Demolisher's Handbook #1 - Physics of Destruction 🤯🤯
🏗️ Hello there, constructors
Welcome to the first part of our new series, in which we will tell you all about the most interesting, engaging and surprising features of Demolish & Build 3. You can treat "Demolisher's Handbook" as an introduction to some of the game's mechanics, as well as a helpful guide full of tips and tricks.
As our first topic in the series, we will discuss something that, in our opinion, significantly distinguishes D&B3 from other titles of this type. Thanks to a completely new, extensive Physics System 🧐 as this is what we will be talking about, you will feel as if you were really on an authentic construction site! How so? Let's dive right into it!
Every brick, beam and tile matter! 🧱
Welcome to a world where every single element is physically simulated. Whether you are breaking small roof tiles, sawing double doors of a shed, or breaking down huge walls of mighty buildings, each of their building blocks is carefully simulated. And these aren't just cool-sounding slogans - there are really immersive and engaging mechanics to support them! Here's how it works.
New Physics in details
🚧 Each place and building you demolish is made up of strategically placed pieces. These can be beams, columns, walls, roofs, doors, rubble, sand piles and similar parts.
🚧 Structures crumble or break in the exact spot you are working on. You hit the base of the column supporting the building? If the weight resting on it was large enough, you can expect a part or even a whole thing to collapse!
🚧 This means that falling elements can hurt you! Be careful... and if necessary, go to the first aid kit located on your pickup truck.
🚧 Whether you use hand tools or powerful vehicles, their every action and contact with buildings, ground and debris will matter and have its effect.
🚧 Speaking of which... every vehicle has its own properties, power, weight and physics. For example, you can move smaller vehicles with larger ones (yes, you can lift a mini-excavator with a crane and strategically place it on the top floor of a building for more precise work), turn them over or push them aside!
🚧 Different materials also vary in properties and tool compatibility. A saw excels at cutting wood, while concrete is most effectively demolished with a crusher or jackhammer. We are sure you get the idea!
🚧 With all this in mind, be sure to try out all the possible combinations of vehicles and their attachments. You'll be surprised how many different ways you can approach the different problems you encounter!
The options are almost infinite 🤓
Sounds really cool, doesn't it? Such an advanced Physics System means a lot of possibilities and options... but at the same time it can be a hindrance! 😱 For example, if you are not careful enough, the tracks of your vehicles may get stuck on crushed elements. The roof may fall on your head. The machine may fall into a previously dug hole... However, it's nothing that an experienced Demolisher like you couldn't handle, right?
More examples? You got it! To crush walls, you do not have to use only hand or pneumatic hammers intended for this purpose. A sufficiently fast-moving vehicle should also be able to cope with them, even if it is currently equipped with a bucket 💥 There is never only one way out, and a lot depends on your ingenuity and creativity! If we add the fact that the arms, attachments and tracks of each machine can be moved independently of each other, we get a truly explosive mixture!
The physics of sand and rubble 🚜
Although we mentioned it above, it is worth noting mentioning it again. In Demolish & Builders 3, every action you take has its effects, and the crushed, sawed and battered pieces remain on the ground as debris. Thanks to high realism, you won't see pieces of the building you just destroyed simply disappearing... what's more, they will stick with you till the very end of your task 😁 How nice of them!
During your career, you are sure to encounter assignments in which your clients ask you to transport debris to the appropriate containers. Demolishing is a messy job, but sometimes you have to clean the construction site up! 🧹 This is quite a unique feature that sets our design apart and makes the game even more addictive and enjoyable. Remember to always carefully observe your surroundings, avoid getting stuck in debris, and watch out for elements that may fall from above!
Digging holes 🕳️
Digging and soil physics are such an extensive topic that we will devote a separate entry to them in the future. For now, suffice it to say that sand behaves just like it does in real life, which means you can dig it up, make piles of it, pour or push it into convenient places and... and more! More on this coming in the next entries!
We hope you enjoyed the first installment of "Demolisher's Handbook" 📙
We believe that today's entry helped you understand the principles of the new Physics System and made you look forward to the game's release even more eagerly.
As always, we remain at your disposal on our Discord server, Social Media channels and Steam Discussions. Thank you everyone for your continued support and enthusiasm. We will see you in the next entry!
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Yours faithfully,
Demolish Games S.A. “Demolish & Build 3” Team
Demolish & Build 3 Prologue is now ready to play for free!
The wait is over🏗️
Demolish & Build 3 Prologue is now ready to play for free on Steam:
Thanks! The more the Wishlist and Follow the better discounts we can give at full game launch and later!
The release date of Demolish & Build 3 on PC (Steam) is set for Q2 2024.
In 2025, the game will also be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
Demolish & Build 3 is a new installment of the construction and demolition owner company simulator series.
The gameplay focuses primarily on performing various demolition and construction works, as well as developing and managing a business.
We are preparing, among others, a realistic destruction system.
Each fragment consists of a specific material with specific parameters of resistance to various types of damage. Even greater realism is ensured by taking into account the interaction of individual objects and structures.
InDemolish & Build 3 Prologue, you take your first steps into making a construction company by learning the ropes and operating hand tools, demolition hammer, and heavy machines on the job site. Do the job and earn your pay.
Demolish & Build 3 Prologue will include the first few missions from the main release and features mostly but not only:
🚧 Vehicle controls based on real construction machines, 🚧 Physics-based track mechanics, 🚧 Large excavator, 🚧 Skid steer, 🚧 Specialized attachments for both vehicles, 🚧 Controller support, 🚧 Fully destructible objects and structures, 🚧 Third-person and first-person camera modes,
The main game will bring in the future:
🏗️Running and growing the company, 🏗️Randomly generated missions, 🏗️Varied locations, 🏗️Languages translations, 🏗️More tools and machines,
Join the crew on Discord or follow our channels for updates: Discord: https://discord.gg/qJSWEk3vWs
Demolish & Build 3 Prologue - Release Date Trailer
🏗️The site is ready, and the deal is set on both ends.
Turn up the radio and mood for the job as heavy equipment is coming to do the heavy lifting. Tools and materials provided, bring your safety gloves and shoes and mark the day.
Demolish & Build 3 Prologue is set to start construction works on March 1st, 2024.
🥾⛑️🦺🧤🎧⚠️👷✅Ok, you are ready to go. Demolish & Build 3: Prologue will include the first few missions of the full game and features:
🚧 Large excavator. 🚧 Skid steer. 🚧 Attachments 🚧 Physics-based track mechanics, 🚧 Vehicle controls based on real machines. 🚧 Full controller support, 🚧 Fully destructible objects and structures 🚧 Third-person and first-person camera modes,
Stay tuned for details of the contract. Stay cautious on the job site!
Dear Foremen,
Today is the day we lurk out of production to showcase what we were building in the last couple of months. Bringing this game together is a real challenge, but we are quite proud of what we have achieved so far and more than optimistic about what is to come.
In the upcoming weeks, we will share a little bit more of gamepad gameplay with vehicle controls and some other goodies.
We hope you'll enjoy it.
Yours, Demolish & Build 3 Team.
Demolish Games - Steam Winter Sale
Merry Christmas, everyone!
We wish you all a holiday season filled with joy in your newly renovated home, where you can play and relax with awesome games.
Our games are now available at a whopping discount, so secure a copy for yourself or as a gift.
A new demo Demolish & Build 3 is LIVE! We're thrilled to announce that our highly anticipated game is participating in the Steam Next Fest, and we've released a special demo just for the event. Get ready for exciting work! https://youtu.be/uz4ShEaG2pY
Don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam to stay up-to-date with the latest news and updates.
The release date for Demolish & Build 3 on PC (Steam) is tentatively set for the Q1 of 2024. Versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch are planned for a later time.
Please write us suggestions on our Discord, your feedback is important for us.
Stay safe and happy demolition! Demolish Games crew
Play demo Demolish & Build 3 on Steam Next Fest June 2023
Hello, demolishers!
We would like to apologize for the long silence. We are still working hard on Demolish & Build 3 and have a surprise for you. A new demo of our game will be available on June 19th, which you can test for free at Steam Next Fest June 2023! Excellent news, right?
Check out the latest trailer of what awaits you in the upcoming demo. https://youtu.be/FxOdq36R3Zw
In the demo version, your task will be to complete one full order. Who knows what surprises you will find there? Let's quickly introduce you to a few features:
- First-person player character (FPP)
- Improved damage system
- NEW! Player damage - Be careful how you demolish objects, falling fragments can injure the player
- NEW! Electrical installation
- Tools such as a jackhammer, sledgehammer, and electricity sensor
What do you think about the changes? Don't forget to add our game to your wishlist so you don't miss the demo and main game release.
We will be grateful for any suggestions you can write to us on our Discord. We are creating this game for you and your opinion is very important to us!
Stay safe and happy demolition! Demolish Games crew
A few words about the little excavator
Fellow demolishers!
In this devlog we would like to shed some light on one of the vehicles from the game. The compact excavator will be one of your first vehicles in the game. It is also one of the most versatile and will help you on many smaller jobs.
Its small size can be a great asset in small spaces where bigger vehicles would be too cumbersome.
Its first feature is the universal quick-hitch. As the name implies it allows you to quickly switch between any of the available four attachments.
The first one of those is a simple bucket. You'll use it mostly for digging but it can also be useful for destroying smaller structures.
The jackhammer is there to help you with smashing down more demanding structures, such as concrete walls. It can also break down rocks.
The saw is a more specialized tool. It's great at cutting wood, not so with more robust materials.
To complete the set you can also use the grappler. Use it to quickly move objects that are too big for the bucket.
How do you like this little machine? We hope it will be your favorite demolition partner :)
If you have any suggestions, or ideas about the game, please write to us. Join our discord:
Stay safe and happy demolition! Demolish Games crew
Update demo - full customization for controllers/joysticks/steering wheels
Demolishers!
Many of you have asked for the addition of full optimization for controllers. Especially for you, we have prepared an update related to these changes. As of now, you can assign any function to a button or axis in our demo - Demolish & Build 3: Excavator Playground.
We took great care to create a system that is both flexible and easy to use. With it you can use any number and any type of controllers. Also, we did our best to allow you to assign whatever button or axis to every important function. In the future we will also add options to calibrate and fine-tune your axes to give you the best experience you can have.
In the instructions below, we show you how to setup custom controls.
⦁ Select your controller here:
⦁ This button allows you to remove the current assignment.
⦁ To assign a button select a function…
… and press the chosen button. Only buttons from the selected controller will be pooled. You can also assign an axis as a button (for ex. LT/RT on a controller).
⦁ To assign an axis, first select chosen function from the list
⦁ There are 4 modes available: Axis, Buttons, Axis with a modifier, Buttons with a modifier
⦁ Axis/Buttons To assign simply select the function and use chosen axis or button
⦁ Axis/Buttons with Modifier Axis/Buttons with Modifier is a special function that allows you to use the same controller axis for multiple functions. In practice, the Modifier works like a Shift Key – pressing it will override the default function and use this one instead.
EXAMPLE:
Let’s use this method to setup the Xbox 360 controller to the SAE pattern instead of the default ISO. For the sake of this presentation, we’ll use an empty layout but you can just as easily modify an existing one.
⦁ Start by assigning button functions:
⦁ Assign the RT/RB to the right track ⦁ Select right track forward
⦁ Select no binding and press RT to assign it
⦁ Return to the list
⦁ Select the right track backward
⦁ Choose BUTTONS mode
⦁ Select no binding next to RIGHT TRACK BACKWARD + and assign RB
⦁ Repeat the same for the left track
⦁ Select rotate cabin (left, right), axis mode, and assign left stick X (horizontal) axis.
⦁ Select rotate boom (up, down), axis mode, and assign left stick Y (vertical) axis.
⦁ Now, let’s move on to the right stick. Select extend attachment, axis mode, and assign right stick X axis.
⦁ Select rotate arm (up, down), axis mode, and assign right stick Y axis.
⦁ We also need to rotate the shears
⦁ Select rotate attachment horizontally
⦁ Change mode to BUTTONS
⦁ Assign D-Pad left/right to the appropriate functions
⦁ That leaves us with camera controls. Since we’ve already assigned all controller axes we’ll use the modifier.
⦁ Select rotate camera
⦁ Choose AXIS WITH MODIFIER mode
⦁ First assign the left stick button to the MODIFIER
⦁ Now let’s assign the right stick axes to both functions This means that when we press the right stick button the left stick will control the camera instead of the excavator’s left joystick.
⦁ Repeat the same steps for camera zoom with the right stick button and left stick y.
That’s it. We’ve created working SAE controls for our controller from scratch.
Some additional rules/tips when creating custom control schemes:
⦁ A single axis can be assigned to only one function without modifiers. ⦁ You cannot use the same button for the modifier and a normal function. ⦁ On the other hand, a button can be used as a modifier for multiple functions. ⦁ You do not have to assign every function for a single controller. ⦁ If you want to assign a full axis to one of the tracks, best assign it to the left/right track forward functions.
Demolish & Build 3: Excavator Playground is a playable sneak peek at the driving and demolition physics from the upcoming Demolition & Build 3. In the game, you take control of a modern excavator and drive around a small test track or demolish structures.
Demolish & Build 3 will include brand new demolition and driving physics. This short tech demo allows you to try them out before the final release.
The full version of the game - Demolish & Build 3 is coming in 2023.
Some of the main features of Demolish & Build 3: Excavator Playground include:
