Overview of Sandboxels
mainSandboxels is a falling sand simulation game featuring hundreds of elements. The simulation engine includes heat simulation, chemical reactions, fire, density, and electricity mechanics.
Sandboxels Documentation
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https://github.com/r74ncom/sandboxelsA falling sand simulation game featuring hundreds of elements with physics and chemical simulations, including heat, fire, density, and electricity. Documentation covers keyboard and mouse controls, UI button functions, and modding guidelines.
What's inside Sandboxels
Sandboxels Keyboard and Mouse Controls
mainUse the following controls to interact with the simulation:
Mouse Actions
- Left Click: Draw pixels
- Right Click: Erase pixels
- Middle Click: Pick element
- Shift + Click: Draw line
- Scroll: Change cursor size
Simulation & UI Controls
- Space or P: Pause simulation
- Shift + Heat/Cool/Shock: Intensify effect
- +- or []: Change cursor size
- ←→: Change category
- E: Select element by name
- I or /: Element info
- ****: Open settings
- >: Single step
- F or F11: Fullscreen
- 1234: Change view
- F1: Toggle GUI
- C or F2: Capture screenshot
Note: Alt/Option can be used in place of Shift.
Modding Sandboxels
mainMods are no longer accepted in the mainr74ncom/sandboxelsrepository. To create or use mods, you must use the dedicated repository at R74nCom/Sandboxels-Mods.Sandboxels UI Button Functions
mainThe following buttons are available in the game interface:
- Pause: Pause/play the simulation
- Step (>): Run a single frame
- Minus (-): Decrease the cursor size
- Plus (+): Increase the cursor size
- Reset: Clears the entire simulation
- Replace: Overrides pixels when placing
- E: Select any element by name
- TPS: Change how fast the simulation runs
- Info: Open the element info screen
- Saves: Open the Save & Load menu
- Mods: Open the Mod Manager
- Settings: Open the settings menu