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Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« on: July 10, 2010, 03:33:11 AM »
Just run Universe Sandbox 2 to update to 2.0.9.

Please let me know if you run into any problems.


What's New in 2.0.9?

Major
- Added a single time step button (it's hidden and to the right of the play/pause button).
- Added ability to view Wikipedia articles in the menu/help panel.
- Added save and load support for custom 3D models, field-of-view, temperature, and luminosity.
- XML tags (in simulation files) are now case insensitive.

Notable Changes
- Added info icon next to body name on property panel.
- Disabled temperate and luminosity settings from updating mass, diameter, and density. Will re-enable in a future release.
- Added info icons for Roche Limit, Habitable Zone, and Hill Sphere (more icons coming in future releases).
- Made changes to the way full screen works, now faster and more reliable.
- Updated FOV icon.
- Changed the way the Roche Limit checkbox works to be more intuitive.
- Properties panel for multiple selected bodies now shows the number of bodies selected.
- Loading now supports multiple <settings> lines within a single <body> tag.

Fixes
- Fixed problem with some keyboard shortcuts not updating on-screen settings.
- Fixed position lock checkbox to work in bounce mode.
- Fixed crash when Universe Sandbox open and you double click on a ubox file twice.
- Fixed problem with Universe Sandbox seeming to lock up when launched by opening a ubox file.
- Fixed occasional crash from calling an invalid internal timer name before it was initialized.
- Fix to crash identification method to make compatible with error messages in non-english languages.
- Fixed rotation issue with Fomalhaut System sim.
- Fixed soft crash when viewing zero radius bodies in the Radius vs Density Chart Mode view.
- Fixed problem with Open Simulation list not displaying properly on occasion.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2010, 09:55:12 AM »
- Fixed crash when Universe Sandbox open and you double click on a ubox file twice.
Lol redundancy.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2010, 01:09:31 PM »
Lol redundancy.

:)

Poorly worded on my part.

- Open up Universe Sandbox.
- Double click on a ubox file in explorer (this will ask you in Universe Sandbox if you want to open it, but don't answer the question).
- Double click on a ubox file again.  This caused a crash in 2.0.8, but is fixed in 2.0.9.

How's the Wikipedia integration working for you?

- Open a simulation
- Click on a body
- Click on the (i) icon next to the name in the properties panel.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2010, 01:27:54 PM »
Let me try it.
 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( I killed it again... :(
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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2010, 03:55:58 PM »
The Wikipedia integration is okay, just that if you try to open up the main menu (via pressing 'Esc') it pops up again unless you press it again.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2010, 04:17:02 PM »
The Wikipedia integration is okay, just that if you try to open up the main menu (via pressing 'Esc') it pops up again unless you press it again.

Yeah... Once you close (or slide) the panel over there's a 4 second delay where it will still open up the old page, after that it opens up the main menu.

I killed it again...

What does that mean?

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2010, 04:46:27 PM »
It doesn't work.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2010, 06:15:28 PM »
It doesn't work.

What doesn't work? How does it fail? Does it just not come up or does it crash?

I can't fix it if I don't know what's wrong.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2010, 10:26:23 PM »
Just crashes.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2010, 01:25:03 AM »
Everything works fine for me, I still haven't found the single frame feature, but if it's hidden it's probably not so strange.
The new save features are awesome. :)

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2010, 08:04:02 PM »
Just crashes.

All the time or just when you use the new Wikipedia feature?

Does it crash every time or sometimes?

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2010, 08:53:48 PM »
I've tried it only once. I'll try it later.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2010, 05:35:58 AM »
Everything fine to me.

Very good release.


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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2010, 09:38:28 AM »
I have .NET Framework 4 now, which is the latest version of it right now i think. I open up USB and the loading screen comes up, but right after that it crashes. The only way I've been able to get it to work is if i restart the computer then start USB. (It works about 25% of the time) If i exit out then start the program again it will crash...always. Also, if I open another program after restarting the computer and before opening USB, it will crash. I also have the directx required for it. Maybe It's something with the video card? Should i send you information or logs from the folders?


I'd be very thankful if anyone could assist me with this. 

another note---version 2.0.8 was seemingly working fine. I updated to version 2.0.9 and thats when i think it started crashing on startup. And i haven't purchased the game yet, this is only the free version right now. I do plan on buying it...just wanted to try and fix this issue first.

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Re: Universe Sandbox 2.0.9 Now Available - July 9
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2010, 03:43:39 PM »
I open up USB and the loading screen comes up, but right after that it crashes...

I address this question here:
http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,1402.msg17906.html#msg17906