Earth: death by neutron star!
Submitted by astalemarshmallow

Earth being eaten by a neutron star. What's not to like? Great framing, a great sample of simulation features in Universe Sandbox ², and an overall impressive and tasteful display of destruction. This gets the grand prize of a $50 Steam gift card!


 
A near-miss between Mars and Earth makes the oceans boil away. A very unique experiment that deserves a $25 Steam gift card.

Submitted by @Valareos


 
The following GIFs may not have won the top prizes, but we enjoyed them too much to not mention them. These users will be getting a couple Universe Sandbox ² Steam codes for their friends and family.



We love when our fans love Universe Sandbox ².


Submitted by DashingElektron



Submitted by @robloxiscool191



So that's what would happen if Jupiter had Saturn's rings and Saturn came back for revenge. The more you know...


Submitted by @Goldenknight_01



Turns out there's a lot in common between space and your sink.


Submitted by @BestPotatoGamin



Submitted by No. 60 Neodymium



Submitted by DirtyKaya


 
A beautiful and abstract cosmic dance.


Submitted by Flingdagger
 


This surface-cam perspective of a slowly expanding supernova is making us anxious. In a good way!


Submitted by DeadpanGod3



Thank you to everyone who submitted to our Universe Sandbox ² GIF contest! There were a lot of great submissions, and we loved seeing all the different ways our fans use Universe Sandbox ² to explore and experiment with the universe.

If you're a winner, we'll be reaching out to you soon to send you your prize. If you're not a winner, there's always next time! Stay tuned for future contests.

Earth: death by neutron star!
Submitted by astalemarshmallow

Earth being eaten by a neutron star. What's not to like? Great framing, a great sample of simulation features in Universe Sandbox ², and an overall impressive and tasteful display of destruction. This gets the grand prize of a $50 Steam gift card!


 
A near-miss between Mars and Earth makes the oceans boil away. A very unique experiment that deserves a $25 Steam gift card.

Submitted by @Valareos


 
The following GIFs may not have won the top prizes, but we enjoyed them too much to not mention them. These users will be getting a couple Universe Sandbox ² Steam codes for their friends and family.



We love when our fans love Universe Sandbox ².


Submitted by DashingElektron



Submitted by @robloxiscool191



So that's what would happen if Jupiter had Saturn's rings and Saturn came back for revenge. The more you know...


Submitted by @Goldenknight_01



Turns out there's a lot in common between space and your sink.


Submitted by @BestPotatoGamin



Submitted by No. 60 Neodymium



Submitted by DirtyKaya


 
A beautiful and abstract cosmic dance.


Submitted by Flingdagger
 


This surface-cam perspective of a slowly expanding supernova is making us anxious. In a good way!


Submitted by DeadpanGod3



Thank you to everyone who submitted to our Universe Sandbox ² GIF contest! There were a lot of great submissions, and we loved seeing all the different ways our fans use Universe Sandbox ² to explore and experiment with the universe.

If you're a winner, we'll be reaching out to you soon to send you your prize. If you're not a winner, there's always next time! Stay tuned for future contests.

Run Steam to update.

Alpha 19.4 introduces a brand new model for the Juno spacecraft, which you can find in Add > Objects > Juno. Juno entered into orbit around Jupiter this past July. Its goal is to understand the gas giant’s origin and evolution.

This update also fixes two of the bigger issues introduced in Alpha 19:

• Displacement mapping (3D craters) works again
  
• City lights once again turn off after collisions and high temperatures

Check out the full list of What's New.

For the latest Universe Sandbox ² news, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Run Steam to update.

Alpha 19.4 introduces a brand new model for the Juno spacecraft, which you can find in Add > Objects > Juno. Juno entered into orbit around Jupiter this past July. Its goal is to understand the gas giant’s origin and evolution.

This update also fixes two of the bigger issues introduced in Alpha 19:

• Displacement mapping (3D craters) works again
  
• City lights once again turn off after collisions and high temperatures

Check out the full list of What's New.

For the latest Universe Sandbox ² news, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Thanks everyone for your submissions! We will announce the winner in the next couple of weeks.

Update December 8

We’re extending the contest another week! Submit your GIFs now to be considered for the Grand Prize: a $50 Steam gift card!

Update December 5

We've listened to your suggestions and we are now accepting GIF submissions via Steam, no Facebook or Twitter required. Just upload your GIFs to the Universe Sandbox ² Artwork page and they'll be considered for the grand prize. Visibility MUST be set to Public and it MUST be uploaded to the Community Hub, not your profile.


So it's clear at this point that you all love blowing up planets. But now we want to see exactly how you blow up planets.

Which is why we're having a Universe Sandbox ² GIF contest!

Submit your GIF before midnight PST, next Thursday, December 15, and you'll be considered for the Grand Prize: a $50 Steam gift card and shoutouts on our social media. Please see below for full instructions on how to submit a GIF. 

Of course, you don’t have to show us exploding planets. We love to see how our fans explore and utilize all of the tools and features in Universe Sandbox ². Be creative. So how do you submit a GIF for the contest? Easy!

• Open Universe Sandbox ² and start colliding planets (or delicately balancing orbits)
• Record your GIF (press F9 to Start/Stop, or click Video > Start/Stop Video Capture)
• Click Share once the GIF is processed
• After it’s done uploading, select either Share on Facebook or Tweet (alternatively, select Copy URL to Clipboard and manually share on Facebook or Twitter)
• Your Tweet/Facebook post MUST be public and MUST include the #UniverseSandbox hashtag in order to be considered for the contest! (If you’re sharing on Facebook, you will have to add #UniverseSandbox yourself; it is automatically included in Tweets)

• Open Universe Sandbox ² and start colliding planets (or delicately balancing orbits)
• Record your GIF (press F9 to Start/Stop, or click Video > Start/Stop Video Capture)
• Click Video > Open Video Folder to show where the GIFs are stored on your computer
• Upload your GIF to the Universe Sandbox ² Artwork page, no Facebook or Twitter necessary
• Visibility MUST be set to Public and it MUST be uploaded to the Community Hub, not your profile

Happy GIFing!

Thanks everyone for your submissions! We will announce the winner in the next couple of weeks.

Update December 8

We’re extending the contest another week! Submit your GIFs now to be considered for the Grand Prize: a $50 Steam gift card!

Update December 5

We've listened to your suggestions and we are now accepting GIF submissions via Steam, no Facebook or Twitter required. Just upload your GIFs to the Universe Sandbox ² Artwork page and they'll be considered for the grand prize. Visibility MUST be set to Public and it MUST be uploaded to the Community Hub, not your profile.


So it's clear at this point that you all love blowing up planets. But now we want to see exactly how you blow up planets.

Which is why we're having a Universe Sandbox ² GIF contest!

Submit your GIF before midnight PST, next Thursday, December 15, and you'll be considered for the Grand Prize: a $50 Steam gift card and shoutouts on our social media. Please see below for full instructions on how to submit a GIF. 

Of course, you don’t have to show us exploding planets. We love to see how our fans explore and utilize all of the tools and features in Universe Sandbox ². Be creative. So how do you submit a GIF for the contest? Easy!

• Open Universe Sandbox ² and start colliding planets (or delicately balancing orbits)
• Record your GIF (press F9 to Start/Stop, or click Video > Start/Stop Video Capture)
• Click Share once the GIF is processed
• After it’s done uploading, select either Share on Facebook or Tweet (alternatively, select Copy URL to Clipboard and manually share on Facebook or Twitter)
• Your Tweet/Facebook post MUST be public and MUST include the #UniverseSandbox hashtag in order to be considered for the contest! (If you’re sharing on Facebook, you will have to add #UniverseSandbox yourself; it is automatically included in Tweets)

• Open Universe Sandbox ² and start colliding planets (or delicately balancing orbits)
• Record your GIF (press F9 to Start/Stop, or click Video > Start/Stop Video Capture)
• Click Video > Open Video Folder to show where the GIFs are stored on your computer
• Upload your GIF to the Universe Sandbox ² Artwork page, no Facebook or Twitter necessary
• Visibility MUST be set to Public and it MUST be uploaded to the Community Hub, not your profile

Happy GIFing!

Alpha 19.3 is yet another small update which fixes a handful of bugs and lets you easily create a supernova: Power → Explode → Click on a star.

Full list of What's New

Also, we’re hiring a QA Lead. More info and how to apply on our blog.

Alpha 19.3 is yet another small update which fixes a handful of bugs and lets you easily create a supernova: Power → Explode → Click on a star.

Full list of What's New

Also, we’re hiring a QA Lead. More info and how to apply on our blog.

Universe Sandbox ² Alpha 19 Disintegration Update is now available!

Have you had a chance to check it out?

This is our biggest update ever for Universe Sandbox ². We'd love to hear what you think of it.



The latest version is now Alpha 19.1d, released on November 19. Alpha 19.1 is a small update which fixes a handful of startup issues, crashes, and bugs. There are also new dice models in Add → Objects. These will be more fun to play with once we add better physics handling for human scale objects (a feature that’s already in active development).

See our full announcement for more info on what's new in the Alpha 19 Disintegration Update:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/230290/announcements/detail/743486197381382570

Universe Sandbox ² Alpha 19 Disintegration Update is now available!

Have you had a chance to check it out?

This is our biggest update ever for Universe Sandbox ². We'd love to hear what you think of it.



The latest version is now Alpha 19.1d, released on November 19. Alpha 19.1 is a small update which fixes a handful of startup issues, crashes, and bugs. There are also new dice models in Add → Objects. These will be more fun to play with once we add better physics handling for human scale objects (a feature that’s already in active development).

See our full announcement for more info on what's new in the Alpha 19 Disintegration Update:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/230290/announcements/detail/743486197381382570