First Screenshot of Universe Sandbox 3

[Steroidkloud]

Looking forward to it.

[Atmosfear]

If you add the ability to punch in any date (4,000 b.c. to 4,000 a.d. for example) in order to get the applicable solar system ephemeris as a starting point in a simulation verus the current static starting date of  2008 blah blah and I will pay $50 for the update to US3.

+1

This specific feature would be #1 on my list... a great boon for realistic writing if I can say for certainty what the sky looks like on a given night.

[Omnigeek6]

If you add the ability to punch in any date (4,000 b.c. to 4,000 a.d. for example) in order to get the applicable solar system ephemeris as a starting point in a simulation verus the current static starting date of  2008 blah blah and I will pay $50 for the update to US3.

+1

This specific feature would be #1 on my list... a great boon for realistic writing if I can say for certainty what the sky looks like on a given night.

That would take forever for a gravity simulator to calculate, especially because the errors from not using an absurdly small time step would add up over 4000 years of simulation.

I believe there are other "desktop planetarium" programs that are better suited to ephemerides than Universe Sandbox.

[Atmosfear]

If you add the ability to punch in any date (4,000 b.c. to 4,000 a.d. for example) in order to get the applicable solar system ephemeris as a starting point in a simulation verus the current static starting date of  2008 blah blah and I will pay $50 for the update to US3.

+1

This specific feature would be #1 on my list... a great boon for realistic writing if I can say for certainty what the sky looks like on a given night.

That would take forever for a gravity simulator to calculate, especially because the errors from not using an absurdly small time step would add up over 4000 years of simulation.

I believe there are other "desktop planetarium" programs that are better suited to ephemerides than Universe Sandbox.

Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade?

[FiahOwl]

If you add the ability to punch in any date (4,000 b.c. to 4,000 a.d. for example) in order to get the applicable solar system ephemeris as a starting point in a simulation verus the current static starting date of  2008 blah blah and I will pay $50 for the update to US3.

+1

This specific feature would be #1 on my list... a great boon for realistic writing if I can say for certainty what the sky looks like on a given night.

That would take forever for a gravity simulator to calculate, especially because the errors from not using an absurdly small time step would add up over 4000 years of simulation.

I believe there are other "desktop planetarium" programs that are better suited to ephemerides than Universe Sandbox.

I believe there are no "desktop planetarium" simulators for custom solar systems.

[Atmosfear]

If you add the ability to punch in any date (4,000 b.c. to 4,000 a.d. for example) in order to get the applicable solar system ephemeris as a starting point in a simulation verus the current static starting date of  2008 blah blah and I will pay $50 for the update to US3.

+1

This specific feature would be #1 on my list... a great boon for realistic writing if I can say for certainty what the sky looks like on a given night.

That would take forever for a gravity simulator to calculate, especially because the errors from not using an absurdly small time step would add up over 4000 years of simulation.

I believe there are other "desktop planetarium" programs that are better suited to ephemerides than Universe Sandbox.

I believe there are no "desktop planetarium" simulators for custom solar systems.

Actually I was wondering if this were so... I know of existing programs (and have used them in the past) that do this, but not for custom systems.

[Omnigeek6]

If you add the ability to punch in any date (4,000 b.c. to 4,000 a.d. for example) in order to get the applicable solar system ephemeris as a starting point in a simulation verus the current static starting date of  2008 blah blah and I will pay $50 for the update to US3.

+1

This specific feature would be #1 on my list... a great boon for realistic writing if I can say for certainty what the sky looks like on a given night.

That would take forever for a gravity simulator to calculate, especially because the errors from not using an absurdly small time step would add up over 4000 years of simulation.

I believe there are other "desktop planetarium" programs that are better suited to ephemerides than Universe Sandbox.

I believe there are no "desktop planetarium" simulators for custom solar systems.

hmm... maybe a "run until date" option would work (to go back in time, reverse everything's velocity).

[smjjames]

I'll post another screenshot in the next few days.

Well, its been a few days....

[smjjames]

I'll post another screenshot in the next few days.

Sorry for the double post. Dan, you said you would post a new screenshot (or video if applicable) every few weeks and a week ago you said you would post something in the next few days.

I'm not trying to annoy you or anything as I realize that you're probably very busy and I respect you as much as everybody else here, it's just that you said you would post something every few weeks or so and we're still waiting for a new screenshot.

[FiahOwl]

I hope it showz ze new system generator

[Kevin1994]

yeah where are the new screenshot 

[justinpatrick1011]

Release date plzzzzzzzzzzzz?
Coolest Game Ever.

[Bla]

Release date plzzzzzzzzzzzz?

There is no official release date. But I'm pretty sure it'll be finished within 50 years.

[FiahOwl]

Release date plzzzzzzzzzzzz?

There is no official release date. But I'm pretty sure it'll be finished within 50 years.

You mean 51 right?

[smjjames]

Release date plzzzzzzzzzzzz?

There is no official release date. But I'm pretty sure it'll be finished within 50 years.

You mean 51 right?

Nice humor you two

Release is sometime this year, thats all Dan knows. I'm hoping for a summer release sometime myself.

[atomic7732]

Release date plzzzzzzzzzzzz?

There is no official release date. But I'm pretty sure it'll be finished within 50 years.

You mean 51 right?

Nice humor you two

Release is sometime this year, thats all Dan knows. I'm hoping for a summer release sometime myself.

And it might have ponies!

* atomic7732 hides

[FiahOwl]

I bet Dan is trying to contact Lauren Faust about implementing the mane six into Universe Sandbox

[Darvince]

Wut? Problably not, I'm pretty sure he was just joking.

[Dan Dixon]

I don't joke about ponies.

[matty406]

I don't joke about ponies.

[atomic7732]

I don't joke about ponies.

*squee*

[vh]

I hope you aren't joking about the shooting laser beams part, that'd be awesome (like kind of like light pulse but in a line or something).

[Desacabose]

And it might have ponies!

* atomic7732 hides

Hmm If I'm thinking correctly it will not have ponies...

R.I.P. All the little ponies

*prepares to engage in war

[atomic7732]

I hope you aren't joking about the shooting laser beams part, that'd be awesome (like kind of like light pulse but in a line or something).

It would be.

Needs our OCs

[FiahOwl]

I don't joke about ponies.

Then implement this

Russian Dancing Pony

[matty406]

Inb4 unicorn sandbox