{"id":683,"date":"2014-08-01T15:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T22:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=683"},"modified":"2014-08-01T15:19:41","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T22:19:41","slug":"less-frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/less-frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Frequently Asked Questions about Universe Sandbox \u00b2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an LFAQ (less frequently asked questions). <a href=\"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/faq\/#us2\">Here is an FAQ for Universe Sandbox <\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/faq\/#us2\">\u00b2.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will there be a mobile version?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maybe. It is possible, but we wouldn&#8217;t begin development until after the initial release for PC, Mac, and Linux.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will there be a free version?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re discussing the possibility of a feature-limited version, but not until after the initial release.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much will it cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pricing has not yet been decided. It will, however, cost more than the current price for the original Universe Sandbox ($9.95 USD). Educational discounts have not yet been determined either.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will it support other languages beyond English?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the initial release, we plan to incorporate support for additional languages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will there be sound effects and\/or music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, we are working with a composer who will be creating an original score. There will also be sound effects. If you&#8217;d rather experience the silent desolation of space, though, there will be an option to turn these off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will you be able to simulate evolution\/life on planets?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We plan to incorporate very basic support for &#8220;life.&#8221; Essentially, given the right conditions &#8212; temperature, atmosphere, water, etc. &#8212; vegetation will grow on planets. Greater complexity may be developed in the future, but it&#8217;s a long way off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will there be support for Steam Workshop?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We plan to add support for Steam Workshop that will, in the least, allow for sharing user-created simulations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How about modding?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Making it easy for the community to create mods is a great idea. \u00a0&#8220;Light&#8221; modding will hopefully be available by release, with more extensive modding possibilities made possible later on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an LFAQ (less frequently asked questions). Here is an FAQ for Universe Sandbox \u00b2. &nbsp; Will there be a mobile version? Maybe. It is possible, but we wouldn&#8217;t begin development until after the initial release for PC, Mac, and Linux. &nbsp; Will there be a free version? We&#8217;re discussing the possibility of a [&hellip;]<\/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-683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683","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=683"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":708,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683\/revisions\/708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}