{"id":2007,"date":"2016-05-06T10:58:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T17:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2016-05-27T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T00:53:06","slug":"new-models-alpha-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/new-models-alpha-19\/","title":{"rendered":"New Spacecraft Models Coming in Alpha 19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New models in Alpha 19. Left to right: New Horizons, Saturn V 3rd Stage, Police Box<\/p><\/div>\n

Alpha 19 is not yet officially available. You can try an opt-in preview version of Alpha 19 via Steam:<\/p>\n

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  1. Right-click on the game title in your Steam Library<\/li>\n
  2. Click on \u2018Properties\u2019<\/li>\n
  3. Select the \u2018Betas\u2019 tab<\/li>\n
  4. Set the dropdown menu to \u2018alpha19preview\u2018<\/li>\n
  5. Close the Properties window<\/li>\n
  6. Steam will now update Universe Sandbox \u00b2 to the preview version<\/li>\n
  7. Once updated, launch Universe Sandbox \u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    In Alpha 19 we’ve added in new models for 3 different kinds of spacecraft: the New Horizons Probe, the Third Stage of the Saturn V rocket, and a police box.<\/p>\n

    These models were made by Toby Halter<\/a>\u00a0for Universe Sandbox \u00b2. \u00a0Older alpha versions of Universe Sandbox \u00b2 had models for both the New Horizons Probe and the Saturn V 3rd Stage, but Toby completely remade these, adding a lot more detail and texture to make them much truer to the real spacecraft. And thanks to Georg, our shader wizard, for working his magic on these models and implementing them in Universe Sandbox \u00b2.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    1. Third Stage of the Saturn V Rocket<\/h2>\n

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    This model is based on the third stage of the Saturn V rocket<\/a> which was used in the 1969 Apollo 12 mission, the second to land astronauts on the moon.<\/p>\n

    The simulation in Universe Sandbox \u00b2 refers to the discovery<\/a> of what was suspected to be an asteroid orbiting Earth in 2002. After more observation, however, astronomers concluded the most likely explanation was that this object was not an asteroid, but rather the third stage of the Saturn V rocket used in Apollo 12. It was likely flung out of Earth’s orbit in 2003, but there’s a good chance it’ll show up again in a few decades.<\/p>\n

    Check it out in the included sim: Home > Open >\u00a0Third Stage of the Apollo 12 in Orbit of Earth in 2003.<\/p>\n

    Or you place it in any simulation: Add > Objects tab > Third Stage of the Apollo 12.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    2. New Horizons Probe<\/h2>\n

    \"Universe<\/p>\n

    The New Horizons probe<\/a>\u00a0is most famous for giving us our first close look at Pluto, which it approached in July, 2015. Now that it’s sent us\u00a0detailed pictures<\/a> of Pluto and its moons, it continues on its way toward the very distant Kuiper Belt.<\/p>\n

    The most notable change between this model and the old one is the shiny, gold foil wrapped around it, which serves as a insulating blanket for the grand piano-sized probe.<\/p>\n

    Check it out in the included sim: Home > Open >\u00a0New Horizons Pluto Encounter in 2015.<\/p>\n

    Or you place it in any simulation: Add > Objects tab > New Horizons.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    3. Police Box<\/h2>\n

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    As everyone knows, there’s nothing like a police box<\/a> for traveling through space… or time.<\/p>\n

    You can add the police box to any simulation: Add > Objects tab > Police Box.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    4. What’s Coming<\/h2>\n

    \"Universe<\/p>\n

    Toby is going to continue making models for Universe Sandbox \u00b2, but we’ve decided to take a break from spacecraft for our next model. Wouldn’t it be pretty cool to have a gigantic pyramid floating through space? The image above is a selection of work-in-progress bricks which will lay the groundwork for an Egyptian-style pyramid.<\/p>\n

    And while you may not have the urge to pilot a pyramid, you’re probably wondering if you’ll ever be able to control the other nice looking spacecraft in Universe Sandbox \u00b2. Well… we’re talking about it.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for the latest Universe Sandbox \u00b2 news.<\/p>\n

    You can buy Universe Sandbox \u00b2 on\u00a0our website<\/a>\u00a0or on the\u00a0Steam Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Alpha 19 is not yet officially available. You can try an opt-in preview version of Alpha 19 via Steam: Right-click on the game title in your Steam Library Click on \u2018Properties\u2019 Select the \u2018Betas\u2019 tab Set the dropdown menu to \u2018alpha19preview\u2018 Close the Properties window Steam will now update Universe Sandbox \u00b2 to the preview […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2124,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007\/revisions\/2124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}