People tend to imagine alternate realities - probably because we like to ask the “what if” question too much. We’re creating worlds where history changed its course, where peculiar breakthroughs happened, where different decisions were made. The worldbuilding is limited only by our own imagination. It’s also the most appreciated part of fantasy universes and the reason why so many “-punk” worlds exist nowadays. There are multiple ways of creating environments which are significantly distinctive from the reality we all know and every single one of them is extraordinary.
Choosing a proper background for a game is a hard, but important decision to make. It will not only define all of the visible elements, like design, assets or the environment. It will also have a major impact on each of the in-game mechanics and rules that help keep the whole product believable and logical. There must be a reason to set a game in a specific setting - otherwise it won’t be entertaining enough.
Dieselpunk world is an incredibly interesting vision. It’s a concept of an alternate dimension, where the forties never ended and technology improved way faster. The overall atmosphere remained gloomy and the fear of war was still growing. However, even though it's full of worrying conflicts, the need of progress has led to the development of technology, which gave the society much more possibilities. This makes the people of dieselpunk full of hope for a better tomorrow.
During the early development of Dieselpunk Wars we were mostly thinking about proper aesthetics. Something that will not only go with the concept of fighting machines but what will also make them more interesting and unique, since the vehicles sent into battles are going to be built by players themselves. Following gaming trends and newest releases we discovered that not many titles follow the idea of a setting, where machinery and creativity join together to form a progressive world. Where past meets future, modern technologies meet dirt, most of the machines are used in wars. Suddenly we realized that we had exactly what we needed. What could be better for a military game than a world dominated by combat vehicles? Vehicles that players can build themselves!
Our main goal was to give players the possibility to create their own designs: land-, air- and water-based. Since the dieselpunk era is way ahead of our world, when it comes to technology, we knew that the potential results of constructions can be really surprising. Not only because of the design itself, but also because of the functionality on the battlefield. No other era uses progress in such an innovative and surprising way. We know that players’ creativity will exceed all of our daring expectations and we cannot wait to see their creations!
Dieselpunk is definitely one of our favourite settings. We love seeing how people’s imagination builds up and materializes in even the wildest visions, which seemed improbable in the beginning. We wanted to provide the best possible environment for this and dieselpunk seemed like a perfect fit. Our greatest hope is that our game will make even more people fell in love with this setting and what is has to offer.