What I wish was in the next version of Universe Sandbox...

[FiahOwl]

Hello! I hacked into Fiah Storms account today because Bla suspended my account.

I can't edit the website due to internal problems, so here is the list of improvements:

Better GUI
Right click on a star to see the spectral type, predicted lifetime, Solar Minimum/Solar Maximum, etc.
37 New achievements
Updated star catalog, now features over 500 new stars
Modding support added
Fiahs textures are now included into the vanilla game
21+ Unique spaceships under the "Spaceships" tab in add mode
Gravitational torque added
Universe Sandbox now uses the General Relativity theory
700+ Planets under the "Exoplanets/Moons" tab in add mode
Simulation mode added (skips 4/5 frames, expect it to be configurable in a later update)
48 New community systems.
Atmosphere now glows
Atmospheric pressure configurable (assume the pressure at sea level)
Objects now burn up in atmospheres
Instead of a sudden cutoff at 600 AU, light from the star depends on distance from it.
Added ability to check the distance between two bodies (click on the measuring stick in the bottom left next to the add tool, and click on two bodies.)
Universe Sandbox now randomly generates textures, which are saved in the media folder (the textures generated are Desert Planet, Ice Planet, Earthlike Planet, Venusian Planet, moonlike planet, Europalike planet, Water Cloud Jovian, Methane Jovian, Hydrogen Jovian, Uranuslike Jovian, Hot Jupiter, Brown Dwarf, Marslike planet, Iolike planet, Titanlike Planet, Mettalic Planet, Cratered Planet, Cilivilization Planet, Lava Planet)
When objects explode, instead of exploding into mini balls, they explode into randomly generated models of asteroids, Dust, and randomly generated lava textures
Collisions are updated. See for yourself, it's to awesome to describe.
30 New Objects in the "Objects" tab under add mode

Download in march.

[vh]

*slow clap and malicious giggle*

[Darvince]

What the hell Fiah?

[atomic7732]

Yeah...

It's now available and the download isn't until March. Makes perfect sense.

[FiahOwl]

What the hell Fiah?

It's a dream update.

[smjjames]

Um whut? Nice dream update......

Also, what did Dan edit out?

Anyways, whats gravitational torque? And the starlight cuts off at 100 AU for me, not 600, probably depends on settings though.

[FiahOwl]

Also, what did Dan edit out?

Anyways, whats gravitational torque? And the starlight cuts off at 100 AU for me, not 600, probably depends on settings though.

Dan changed the name.

Gravitational torque is when object B is put somewhere, the rotation of  object A would pull the object B into the object A's orbit. Try turning a planet into dust and watching it form rings, its sort of like that.

[smjjames]

Also, what did Dan edit out?

Anyways, whats gravitational torque? And the starlight cuts off at 100 AU for me, not 600, probably depends on settings though.

Dan changed the name.

Gravitational torque is when object B is put somewhere, the rotation of  object A would pull the object B into the object A's orbit. Try turning a planet into dust and watching it form rings, its sort of like that.

Okay, I understand what it means (it also sounds like the way a larger object captures a smaller one), but I'm not sure what you mean by that it's added, isn't it already in Ubox? Or at least sort of... I know there is the relation lines, but I've noticed that objects get gravitationally affected LONG before the relation line pops up.

Add ability to check the distance between two bodies (click on the measuring stick in the bottom left next to the add tool, and click on two bodies.)

That would definetly be good, even though we can do it in a crude way atm.

[FiahOwl]

I've noticed that objects get gravitationally affected LONG before the relation line pops up.

Because objects still tug on other objects, even though the object may not be in the objects hill sphere.

[smjjames]

I've noticed that objects get gravitationally affected LONG before the relation line pops up.

Because objects still tug on other objects, even though the object may not be in the objects hill sphere.

I know that, it was just an observation involving the relation lines.

[Bla]

Hello! I hacked into Fiah Storms account today because Bla suspended my account.

*slow clap and malicious giggle*

*Slower clap and stop spoiling my blans!!! maliciouser giggle.*

[FiahOwl]

stop spoiling my blans!!!

[Dan Dixon]

This is a good list.

[FiahOwl]

This is a good list.

you nercro'd a thread



Haha, glad you liked my wishlist.

[Europa64]

OMG WTF THAT IS A GIANT LIST.

All i want is if collisions could be more complex than just a white spot and dust.
if  u could actually make a crater if u shoot a asteroid or comet at a planet then a fireball going around a part of it depending on the  collision size. And plus if a dust cloud could cover parts of the planet

Dan do u think u can do these things?

[Dan Dixon]

Dan do u think u can do these things?

We have some very ambitious plans for improving collisions. A little bit of snooping here: http://giantarmy.com/  ... will shed some light on them.

[SuperNova]

Dan do u think u can do these things?

We have some very ambitious plans for improving collisions. A little bit of snooping here: http://giantarmy.com/  ... will shed some light on them.

Awww, i searched for 10 minutes for some secret link or any other pages, but no luck 

[Dan Dixon]

Awww, i searched for 10 minutes for some secret link or any other pages, but no luck 

There's no secret link...
Make note the stuff other people have worked on. What might be useful to Universe Sandbox?