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What changed in Besiege in 2015

258 updates · 18 main milestones · Feb 23, 2015 to Dec 19, 2015

  1. 4 events
    Performance Issues Acknowledgedperformance

    Serious performance issues have been encountered, delaying the release of additional features.

    Steam
    Introduction of 5 New Levelsnew content

    Five new levels have been added to the Tolbrynd island.

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    Introduction of 5 New Levels to Tolbrynd Islandnew content

    Five new levels have been added to the game, enhancing the gameplay experience.

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    Performance Issues Acknowledgedperformance

    Serious performance issues encountered, delaying the release of additional features.

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  2. 15 events
    Upcoming Camera Block Featurenew content

    A new invisible camera block is in development, allowing various camera behaviors.

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    Upgrade to Unity 5 EngineperformanceMilestone

    The game has been upgraded to the Unity 5 engine, resulting in significant performance improvements.

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    Upgrade to Unity 5 EngineperformanceMilestone

    The game has been upgraded to the Unity 5 engine, resulting in significant performance improvements.

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    Block Search Functionnew content

    A new function to quickly search for blocks across all categories, including mod-added blocks.

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    Introduction of Pin Blocknew content

    A new block called a Pin has been added, allowing players to anchor blocks until a hotkey is pressed.

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    Wobbly Wheels Syndromebug fix

    A known issue where wheels bend on their joints, causing instability in heavy machines.

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    Block Search Functionquality of life

    A new function to quickly search for blocks across all categories, including mod-added blocks.

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    Introduction of Pin Blocknew content

    A new block called a Pin has been added, which anchors attached blocks until its hotkey is pressed.

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    Wobbly Wheels Syndromebug fix

    A known issue where wheels bend on joints, causing instability in heavy machines.

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    Symmetrical Vibration Glitchbug fix

    An issue that occurs with symmetrical patterns suspended from a central block, causing violent vibrations.

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    Symmetrical Vibration Glitchbug fix

    A known issue that occurs with symmetrical patterns causing violent vibrations.

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    Ability to Place Items on Grabbersgameplay

    Players can now place items on Grabbers.

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    Upcoming Camera Block Featuregameplay

    A new invisible camera block is in development, allowing various configurations and hotkey switching.

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    New God Tool: Infinite Ammonew content

    A new god tool that prevents flamethrowers from running out of fuel and allows unlimited cannon fire.

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    Infinite Ammo God Toolnew content

    A new god tool that prevents flamethrowers from running out of fuel and allows unlimited cannon firing.

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  3. 10 events
    Delay of V0.12 Release by 3 Weekschanges

    The release of V0.12 will be delayed by about 3 weeks to fix bugs encountered during the port.

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    Delay of V0.12 Release by 3 Weekschanges

    The release of V0.12 will be delayed by about 3 weeks to fix bugs encountered during the port.

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    Particles Appearing Incorrectlybug fix

    Particles collide with moving objects and appear out of thin air in the center of the world.

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    Wobbly Wheels Issue in New Buildbug fix

    Wheels in the new build are wobbly, causing issues with various steering methods.

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    Wobbly Wheels Issue in New Buildbug fix

    Wheels in the new build are wobbly, causing issues with various steering methods.

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    Porting to Unity 5 for Improved Physics PerformanceperformanceMilestone

    Besiege will be moving to Unity 5, offering significant improvements in physics performance and stability.

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    Price Increase After Updatestore

    The price of Besiege will increase after the new update to reflect the level of content in the game.

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    Price Increase After Updatestore

    The price of Besiege will be increased after the new update to reflect the level of content.

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    Porting to Unity 5 for Improved Physics PerformanceperformanceMilestone

    Besiege will be moving to Unity 5, offering significant improvements in physics performance and stability.

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    Particles Collision Bugbug fix

    Particles collide with moving objects and appear out of thin air in the center of the world.

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  4. 36 events
    Removed drag on Wooden Polechanges
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    Added Water Cannon Blocknew content
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    Reduced jittering on the spring blockperformance
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    Added Rope & Winch Blocknew content
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    Fixed Flamethrower having infinite fuel in toggle modebug fix
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    Added Zero Gravity God Abilitynew content
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    Removed drag on Wooden Polechanges
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    Reduced Grabber SFX volumeaudio
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    Lowered particles emitted on wood collisionschanges
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    Created new ‘God Powers’ section in the settings menuui ux
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    Removed drag on Metal Spike Ballchanges
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    Added Rope & Winch Blocknew content

    Can be wound up or unwound and the rope can be cut by a sharp object.

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    Removed drag on Metal Spike Ballchanges
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    Fixed Flamethrower having infinite fuel in toggle modebug fix
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    Lowered particles emitted on wood collisionschanges
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    Fixed bug with visuals of propeller when flippedbug fix
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    Moved Plow to Armour Tabchanges
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    Improved visuals of block selection menuvisuals
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    Fixed bug with visuals of propeller when flippedbug fix
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    Added Zero Gravity God Abilitynew content

    Allows you to turn Gravity on and off at will.

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    Fixed Major bug where motorised blocks would randomly lock their rotation & positionbug fixMilestone

    Affected blocks include Steering Block, Steering Hinge, Decoupler, Piston, Spinning Blocks, etc.

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    Added Water Cannon Blocknew content
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    Improved visuals of block selection menuvisuals
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    Explosive Decoupler now has stronger jointschanges
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    Improved Spikeball visualsvisuals
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    Improved Spikeball visualsvisuals
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    Added Drag God Abilitynew content
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    Optimized Knights in Ipsilionperformance
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    Added Drag God Abilitynew content

    Allows you to drag objects around during the simulation.

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    Explosive Decoupler now has stronger jointschanges
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    Reduced jittering on the spring blockperformance
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    Created new ‘God Powers’ section in the settings menuui ux
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    Optimized Knights in Ipsilionperformance
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    Moved Plow to Armour Tabchanges
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    Reduced Grabber SFX volumeaudio
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    Fixed major bug where motorised blocks would randomly lock their rotation & positionbug fixMilestone

    Affected blocks include Steering Block, Steering Hinge, Decoupler, Piston, Spinning Blocks, etc.

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  5. 27 events
    Fixed Yaks Not Dying When Droppedbug fix
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    Fixed Grabber Breaking When Object is Deletedbug fix
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    Fixed Grabber Breaking When Object is Deletedbug fix
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    Added Remote Grenade Blocknew content
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    Fixed Save Corruption Issuesbug fix
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    Added Steam Workshop Supportnew contentMilestone

    You can now quickly and easily share war machines with other members of the Steam community.

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    Changed Background Colour for New Machine Thumbnailsbalance change
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    Fixed Invincibility Highlight Issuebug fix

    Invincibility wasn’t highlighted when turned on.

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    Fixed Tents Breaking in Build Mode on Level 9bug fix
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    Added Small Propeller Blocknew content
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    Fixed Tents Breaking in Build Mode on Level 9bug fix
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    Fixed Hotkey Issues with 'Enter' & 'Backspace'bug fix

    These keys could not be used as hotkeys.

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    Grabber Can Now Grab Static Objects and the Groundgameplay
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    Removed Mass Slider from Small Wheelbalance change
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    Added 5 New Levelsnew content

    Explore 5 new levels added in this update.

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    Fixed Invincibility Highlight Issuebug fix

    Invincibility wasn’t highlighted when turned on.

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    Added Remote Grenade Blocknew content
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    Fixed Hotkey Issues with Enter & Backspacebug fix

    These keys could not be used as hotkeys.

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    Added Small Propeller Blocknew content
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    Added Steam Workshop Supportnew contentMilestone

    You can now quickly and easily share war machines with other members of the Steam community.

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    Unpowered Cogs Can Now Have Their Rotation Frozenchanges

    This can be done using the keymapper tool.

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    Fixed Yaks Not Dying When Droppedbug fix
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    Unpowered Cogs Can Now Have Their Rotation Frozenchanges

    This can be done using the keymapper tool.

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    Removed Mass Slider from Small Wheelchanges
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    Changed Background Colour for New Machine Thumbnailsui ux
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    Fixed Save Corruption Issuesbug fixMilestone
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    Added 5 New Levelsnew content

    Explore 5 new levels added in this update.

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  6. 4 events
    Expansion of Tolbrynd with 5 New Levelsnew contentMilestone

    The island of Tolbrynd will feature 5 new levels in version 0.1.

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    Introduction of Steam Workshopnew contentMilestone

    Players can share their machines with the Steam community.

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    Expansion of Tolbrynd with 5 New Levelsnew contentMilestone

    The island of Tolbrynd will have 5 new levels added.

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    Introduction of Steam Workshopnew contentMilestone

    Players can share their machines with the Steam community.

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  7. 34 events
    Fixed insignias triggering whilst in edit modebug fix
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    Grip pad is now more rigidgameplay
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    Created Locomotion Tabui ux
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    Added Small Wheel Blocknew content
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    Added Large Cog Blocknew content
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    Save & Load menus now blur the UI background elementsui ux
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    Created new texture for Blade blockvisuals
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    Added Shrapnel Cannon Blocknew content
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    Created Locomotion Tabui ux
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    Fixed birds being killed by machine whilst in edit modebug fix
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    Redesigned icon for Mechanical Tabvisuals
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    Fixed torch out of bounds issuesbug fix
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    Added Small Wheel Blocknew content
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    Reorganised Block Tabsui ux
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    Fixed floating roof bug in Level 16bug fix
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    Fixed balloons being popped by machine in edit modebug fix
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    Fixed floating roof bug in Level 16bug fix
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    Added Large Cog Blocknew content
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    Return to level select button in Tolbrynd now takes you to correct menubug fix
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    Fixed Buildings & Fences breaking whilst in edit modebug fix
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    Fixed insignias triggering whilst in edit modebug fix
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    Fixed Freighters exploding with rapid timescale changesbug fix
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    Return to level select button in Tolbrynd now takes you to correct menubug fix
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    Reorganised Block Tabsui ux
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    Fixed balloons being popped by machine in edit modebug fix
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    Save & Load menus now blur the UI background elementsui ux
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    Fixed torch out of bounds issuesbug fix
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    Added Shrapnel Cannon Blocknew content
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    Grip pad is now more rigidbalance change
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    Redesigned icon for Mechanical Tabvisuals
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    Fixed birds being killed by machine whilst in edit modebug fix
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    Fixed Buildings & Fences breaking whilst in edit modebug fix
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    Fixed Freighters exploding with rapid timescale changesbug fix
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    Created new texture for Blade blockvisuals
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  8. 30 events
    Player Prompted Upon Island Completionquality of life

    Players receive a prompt when they complete an island.

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    Added Physics Based Brick Systemperformance

    New physics system implemented for new levels.

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    Added Drill Blocknew content

    New block for drilling introduced.

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    Island Completion Sets It on Firevisuals

    Visual effect added upon island completion.

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    New Audio Feedback for Island & Level Selectionaudio

    Audio feedback added for better user experience.

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    Fixed Camera Behavior After Balloons Popbug fix

    Resolved issue with camera movement.

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    Introduced New Island Tolbryndnew contentMilestone

    New environments, NPCs & structures added with the island.

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    Increased Camera Far Clip Planechanges

    Far clip plane increased from 500 to 1500.

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    Added 5 New Levelsnew contentMilestone

    Five new levels introduced with the new island.

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    Added 5 New Levelsnew content

    Five new levels introduced for gameplay.

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    Physics Based Brick System for New Levelsnew content
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    Cannon Ball Weight Increasedbalance change

    Cannon ball is now 2x heavier.

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    New Audio Feedback for Island & Level Selectionaudio

    Audio feedback added for better user experience.

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    Player Prompted Upon Island Completionquality of life

    Players receive a prompt when they complete an island.

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    Fixed Camera Behavior After Balloons Popbug fix

    Resolved issue with camera movement post-balloon pop.

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    Cannon Ball Weight Increasedbalance change

    Cannon ball weight doubled.

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    Changed Water on Main Planet Menuui ux

    Visual change to water in the main menu.

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    Boulder Breaks Above Certain Impact Forcebalance change

    Boulder behavior adjusted based on impact force.

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    Boulder Breaks Above Certain Impact Forcebalance change

    Boulders now break when exceeding a specific impact force.

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    Camera Moves Parallel to Floorchanges

    Camera movement adjusted for better gameplay.

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    Fixed Key Mapper Slider Bugbug fix

    Resolved bug where pressing ‘I’ set slider value to 0.

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    Introduced New Island Tolbryndnew contentMilestone

    New environments, NPCs & structures added with the island.

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    Camera Movement Adjustedchanges

    Camera now moves parallel to the floor.

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    Increased Camera Far Clip Planechanges

    Far clip plane increased from 500 to 1500.

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    Fixed Key Mapper Slider Bugbug fix

    Resolved bug where pressing ‘I’ set slider value to 0.

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    Added Drill Blocknew content

    New block for drilling introduced.

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    Island Completion Now Sets It on Firevisuals

    Visual effect added upon island completion.

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    Changed Water on Main Planet Menuui ux
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    Added High Friction Grip Pad Blocknew content

    New block to assist with walking machines.

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    Added High Friction Grip Pad Blocknew content

    New block to assist with walking machines.

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  9. 5 events
    Unity 5 Upgrade Delayed Due to Bugsbug fix

    The upgrade to Unity 5 has been postponed due to unresolved bugs affecting motorized blocks.

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    New Levels with Brick Destruction Systemnew content

    Introducing new levels featuring a brick destruction system that allows buildings to crumble under large impacts.

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    Unity 5 Upgrade Delayedbug fix

    The upgrade to Unity 5 has been delayed due to unresolved bugs affecting motorized blocks.

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    New Levels Introducednew content

    Screenshots of new levels have been shared, showcasing upcoming content.

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    New Brick Destruction SystemgameplayMilestone

    A completely new brick destruction system has been designed, allowing buildings to crumble under large impacts or when supporting structures are taken out.

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  10. 52 events
    Fixed bug where you could erase a block whilst pressing a UI element on the top barbug fix
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    Fixed Unpowered Cog being named incorrectly in parameter tunerbug fix
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    Wheels can be set to automatic modequality of life
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    Fixed Metal Spike Ball not showing up in saved thumbnailbug fix
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    Blocks highlight properly when using Key Mapper/Parameter Tunerquality of life
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    Swivel Joint has been remade to be smaller and have better visualsvisuals
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    Flying Spiral can be set to automatic modequality of life
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    Balloons pop less easilybalance change
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    Added ‘Shoots when heated’ warning to Cannon descriptionui ux
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    Can now type numbers in Key Mapper/Parameter Tunerquality of life
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    Fixed balloon rope being blurred by Depth of Fieldbug fix
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    Increased Brace break strengthbalance change
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    Brace + Spring centre of mass should now be accuratebug fix
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    Fixed bug where wood block that auto scales to half size gets a double jointbug fix
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    Flying Spiral can be set to automatic modequality of life
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    Blocks highlight properly when using Key Mapper/Parameter Tunerquality of life
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    Fixed balloon rope being blurred by Depth of Fieldbug fix
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    Can now type numbers in Key Mapper/Parameter Tunerquality of life
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    Wheels can be set to automatic modequality of life
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    Fixed Metal Spike Ball not showing up in saved thumbnailbug fix
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    Increased Grabber break strengthbalance change
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    .bsg description lines now explain all variablesquality of life

    You will have to load and re-save old machines to update the .bsg.

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    Fixed bug where you could erase a block whilst pressing a UI element on the top barbug fix
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    Added Large Wheel Blocknew content
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    Optimised wooden block meshperformance
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    Added Ball Joint Blocknew content
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    Cogs can be set to automatic modequality of life
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    Added ‘Shoots when heated’ warning to Cannon descriptionchanges
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    Fixed bug where wood block that auto scales to half size gets a double joint Fixedbug fix
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    Wheel menu icon improvedui ux
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    Cogs can be set to automatic modequality of life
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    Fixed Half Pipe being named incorrectly in parameter tunerbug fix
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    Balloons pop less easilybalance change
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    .bsg description lines now explain all variablesquality of life

    You will have to load and re-save old machines to update the .bsg.

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    Cannon Now shoots when heatedbalance change
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    Cannon Now shoots when heatedbalance change
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    Fixed Half Pipe being named incorrectly in parameter tunerbug fix
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    Fixed Cottages + Windmill in Sandbox not having burnt texture if burned downbug fix
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    Swivel Joint has been remade to be smaller and have better visualsvisuals
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    Added Small Flame Torch Blocknew content
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    Brace + Spring centre of mass should now be accuratebug fix
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    Wheel menu icon improvedui ux
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    Fixed bug where pressing ‘Space’ while in the Save/Load would start the simulation in the backgroundbug fix
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    Increased Grabber break strengthbalance change
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    Fixed Cottages + Windmill in Sandbox not having burnt texture if burned downbug fix
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    Fixed Unpowered Cog being named incorrectly in parameter tunerbug fix
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    Added Large Wheel Blocknew content
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    Optimised wooden block meshperformance
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    Added Ball Joint Blocknew content
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    Increased Brace break strengthbalance change
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    Added Small Flame Torch Blocknew content
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    Fixed bug where pressing ‘Space’ while in the Save/Load would start the simulation in the backgroundbug fix
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  11. 41 events
    Fixed half-pipe not showing up in saved thumbnailbug fix
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    Key Mapper/Parameter tuner now closes when pressing Playbug fix
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    Cogs now have less frictionbalance change
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    Key Mapper/Parameter tuner improvementsquality of life

    Added ‘Copy Settings’ button + “CTRL C” shortcut, ‘Paste Settings’ button + “CTRL V” shortcut, and can now be closed by pressing ‘Escape’.

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    Added Small Balloon Block (Controllable Buoyancy)new content
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    Added Small Balloon Block (Controllable Buoyancy)new content
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    Added 'Paste Settings' button and CTRL V shortcut in Key Mapperquality of life
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    Added toggle mode to flamethrowergameplay
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    Decoupler is now asymmetricalbalance change
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    Fixed half-pipe not showing up in saved thumbnailbug fix
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    Added toggle mode to contractible springgameplay
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    Added 'Copy Settings' button and CTRL C shortcut in Key Mapperquality of life
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    Changed propeller model & texturevisuals
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    Added toggle mode to contractible springgameplay
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    Mac & Linux Support addedsystemMilestone

    Support for Mac and Linux on Steam is now available.

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    Added toggle mode to flamethrowergameplay
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    Added Slider Blocknew content
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    Clicking 'OVERWRITE' text now overwrites save filebug fix
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    Added Wooden Pole Blocknew content
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    Fixed piston not showing up in saved thumbnailbug fix
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    Plow block gets blood on collision with man or animalgameplay
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    Key Mapper can now be closed by pressing 'Escape'quality of life
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    Decoupler is now asymmetricalgameplay
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    Changed propeller model & texturevisuals
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    Fixed save files not working in some system languagesbug fix
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    Objective text '1' now disappears on level 12 when play is pressedbug fix
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    Fixed save files not working in some system languagesbug fix
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    Clicking 'OVERWRITE' now overwrites save filebug fix
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    Boulder block gets blood on collision with man or animalgameplay
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    Added Wooden Pole Blocknew content
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    Added new tool for key mapping overlayquality of life

    Allows you to see key mapping overlaid on your machine

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    Key Mapper now closes when pressing Playbug fix
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    Cogs now have less frictionbalance change
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    Boulder block gets blood on collisionvisuals

    Boulder block gets blood on it when it collides with a man or animal.

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    Plow block gets blood on collisionvisuals

    Plow block gets blood on it when it collides with a man or animal.

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    Fixed piston not showing up in saved thumbnailbug fix
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    Propeller can now be flippedgameplay
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    Propeller can now be flippedbalance change
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    Added Slider Blocknew content
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    Objective text '1' now disappears on level 12 when pressing playbug fix
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    Added new tool for key mapping overlayquality of life
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