Hey everyone!
Today we’re excited to announce that Besiege Console is now available on Playstation 4 & 5! Physical copies for the Japanese region are also available for purchase and they look awesome! It’s always been a dream of ours to see Besiege in physical form and now it’s finally happened. :)
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We also wanted to take this opportunity to briefly talk about some of the things coming up in Besiege’s 10 year Anniversary update!
The main focus of the anniversary update for us, is on revitalizing parts of the original game, adding new challenges and implementing content we feel the Besiege’s longstanding community will enjoy.
Return of the Original Sandbox
Many of you old school Besiege players will remember the game’s original sandbox level, which was very popular among builders for testing their machines. When the new sandbox map was added, the original was retired due to it’s dated appearance and (we felt) wasn’t at all fit for purpose. We were surprised, however, to see so many fans of the game disappointed by this decision.
So, with that in mind, for Besiege’s 10th year anniversary, we’re bringing the old girl out of retirement! With completely new visuals, the sandbox has been rebuilt in a way that captures the level’s original feel but is better scaled to handle the kinds of machines players build these days, with an improved layout and a bit of an expansion as well.
We hope this remaster lives up to your nostalgia of the original!
Scoreboard System
Besiege has always had a basic readout that tells you how long it took you to complete a level, but we’ve gone way beyond that now and implemented a new Scoreboarding system that shows you how well you’ve performed relative to other players!
There are now 3 stats that your level completion is measured on:
- Damage Taken
- Time Taken
- Block Total
Damage & Time taken should be self-explanatory, the less damage or time you take in simulation, the better your scores are!
Block total is a more complicated metric, where each block in Besiege is assigned a point value (with more powerful blocks having a higher point value). The total value of all the blocks you use in simulation is added together, to give you your “Block Total” score. The lower your score is, the better you’ve done and the further up the leaderboards you’ll be placed.
Hovering over your score shows you how your best scores compare to other players and where you sit in the rankings. Next to each of your scores you’ll see a little visualization called a histogram, which displays where your scores have fallen compared with what all other players have achieved.
To add a little extra spice to the competition, we have submitted our own scores to the leaderboards as Spiderling Devs, can you beat us?
More to come..
We’re also cooking up some other surprises for this update, but we don’t want to give it all away just yet, so stay tuned! ;)
The Anniversary Update will release late January or early February.
That’s all for now, we hope you’re excited about what’s coming and we’re looking forward to seeing you get stuck into it!
Cheers,
Von