{"id":5617,"date":"2023-06-29T14:38:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T21:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=5617"},"modified":"2023-06-30T09:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:52:00","slug":"grand-collision-unification-update-32-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/grand-collision-unification-update-32-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Collision Unification | Update 32.3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Update-32.3-Feature-GIF-Draft-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5620\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If Update 32.3 does not download automatically, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/support-us2\/#update\" target=\"_blank\">follow these update instructions<\/a>. If you don&#8217;t own Universe Sandbox, you can buy it via our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/buy\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve combined our two previously separate collision methods improving collisions so shockwaves now realistically eject fragments as they spread across gas giants during collisions. Interface panels, such as graphs, data maps, and object properties, are now remembered when you open saved simulations. We\u2019ve also added new astronomical discoveries to explore, like the galaxy-sized detector used to find new evidence of supermassive black holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Update-32.3-Feature-Image-Draft-1-650x366.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Update-32.3-Feature-Image-Draft-1-650x366.png 650w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Update-32.3-Feature-Image-Draft-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Update-32.3-Feature-Image-Draft-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Update-32.3-Feature-Image-Draft-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unified Collisions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Collisions are more realistic, with shockwaves propagating across gas giant surfaces and fragment ejection direction based on impact angle with our new unified collision system. This new collision solution combines our two previous separate collision methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gas-Giant-Collision-Old.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5621\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"\/><figcaption>Before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gas-Giant-Collision-New-Updated.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5651\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"\/><figcaption>After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fragment-Ejection-Old.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5623\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"\/><figcaption>Before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fragment-Ejection-New-Updated.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5652\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"\/><figcaption>After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saving Your Interface<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick up right where you left off with the properties panel open, or include a temperature graph in a shared simulation to show a planet heating up from a close encounter with a star. Saved simulations now remember the state of the interface panels. See it in action in<br><strong>Open &gt; Core &gt; A Tidally Heated Habitable Moon <\/strong>or <strong>Tidally Locked Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UI-Save-State-Old-Short.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5625\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"\/><figcaption>Before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UI-Save-State-New-Spliced-Short-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5635\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"\/><figcaption>After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Searching for Supermassive Black Holes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 28, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/nanograv.org\/news\/15yrRelease\">evidence for<\/a> a signal generated from all supermassive black hole pairs from across the universe was announced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nanograv.org\/\">North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves<\/a>. Explore the galaxy-sized detector they used and learn how they found this evidence in our new guide<br><strong>Guides &gt; Discoveries &gt; Searching for Supermassive Black Holes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pulsar-Timing-Array-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5643\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>See the dwarf planet Quaoar\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-news\/second-ring-around-quaoar-puzzles-astronomers\/\">newly discovered rings<\/a> in the new simulation<br><strong>Open &gt; Solar System &gt; Quaoar with Rings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Quaoar-with-Rings-650x366.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Quaoar-with-Rings-650x366.png 650w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Quaoar-with-Rings-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Quaoar-with-Rings-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Quaoar-with-Rings.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve also added a simulation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38432-dwarf-planet-haumea-has-rings.html\">dwarf planet Haumea\u2019s rings<\/a>, which were discovered back in 2017, in the simulation<br><strong>Open &gt;<\/strong> <strong>Solar System &gt; Haumea with Rings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Haumea-with-Rings-650x366.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Haumea-with-Rings-650x366.png 650w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Haumea-with-Rings-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Haumea-with-Rings-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Haumea-with-Rings.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Manipulate the temperature of the universe and learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cosmic_microwave_background\">cosmic microwave background<\/a>, a type of faint radiation spread across space, in our new guide<br><strong>Guides &gt; Science &gt; Cosmic Microwave Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CMB-Guide-650x366.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CMB-Guide-650x366.png 650w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CMB-Guide-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CMB-Guide-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CMB-Guide.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Display settings have been updated to include more options for exclusive fullscreen, fullscreen borderless, and windowed resolutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Updated-Graphics-Settings-Old.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5630\" width=\"278\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Updated-Graphics-Settings-Old.png 556w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Updated-Graphics-Settings-Old-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption>Before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Updated-Graphics-Settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5631\" width=\"277\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Updated-Graphics-Settings.png 554w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Updated-Graphics-Settings-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><figcaption>After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Actions have been added to the Properties panel of objects so you can easily Fly To, Follow, or Land on objects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Additional-Actions-tab.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5638\" width=\"371\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Additional-Actions-tab.png 494w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Additional-Actions-tab-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Default temperature unit can now be changed to \u00b0F, only \u00b0C, or only K under<br><strong>Settings &gt; General &gt; Temperature Units<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Change-Default-Temperature-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5655\" width=\"460\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Change-Default-Temperature-1.png 613w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Change-Default-Temperature-1-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Change-Default-Temperature-1-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/whatsnew\">Check out the full list of What&#8217;s New in Update 32.3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please report any issues on our <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/app\/230290\/discussions\/1\/\">Steam forum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/us\">on Discord<\/a>, or in-game via Home &gt; 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