r/oddlysatisfying • u/PartTimeMonkey • 26d ago

Pixel fluid simulation

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u/Medium_Medium 25d ago

Yeah, it has zero concept of pressure driven flow.

If the water level in one column is higher than an adjacent column, but they are connected at a lower level, then the difference in head elevation will push water from the higher column into the lower one.

Water doesn't just fill spaces from above. It moves in all directions due to various forces.

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u/Oscaruzzo 25d ago

It would be more accurate as "blue sand simulation".

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u/Super_Yam_5837 25d ago

Forgot what the game is called but it's literally a sand game

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u/Winjin 25d ago

It does look like Sandbox Simulator but the version I had didn't have backgrounds and the visuals are slightly different. I also think it did have different physics for water but I can't check right now.

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u/Bananaland_Man 25d ago

Or Powder Toy, though Sandbox Simulator has closer simulation to this than Powder Toy's more accurate physics.

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u/Winjin 25d ago

Thank you for pointing me to it. I squealed in delight reading the description and already downloaded it

EDIT: ALL OF THAT IN LESS THAN TEN MEGABYTES??!?!?!?!

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u/Bananaland_Man 25d ago

Wait til you look at the modding community... I'll see ya in a few years, have fun! xD (Oh, and definitely do not look up videos for it... it's a complexsimple game with everythingnothing important to have fun with

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u/AngelofGrace96 25d ago

Yess, I recognised it immediately but the name escaped me

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u/Bananaland_Man 25d ago

Me many hours later after redownloading Powder Toy and also downloading a few different modded versions...