Latest Game Updates

Announcements, updates, and patch notes for Sandbox Elements.

1.000+ Downloads!

announcement 03.09.2024

Sandbox Elements recently reached over 1.000 downloads on the Google Play store!

As this game is growing and new users are coming, the game needs a more streamlined process of creating levels and content. In the coming weeks, the main menu will receive a complete overhaul. With this new change, all community levels will be wiped to make way for the future of uploading levels to the community. The upload feature will be temporarily disabled, downloaded levels won't be playable and the corresponding achievements will be reset (World Cartographer, Global Explorer). All users will be required to update their game version.

Since this game is currently in a pre-release version, it is expected that features will be added or removed at any time. New great features await the future. Stay tuned!

Complete Overhaul of the Grid System

update 09.08.2024 v0.9.2

The grid system has been updated, and all elements have been adjusted to fit within this new system. You can now also play your level directly from the Editor without having to switch to play mode from the menu.

General

Elements are no longer deleted when the max spawn count is reached.
Time and weather are disabled by default in new worlds.
Element throw trajectory is now limited to 4 blocks.
A description field has been added to the level settings menu.
Removed the play button from the world details view.
Upon completing a level, the author's name, playtime, and a "Return to community" button will now be displayed.
The feature a blue background indicating where elements will be spawned or moved.
The displays an animated outline when selecting an element.
The coin panel is now clickable, showing a popup.
Removed the grid button for .
Removed the "Grid toggled" event trigger.
News is now paginated and supports images.
Network connectivity checks have been further improved.
Upload and download speeds for community worlds have been increased.
Added spawn hints for certain elements.

Elements

Domino has been removed.
Laser has been removed.
Brush size of paint brush has been reduced.

Rules

"Enable pausing" has been removed.
"Time (World menu)" has been removed.
"Weather (World menu)" has been removed.
"Themes (World menu)" has been removed.
The audio group with the following rules has been removed: "Music", "Sound effects", "Ambience sounds", "Weather sounds", and "Element sounds".
"Enable backpack" is now set to false by default.
"Enable world menu" is now set to false by default.
"Enable context menu" is now set to false by default.
"Selector (Drag elements)" is now set to false by default.

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.

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