Latest Game Updates

Announcements, updates, and patch notes for Sandbox Elements.

Improved performance of grass elements

update 07.05.2024 v0.8.4

This update improves the loading speed of grass elements by ≈ 98%:

Elements	Before (v0.8.3)	After (v0.8.4)	Percentage difference
10 Grass Elements	94.66ms	2.43ms	≈ 97.49%
400 Grass Elements	14282.73ms	171.49ms	≈ 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

General bug fixes and changes

update 28.04.2024 v0.8.2

Added download count to community levels
Fixed finish element completing the level in sandbox or editor mode
Fixed downloading worlds without description or author
Fixed a bug where the rain was extinguishing elements in disabled mode
Display news reversed in news menu (newest first)
Display version numbers clearer
Reduced the chance of burning chickens turning into roasted chickens to 30%
Reduced the coin reward amount of the Global Explorer achievement and changed the unlock behavior
News button can now be clicked to reestablish a connection in case of connection failure
Elements can now burn in edit mode

First set of changes

update 25.04.2024 v0.8.1

Fixed a door element interaction
Fixed a username issue in Community Worlds
Fixed a recurring world deletion bug
Fixed a bug where the World Title and Description were not saving from downloaded levels
Added a new "Username" field to the world upload dialog
Improved physics performance

Initial internal release

announcement 22.04.2024

This is the first internal version of Sandbox Elements.

Sandbox Elements is the successor to 2D Physics Sandbox. It improves on every aspect of the previous game, adding more content and variety in all directions. This first version is important for testing - and your feedback will improve it. If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions, you can always send feedback via the Info menu > Send Feedback.

Sandbox Elements introduces a complete overhaul of elements, a new dynamic day/night cycle, weather system, dynamic fire and explosions, world themes, achievements, entities, quests, world sharing, shop and library, rules, event system and much more.