[Version 1.12 - July 17, 2025 - Saves For All]
+ Featured Saves tab
+ Discord Saves tab
+ Browse community-made saves from our server
+ Lye, a reactive powder
+ Invar, a dark metal alloy (Hidden)
+ Streak View (Press 4)
[Steam Edition Changes]
+ Workshop support
+ Add and load community-made saves
+ Publish saves for everyone to discover
+ Save tagging support
+ Rich Presence support for Discord and Steam Chat
+ Show off your current element and canvas state
~ Saves are stored in a new game data folder instead of slots
+ Mods can be loaded from the game data folder for offline use
~ Dependencies are currently not supported for local files
+ "Open Data Folder" button in Settings
+ Steam automatically selects supported languages
+ Save author name will default to Steam username
- Hid "Clear Saves" button
~ Version and element count are shown again
[Changes]
+ Button click animations
+ Corn has gravity
+ Cloner elements can be set by clicking over them
+ Dyes can be mixed into liquids
+ Sand can be dyed into Color Sand
+ Stained Glass can be made by melting Glass with certain metals
+ Batteries are breakable
+ Vaccine and Antidote can freeze
+ Small amounts of Vaccine can be made by boiling Antibody
+ Vaccine can be made by mixing Antibody with Sugar Water
+ Cream can be turned into Yogurt
+ Clay and Brick Rubble makes Clay Soil
+ Slime rots Meat
+ Glue turns Crumb into Bread
+ Yeast ferments Wheat
+ Vinegar-Ammonia reaction
+ Bleach-Baking Soda reaction
+ Blood bubbles before boiling
+ Infection passively creates Plague
+ Pool Water slowly breaks down DNA
+ Distilling Oil with Hydrogen makes Sulfur and Water (Claus process)
+ Greek Fire is made with Oil and Sap, instead of Sulfur
+ Sulfur stains Silver
+ Candy from freezing Honey or Molasses has a unique color
+ Ember changes color when hitting elements with flame colors
+ Plasma can heat existing pixels when placed over them
+ Magnesium-Acid reaction produces Hydrogen
+ Gold variants are immune to Acid
+ Acid decomposes at extreme temperatures
+ Ammonia decomposes at high temperatures
+ Copper Sulfate reacts with other carbs like Sugar
+ Molten Caustic Potash electrolysis
+ Virus and Strange Matter ignore Pointer
+ Neutrons radiate Glass Shards
+ Cancer kills Homunculi
+ Anesthesia and Alcohol Gas calm Humans
~ Human will be selected when using Pick on Head or Body
~ Tweaked Diamond formation
~ Walls and Pipes don't change Light color
~ God Ray is better at extinguishing fires
~ Ember no longer produces Fire on its own
~ Salt Water electrolysis produces Lye (Chloralkali process)
~ Sodium-Water reaction produces Lye
~ Improved Sodium-Acid reaction
~ Potassium-Acid reaction is more violent
~ Acid no longer deletes Smoke or Fire
~ Gallium-Aluminum reaction is more destructive
~ Supernovae create Mercury and Aluminum
~ Antimatter no longer explodes when hitting the border
~ Lightning no longer explodes when hitting the border on Void mode
~ Uranium releases Radiation more consistently when falling
~ Rats release Plague more consistently when falling
~ Molten Stained Glass has colorful Fire
+ Rainbow and Static affect the color of Fire
~ Canvas will shrink dynamically to fit screen width
+ Empty canvases will be reset automatically when window is resized
+ Saves menu tabs
~ Saves menu takes up more screen space
~ Modded saves automatically reload the save and remove new mods after session
+ Sandboxels will reload on canvas reset after changing mods
+ TPS is restored after unloading a save
+ Button to reload after adding or removing mods
~ Currently-loaded save will be underscored in menu
~ Saves keep track of standalone version (i.e. Steam)
~ Save warnings use native Sandboxels prompts
~ Reset Warning setting affects save loading popup on non-empty canvas
- Loading a save no longer changes your selected view
~ 'Reset Scene' buttons in Settings now confirm before resetting
~ Cursor color is affected by theme color
~ Canvas Size and Worldgen settings automatically reset empty canvases
~ Updated styling of bottom links
~ Links are underlined when hovered over
~ Prompts are closed when elements are deselected
~ Confirm buttons for data reset prompts are red to show danger
~ Entering an invalid TPS no longer resets to 30 TPS
~ Recolored Gold
~ Recolored Zinc
~ Recolored Nickel
~ Recolored Tungsten
~ Recolored Sulfur
~ Recolored Brass
~ Recolored Sterling
~ Recolored Solder
~ Recolored Molten Aluminum and removed heat glow
~ Recolored Molten Caustic Potash and removed Fire
~ Recolored Soda made from Juice
~ Poison, Radiation, God Ray, Aluminum, Insulation, Bead, and Color Sand display with dark text
~ Prop tool can convert between boolean and number types
+ Broth alias 'Soup'
+ Jelly alias 'Jam'
+ Soda alias 'Cola'
+ Hard Yolk alias 'Fried Egg'
+ Gunpowder alias 'Black Powder'
[Bug Fixes]
~ Fixed: Enabled mods can be stuck behind input box
~ Fixed: Flies and Bees get stuck on Loop border modes
~ Fixed: Rock Wall and Bless can't be used as Image element
~ Fixed: Screenshots don't include background color if it was never set
~ Fixed: Corrupted save error messages don't appear
~ Fixed: Large save canvases can go off-screen
~ Fixed: Cheerful Mode setting button has old behavior
~ Fixed: Cheerful Mode setting 'Refresh Page' button doesn't work
~ Fixed: runEveryTick() runs even when paused
~ Fixed: World gen replaces Destroyable border pixels with Wall
~ Fixed: Random events and modded per-tick events don't happen when stepping ticks
~ Fixed: Maximum cursor size doesn't fill entire canvas with odd widths
~ Fixed: Unpaint tool removes fancy textures
~ Fixed: Category buttons don't glow in Unlock as Discovered mode
~ Fixed: Coolers and Freezers affect insulative elements
~ Fixed: Lightning heats insulative elements
~ Fixed: Dark element button text isn't triggered by buttonColor
~ Fixed: Force-loaded mod dependencies don't load properly on Steam
~ Fixed: Theme background doesn't affect entire page on Steam Edition
[Technical]
+ New helper functions:
+ getPixel(x, y) -> Pixel object or null
+ tryCreate(element, x, y, replace?) -> Pixel object or null
+ tryDelete(x, y) -> Pixel object or null
+ 'onCollide' element property, called when the pixel moves into any other (function(pixel1,pixel2))
+ 'onClicked' element property, called when the pixel is clicked on (function(pixel,element))
+ 'skip' pixel property, skips simulation of the pixel
+ 'RL' behavior rule, releases an element in any available space
+ 'clear' view property for clearing the canvas layers, defaults to true
+ modIsEnabled(str) function, checks only file names (e.g. "glow.js")
+ promptChoose() for multiple-choice prompts
+ promptDir() for direction-based prompts
~ Debug console has been re-enabled on Steam Edition
~ Pick and Erase tools are no longer hard-coded
~ Sensor 'sense' property can take multiple comma-separated values
~ Save version is now sb5
betaworldgen.js is no longer in the beta, and to differentiate itself more from the "worldgen_test.js" mod, it has taken the label of a library as it simplifies world generation allowing mod makers to use this to make new biomes, although it can be used for fun and not solely for mod making. it also includes ore vein generation and has a biome specific to the plants.js mod.
[Version 1.11.2 - May 16, 2025 - Steam Release]
+ Sandboxels is now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3664820/Sandboxels/
+ Theme color setting
+ Destroyable border mode
+ Support for Korean, Italian, Serbian, and Australian English
[Changes]
~ Backgrounds of menus are blurred
~ Solids are no longer affected by Void or Loop borders
~ World gen is surrounded by Wall with Void or Loop borders
+ Notice when window is resized for the first time
~ Saves Menu, Mod Manager, Debug, and Reset settings use native Sandboxels prompts
[Bug Fixes]
~ Fixed: Category buttons show underscores in names
~ Fixed: World gen doesn't fill entire canvas horizontally
~ Fixed: Elements dynamically added repeatedly aren't selectable
[Technical]
+ Multiple mods can be added at once, separated by semicolon (;)
+ 'locked' element property, will prevent selection when set to true
+ 'fancy' view property, will allow rendering with Fancy Pixels off when set to false
Hide and Show tools is a mod that adds two tools: Hide tool, which you click on pixels to hide them, and Show tool, where you click on pixels to show them if they're hidden.
[Version 1.11.1 - April 1, 2025 - FOOLS-2-5]
+ Border setting
+ Void deletes pixels that touch the sides
+ Loop teleports pixels that touch the sides
~ Improved Thermal View now uses hottest and coldest pixels as bounds
+ Finnish and Indonesian languages
[FOOLS]
+ Element Modulator
+ FOOLS Mode is back!
~ Note: FOOLS features will disappear April 4th
[Changes]
+ Keybind: Ctrl+O to load a save file
+ Keybind: Ctrl+Shift+O to reload the last loaded save
+ Flame test can be done on elements with fire colors
+ Honey and Molasses freeze into Candy
+ 'Golden Wind' Tornado variant
+ Milk variants can be churned into Butter
+ Udders can absorb certain liquids to produce Milk variants
+ Cheese can be made with Cream
+ Soda foam has a unique color
+ Candy dissolves in Water
+ Void is insulative
+ Bless stops panic in Humans
+ Gunpowder explodes when shocked
+ Ozone can cure Infection
+ Dust and Ash dirty Seltzer
+ Calcium can react with Steam
+ Magnesium reacts with Water and Steam
+ Sponges can release Water absorbed from soils
+ Sponges separate Water variant contents
+ Primordial Soup can freeze
+ Positrons shock Antimatter
~ Antimatter no longer explodes when touching Cloners
~ Thermite burns into Molten Iron
+ Acid stains Silver
~ Tweaked Acid-Potassium reaction
~ Frogs have a unique egg color
~ Molten Rad Glass is greener
~ Recolored Pilk Cheese
~ Bless removes Filler, Lattice, Vertical, and Horizontal
~ Copper Sulfate is no longer flammable
+ Copper Sulfate produces Poison Gas when burned
+ Baking Soda alias 'Sodium Bicarbonate'
+ Cellulose alias 'Paper Paste'
+ Cyanide alias 'Hydrogen Cyanide'
+ Acid Gas alias 'Hydrochloric Acid Gas'
+ Adobe alias 'Mud Brick'
+ Saves can keep Limitless Mode if settings are included
~ Saves no longer update cursor size
+ Partial translations for Dutch, Korean, Italian, Serbian, and Emoji
~ Halacae translations completed
~ Prompt inputs no longer allow autocomplete
[Bug Fixes]
~ Fixed: Half-pixels on the edges of smaller canvases
~ Fixed: LEDs can create ghost pixels when absorbing Light
~ Fixed: Eggs break when placed with Drag tool
~ Fixed: Frozen Yogurt variants don't retain color when melting
~ Fixed: Frozen elements aren't generated properly when no state is present
~ Fixed: Tea and Coffee start boiling when placed manually
~ Fixed: Duplicate mods can be added
~ Fixed: Portals can't teleport pixels being dragged
~ Fixed: Embers are never deleted when Burning is disabled
~ Fixed: Mix tool can be used on ghost pixels
~ Fixed: Saves can set cursor size to impossible sizes
~ Fixed: colorOn isn't applied by reactions
[Technical]
+ Mod dependency system, see dependency_test.js for more info
+ Elements can be added dynamically with addElement()
+ onAddElement(callback) function, called when element is added dynamically
+ loadedMods array holds mods that have been loaded
+ onSelect and onUnselect properties for custom views
+ Portals display channel on hover
+ 'mouseColor' setting
~ Unknown is now in the Special category (Still hidden)
~ Save version is now sb4 and includes new border settings
Now it has caustic soda, and other elements to do stainless steel, those are gonna be updated in the next mod update. but for now thats their only use.
[Version 1.11 - February 21, 2025 - Everyone's Update]
+ Portals!
+ Portal In and Portal Out elements
+ Portals teleport pixels and electricity
+ Coral
+ Grows in Water
+ Bleaches in high temperatures
+ Adobe, made from Mud and Straw
+ Element translations for Turkish and Hungarian
[Electricity Rework]
~ Electricity is now more consistent in highly conductive material
~ Sensors give out a single charge instead of 4
~ Pixels now store when they were charged
~ Note: Effects on existing builds should be limited but please report any issues
[Changes]
+ Liquid pixels of the same element move around
+ Tiny canvas size
+ Molten elements oscillate color (Experimental)
~ Pixels can now exist along the border of the canvas
~ Disabling Staining will clear all existing pixel stains
+ Dye, Paint, etc. retain their selected color independently
+ Radioactive Tornado variant
+ Humans panic when shocked
~ Humans are less heat-resistant
~ Pipes are no longer unbreakable
+ Smoke rises in normal air density
~ Tweaked Fire and Cold Fire behavior
+ Sabatier process for producing Methane
+ Bergius process for producing Oil
+ Acid reacts with Potassium
~ Increased Methane autoignition point
+ Uranium radiates Glass on contact
+ Burning Lamp Oil explodes in Water
+ Liquid Ozone explodes when broken or shocked
+ Molten Gallium can react with Gold Coins
+ Slaked Lime reacts with Carbon Dioxide
+ Molten Plastic evaporates
+ Glue turns Color Sand into Stained Glass
+ Butter and Caustic Potash make Soap
+ Neutrons radiate Glass, Clouds, and Water
~ Light absorbed by LEDs is deleted
~ Foam made from Oxygen + Water releases the Oxygen
~ Tweaked Bleach and Acid reaction
~ Increased Molten Sulfur freezing point
~ Tweaked Smash tool
+ Cyanide dirties Water variants
+ Infection dirties Water
+ Tea and Coffee bubble when hot
+ CO2 carbonates Salt Water instead of dirtying
+ Soda and Seltzer release Foam when mixed
+ Pilk creates Foam
+ Cells can ferment Milk variants
~ Cells ferment Milk slower
~ Cheese keeps color when breaking into powder (Pilk Powder?)
~ Caramel is more heat-resistant
~ Acid turns Humans into Bone
~ Birds are less flammable
+ Fish turn to white meat when cooked
+ Worms can compost Petal, Pistil, and Vine
+ Rats can eat Hard Yolk
+ Alcohol calms Humans
+ Humans panic from bad smells
+ Smog breaks into Dirty Water
~ Fireworks create less Carbon Dioxide
+ Bless can fix Brick Rubble
+ Midas Touch converts some metals to Gold variants
+ Malware can affect Snake
~ Pointer retains same speed at any TPS
~ Optimized Cell and Cancer
~ Recolored Pipe Wall
~ Improved Slug, Brick, and Ruins buttons
~ Hid Liquid Oxygen
~ Unhid Liquid Hydrogen
~ Moved Liquid Hydrogen to Liquids
~ Moved Poison Gas to Gases
+ Liquid Nitrogen alias 'LN2'
+ Electric alias 'Electron'
+ Light alias 'Photon'
+ Nut Oil alias 'Cooking Oil'
+ Epsom Salt alias 'Magnesium Sulfate'
+ Pyrite alias 'Iron Sulfide'
+ Limestone alias 'Calcium Carbonate'
+ Quicklime alias 'Calcium Oxide'
+ Slaked Lime alias 'Calcium Hydroxide'
~ Petal displays with dark text
~ Slightly moved Porcelain
+ Built-in dialog boxes
~ Canvas touches the top of the page
~ Wide canvas size takes up more screen space
~ White border no longer shown on wide canvas size
~ Buttons, menus, and the canvas have thicker borders
~ "Elem" in stats bar is no longer uppercase
~ Unknown has no grain
- Loading a save no longer changes your selected element
+ Ctrl+S to bring up save prompt
+ Ctrl+Shift+S to instantly save canvas
+ Retroactive changelogs for versions v0.1-v0.4
+ Bluesky social link
+ Partial translations for Ukrainian, Toki Pona, and Halacae
+ Finished translations for Spanish and Russian
[Bug Fixes]
~ Fixed: Oxygen from hydrolysis immediately turns to Foam
~ Fixed: Menu heights vary dramatically with long categories
~ Fixed: Mod Manager and Info Screen text boxes don't stick to bottom
~ Fixed: Lattice Wars appear without borders
~ Fixed: Smash tool breaks harder elements faster
~ Fixed: Error in console on page load
~ Fixed: Artifacts above stats bar text on Chrome
~ Fixed: Console logging when Hail breaks a pixel
~ Fixed: Milk variants still heat into Yogurt
~ Fixed: Controls still show Smooth View keybind
~ Fixed: "Save to File" button cut off on some small screens
~ Fixed: Many aliases can't be used in Element Select
~ Fixed: Prop tool doesn't change pixel state when changing temperature
~ Fixed: Grenades stop moving while charged
~ Fixed: Lightning doesn't reach bottom on large canvases
~ Fixed: Ghost pixels when placing Foam with low air temperature set
~ Fixed: 'CR' behavior cell errors with low air temperature set
[Technical]
+ Portal 'channel' property can be set with the Prop tool (Integer)
+ runAfterReset function
+ isBreakable function
+ 'breakIntoColorMultiplier' element property
+ 'onMoveInto' element property, called when another pixel moves into it (function(pixel1,pixel2))
+ 'chargeStart' pixel property
~ 'breakIntoColor' element property can be used without 'breakInto'
+ 'sense' sensor property to detect a certain element
~ Optimized electricity
~ Fire is affected by air density
+ View setting dropdown includes views added by mods
~ currentSaveData is now always defined, and holds metadata about the current canvas, even non-saves
+ currentSaveData always contains a UUID for seeded randomness
~ Default max pixel count slightly increased
~ Save version is now sb3
~ Canvas border width is now stored (Default 1 for old saves)
~ Pixel properties with value "undefined" are skipped
+ Error message in console for broken translation files
+ GUI translation support
+ More GUI elements have IDs
+ Future standalone mode
ill make different type of caramel but im a lazy a*s and i have math homework to do so this is all im doing for now and it already took like 30 min or more to do