--- key: mechanic/creative-construction--t230 type: mechanic id: creative-construction--t230 lang: en title: Construction kits and mechanism assembly summary: >- Parts form a construction whose behavior emerges from joints, motion transmission and power sources. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/creative-construction--t230/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/creative-construction--t230.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/creative-construction--t230.md aliases: [] tags: - 'Creativity, construction and free play' - Mechanics and variants sourceIds: - source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8 - source-2abecd308ec5a319 - source-e6c0dd07c4f6e41a sources: - id: source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8 title: 'Godot: Physics introduction' url: >- https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html verifiedAt: null - id: source-2abecd308ec5a319 title: 'Godot: Prototyping levels with CSG' url: 'https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/3d/csg_tools.html' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e6c0dd07c4f6e41a title: Besiege url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/' verifiedAt: null relations: - type: uses direction: outgoing label: Sources in the selection key: resource/godot-physics title: 'Godot: physics introduction' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-godot-physics' jsonUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/resource/godot-physics.json' markdownUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/resource/godot-physics.md' placements: - catalogId: creative-construction id: t230 title: 'Creativity, construction and free play' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/creative-construction/#t230' categoryIds: - mechanics supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Construction kits and mechanism assembly description: >- Parts form a construction whose behavior emerges from joints, motion transmission and power sources. image: src: images/mechanics/general-besiege-01.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Besiege sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/346010/ss_2918066b41e8c8ceea66422da5b078af0e01aab6.1920x1080.jpg?t=1785839167 credit: Spiderling Studios / Spiderling Studios rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed screenshot from Steam; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Building a machine from connected parts alt: Building a machine from connected parts markers: - x: 45 'y': 45 label: Parts are connected into a working machine - x: 48 'y': 94 label: The parts palette defines available building elements tips: - >- Allow a single assembly to be tested before running the whole construction. examples: - title: Besiege url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/creative-construction --- # Construction kits and mechanism assembly id: creative-construction--t230 type: mechanic key: mechanic/creative-construction--t230 lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/creative-construction--t230/ Parts form a construction whose behavior emerges from joints, motion transmission and power sources. ## At a glance ![Building a machine from connected parts](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/general-besiege-01.webp) [Besiege](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed screenshot from Steam; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Parts are connected into a working machine 2. The parts palette defines available building elements - Allow a single assembly to be tested before running the whole construction. - [Besiege](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/) ## How it works Parts form a construction whose behavior emerges from joints, motion transmission and power sources. ## Variants ### Mechanic variants - Hinges leave one permitted rotation axis. - Gears transmit rotation at a specified ratio. - Actuators apply force within a limited mode. - Loads test the assembled mechanism's usefulness. ## Design example A modular bridge rises through a geared motor, with opening speed determined by the ratio. Prototype check: Test closed connections and anchored parts so conflicting constraints cannot generate energy. ## Context and limits Creative mechanics constrain shape, connections and appearance while preserving the player’s choice of a personal result. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map. ## Connected materials - Sources in the selection: [Godot: physics introduction](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-godot-physics) (key: resource/godot-physics) ## Sources and provenance Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. - [Godot: Physics introduction](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html) (id: source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8) - [Godot: Prototyping levels with CSG](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/3d/csg_tools.html) (id: source-2abecd308ec5a319) - [Besiege](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/) (id: source-e6c0dd07c4f6e41a) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors