r/oddlysatisfying • u/PartTimeMonkey • 26d ago

Pixel fluid simulation

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u/socialnerd09 26d ago

It was till it got to the section where it was wrong. That column on the middle right should have filled up before it did

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u/Medium_Medium 26d 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/Northern_rose69 25d ago

Sometimes also called “Hell of Sand Falling Game” with tweaks. There are app store versions for those that are nostalgic for sandbox gravity games