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Run Steam to get Update 20, or buy Universe Sandbox \u00b2 via our website<\/a> or the Steam Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is an update for both the desktop and VR versions of Universe Sandbox \u00b2.<\/p>\n August 04: Update 20.0.16 is a small update with minor improvements and bug fixes. <\/em><\/p>\n Imagine Universe Sandbox \u00b2 is a house that we’re building, and each update adds something new. Many of our updates so far have made fancy, noticeable additions to the house — a garage, a balcony, a new roof with some nice solar panels, etc. But with Update 20, we’ve completely lifted the house and made some major renovations to the foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n This means that there may not be many obviously big changes (unless you’re in VR! see below), but we’ve done considerable behind-the-scenes work. How much is “considerable,” you ask? In our task management system, we’ve closed over 560 tasks. That’s a lot. And for most of this work, the best sign that we\u2019ve done our job well is if you can\u2019t tell much of a difference.<\/span><\/p>\n But like a new foundation, these are very important changes which set us up for future features, improvements, and optimizations that would have been difficult or even impossible to implement with the old Universe Sandbox \u00b2 groundwork. (Or using another established metaphor: We have now paid off much of our <\/span>technical debt<\/span><\/a> which has accrued as our project continually evolves and heads further down roads no one has been down before.)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nA New Foundation<\/h2>\n
1. Rewritten User Interface<\/h2>\n