Under Siege – 1.02 Update Notes

[Shin-Ra]

www.undersiegegame.com

Seed Studios presents, Only On PlayStation 3.

Genre: Real-Time Strategy Rating: Pending
Players: Single-Player, 2-4 Online, 2 Split-Screen
Extras: PS Move Support, 1080p, Level Editor with Online Sharing, Video Chat, Screenshot Capture, Video Capture and YouTube Upload, Custom Soundtrack, Bootable Cross-Game Invites

Released on the PlayStation Store: North America: April 27 2011 | Europe/PAL: May 3rd 2011

Under Siege is a real-time strategy game exclusive to the PS3 and the PSN store. It includes a single player campaign as well as online and local multiplayer content. The in-game editor enables the players to create their own maps and share them with the world.

Levels in Under Siege are divided into two main phases. In the preparation phase, the game is paused and the player is presented with a number of squad slots in the map, to fill however they please. Next is the battle phase, where the player is free to explore the level and attempt to complete any objectives. Depending on the level, there may be several mid-game preparation phases, so you can recruit more units or change the ones in play.

Money is earned in the battle phase by killing enemies and collecting items, and is used in the preparation phase to recruit and train squads.

Any squads that survive are carried to the next level. Squads also gain experience and level up through battle, becoming stronger and gaining new abilities.

The Story So Far...

Among the various sentient races that populate the world, humans are the only ones that adapted to live in the cold and harsh mountains of the North. Living in spread out settlements, built around whatever farmable land they could find, humans lived in relative isolation from both other races and each other.

Relations between human villages were limited to trading and occasionally to form hunting parties in the winter, whenever farming was no longer enough to maintain each village.

Attacks from wild beasts or plundering groups of thieves were frequent, so a small number of men from each village were trained to fight, normally by their fathers, who were themselves part of the previous generation of warriors.

One day, Ingvar, son of a blacksmith, and a great warrior, decided to unify the human villages beneath one banner. Through his charismatic personality he managed to persuade the neighboring villages to help in building a fortified city, a place where everyone could live in peace, protected by an organized group of soldiers.
And so, the Citadel was born.

For the next few years, several villages joined under the rule of Ingvar. Attracted by the promise of protection and prosperity, more and more people started leaving the remote settlements and gathering near the safety of the Citadel.

Suddenly, something changed in Ingvar’s view of the world. Commerce with other races was eliminated, as Ingvar felt they were bad influences on the people of the Citadel, and were trying to conspire to bring it down.

He declared the villages that wanted to remain independent as rebels, enemies of the Citadel, and ordered the military to attack them.

Those that either tried leaving the Citadel or voiced an opinion against its rule were swiftly dealt with.

The growth of the kingdom continued on blood and ashes...

[Rike255]

Sweet, not a bunch of info available yet, but I always like hearing about new games on the horizon! What DS games did they make?

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by Rike255

Sweet, not a bunch of info available yet, but I always like hearing about new games on the horizon! What DS games did they make?

I'll be nice...

Toy Shop - DS
Sudoku for Kids - DS
Aquatic Tales(coming soon) - DS

[Rike255]

Site's blocked at work. Thanks jk! Never played any of those so I don't know what to think of this.

[JonD7]

Awesome to hear about a new PS3 game but somehow i'm not all that interested, maybe its too soon for me to say that tho.

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

Originally Posted by JonD7

Awesome to hear about a new PS3 game but somehow i'm not all that interested, maybe its too soon for me to say that tho.

Yeah, ditto. I wasn't at all intrested in the Pixeljunk series until I had a go at Eden. We just might see something out of this yet, could be a big suprise out of all this.

[Elandyll]

Either it's the same project developped by 2 studios, or Portugal is in love with the PS3


also kinda looks like a more kid oriented version of Populous.\

World of Zellians announced for PS3

World building simulations haven’t ever really settled properly on home consoles as much as their makers would have liked. The market may be there, but a control pad is no substitute for the ease of use of a PC’s mouse and keyboard, to which the genre is more naturally suited. Still, Portgual’s Gameinvest aren’t letting that put them off, with the development of World of Zellians – announced today for the Sony PlayStation 3.


In World of Zellians, you are, funnily enough, the ruler of the Zellians, and it’s your job to transform what begins as a primitive race into a fully-fledged, intelligent urban society. This means building a working infrastructure including streets, homes and farms, and keeping them all in check.

If managing a whole civilization wasn’t heavy enough a weight on your shoulders, you’ve also the responsibility of protecting the Zellian society from an evil god called Zorm. Zellians live in darkness and fear of Zorm, and players must provide a positive force that brings hope and happiness to the Zellian world. Area by area, you must infuse good karma to your people, in order to create a happy and balanced place for them to live.

“The concept of creating a balanced society in World of Zellians is truly engaging and challenging, and we are designing this experience to be fun and accessible for all audiences – from casual to core gamers,” said GAMEINVEST founder and CEO Paulo Gomes. “As the ruler of this society, players will be responsible for developing the community as well as providing a positive influence in the world – creating a very challenging and interactive gaming experience.”

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

Either it's the same project developepd by 2 studios, or Portugal is in love with the PS3


also kinda looks like a more kid oriented version of Populous.\

kinda like civilization??

[Shin-Ra]

World of Zellians is a multiplatform game by a different developer.

[Toxa]

Pre-alpha build

seems to be a RTS

[Shin-Ra]

http://dev.undersiegegame.com/

Something else to keep an eye on.

[jkwest]

loving it.

[AranhaHunter]

Am I the only one that thought of the Steven Seagal movie when I read the thread title?

Anyways I know they are designing the game with a console controller in mind, but please, PLEASE, at least support KB+M, this genre really needs it.

[Kyot]

Looks cool

[Kyot]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

Am I the only one that thought of the Steven Seagal movie when I read the thread title?

Anyways I know they are designing the game with a console controller in mind, but please, PLEASE, at least support KB+M, this genre really needs it.

I also first thought of Seagal lol

[Blu Jacket]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

Am I the only one that thought of the Steven Seagal movie when I read the thread title?

Actually it made me think of a topless Erika Eleniak movie. But whatever floats your boat.

[Shin-Ra]

Answers to the community #1
Posted by: César Pinto

Hi there. I would like to thank everyone in the name of Seed Studios for all the feedback and input that were left on our comments section and all around the web (fan sites, forums, blogs). It’s very important to us, it keeps our team in a quest to achieve the best results possible. In an effort to keep the community updated with the game development we answered some questions that came directly from the dev. Diary users. There were tons, so we had to pick up the more interesting ones.

GAME FEATURES

Q: The game will be a tower defense style? Mini-RPG, tower defence game. RTS? Is it a RPG? There is base building involved right?
A: Under Siege is an RTT (Real Time Tactics) game. It focus only in battles without gathering resources or base building.

Q: Will there be a single player story campaign in addition to multiplayer? Splitscreen co-op and versus support would be AWESOME
A: Yes, there is a Single Player campaign. We will have split-screen support, more on this soon.

Q: I’m guessing user made content will be maps?
A: We will reveal more in a future dev diary post.

HOW TO GET IT

Q: Are we looking at a PSN or full fledged Bluray release?
A: It’s a PSN release.

Q: Is this a Playstation Network Exclusive?
A: Yes.

SUGGESTIONS & MISC

Q: You could have the PS3 stream the map directly to the PSP. Or do you guys think that would be arkward? The PSP could work as a side mini-map?
A: There are currently no plans to support the PSP.

Q: Can’t wait for gameplay footage…maybe E3, GDC, Leipzig?
A: Gameplay footage coming soon!!!

Q: When is the next Development Diary coming?
A: We aim to have a post every month, so try to keep us tracked! We have RSS, the newsletter and many kind of notifications that you all already know. Use them

First race unveiled - Humans
Posted by: César Pinto

In this post of the Dev Diary we’ll go a bit further on the details and talk about the Humans, one of the races inhabiting the world of Under Siege.

HUMAN RACE

Although they are one of the youngest races, human technology has quickly surpassed that of several others, giving them an edge when it comes to weaponry and general warfare.

After several wars between the various clans, most humans united under the flag of the Utgard Citadel, established as an impenetrable stronghold in the middle of the Ullar Mountains. Even so, several resistance movements determined to maintain independence still breed constant fighting and humans are often seen as an overly ambitious and honor-less species by the other races.

THE UNITS



Name: Soldier
Description: Soldiers are the main force of the Citadel army, covered in plate armor and carrying both a sword and a shield, they are prepared to engage any kind of enemy. Soldiers are capable of taunting enemies forcing them to attack and also of blocking melee and ranged attacks using their shields.

Name: Archer
Description: Human archers are trained since childhood to form the backbone of the Citadel’s defense. Although they wear only a light chain mail under their coats, they excel in showering their enemies in arrows and eliminating them before they can get close enough to use a sword.

Name: Heavy Cannon
Description: Cannon handlers forge their own weapons and treat them as a part of themselves, they are as important to them as an arm or a leg. Respected above all other members of the army because of their great strength, they carry their cannon throughout the battlefield and fire it without ever setting it down, killing several enemies in a single blast.

[Shin-Ra]

New Screenshots
Posted by: César Pinto

Hi everyone. We have 3 more screenshots to share with you.

We hope you like the direction we are heading artistically and we will
continue to pursuit our own distinctive look and feel..

Our next post will bring more details including a gameplay video. Stay tuned!

[PH3AR]

Originally Posted by Kyot

Looks cool

+1

[slee915]

Can I play as Steven Seagal ?