Hello Everyone! Today we’ve got the second half of our latest major update, Version 0.25. Version 0.25 introduces; new features, improvements, bug fixes and a wide array of optimizations to the game. Key Mapper Firstly we’ve completely overhauled the Key Mapper tool giving it a new look and greater support for mods. We’ve also added some new options for the following blocks; Wheels, Cogs, Drills, Steering Hinges, Spinning Blocks, Balloons, Cannons and the Grabber.
As shown above, Steering Hinges now allow you to set limits for their rotation, in order to prevent accidentally snapping your own wheels off. Search Function As the list of blocks in Besiege continues to grow we’ve added a much needed search function, allowing you to quickly and easily find the block you need. The search function is clever, you don’t have to use the full names of blocks in order to find them, even just a single letter from each word will work (For example, w b for wooden block). You can also use descriptive terms such as metal to show all metal blocks.
The new search function also works with blocks added by mods! Save System Besiege’s save system as been completely reworked. War Machines are now saved in an XML format which allows for much easier and more powerful save editing as well as greater support for mods. A number of minor issues with saving machines have also been addressed including being able to use special characters in the machine’s name and problems caused by foreign keyboards. DON’T WORRY! .bsg machines can still be loaded in the game and the next time you save it will be converted to the new file type! Other Useful Features We’ve added some extra functionality to the undo system. We’ve added the ability to undo deleting a war machine as well as a second shortcut for re-doing actions. Holding X or delete for more than half a second will now start deleting multiple blocks, no more bashing the keyboard to delete sections of your machine. Unfortunately we have decided not to implement the camera block in this update because we’re not happy with the way it performs. Apologies for the delay but it will be coming in a future update. Beginning this month I’ll be making a monthly community post which will feature the best community creations of the month, competitions/challenges, new mods and information about Besiege’s development. We hope that you enjoy this update and we’re sorry for the delay, unfortunately we had a major setback before christmas and it’s taken us longer to recover from it than we previously expected. Thank you all for your support since our entry to early access, you’ve made this a fantastic first year for Besiege and everyone here at Spiderling! Von Changelog V0.25 ADDITIONAL CONTENT Added New Search Function CTRL + F Hotkey IMPROVEMENTS Improved Key Mapper window Added reset option to the Key Mapper Added toggle option to wheels and cogs Drills can now be controlled Saw rotation speed can now be altered Balloon string length can be be changed Added power slider to Cannons Cannon balls now inherit the velocity of the cannon used to fire them Added power slider to Water Cannons Water now inherits the velocity of the Water Cannon that produces it Added Auto-brake option to Wheels Added Auto-Grab toggle to Grabbers Holding X or delete for more than half a second starts deleting blocks behind the cursor Changed War Machine save format, xml ---Special characters can now be used in machine names ---Each block now has an individual GUID when saving ---Blocks now store their scale in the save file (can be edited in save file) ---Blocks now save an unlimited number of hotkeys, toggles and sliders ---Blocks now save an unlimited amount of custom data ---Improved access to AddPiece, BoundingBoxController and MachineObjectTracker. You can now double click or CTRL + A in a slider’s text field to select all Improved Timescale slider, making it easier to drag Added clicking sound to copy, paste and close options in the block mapper Undo now works for un-deleting machines Improved how the translate tool moves war machines Opening a block that can’t be customized in the Key Mapper tool now displays a message Added CTRL + SHIFT + Z shortcut for redo Added warning when attempting to start simulation with god powers activated FIXES Fixed problem where some keyboards could not add a decimal in the slider text field Starting simulation at 0% speed no longer simulates any physics upon starting the simulation Fixed 0%>100% simulation speed bug Fixed Translate tool arrows being slightly offset Fixed some boundary box issues Optimized a lot of the game’s code in a variety of areas