community Discord, for instructions please see the announcements channel!

Cheers everyone!

Von

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to the second edition of our monthly Community Highlights! Before we showcase some of the best of what our community had to offer in the month of July, we'd like say a thank you to everyone who participated in the Besiege Screenshot Contest! Submissions have been incredible, and we were blown away by the sheer talent and creativity displayed. After careful consideration, we’re thrilled to announce the winners of the contest!

🥇 1st Place: ちゃーな


🥈 2nd Place: Brammer001


🥉 3rd Place: pukku131


Congratulations to our winners, and a big round of applause to everyone who entered. Your passion and creativity make this community truly special.

Additionally, we're thrilled to share that Besiege was recently showcased at Japan's biggest speedrun event, RTA in Japan! Two of our incredible community members, Himuro Yuki and Madoka, represented Besiege in a thrilling 100% speedrun. Himuro Yuki completed all the levels in 29 minutes and 46 seconds, while Madoka provided insightful and entertaining commentary throughout the run. Their performance was a fantastic display of skill and passion, and we're incredibly proud to have such talented players in our community. Congrats!

Now, onto our second Community Highlights!

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[h2]Stunning Artistry[/h2]

The Devouring Pit by GeReapeters


Besiege Racing by MisterNarwhal1


Besiege Unofficial Manga (WIP) by Daichi and others


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[h2]Marvelous Spectacles[/h2]

The Persistence of Memory by laraki


TinyWorld by mudmanfighter


You and what army by aviationgamerx


Invigorate by Daichi


Super Mario Galaxy by Ylikangas


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[h2]Crafty Contrivances[/h2]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3305289127

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2956861597

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3302634559

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3301069100

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3298829589&searchtext=starcraft

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[h2]Moving Tapestries[/h2]

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[h2]Upcoming Stream[/h2]

Our next community developer stream is August 23rd at 5 PM BST! We’ll be diving into your creations and showcasing them live over at Twitch. Share your builds and come hang out with us!

That's all this week, hope you enjoyed this month's Community Highlights! We look forward to seeing you all during our stream next week.

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.

Hello everyone!

Today we’ve released our first big update since the launch of The Splintered Sea expansion.
In this update we’ve added 5 additional levels to the Splintered Sea’s campaign, rebalanced some of the existing levels and implemented general improvements & fixes based on your feedback!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2165710/Besiege_The_Splintered_Sea/

The campaign’s levels have been rearranged to incorporate the new levels and account for adjustments made to existing ones. We did this to ensure a steady ramping up of difficulty and an understandable narrative for your progression through it.
Please note that if you've edited your completed_levels.txt file in the past, the new levels may show as completed already.

The Sunken Stronghold

First in the lineup of new campaign levels is The Sunken Stronghold, a dilapidated underwater fortress, used by the Offlanders to protect a strange new mineral they’ve been trying to extract from the nearby rockface.

Stormrunner’s Grave

The Stormrunner, once the pride of the Offlander fleet, now lays at the bottom of the sea, along with its precious cargo. With such a prize carried in her hull, you can be sure someone will come to recover it sooner or later. Perhaps something can be done about that…



Ironweave Passage

The Ironweave Passage is a defensive fortification, designed to prevent uninvited guests from traveling deeper into the Offlander’s territory. A sequence of huge, powerful metal gates can be closed to keep their enemies out, but maybe you can squeeze through in time.

Razortooth Cave (Updated)

A mysterious and shiny golden egg has found its way into Razortooth Cave. Rather an odd place for such an object, surely there’s somewhere better for it... The Razortooths won’t mind if you move it, right?

Feeding Frenzy

Razortooths are among the most common predators in the seas of Autilis, tending to live & hunt in small groups (or “shivers), with their innate pack-like behavior & hierarchy generally preventing the formation of larger groups. In rare cases however, much greater quantities of Razortooths can join together, if their pack leader is strong enough to keep them all in check.



The Devouring Pit

At the bottom of the sea there is a pit filled with darkness, caged off with giant iron bars, and there resides an ancient horror none are known to have survived. Turn back now, or join the countless souls it has devoured…


Our goal with this update was not only to increase the amount of levels for the Splintered Sea Campaign, but also to offer greater challenges for you to overcome and new gameplay experiences that water makes possible. We hope you feel we’ve accomplished this goal and, as always, we look forward to hearing about your experiences and seeing the new content you produce! 🙂

Cheers everyone,
Von

Besiege & The Splintered Sea will be joining a host of other great simulation games in the Steam Simfest sale, starting later today and running through to the 29th of July!

Changelog Version 1.56:

Block changes
Aquatic Screw:
- now has a top speed dictated by the angular velocity to emulate the ideal rotation speed for the pitch of the blades
- speed slider max value has increased from 2 to 3
- "Mirrored" toggle added to select the chirality of the screw
Harpoon Launcher:
- Fixed unproportional forces between launcher and harpoon
- Reel in behaviour has been slightly tweaked
- Harpoons now don't break non physics objects in the user made levels and level editor
- Fixed Harpoon sometimes being able to be stuck when trying to retract
Rudder:
- Now works as a control surface or aileron in air
- Rudder now has proper health
Paddle:
- paddle push force now is proportional to how intact it is
Sail:
- fixed a collision issue on the sail
- Sail now has proper health
Source Cube:
- newly spawned source cubes (i.e. not loaded from old saves) will be solved as accurately as wheels, to stop the behaviour where placing a wheel on a machine will feel different than without it
Spring:
- fixed a modded interaction issue when the dimensions were scaled down to near zero in certain axes
Sensors:
- fixed immense lag when tall terrain and water could be seen
- fixed sensor's detecting floor when ignoring static
Flying Block:
- The flying screw now is less effective under water
Water Cannon:
- Now updates force particles during the physics ticks as well, so the forces applied from water cannons should be more consistent at all time scales and framerates
Misc:
- slightly updating how blood and damage looks on blocks

UI & Controls
Camera:
- Added option for follow machine orientation camera (similar to our console implementation)
- Fixed an issue with centering camera on the machine
- Various small camera fixes
Options Menu:
- Default controls for blocks now is in the controls section to be rebound. (The tooltips won't reflect this change atm)
Main UI:
- Fixed bottom bar on the UI looking weird when people do not own The Splintered Sea

Levels
The Sunken Stronghold: NEW
Stormrunner's Grave: NEW
Ironweave Passage: NEW
Feeding Frenzy: NEW
The Devouring Pit: NEW
Razortooth Cave:
- Made sharks harder to kill
- Replaced chest with faberge egg treasure
- Increased distance to goal
- Added shark eggs as obstacles
- Added more sharks
Seafarer's Haven:
- Added Rock Ball
- Added Ship wreck
- Fixed rendering order of the large fire and smoke on the beacons
Saltrock Fortress:
- Using the correct ambience and music

AI
Sharks:
- Sharks now take reduced damage from blunt impacts
- Sharks can now break free from being grabbed
- Sharks now make decision based on head position rather than center position
- Sharks now have swimming sfx

Misc
- made attacks properly evaluate certain armor blocks in the way, that would otherwise have been ignored
- Sharp vs blunt damage differences now properly interact with the AI
- Harpoons now deal reduced damage on impact with AI

Bug Fixes
Drasckar's Bastille now no longer has a motor force on the cog wheel
Drasckar's Bastille now has gravity applied to the metal grate
Fixed an NRE happening on middle mouse click
Fixing scaling on some zoom dependent objects
Fixed various blocks not responding correctly with their water interactions if zero-g was toggled
Fixed an issue with water zones in the level editor when multiple were loaded directly on top of eachother
Fixing length detector drawing out rope correctly
Multithreaded our water aerodynamic drag comparisons to improve fps a little bit for large machines
Fixed wrongly being able to use the block searching hotkeys even in simulation or as a spectator
Made it so only the machine entering sim is in zero gravity during the sim change
Fixed when loading level editor levels with water the rendering on the water surface would mess up if shadows were disabled
Fixed an issue in zone 12 where something was automatically breaking
Fixed structures like the airships not being able to be weakened by burning
Fixed an issue with DLC enabling and disabling that would cause errors in multiplayer e.g.
Attempted a fix for NREs caused by mods being processed like having unique controls, but returning null controls
Attempted a fix for achievement syncing during startup and shutdown of Besiege where it'd fail to compare the proper progress between local and online
Attempted a fix for macos when underwater explosions are triggered because the metal renderer can't handle either rendering them correctly nor throwing a normal error
Fixing ripples on water sometimes rendering weird because they weren't spawning within the correct water height.

[h2]Hotfix 21553[/h2]
-Made the new sail collider changes backwards compatible so it wont break older machines
-Fix for The Devouring Pit not being counted
-Razortooth Cave is now completable

Hey Everyone!

We're thrilled to present the very first edition of our Community Highlights.

This series is dedicated to celebrating the incredible talent, creativity, and passion within our amazing community. From breathtaking builds to stunning artwork and ingenious mods, we're here to showcase the best of what our players have to offer every month.

Share your creations with us on Twitter with #BuiltWithBesiege or the Submissions channel via our Discord server.

Lets get into it!

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[h2]Stunning Artistry[/h2]

Ipsilon Fire Mage by Glowingpi


Ipsilon Knight and double wooden block to scale by VacuousCanyon


Besiege Unofficial Fanbook by Daichi


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[h2]Marvelous Spectacles[/h2]

Corvette Funkopop by Poss


Megalodon Attack by Koalakatto


After Hours by Hito


Plain Corn by Aquaregen

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[h2]Crafty Contrivances[/h2]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3283821256&searchtext=roovie+xl
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3282555066
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3277672579
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275592006
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3255790508&searchtext=

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[h2]Moving Tapestries[/h2]

Supersonic bomb trickshots from a ship by rdsz
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Interwar Grand Prix Contest Submissions by DESTROPOCALYPSE
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Shenanigans with code by Gloop
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[h2]Upcoming Stream[/h2]



With our next major update around the corner, we're hosting a special community dev stream next Friday, July 19th over on Twitch! Join us at 3 PM BST for an exclusive preview of the extended campaign for The Splintered Sea, launching on July 22nd. Additionally, we'll also be checking out and showcasing your amazing creations, so don't forget to share your best builds with us.

That's all this week from Spiderling, hope you enjoyed our very first Community Highlights and we look forward to seeing you next week during our steam!

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.