PlayFortress
PlayFortress is a castle building game where the player controls characters such as the Lord, Master Mason and Engineer, using them to construct elaborate castle fortifications and settlements whilst managing their economy.
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December 7, 2016
9 years and 240 days ago
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Mixed16 reviews50.0%
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11 itemsAbout the Game
PlayFortress is a castle building game where the player controls characters such as the Lord, Master Mason and Engineer using them to construct elaborate castle fortifications and settlements whilst managing their economy.
The inspiration for the game was to attempt something new with the castle building genre, to create a game focuses upon how castles were constructed during the medieval era.
The following features are currently implemented in the Early Access version:
Castle Editing (Master Mason Mode)
All castle geometry pieces, walls and buildings can be placed on uneven ground ensuring castles can be built upon slopes and mounds (castle mottes).
More features will be added later, some of these features are currently work in progress and can be seen at the end of the PlayFortress trailer video including:
More information will be posted on our Steam store page forums and website.
The inspiration for the game was to attempt something new with the castle building genre, to create a game focuses upon how castles were constructed during the medieval era.
Early Access
The following features are currently implemented in the Early Access version:
Castle Editing (Master Mason Mode)
- Place down castle pieces such as keeps, free-standing towers, drum towers and gatehouses
- Connect towers to castle pieces
- Connect forebuildings to castle pieces
- Add/remove floors
- Manipulate castle pieces (change size, rotate, scale edges).
- Connect towers to castle pieces
- Walls
- Connect walls to castle pieces
- Connect ends of walls together
- Bend walls to create curved sections
- Connect walls to castle pieces
- Customise castle pieces
- Change crenelllation styles
- Change roof types
- Change gatehouse entrance types
- Change crenelllation styles
- Paint mode for changing castle styles (type of stone)
- Attachments for adding windows, doors, arrow loops, shields and banners
- Buildings
- Various buildings are available such as the Master Mason Lodge, carpenter hut, blacksmith, market houses and scenery objects such as statues and market stalls.
All castle geometry pieces, walls and buildings can be placed on uneven ground ensuring castles can be built upon slopes and mounds (castle mottes).
Work In Progress
More features will be added later, some of these features are currently work in progress and can be seen at the end of the PlayFortress trailer video including:
- Building Systems mode for customising (town/settlement) buildings
- Engineer mode for terraforming landscape
- Lord mode where the castle can be viewed as it is constructed.
More information will be posted on our Steam store page forums and website.
