Chunky Orbits

Don Whitaker · Brain Blinks

Released: Dec 20, 2016
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 03:42 GMT

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20 posts

23 Jun 2017Developer post
Small bug-fix posted
I was tinkering around with Chunky Orbits and noticed a dumb mistake I left in the last update. Grabbed chunks weren't releasing correctly if the player had rotated using the right stick. Should be working properly now. Working on a few small additions and tweaks this weekend, to
23 Jun 2017Developer post
Small bug-fix posted
I was tinkering around with Chunky Orbits and noticed a dumb mistake I left in the last update. Grabbed chunks weren't releasing correctly if the player had rotated using the right stick. Should be working properly now. Working on a few small additions and tweaks this weekend, to
27 Apr 2017Developer post
Version 1.1 is live - new movement option
I've added a new option for moving around the Chunky Orbits sim. It's very similar to classic first person shooter controls. You can move with the left touchpad or thumbstick, and rotate with the right. Modify your direction by pointing your left hand. Press in on the pad/stick t
27 Apr 2017Developer post
Version 1.1 is live - new movement option
I've added a new option for moving around the Chunky Orbits sim. It's very similar to classic first person shooter controls. You can move with the left touchpad or thumbstick, and rotate with the right. Modify your direction by pointing your left hand. Press in on the pad/stick t
21 Dec 2016Developer post
Version 1.0 is released
Chunky Orbits is out of Early Access and released as v1.0! ːchunksːːchunksː ːcsdsmileː ːchunksːːchunksː Active development is done for now, though of course I will fix any bugs that might pop up. I'll likely tinker with it and add a few things over time, but my main focus is now
21 Dec 2016Developer post
Version 1.0 is released
Chunky Orbits is out of Early Access and released as v1.0! :chunks::chunks: :csdsmile: :chunks::chunks: Active development is done for now, though of course I will fix any bugs that might pop up. I'll likely tinker with it and add a few things over time, but my main focus is now
20 Dec 2016Developer post
Small update with minor fixes
Posted a small update to Chunky Orbits today. Just a few small fixes as I get ready to exit Early Access. Added sound effects when you delete a chunk and when a white dwarf consumes one. Fixed help text on left controller after deleting a chunk. Rebooting with the group of rocks
Posted a small update to Chunky Orbits today. Just a few small fixes as I get ready to exit Early Access.

Added sound effects when you delete a chunk and when a white dwarf consumes one.
Fixed help text on left controller after deleting a chunk.
Rebooting with the group of rocks now produces a few more rocks that are moving a little faster.
Asteroid belt now has some torque added to each individual chunk.
Fixed incorrect particles size on Absorber menu item when scaling up/down.
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20 Dec 2016Developer post
Small update with minor fixes
Posted a small update to Chunky Orbits today. Just a few small fixes as I get ready to exit Early Access. Added sound effects when you delete a chunk and when a white dwarf consumes one. Fixed help text on left controller after deleting a chunk. Rebooting with the group of rocks
Posted a small update to Chunky Orbits today. Just a few small fixes as I get ready to exit Early Access.

Added sound effects when you delete a chunk and when a white dwarf consumes one.
Fixed help text on left controller after deleting a chunk.
Rebooting with the group of rocks now produces a few more rocks that are moving a little faster.
Asteroid belt now has some torque added to each individual chunk.
Fixed incorrect particles size on Absorber menu item when scaling up/down.
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17 Dec 2016Developer post
Chunky Orbits is now Ambidextrous
The beta7 build is now live and lets you use both hands to create, delete, and grab the chunks. Full list of changes: You can now create, delete, and grab chunks with both hands. Option to turn the background music on and off Option to turn the help text on/off Added a particle s
The beta7 build is now live and lets you use both hands to create, delete, and grab the chunks. Full list of changes:

You can now create, delete, and grab chunks with both hands.
Option to turn the background music on and off
Option to turn the help text on/off
Added a particle stars effect to the area around the player. Gives a little more sense of depth and motion.
Tweaked the calculations of the gravity sim. It's now even more similar to RL physics. I've stil taken a few liberties for the sake of fun and easy interaction, though.
Just a little more polish and a few more tweaks until Chunky Orbits is out of Early Access and on to full release.
Original post
17 Dec 2016Developer post
Chunky Orbits is now Ambidextrous
The beta7 build is now live and lets you use both hands to create, delete, and grab the chunks. Full list of changes: You can now create, delete, and grab chunks with both hands. Option to turn the background music on and off Option to turn the help text on/off Added a particle s
The beta7 build is now live and lets you use both hands to create, delete, and grab the chunks. Full list of changes:

You can now create, delete, and grab chunks with both hands.
Option to turn the background music on and off
Option to turn the help text on/off
Added a particle stars effect to the area around the player. Gives a little more sense of depth and motion.
Tweaked the calculations of the gravity sim. It's now even more similar to RL physics. I've stil taken a few liberties for the sake of fun and easy interaction, though.
Just a little more polish and a few more tweaks until Chunky Orbits is out of Early Access and on to full release.
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10 Dec 2016Developer post
Beta 6 now available - Touch models and better help text
Howdy folks. I posted a new version of Chunky Orbits to go along with some new features in SteamVR. There are now Oculus Touch models for Rift users, along with a slightly different setup for the button mappings. Support for Oculus touch models. If you're using Touch you should n
Howdy folks. I posted a new version of Chunky Orbits to go along with some new features in SteamVR. There are now Oculus Touch models for Rift users, along with a slightly different setup for the button mappings.

Support for Oculus touch models. If you're using Touch you should now see a proper representation of the controllers. Vive users should see their Vive wands.
Refined the help text. Easier to read, more specific info, and proper positons for Touch/Vive. Please let me know if any of these help text objects seem out of position.
White Dwarf now behaves like the other chunks - hold trigger to create, release to set it free.
Center Stone no longer locks in place. It does have some 'drag' added to the physics sim to keep it from moving freely. White Dwarf has this drag as well. I think it's nice to be able to set up some orbits with these (mostly) stationary objects.
New 'cursor' object visible when selecting menu items. Easier to tell exactly where to 'poke' to select items.
Absorber chunks are now take on a random color when created.
I got rid of the transparent 'currently selected tool' icons. They were reduntant since the same info is on the help text screens. They also cluttered up the view.
I'm happy with the progress I've made and I'm nearly ready for the full release of Chunky Orbits. Just a few more tweaks/refinements and she'll be ready to go.
Original post
10 Dec 2016Developer post
Beta 6 now available - Touch models and better help text
Howdy folks. I posted a new version of Chunky Orbits to go along with some new features in SteamVR. There are now Oculus Touch models for Rift users, along with a slightly different setup for the button mappings. Support for Oculus touch models. If you're using Touch you should n
Howdy folks. I posted a new version of Chunky Orbits to go along with some new features in SteamVR. There are now Oculus Touch models for Rift users, along with a slightly different setup for the button mappings.

Support for Oculus touch models. If you're using Touch you should now see a proper representation of the controllers. Vive users should see their Vive wands.
Refined the help text. Easier to read, more specific info, and proper positons for Touch/Vive. Please let me know if any of these help text objects seem out of position.
White Dwarf now behaves like the other chunks - hold trigger to create, release to set it free.
Center Stone no longer locks in place. It does have some 'drag' added to the physics sim to keep it from moving freely. White Dwarf has this drag as well. I think it's nice to be able to set up some orbits with these (mostly) stationary objects.
New 'cursor' object visible when selecting menu items. Easier to tell exactly where to 'poke' to select items.
Absorber chunks are now take on a random color when created.
I got rid of the transparent 'currently selected tool' icons. They were reduntant since the same info is on the help text screens. They also cluttered up the view.
I'm happy with the progress I've made and I'm nearly ready for the full release of Chunky Orbits. Just a few more tweaks/refinements and she'll be ready to go.
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08 Dec 2016Developer post
Touch controller models in SteamVR
The latest SteamVR Beta has added Oculus Touch controller models. So now people with Touch will see the proper controller when using SteamVR. I'll be adding support for this in Chunky Orbits soon. Until then, things will look a little funny if you are on the SteamVR Beta and usin
08 Dec 2016Developer post
Touch controller models in SteamVR
The latest SteamVR Beta has added Oculus Touch controller models. So now people with Touch will see the proper controller when using SteamVR. I'll be adding support for this in Chunky Orbits soon. Until then, things will look a little funny if you are on the SteamVR Beta and usin
02 Dec 2016Developer post
Haptic feedback added
Valve has added haptic feedback support for Oculus touch in the latest SteamVR beta, so I went ahead and added it to Chunky Orbits. You should feel a little rumble when you choose a menu item or create/delete a chunk. Not tested on Vive's yet. I'd love to hear from any Vive users
02 Dec 2016Developer post
Haptic feedback added
Valve has added haptic feedback support for Oculus touch in the latest SteamVR beta, so I went ahead and added it to Chunky Orbits. You should feel a little rumble when you choose a menu item or create/delete a chunk. Not tested on Vive's yet. I'd love to hear from any Vive users
30 Nov 2016Developer post
Chunky Orbits beta5
New version is now live. Changes include: New chunk: Comet. A small rock with a sparkly trail. Also added Comets to the Chaos reboot mode. You'll see a transparent icon above your right hand to remind you what tool is currently active. Fixed a problem with the menu icons triggeri
New version is now live. Changes include:

New chunk: Comet. A small rock with a sparkly trail. Also added Comets to the Chaos reboot mode.
You'll see a transparent icon above your right hand to remind you what tool is currently active.
Fixed a problem with the menu icons triggering other menu icons when they overlap.
A few adjustments to the Chaos mode. More variation in each random reboot.
Update to Unity 5.5. Should provide some improvement in physics performance. I did notice some trouble with single-pass rendering, so that is turned off for now. Not a big deal for Chunky Orbits since the scene geometry is fairly simple.
Original post
30 Nov 2016Developer post
Chunky Orbits beta5
New version is now live. Changes include: New chunk: Comet. A small rock with a sparkly trail. Also added Comets to the Chaos reboot mode. You'll see a transparent icon above your right hand to remind you what tool is currently active. Fixed a problem with the menu icons triggeri
New version is now live. Changes include:

New chunk: Comet. A small rock with a sparkly trail. Also added Comets to the Chaos reboot mode.
You'll see a transparent icon above your right hand to remind you what tool is currently active.
Fixed a problem with the menu icons triggering other menu icons when they overlap.
A few adjustments to the Chaos mode. More variation in each random reboot.
Update to Unity 5.5. Should provide some improvement in physics performance. I did notice some trouble with single-pass rendering, so that is turned off for now. Not a big deal for Chunky Orbits since the scene geometry is fairly simple.
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22 Nov 2016Developer post
New Chaos Mode
I've posted another update to Chunky Orbits that includes a new reboot option called Chaos . This spawns a collection of random objects in random positions with random velocities. This is a great way to stir things up and discover interesting configurations that you might not thi
I've posted another update to Chunky Orbits that includes a new reboot option called Chaos. This spawns a collection of random objects in random positions with random velocities. This is a great way to stir things up and discover interesting configurations that you might not think to create yourself. Full list of changes:

New reboot option: Chaos
New objects on Reboot are placed in front of the player instead of in the center of the playspace. Look down if you want the new chunks to spawn below you, look up if you want them above.
Particle effect when a White Dwarf consumes a chunk
Move the pinch and pull direction indicator back to the centerpoint between your hands. Fixed jittery motion of the indicator, too.
Original post
22 Nov 2016Developer post
New Chaos Mode
I've posted another update to Chunky Orbits that includes a new reboot option called Chaos . This spawns a collection of random objects in random positions with random velocities. This is a great way to stir things up and discover interesting configurations that you might not thi
I've posted another update to Chunky Orbits that includes a new reboot option called Chaos. This spawns a collection of random objects in random positions with random velocities. This is a great way to stir things up and discover interesting configurations that you might not think to create yourself. Full list of changes:

New reboot option: Chaos
New objects on Reboot are placed in front of the player instead of in the center of the playspace. Look down if you want the new chunks to spawn below you, look up if you want them above.
Particle effect when a White Dwarf consumes a chunk
Move the pinch and pull direction indicator back to the centerpoint between your hands. Fixed jittery motion of the indicator, too.
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