July update

🔊 8-Bit Retro Sound Engine

A custom procedural sound synthesis engine that generates retro-style sound effects on the fly. It plays dynamic audio for liquid bubbles, fire crackles, steam hisses, electrical zaps, rocket whistles, and explosions. 

🌡️ Thermal Heat Map Overlay

A real-time visual overlay that renders the temperature gradient of all sandbox cells. It maps heat to a high-contrast thermal spectrum, showcasing flickering fire, pulsing lava waves, and metal heat conduction.

👤 Steam Player Model Integration

Loads and applies your Steam user's clothing, hats, and accessories to the 3D player avatar. It matches the 2D falling particle pixel colors to your character's skin tone and outfit colors.

 Here you can see my beautiful citizen with her dress:

🎨 Artist QOL Shortcuts & Select Tool

 A suite of standard keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Z/Y/C/X/V) and a SELECT bounding box tool. It allows artists to select areas, copy and paste transparently, delete selections, and roll back actions using a 40-step undo stack. 

☢️ Uranium

A heavy reactive element that generates intense conducted heat when exposed to fire or sparks. It boils neighboring water into steam, decays organic matter with radiation, and dissolves in acid.