[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
[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
[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
[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
[Version 1.10.2 - December 15, 2024 - Birthday III]
+ Cheese Powder, from breaking Cheese
+ Chocolate Powder, from breaking Chocolate
[Changes]
~ Drawing lines shows a preview of pixel placement
~ Updated Brick texture for better shading
~ LEDs, Light Bulbs, and Fireflies can be painted
+ Humans panic when seeing dangerous things, like Fire
+ Humans change direction after hitting walls
~ Humans eat more consistently
~ Humans have a panic limit
~ Humans no longer eat Human meat
~ Smash tool moves pixels if they can't be broken
+ Steam decomposes at extreme temperatures
+ Ruins has a Brick texture
~ Brick Rubble no longer breaks into Dust
~ Recolored Brick Rubble
+ Glass has a light border
~ Fancy textures have grain, besides Glass
+ Rock Wall can be made by gluing Rocks
+ Brick can be made by gluing Brick Rubble
+ Mudstone can be made by gluing Dirt
+ Packed Sand can be made by Sand
+ Sponges can dry Mud and Wet Sand
+ Clay can be made by dissolving Wet Sand in Acid
+ Cement can be made with Clay and Quicklime
~ Quicklime no longer turns into Limestone on its own
+ Plastic breaks into Beads
+ Charcoal slowly stains solids
+ Animals can spawn Eggs or offspring in Water
+ Seeds planted under soil will rise
+ Birds eat Spiders and their Webs
+ Rocks destroy Webs
+ Frogs release Steam when cooked
+ Worms break down Fiber
~ Worms compost some Sawdust into Dirt
+ Soap kills Snails and Slugs
+ Soap removes Slime
+ Alcohol kills Flower Pistils
+ Mercury kills Algae
~ Sap boils into some Steam
~ Bread is less flammable
+ Ammonia affects Wheat
+ Poison dirties Salt Water, Sugar Water, and Seltzer
+ Water on burning Oil will explode
+ Bleach reacts with Nut Oil and Grease
+ Baking Soda reacts with Soap
+ Copper Sulfate kills Spiders
+ Copper Sulfate stains Zinc
+ Bless removes Heat Ray
+ Plague makes Heads green
+ Plague destroys Skin
+ Hair absorbs some Water
~ Breaking Balloons makes some Pop
~ Cheese flows slower
~ Coffee Grounds in Milk brew into Coffee instead
~ Mushroom Spores no longer break
~ Acid Clouds don't precipitate when too hot or cold
~ Border can be painted
~ Tweaked Charcoal heat color
~ Moved Light Bulb to after LEDs
+ Midas Touch turns Paper green
~ Midas Touch turns Humans into solid Gold instead of Coins
+ Wall alias 'Solid'
+ Mayo alias 'Mayonnaise'
+ Alcohol alias 'Ethanol'
+ Unbreakable elements are clarified in element info
~ Screenshots download with name of current save
~ Pixel count turns red when all canvas sizes are full
~ Log messages have a black shadow to read on bright backgrounds
~ TPS dialog displays minimum and maximum
[Bug Fixes]
~ Fixed: Replace Mode causes pixels to float while placing
~ Fixed: Detached Heads and dead Humans can eat food
~ Fixed: Pixel alpha isn't set from element properties on creation
~ Fixed: Molten Thermite continues to heat when not burning
~ Fixed: Prop tool can't set value when existing value is null
~ Fixed: Unbreakable pixels can burn away when using Prop tool (Perma-burning!!!)
~ Fixed: Pixels with burnt states never burn when using Prop tool
~ Fixed: Prop tool doesn't retain "0" value on next dialog
~ Fixed: Prop tool doesn't handle changing "x" and "y" properties
~ Fixed: Placing Fire on insulative pixels heats them
~ Fixed: Burning heats insulative pixels
~ Fixed: Rays, Bless, Radiation, and some Bombs change insulative pixel temperature
~ Fixed: Stink Bugs aren't properly killed by Frogs, Sap, Copper Sulfate, and Borax
~ Fixed: Erasing with Lookup selected will only erase 1x1
~ Fixed: Erasing fast with Pick or Lookup selected will leave gaps
~ Fixed: Hail doesn't conduct heat
~ Fixed: Hail cannot break solids without a defined state
~ Fixed: Breaking Humans eventually creates Sand and Cement
~ Fixed: Element buttons arranged in weird columns after certain issues
~ Fixed: Ball doesn't have density and floats on gases
[Technical]
+ BORDER render preset
+ 'grain' element property
+ 'toolHoverStat' element property, function that takes the hovered pixel while selected
+ 'buttonColor' element property
~ Humans now eat any element with true 'isFood' property
~ Pixels with 0% alpha won't appear in Basic View
~ LEDs with 0% alpha will only appear when powered
+ releaseElement function has option to replace liquids
~ Fixed: lineCoords function returns duplicate values
+ empty.js mod for browser JavaScript overriding
[Version 1.10.1 - October 5, 2024 - Creepy Crawlies]
[Crawly]
+ Spider, will climb and create Webs
+ Web (Hidden), will trap bugs
+ Ants can climb walls
[Creepy]
+ Soul (Hidden), from Humans
+ Ectoplasm (Hidden)
+ Tombstone, spawns Souls
~ Note: Soul features will move to the souls.js mod after October
+ Candy is candy corn-colored
+ Humans will wear orange shirts on Halloween
[Changes]
+ Fire can heat existing pixels when placed over them
+ Wet Sand and Mud release Steam when heated
+ Smashing Clouds can release their Water
+ Water will create Bubbles before boiling
+ Dirty Water can be purified before boiling
+ Panicking humans will cause others to panic
+ Rice can be fermented
+ Rats can eat Vines
+ Bleach kills Algae
+ Salt slowly dissolves in Bleach
+ Bleach destroys Ink and Dye
+ Bleach stains Porcelain Shards brown
+ Caramel dissolves in Vinegar
+ Image tool set to Paint will recolor pixels
+ Midas Touch converts hot liquids to Molten Gold
~ Thermite can no longer form Slag
~ Milk boils more realistically
~ Increased minimum temperature for Meat to make Grease
~ Blaster explodes into less Plasma
~ Moved Hive to after Bee when unhidden
+ Rust alias 'Iron Oxide'
[Bug Fixes]
~ Fixed: Mix with Replace Mode deletes pixels
~ Fixed: Cannot Erase lines on mobile
~ Fixed: Heat glow appears in inappropriate views
~ Fixed: Void can be dragged
~ Fixed: Oxidized Copper can't sink in liquids
~ Fixed: Pressure Plate doesn't conduct Heat or sink
~ Fixed: Fire created by molten pixels isn't hot enough
~ Fixed: Mods added with backslash can't be removed
~ Fixed: Single Sponge pixels have NaN moisture
~ Fixed: Non-string hoverStat values crash simulation
~ Fixed: Crash when pixel changes state into a customColor element
[Technical]
+ URL parameter ?holiday=false disables holiday events
+ Pressure Plate 'min' attribute for minimum density
+ 'onStateHigh' and 'onStateLow' element properties
+ 'buttonGlow' element property
+ Saves with abnormally large canvases display a warning
+ createPixel and changePixel functions accept null values
~ Corn updated to use 'onStateHigh' property
~ Pixel 'glow' attribute can be false to override default
~ Pixel 'glow' attribute is removed when pixel changes
~ Random element is no longer hard-coded
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