AETHER: devlog #2

since the initial release of aether (https://aether-gilt-kappa.vercel.app/) I’ve improved loads of things including refining the entire user experience and making it something that’s truly fun to use!

• I changed the way the orbital mechanics worked changing the accretion disk method from before to now having a regular orbit as its more intuitive for the user.

• I fixed particles simply being launched by attractor nodes since before as they accelerate and approach the attractor they didn’t slow down and simply passed straight through being essentially slingshotted out

• I reduced the power of the repulsors from 1.2 down to 0.4

• Decreased the attraction radius from 500px to 300px

• added a screen wrap so particles bounce back at the edges of the user’s screen rather than appearing on the opposite end of the screen - I’m thinking of making this a toggleable feature?

• added a collapsible sidebar

• added a feature to hide all nodes so you can see particles by themselves

• fixed having to refresh the screen every time you want to change themes - which you can now do live in any session!