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Dan Dixon:
What's not done yet in the Universe Sandbox v2 beta (build 518)?

- The UI (User Interface) is incomplete (still missing many features, like adding rings to planets, that were in the old interface)
- Chart mode is missing the tree parent-child view and it's missing axis labels and grid lines.
- Adding a new star to an empty scene is confusing and buggy.
- Light from stars feature is buggy. Scene can be too bright, stars don't glow, you can see through planets, no visible dust.
- Menu and help system will be revised and improved (and will use a new behind the scenes system that should be much faster)
- New Tutorial
- I'm already thinking about how to improve the time controls (making the speed-accuracy slider more prominent)
- Adding color and texture options for bodies
- Camera controls not yet hooked up
- Can't change name of planet with new text box
- Ability to prevent dust created from impacts from ever fading out
- New body icons aren't all lit - stars don't look like stars
- New file format (partially complete)
- Improved save (no improvements yet)
- Saturn with huge ring system is wrong - ring not properly oriented (and maybe a little too thick)
- Improved grid that better shows distance, scale, and positions of bodies
- Visible toggle for the move tool to switch between locked on a plane and free move (you can already hold down Ctrl when using the move tool to enter free move mode)
(more to come)


What other features are you hoping to see in the final version of Universe Sandbox v2?

Edit: Crossed off completed features

Naru523:
Asteroid belt without txt. ?

Magnetar:
Object creator. Just a small function in the objects tool which allows you to save and create customized objects into a list. So everytime you start US you can access your list of custom objects and immidiately start placing them into other or new systems.

Also a function to customize the background colour wouldn't be that bad.

Light switch: Just a switch in the options of an object which allows it become a light emitter. So stars aren't limited to it.

Dan Dixon:

--- Quote from: Naru523 on November 14, 2009, 11:28:44 PM ---Asteroid belt without txt. ?

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What do you mean by this?


--- Quote from: Magnetar on November 15, 2009, 03:44:18 AM ---Object creator...
Customize the background colour...
Light switch...

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Awesome. Most probably the 1st and 3rd ones for sure. Why would you want to change the background color? Or rather... What colors would you want to change it to?

monmarfori:
Z button (spawns a black hole with a mass of 2 milky ways will suck some particles)

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