Steam News5 March 20242y ago

Eclipsed Improvements | Update 34.1

2024 Total Solar Eclipse Watch the Moon completely block out the Sun across parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada in our simulation of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.

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changedChaotic Collisional AftermathImmerse yourself in chaos as gas clouds expand and rock fragments collide in the aftermath of collisions. We've updated our particle system to preserve performance while simulating fuller, more realistic collisions.

addedMore HighlightsAn object's material composition now just shows the list of materials currently in the object by default. We’ve also added an Add New Materials button.

addedMore HighlightsUse the new Hide Dust Clouds toggle to look at planet surfaces and see collisions through thick clouds of dust.

changedMore HighlightsThe object properties panel has been greatly optimized, making it faster to open and switch objects.

addedMore HighlightsThis update is brought to you by our completely new build system, which automatically creates different versions of Universe Sandbox whenever one of our team members updates the code it’s built on, allowing us to test and release new features even faster.

changedMore HighlightsListen to your favorite Universe Sandbox track over and over again by looping them under Settings > Audio > Music Controls > Loop Track

Universe Sandbox changes

changedImmerse yourself in chaos as gas clouds expand and rock fragments collide in the aftermath of collisions. We've updated our particle system to preserve performance while simulating fuller, more realistic collisions.

addedAn object's material composition now just shows the list of materials currently in the object by default. We’ve also added an Add New Materials button.

addedUse the new Hide Dust Clouds toggle to look at planet surfaces and see collisions through thick clouds of dust.

changedThe object properties panel has been greatly optimized, making it faster to open and switch objects.

addedThis update is brought to you by our completely new build system, which automatically creates different versions of Universe Sandbox whenever one of our team members updates the code it’s built on, allowing us to test and release new features even faster.

2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Watch the Moon completely block out the Sun across parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada in our simulation of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Check it out under: Home > Open > Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024

Learn more about this eclipse.

Chaotic Collisional Aftermath

Immerse yourself in chaos as gas clouds expand and rock fragments collide in the aftermath of collisions. We've updated our particle system to preserve performance while simulating fuller, more realistic collisions.

Steam post image Before

Steam post image After

Custom Habitable Range

Customize the habitable temperature and atmospheric pressure of your planets for more unique vegetation and city lights coverage.

More Highlights

Explore the chaos of the fictional planetary system of Trisolaris from The Three-Body Problem. The number of objects gravitationally interacting makes it impossible to predict the planet's orbits, called the three-body problem.

All gasses in a planet's atmosphere now contribute to its color and opacity instead of just the 4 gasses with the most mass.

Steam post image Before - Additional sulfur dioxide does not make the atmosphere more opaque or tint it orange.

Steam post image After - Additional sulfur dioxide makes the atmosphere more opaque and tints it orange.

An object's material composition now just shows the list of materials currently in the object by default. We’ve also added an Add New Materials button.

Before

After

Use the new Hide Dust Clouds toggle to look at planet surfaces and see collisions through thick clouds of dust.

The object properties panel has been greatly optimized, making it faster to open and switch objects.

Completely swap one material on a planet for another with one tap. What would Earth look like if you switched out all the water for methane?

This update is brought to you by our completely new build system, which automatically creates different versions of Universe Sandbox whenever one of our team members updates the code it’s built on, allowing us to test and release new features even faster.

Listen to your favorite Universe Sandbox track over and over again by looping them under Settings > Audio > Music Controls > Loop Track

Check out the full list of What's New in Update 34.1

Please report any issues on our Steam forum , on Discord, or in-game via Home > Send Feedback.

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