Sandbox Elements

Latest Game Updates

Announcements, updates, and patch notes for Sandbox Elements.

Significantly improved performance

update 27.07.2024 v0.9.1
The performance in the Main Menu, Backpack, Shop, Library, World, and Achievements menus have been greatly improved, allowing for smoother transitions and animations and a great overall gameplay experience.

General

  • The backpack and world menu now remember the last category you opened.
  • Improved network connectivity check in the main menu. News are automatically fetched when connection is restored.
  • Removed unnecessary titles for elements in the context menu.
  • Event conditions now display a checkbox.

Achievements menu

  • Achievements are divided into the categories “In Progress” and “Completed”.
  • Each achievement type is displayed only once, each with the total number of tasks to be completed.
  • Better format for achievements that use times.

Menu

  • Fixed an issue where shop music would play simultaneously with main menu music.
  • Fixed a bug in the shop where you could buy the same element multiple times.
  • Fixed a UI animation bug when opening a sandbox level from the main menu.

Gameplay

  • Fixed a buggy interaction with boxing glove element.
  • Teleporter element resized to 2 block height.
  • Conveyor belt element resized to half a block height.

New Pixel Art Icons, Quest Mode Overhaul and new capabilities

update 23.07.2024 v0.9.0
  • Removed the "sandbox" game mode. All previously created sandbox levels are now (as previously known) "quest" levels. This allows for greater change and editing capabilities of your levels and splits your levels into a play and edit mode.
  • A complete overhaul of every icon. All icons are now in pixel art, providing a new unique and more consistent look for the entire game! The font and size of titles and labels have also been adjusted.
  • The speed of time can now be changed in the world menu. This allows you to speed up or slow down the time of your world and make the day/night cycle slower or faster.
  • Tabs are now centered in the world and settings menu.
  • Condition groups in events have been removed. Only a single type of condition can now be added to events. This makes the usage of conditions in events easier to use and the flow easier to understand. All previously created condition groups and conditions are automatically converted into a list of conditions.
  • Removed the utility and liquid element categories.
  • Renamed the "Basic" element category to "Physics".
  • Domino, player, and teleporter are now 1 block tall (50% smaller).
  • Mushroom, balloon, boar, chicken, egg, basketball, bouncy_ball, pencil, and paint_brush are now 25% smaller.
  • Booster element has been removed.
  • Icons can now be shown inside texts.
  • Reduced the volume of birds in the Grasslands world theme.
  • Removed the "time" condition for events.
  • Adjusted the level creation, world edit, info, and events menus.

New menu layout and element changes

update 31.05.2024 v0.8.5
  • New menu and world layout in the sandbox and world selection menu
  • Finish element is automatically unlocked and can now only be used in editor mode
  • Fixed wooden door element not having collision after being moved
  • Removed "coin changed" event trigger
  • Reduced achievement unlock sound volume
  • Settings menu categorized into groups
  • "Not selectable" elements are now selectable in edit mode
  • Sign, wooden door, boxing glove, domino and bouncy ball can now burn
  • Browse menu opens "newest" tab instead of "downloaded" in community worlds
  • Updated localizations

Improved performance of grass elements

update 07.05.2024 v0.8.4
This update improves the loading speed of grass elements by ≈ 98%:
ElementsBefore (v0.8.3)After (v0.8.4)Percentage difference
10 Grass Elements94.66ms2.43ms≈ 97.49%
400 Grass Elements14282.73ms171.49ms≈ 98.72%
Other changes:
  • Fixed chicken elements not laying eggs
  • Clouds now appear slightly brighter
  • Updated localizations, popup animations, sounds and layouts
  • Elements are no longer deleted when exiting or reloading a level
  • Removed Games and Reddit tabs from the info menu
  • Removed a background layer from the Grasslands world theme

Many small fixes and changes towards a larger goal

update 01.05.2024 v0.8.3
  • Added a warning for events which have no triggers
  • Added a warning for uncompletable quest levels due to missing finish elements or level complete event actions
  • Fixed spawning throwable elements while grid is active
  • Fixed decoration elements colliding with other elements after dragging with the selector tool
  • Fixed lightning strikes appearing while game is paused
  • Fixed teleporter and finish element appearing in front of other elements
  • Fixed formatting issues with the level completion text
  • Fixed a crash when failing a level
  • Reduced ad frequency in the main menu and the reward for it to 10 coins
  • Reduced random coin clatter sounds which played in the background
  • Added short descriptions and new images to the game mode buttons in the world creation menu
  • The name field is now required in the world creation menu
  • The pre-release popup now appears after the splash screen