[Medieval Engineers Download
Luther Lazaro
Many interesting questions become easier to answer as more records survive, such as how much did these engineers actually know, how they learnt their skills, how knowledge was transmitted across generations, and what part did they play as technology became more sophisticated?
Change happened because people questioned existing conventions and came up with new ideas, but also because they developed the skills to put them into practice. It is time to give them the credit they are entitled to. Next time you visit a large stone castle, ask not just which lord lived there and paid for it, but who actually designed it, and admire their skills; and if despite its strength it was captured in a siege, who built the wooden engines that do not survive, or who undermined it, which decided the outcome?
While we've all been intrigued, impressed, and occasionally horrified by the creations springing forth from Besiege, there's a rather more serious medieval sandbox out there waiting to tempt your building skills. Medieval Engineers, from Keen Software House, the makers of Space Engineers, is now in Early Access if you're looking to build some castles and then knock them down.
I've spent a little time in Medieval Engineers recently, and a little more time watching videos to understand just how to build something that actually works. If you've started playing yourself, or are interested in doing so, here's a selection of videos that might be of interest.
Basic Construction
From Arron of Last Stand Gamers, a nice introduction to the basics of how controls work, how to build blocks within blocks, and how to get started building the medieval city of your medieval dreams.
Working Clocktower
This is impressive. Ironvos has built a lovely looking and structurally sound clock tower. The clock works, too, though it runs about 15 times real speed. Take a tour, won't you?
Helm's Deep
Looking for something a bit bigger? Steam workshop user Timathius created this massive replica of Helm's Deep from Lord of the Rings. You can tour it in this dramatic video from I Played Gamezz.
Destruction
Building is only half the fun: knocking everything down is the rest. In this video, Raptor takes you on a tour of his detailed medieval city, and then proceeds to reduce the entire thing to rubble. The destruction begins at 12:16.
More Destruction
Some more fun footage of buildings falling down, this time from Gamestar, who includes some important lessons on structural integrity so your buildings won't fall down (until you want them to).
Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s. Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he'd stop emailing them asking for more work. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He's also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own."}), " -0-7/js/authorBio.js"); } else console.error('%c FTE ','background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff','no lazy slice hydration function available'); Christopher LivingstonSocial Links NavigationSenior EditorChris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s. Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he'd stop emailing them asking for more work. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He's also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own.
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