next »

[dreaddraco2]

I have a suggestion, you should have 3 modes on universe sandbox; 1 - Inter-Planetary (How it is now), 2 - Planetary (like powder game but 3D, with extra features such as hotter air rising), and 3 - Atomic (Like atoms, but you can add protons/neutrons/electrons to change things, make nuclear explosions, etc)

Who knew this forum had had marquees?

[atomic7732]

Atomic should be neutrons and protons and a fourth should be sub-atomic and have quarks(up, down, top, bottom, strange, charm)and neutrinos to make pions and lambdas, and even protons.

[atomic7732]

But I don't understand why the second is called "Planetary"

[dreaddraco2]

It's planetary, because it's only on one planet.

[atomic7732]

Ohhhh... I have a really good idea for planetary! When you make up what the planet is made of random minerals are genrated (that are real) and the pure elemnts to and you can react them! (Similar to powder game)

[HallowedError]

That mode would take a complete engine revamp. (I think) This is because it would be a huge body that has to know the information of all the elements that make it up, get the mass, density, etc. Also these pieces (from what I gather) would have to be able to come apart and go back together.

[atomic7732]

I meant a small section.

[Dan Dixon]

That's a really fun idea... If only I had an extra million dollars lying around as I'd hire someone to work on implementing that right away.

I'd actually suggest that the 'planetary' mode (adding dust/sand/power like features) could combined with the 1st mode. Imagine a power/sand simulation in 3D with multiple bodies. Either way this would be a lot of work but with potentially awesome results.

Here's a powder game to check out:
http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/

The atomic mode would be the most complicated since the math needed to make this representative to reality would need to be based on quantum mechanics (which doesn't really make any sense ) instead of Newton's law of gravitation (which is very simple comparatively). Either way the idea of a Universe simulator that worked on all scales from the galactic to the sub-atomic is very appealing to me.

[FGFG]

Here's a powder game to check out:
http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/

I love that game! You can create vegetation (powder + seed + water) and then destroy what you created with just a few fire particle....



It remember me a gravity simulator........................................... 

[atomic7732]

Yeah, in the sub atomic paticles can be at 3 places at any one time. And there is no "down", or "up".

[atomic7732]

And yeah, that interplanetay "powder game" would be really cool. If they crashed they would split and make rings and stuff. then the rings could from moons and... *goes on forever*... it would be AWESOME!!!!

[FGFG]

yeah.... however I think that if my CPU knows it will start crying..