Battle Siege Royale "should" be hitting the shelves around February 2020 on Steam, and so I'm told, quite a few other places as well. (More on that when I know).
The game itself is a good old kill or be killed with a twist. Instead of the usual character running around with an AK47 or some such armoury, you will play a medieval siege weapon. They are trying their best to keep it reasonably historically correct, and I'm tasked with making models of the time period it is set in.
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That's enough rambling from me, here are some of the models that will be featuring in the game;
The Siege Weaponry
The Catapult was used right up to, and including the 14th century. They were originally thought to be devised in Greece circa 400BC!!
The Ballista was designed around the same time and place as the catapult (go Greeks) but didn't get to England until the battle of Dover in 1216. As a side note, catapults were introduced in the same battle.
The Castles
Castles were a big thing (literally) in the middle ages, and every country seemed to have its own take on this defensive structure. On the whole, they all contained the same basic facilities, but their designs vary throughout Europe. It's still in the board room on which castle styles will be featured in-game, but I have it on pretty good authority that the Celtic (Scots) will certainly be making an appearance.
Wattle & Daub
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| All's well that ends well |
This old favourite dates back 6,000 years in some shape or form at least. It's the one that film studios love to put out of place in their movies, and the one that Americans think every Englishman lives in (when we're not in our castles of course).
Did you know, the "paint" on the originals would have been pink, not white, as they were painted with lime and bulls blood - It was the Victorians that decided they looked better black and white. Thank you, Victoria!!
Villages of the time period would have had a communal well for their drinking water, so obviously we had to have one of those as "well".
The Pub
Ok, in England we might have taken it a little too far, but you have to love beer right?
Did you know, The "Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem" in Nottinghamshire, England, was established in 1189, and is still open 7 days a week! Now that's something to put on your business card.
I can't honestly say that the Falcon, above, will be standing that long in-game. That will be up to you to decide.
The Blacksmith
They were very skilled in their work and passed on that skill to their children.
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| Grinders, every smithy had one. |
Did you know, if your surname is Smith, it is more than likely that one or more of your ancestors were blacksmiths? Other names passed down from professions at the time include Cooper, Farrier, Fletcher and Farmer.
Not very imaginative that lot.
Religion
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| My God is bigger than your God |
Whilst these events did happen throughout Europe and beyond, they didn't happen until much later than you think. Most wars and up evil was due to land and resources, much like today.
During the medieval/ dark ages, religion was a personal thing, and while persecution did take place, it wasn't as common as it was much later, when Lords and Kings realised that people would fight and die in the name of a God.
Every village worth its salt had a church, it is said that the church was usually the second building to be erected in a growing village, right after the pub. At least they got their priorities right!
Summary
I will be adding more to this blog section as it happens, but for now, I'll just leave you with a reminder to follow Skjold on Twitter, and if you want to have your say on a game under development, pop something down there in the comments, or visit them on Discord.
If you really want to you could like and share my facebook page, follow me on Twitter, and buy all my books!! Only joking, apart from the buy all my books! part.
Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments below, you will get a mention.
Simon.
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