Screenshot of Dynamic Craters | A new feature in the upcoming Alpha 7

[Dan Dixon]

We finally checked in the dynamic crater tech that only been working in isolation for a long time... this screenshot shows the results after a bombardment of collisions from a larger impactor which caused fragments to also impact the orbiting clones of Earth's moons.

There's two more screenshots of the collision tech on our most recent blog post: http://universesandbox.com/blog/2014/05/collisions-and-craters/

Since Alpha 6, we've been making major changes to the collision system and implementing a material system which will make planet creation and destruction more interesting, dynamic, realistic, and satisfying.

Thanks to the whole team who's making all of this possible.

Not sure when we'll release Alpha 7, but it will be the biggest update yet.

[blotz]

omg looks amazing we can finally kill planets and make stuff look realistic! thanks dan + the team

[matty406]

Are there going to be some other big additions you're keeping secret until the update?

[Cosmos]

Wow. Wow.

Wow. Just... wow?

I don't know.

[Xriqxa]

I think I need a new pair of everything.





Why do earth's continents look cracked and junky?

[Cosmos]

I think I need a new pair of everything.





Why do earth's continents look cracked and junky?

Well when you slam rocks the size of Ceres into the Earth a few times it does that.

[Xriqxa]

Oh. Will that be fixed?

Are there going to be some other big additions you're keeping secret until the update?

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There is the addition of editing component ratios in a body, which is really nice.

[smjjames]

Ooh, more realistic craters, cool!

[Xriqxa]

Yes, they are very beautiful. Can we gave some screenshots of this on a non-water planet and a magma planet please?

[smjjames]

How close are you guys to doing plastic collisions? The Earth-Theia impact is the main example I'm thinking of, but any glancing impact would be the same sort of situation.

[Xriqxa]

Um... I don't think they need to make anymore improvements for the initial release other than fixing bugs, but that's up to them.

We finally checked in the dynamic crater tech that only been working in isolation for a long time... this screenshot shows the results after a bombardment of collisions from a larger impactor which caused fragments to also impact the orbiting clones of Earth's moons.

Since Alpha 6, we've been making major changes to the collision system and implementing a material system which will make planet creation and destruction more interesting, dynamic, realistic, and satisfying.

Thanks to the whole team who's making all of this possible.

Not sure when we'll release Alpha 7, but it will be the biggest update yet.

I noticed earth doesn't have any vegetation. Do impacts kill vegetation now?

[WitheHole18]

Big Dan and CO!!!!

[Xriqxa]

They don't know...
I doubt it will come out soon, but I've been wrong before.

[WitheHole18]

They don't know...
I doubt it will come out soon, but I've been wrong before.

[Xriqxa]

So, what happens to a rocky planet with this?

[Jar]

Just put up a new blog post with two more in-game screenshots showing off the new collision system:
http://universesandbox.com/blog/2014/05/collisions-and-craters/

[blotz]

nice! can't wait for alpha 7!

[Cosmos]

I noticed earth doesn't have any vegetation. Do impacts kill vegetation now?

It seems too.

[Xriqxa]

Just put up a new blog post with two more in-game screenshots showing off the new collision system:
http://universesandbox.com/blog/2014/05/collisions-and-craters/

Oh my.... I fainted

nice! can't wait for alpha 7!

[WitheHole18]

is very realistic, and the impacts they cool? I mean that there is more magma.

[Xriqxa]

I think this answers your question:

[WitheHole18]

thank Xriqxa

[Xriqxa]

I think this answers your question:

Do craters cools down and become non-luminescent?

[WitheHole18]

yes

[JAW1002]

This is what got me hyped for Universe sandbox 2 in the first place!

[Stelio]

So cool!

[Xriqxa]

yes

I meant in A•7

This is what got me hyped for Universe sandbox 2 in the first place!

Me too!

So cool!

[WitheHole18]

I think that alpha 7 will be available tomorrow or the day after tomorrow
or by the end of the month
However, there will be this May is certain to 90%

[Xriqxa]

Tomorrow? Really?

[WitheHole18]

maybe (I fired at random)