What changed in Besiege in 2024

Besiege will be available on Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 & 5 in Asia on December 12th.

Besiege will be available on Playstation 4 & 5 in October/November (exact date undetermined).

The Switch version features intuitive controls and touch-screen capabilities for enhanced gameplay.

The Nintendo Switch version features intuitive touch-screen controls for building and interacting with machines.

The next update will introduce several new blocks that provide new utility for machine designs.

Besiege will be available on Nintendo Switch on September 12th in NA/EU/AUNZ regions.

A special update is planned to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Besiege, revisiting historical content and adding new challenges.

A future update will enhance the level editor with more objects, better water level support, and quality of life improvements.

Besiege is officially released on Nintendo Switch, allowing players to enjoy the game on the go.

Due to technical limitations, the console versions do not include Multiplayer or the Level Editor.

Adding 5 new levels to The Splintered Sea campaign to increase length and difficulty.

A new titan enemy with powerful tentacles that can grapple, crush, or smash machines.

Additional optional challenges in levels to test player skills, such as smashing through crates.

New level featuring a swarm of sharks and a formidable giant shark that damages multiple blocks.

Improvements to existing levels to enhance gameplay and increase challenge.

Special community dev stream on July 19th for an exclusive preview.

Upcoming major update launching on July 22nd.

A new 10-level campaign set in an ocean themed environment is part of the expansion.

The center of mass display tool is now correctly aligned with simulation results.

The Splintered Sea expansion adds water, a 10-level ocean themed campaign, 8 new aquatic blocks, and an ocean themed sandbox environment.

The Splintered Sea expansion is now available for Besiege.

New sound effects for various actions including cannon fire, wheel motors, and flamethrowers.

The expansion includes 8 new aquatic blocks for building machines that can operate in water.

Water mechanics will be available in both Multiplayer and the Level Editor for players who own the expansion.

Ballasts now have a maximum mass of 3 instead of 2.

An ocean themed sandbox environment will be available for players to explore and create.

AI unit structure optimized for better performance.

Added new sliders for physics, blocks, UI, and sound effects in the options menu.

A new sound system has been implemented, adding various new sound effects.

Fireball model updated to create a burst of firespread on collision.

Grabbers can now grab items even if the held item is destroyed.

Fixed issues with burning visuals, camera blocks, and logic enabled camera blocks.

Fixed performance issues related to glass build surfaces.

Fixed issues with block selection and undo states in building mode.

The expansion introduces a new water system that employs hydrodynamics for an immersive machine-building experience.

Introducing a new ocean themed campaign set in The Seas of Autilis, featuring the Offlanders and their shipbuilding skills.

New ocean Sandbox level with various points of interest including a calm zone for racing, a Galleon to fight, and ruins to explore.

New underwater scenes featuring aquatic flora, marine life, and remains of ancient beasts for exploration.

Implemented shape dependent drag for blocks moving through water, affecting machine performance.

Added a visualization tool for the center of buoyancy to aid in building stable aquatic machines.

Introduced Ballast blocks to increase a machine's overall mass or density in specific areas for better balance.

Added Barrel blocks that allow players to customize buoyancy to higher values than other blocks.

Every physics object now has a buoyancy value, affecting how they interact with water.

New mechanics introduced for building machines that operate in water environments, enhancing gameplay complexity.

Fires a spear bolt attached to a rope, can be used for various purposes including pulling and fishing.

Small & Large Barrel blocks with customizable buoyancy for better machine balance.

The Splintered Sea expansion introduces 8 new blocks designed for constructing water-traversing machines.

Used for rowing or as Paddle Wheels, can also act as a lateral dampener.

A retractable sail that harnesses wind for propulsion across the ocean's surface.

Designed for effective steering in water, simulates lateral force.

Functions like a ship's propeller, providing forward or reverse propulsion and can be stacked.

Water reacts to player creations, creating rippling wakes and splashes proportional to impact size and speed.

The expansion features an interactive water simulation with large waves that affect navigation and machine stability.

Bombs and mines create significant underwater and above-water effects, enhancing submarine warfare experience.

Significant decrease in simulation start times for surface blocks.

Surface block texture tiling by world size and new rotation options added.

Steering hinges and steering blocks now have a tension slider for adjustability.

Generate colliders on surface block now has a callback.

Vacuum block now uses a more reliable and performant cone of effect.

Drills now don't create sparks if they are spinning a block but themselves are not spinning.

Updated camera targeting and added zoom dependent WASD move for camera.

Wheels now use a single slightly more round collider and have a new implementation of acceleration affecting deacceleration.

When loading meshes for mods, they are set readable per default.

Grabber now has a button for attach and detach when not auto grabbing.

Fixed vacuums affecting blocks in reverse.