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[FearfulJesuit]

Website is here.

I tried using the search bar to find another thread about this, but the forums didn't find anything. If there already is one, let me know.

Universe Sandbox is, well...it lets you create universes. It allows you to make solar systems, planets with moons, etc., simulates climate, does black holes, does galaxies (at a ghastly cost to FPS, to be fair), does rings, does asteroids, and does it all with amazing graphics. I was reminded to make this thread because the 12th alpha version came out today. Here's a screenshot of a solar system I did a few days ago for worldbuilding purposes:



Has anyone else tried this? You can destroy as well as construct, too...crashing two Jupiters together is always a lot of fun. You'll learn a good bit of basic astronomy, too.

Universe Sandbox is technically still in alpha, but you can get it on Steam for $25 with continuous updates and your foot in the door for when it leaves alpha. Do it. You won't regret it.

[IronTomato]

Yeah, I have this game. 'Tis a pretty nice little simulation. You can make your own skins for planets, too, IIRC.

Good for messing around. Maybe not worth 25 dollars, but I still have fun with it sometimes.

[FearfulJesuit]

Yeah, I have this game. 'Tis a pretty nice little simulation. You can make your own skins for planets, too, IIRC.

Good for messing around. Maybe not worth 25 dollars, but I still have fun with it sometimes.

I wanted it for worldbuilding purposes more than anything else. It really is worth 25 dollars if you're serious about doing that the right way, because otherwise you have to do a lot of very fidgety math. (My main world is actually a moon of a temperate Jupiter-like gas giant. That's not the easiest thing in the world to do if you want to have some accurate stats on things like distance from main star or mass.) And there's always Steam sales!

[rumpel]

Eh? How is it $25? I have it on Steam and it clearly says 4,99... also the latest announcement is from a couple months ago. Are we talking about the same game here? I'd suggest you add links to the OP.

[Walter Sullivan]

Eh? How is it $25? I have it on Steam and it clearly says 4,99... also the latest announcement is from a couple months ago. Are we talking about the same game here? I'd suggest you add links to the OP.

He is probably talking about the Universe Sandbox²: http://universesandbox.com/

[FearfulJesuit]

Yeah, the second release.

[Sirus]

What's the difference between this and the first Universe Sandbox? Nicer visuals?

Never mind, I just found the features list on their website.