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A new version, 100.1, has been released with multiple bugfixes and crash fixes. This fixes all known issues discovered since 100.0, and should be the last and only minor version, as we focus on version 101. Changelog: Shift+0 shortcut for vorticity display mode Allow SEED to grow
Changelog: New element: BASE. Corrosive liquid, neutralizes ACID New element: SEED. Grows into a tree when planted and watered Add creation reactions for AMTR, PTNM, and LITH Add optional heat conduction to pipes Add PSTN .tmp3 flags for cancelling movement when the full movement
Version 100.0 beta has been released: New element: BASE. Corrosive liquid, neutralizes ACID New element: SEED. Grows into a tree when planted and watered Add creation reactions for AMTR, PTNM, and LITH Add heat conduction to pipes Add PSTN .tmp3 flags for cancelling movement when
Thank you to everyone who played "Return of the Powder Dinn". All the elements have been restored to their original names and positions with your combined efforts. Your progress is saved and can be restored later once we put the game on the script manager Several Lua-only changes
Version 99.4 (build 393) 2026-04-01: After a painfully long wait, the new TPT version has arrived! The game seems to have been abandoned for so long, that it's in a bit of a ... mess. The element labels have all worn off with time. We hope you'll be able to sort it out
- Fix gravity leaking through gravity wall for a frame when undoing - Fix infinite pressure / velocity bug in the bottom right corner - Fix missing elements and spurious warning in certain saves made between versions 78.1 and 96.0 - Cap VIBR .tmp and explosion .temp - Fix prop sa
- Fix update check not processing when simulation is paused or when manually triggered - Fix PIPE rendering garbage data as elements when carrying PIPE with PIPE - Stop displaying 0 FPS when the sim is paused - Fix an issue where fire effects rapidly jump to their end results in
Version 99.1 - 2025-01-25 Allow disabling the automatic update check at startup Add DEBUG_AIRVEL for drawing lines showing air velocity at the cursor's position FPS cap now only applies during main sim and not other interfaces Make ambient heat drag effects weaker Give visual ind
You wake up in the morning, and rush downstairs to your tree. Instead of wrapped presents, you find GLAS containers. What is this? DUST? WATeR? PLUTonium? And a stocking full of COAL? That's right, it's a new version of The Powder Toy, just in time for the holidays. This version
Remember when falling sand on your screen was all the rage? The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions. Read the full article here:
Today marks an important milestone - TPT is now playable through Steam! We've dreamed of this for years, but it was always so elusive. Thanks to the efforts of Sylvi and the rest of the TPT staff we finally made it a reality. The steam release supports all major platforms on PC,