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new release?
« on: May 04, 2009, 06:47:34 AM »
when will be the next release? and what are the updates? ;D

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Re: new release?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2009, 03:21:05 PM »
i think is May 6 2009
5/6/2009

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Re: new release?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2009, 01:36:34 AM »
how you now that date?  ???

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Re: new release?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2009, 01:48:45 AM »
i dont know. ask dan to see the date what the next update will release

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Re: new release?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2009, 09:08:55 PM »
i think is May 6 2009
5/6/2009

Sounds like some wishful thinking. :)

I am working on the update, but I'm not yet ready to announce a date.

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Re: new release?
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2009, 12:06:16 PM »
 ;D That is Totally awsome I can't wait for the next update  ;D

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Re: new release?
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2009, 03:18:01 AM »
wath will be the next updates?
can't wait until the comet future update!

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Re: new release?
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2009, 10:48:58 AM »
THe next update will probably be mostly UI update.

Also Dan, is there no way to give an "ESTIMATE"? =]

Like between the months of Blah and jaga? =P

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Re: new release?
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2009, 03:00:55 AM »
i realy can't wait until the new version is released!  ;D

can we have a sneek preview?! please!?

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Re: new release?
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2009, 03:04:38 AM »
This would require .NET 4 to run the next update

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Re: new release?
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2009, 08:48:57 AM »
This would require .NET 4 to run the next update

no, just a screen shot or somthing

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Re: new release?
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2009, 10:07:39 AM »
This would require .NET 4 to run the next update
Dan said it the next version does need Net.4 if it has MultiCore Processing

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Re: new release?
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2009, 05:50:01 PM »
This would require .NET 4 to run the next update
Dan said it the next version does need Net.4 if it has MultiCore Processing

The next release of Universe Sandbox will not need .NET 4 (especially since .NET 4 hasn't been released yet).

The multi-core release won't be until later this year at the earliest. This version will need .NET 4.


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Re: new release?
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2009, 04:03:43 PM »
can we have a sneek preview?! please!?

I'll post a "sneek preview" screenshot of the new UI in the next week or so.

I'm really excited about it and I look forward to sharing this with everyone.

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Re: new release?
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2009, 04:24:05 PM »
will some programs and some may be incompatible if i buy a multicore processor
then what happens if i have no multicore processing and i upgrade to .net 4.

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Re: new release?
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2009, 05:24:46 PM »
will some programs and some may be incompatible if i buy a multicore processor

No.

(I don't know of any examples of normal programs not being able to run on a multi-core processor.)


what happens if i have no multicore processing and i upgrade to .net 4.

Short Answer

You won't be able to tell any difference.


Long Answer

.NET 4 simply allows the developer to add multi-core support.

Here's an example of how it works:

If the program is looping through each planet/body and calculating the forces on each it might look like this:

Code: [Select]
For each Body
  Calculate the forces on the Body
Next Body

If you had 4 bodies (Earth, Moon, Jupiter, Sun) the program would take 4 steps to complete this:

Step 1 - Calculate the forces on Earth
Step 2 - Calculate the forces on Moon
Step 3 - Calculate the forces on Jupiter
Step 4 - Calculate the forces on Sun

The awesome advantage of .NET 4 is that the developer (me) can easily take the 4 steps and spread the tasks across as many processors as you have.


If you have 2 processors it would be able to process 2 steps at once:

Processor 1
Step 1 - Calculate the forces on Earth
Step 2 - Calculate the forces on Jupiter

Processor 2
Step 1 - Calculate the forces on Moon
Step 2 - Calculate the forces on Sun


If you had 4 processors (and 4 tasks) it could calculate all the forces simultaneously.

Processor 1
Step 1 - Calculate the forces on Earth

Processor 2
Step 1 - Calculate the forces on Jupiter

Processor 3
Step 1 - Calculate the forces on Moon

Processor 4
Step 1 - Calculate the forces on Sun


And if you only have a single processor it will just step through each body on the single processor taking 4 steps.

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Re: new release?
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2009, 07:33:15 AM »
can we have a sneek preview?! please!?

I'll post a "sneek preview" screenshot of the new UI in the next week or so.

I'm really excited about it and I look forward to sharing this with everyone.



but my other question is: how do you maked Universe Sandbox?! with a Program?! or C++?!

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Re: new release?
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2009, 11:29:14 AM »
i wanna see the comet update Dan promised me (us) ;D

i realy wanna see that!

and the UI update

and the.....and.....the....and the......

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Re: new release?
« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2009, 06:57:02 PM »
Is it next week yet? =P

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Re: new release?
« Reply #19 on: June 08, 2009, 03:48:12 AM »
the game is realy nice ;D
« Last Edit: June 08, 2009, 06:45:20 PM by Dan Dixon »

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Re: new release?
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2009, 06:19:03 AM »
the game is realy nice ;D

he's right. but i can't wait until the next update! PLEASE! release it!

Is it next week yet? =P

yes it is  ;D

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« Last Edit: June 09, 2009, 11:38:31 AM by Dan Dixon »

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Re: new release?
« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2009, 08:54:33 AM »
can we have a sneek preview?! please!?

I'll post a "sneek preview" screenshot of the new UI in the next week or so.

I'm really excited about it and I look forward to sharing this with everyone.

when will whe get the screenshot(s)?  ???

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Re: new release?
« Reply #22 on: June 11, 2009, 08:25:36 PM »
It is next week now! :D

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Re: new release?
« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2009, 06:16:53 AM »
It is next week now! :D

it is  ;D
dan, can you PLEASE make a screenshot or 2?

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Re: new release?
« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2009, 10:41:41 AM »
*Waits for dan to post* Come on!!!!! xD

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Re: new release?
« Reply #25 on: June 13, 2009, 10:33:20 PM »
*waits for a year* Zzzzzz..  :P

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Re: new release?
« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2009, 10:34:51 PM »
dies waiting

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Re: new release?
« Reply #27 on: June 14, 2009, 01:03:29 AM »
*Waits for dan to post* Come on!!!!! xD
*waiting the whole week*

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Re: new release?
« Reply #28 on: June 15, 2009, 08:24:25 AM »
its the next week  :(
where are the Pics/Screenshots/movies?  :(

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Re: new release?
« Reply #29 on: June 15, 2009, 04:46:11 PM »
but my other question is: how do you maked Universe Sandbox?! with a Program?! or C++?!

Universe Sandbox is written in a managed .NET language (aka C#).
http://www.microsoft.com/exPress/

It uses the Truevision3D engine (a wrapper for Direct X) for graphics.
http://www.truevision3d.com/

And the nUI interface library.
http://www.ionstar.org/index.php?nuioverview



I'll post a screenshot of the new simulation panel later this week.