Author Topic: February Update Now Available (Read 12360 times)

Dan Dixon · « **on:** February 23, 2009, 06:31:51 PM »

The February update to Universe Sandbox is now available!

Just run your installed copy to update.

If you have problems updating you can download the full setup file here:
http://universesandbox.com/download/

What's New?
http://universesandbox.com/about/whatsnew.htm

Please let me know if you run into any problems or discover any problems. Thanks again for your patience.

And as always... Please share your comments, ideas, and suggestions.

avadod · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2009, 06:39:40 PM »

dan so i can now go on it

atomic7732 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2009, 06:40:27 PM »

awesome THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

atomic7732 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2009, 06:46:03 PM »

galaxy clusters is really hard to run it taks forever to load

avadod · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2009, 06:46:33 PM »

yes it is hard to do

avadod · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:10:24 PM »

how was you suppose to update it if it's not working

Dan Dixon · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:14:52 PM »

Quote from: avadod on February 23, 2009, 07:10:24 PM

how was you suppose to update it if it's not working

It should still update. If you're still having problems just re-download the original setup file.

avadod · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:20:35 PM »

ok i'll try that

avadod · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:22:53 PM »

i downloaded it again but it still won't work

avadod · « **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:27:15 PM »

i tryed it over and over but it wouldn't work

avadod · « **Reply #10 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:36:35 PM »

can you please help me i really want to go on it now but i can't. It's still saying it has a problem

atomic7732 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:56:59 PM »

Quote from: avadod on February 23, 2009, 07:36:35 PM

can you please help me i really want to go on it now but i can't. It's still saying it has a problem

umm... go into C:\Program FIles\Universe Sandbox
Somewhere in there is should say uninstal001 or something. Try that and re download it.

SuperNova · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2009, 03:53:29 AM »

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!TO COOOOOL!!!

SuperNova · « **Reply #13 on:** February 24, 2009, 04:00:28 AM »

now i now why it taked so long. all the things you add...............SO COOL

Andreas · « **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2009, 04:08:33 AM »

its really good.

FGFG · « **Reply #15 on:** February 24, 2009, 04:45:30 AM »

Fantastic update

Just a thing: the Tres-3 system

My computer is a bit outdated and when i open the system it is really really small. I have to delete the rings and put them again...
I suggest to leave the system without the rings and then tell the user to add the rings according to his CPU, in a description

Andreas · « **Reply #16 on:** February 24, 2009, 07:38:09 AM »

Hey Dan, how can i change the color of the star? You said somehow its possible with the current update?

Andreas · « **Reply #17 on:** February 25, 2009, 06:20:56 AM »

and how exactly can i make an asteroid belt?

APODman · « **Reply #18 on:** February 25, 2009, 04:17:56 PM »

Really this upgrade are the, in my point of view, the best of all upgrades until now.

Especially the possibility of insert a object in simulation by its orbital elements give to the user a great liberty to made your own simulations !!

I not explore all new funcionalities, but I really like what I see until now !

Thanks Dan !

atomic7732 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 25, 2009, 06:26:59 PM »

how do you make asteroid belts and use the orbital elements? What tags?

Dan Dixon · « **Reply #20 on:** February 25, 2009, 06:57:07 PM »

I've updated the documentation here:
http://universesandbox.com/support/newsystems.htm

<Orbit> shows the Orbital Elements info.
belt (in <Action>) show how to create asteroid belts.

Although I'll be changing the way belts work in a future release (to make it work with the other orbital element variables and so you can add more than one belt per body).

Look at the code for these systems/simualtions to see for examples of how they are used:

TrES-3 orbiting Star with Protoplanetary Disk
- uses the asteroid belt & orbital elements features
Satellites orbiting Earth
- uses the orbital elements feature
Fomalhaut System
- uses the asteroid belt feature

Please let me know if anyone has suggestions on a better way to do this or needs additional functionality that is missing.

monmarfori · « **Reply #21 on:** February 26, 2009, 01:14:34 AM »

i like this update

Dan Dixon · « **Reply #22 on:** March 02, 2009, 06:16:11 PM »

Quote from: Andreas on February 24, 2009, 07:38:09 AM

Hey Dan, how can i change the color of the star? You said somehow its possible with the current update?

Yes. You can change the color in the latest update in the XML files. Here's how to do it:
http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,277.msg993.html#msg993