Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Stars and Planets since it was posted on our website on 2021-03-17.
The latest version is 3.5.9 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 3.5.9
posted on 2024-03-31
V3.5.9
- new character controller (if you run into steep cliffs, you will stop).This will also fix the bug with the terrain moving underneath you
- devices with high RAM will have better terrain colliders, so you should not see the character going into the ground
- added new beaming down animation
- can jump (affected by gravity)
- can swim
version 3.5.8
posted on 2024-03-16
V3.5.8
- added clouds for Mars
- made the moon texture full size because compression added some red patches on it
- fixed a bug where Earth was set to low resolution after visiting the Moon
- fixed a bug where you could see the Moon through the Earth sometimes
- fixed a bug where clouds were added on certain planets with no atmospheres
version 3.5.3
posted on 2024-02-03
V3.5.3
- adjusted Mars atmosphere so that it is blue-ish/violet at sunset
- fixed oblate stars like Achernar A
- fixed not being able to go to planets in circumbinary orbits for stellar pairs like OY Carinae
- fixed 2 extra jets appearing for pulsar when zooming in
version 3.5.2
posted on 2024-02-01
V3.5.2
- you can now fly around stellar objects in the ship (stars, neutron stars, black holes, stellar pairs)
- fixed a bug where the search didn't work after a tidal lock planet search
- corrected star color for certain stellar pair types (like Wolf 227)
- many small bug fixes
version 3.5.0
posted on 2024-01-24
V3.5.0
- bugs fixed (time slider improved, values won't jump super high now; close button was wrongly placed when exiting the system)
- new database configuration - better classification for gas giants and improved planet type search
- online database changes will be more frequent
- more default favorites added in the Explore menu
- 55 Cancri is a binary system/HR 8799 is a single star
- new search: tidal locked/non-tidal locked exoplanets
version 3.4.10
posted on 2023-12-29
V3.4.10
- spaceship no longer rotates and stops when you hit a planet's terrain, now it can slide along it
- few bug fixes
version 3.4.9
posted on 2023-12-19
V3.4.9
- spaceship improvements
- thruster fading
- smooth return to the default look
- high speed animation with longer thrusters
- ship shaking in atmospheric entry/gas giant clouds
- new loading animation
- new button to randomize textures and colors
- button to deselect object
- character improvements and fixes
version 3.4.8
posted on 2023-11-20
V3.4.8
- fixed a bug where the app crashed when going from the Earth to the Moon and landing there
- the landing button is now hidden when the UI is hidden
version 3.4.6
posted on 2023-11-13
V3.4.6
- performance improvements (not all textures are loaded into memory, only necessary ones)
- 5 new music tracks and 1 new barren texture
- fixed jovian gas cloud movement when you are really close
- now when you enter a jovian, the shield will always be active
- various bug fixes
version 3.4.5
posted on 2023-10-25
V3.4.5
- fixed a bug in the infopanel
- fixed a bug where the engine sound was still heard while walking on the surface
version 3.4.3
posted on 2023-09-18
V3.4.3
- more bugs fixed
- more waterworlds added based on recent discoveries
- more unknown planets resolved to gas giants
version 3.4.1
posted on 2023-09-04
V3.4.1 - Major database changes - 7.85 million stars
- exomoons, rogue planets, more exoplanets (with statuses added - Confirmed/Candidate/Retracted/Controversial)
- Sagittarius A* is now a custom system with 1 supermassive black hole and 44 stars
- all stellar black holes are now siphoning matter from their companion
- soft gamma repeaters now have a fossil disk around them
- moved magnetars from their own category to a subtype of neutron stars
version 3.3.2
posted on 2023-06-29
V3.3.2
- area in the middle of the screen where you can rotate the ship has been enlarged
- fixed a bug where the character was shaking (happened on moons)
- periods are now shown in years if they are larger than 1 year (seeing millions of days doesn't help to put things into perspective)
version 3.3.1
posted on 2023-06-23
V3.3.1
- added time slider for character when you land on terrestrial planets(non tidally-locked). You can now watch sunrises and sunsets.
- forced to add a consent dialog for for EU users, some GDPR stuff (one time only, when you enter the app)
- many bug fixes, including some old ones
version 3.3.0
posted on 2023-06-12
V3.3.0
- aligned character look axis with ship look axis
- fixed a couple of bugs
- new website https://galaxymap.net
version 3.2.12
posted on 2023-06-08
V3.2.12
- random horizon color for most terrestrial exoplanets (pulsar planets and chthonians excluded)
- changed joysticks for ship and character
- 55 Cancri e changed to a proper tidally locked lava planet
- added sprint button for character
- fixed a couple of bugs
version 3.2.8
posted on 2023-05-08
V3.2.8
- can now fly inside gas giants
- added gravity in the flight mode settings menu (default is low)
- tweaked earthlike planets and tidally locked earthlikes
version 3.2.5
posted on 2023-03-31
V3.2.5
- added 32830 supermassive black holes including Sagittarius A* and TON 618
- search system for black holes changed and added black hole statistics
- more information shown from wikipedia for articles that exist
- added a button to hide the UI while flying or walking on the planets (this will also hide moon names if you are in our solar system)
version 2.6.5
posted on 2022-05-04
V2.6.5
- spaceship improvements (thrusters hidden when stopping + sound)
- visiting a lava world in a binary star will show two suns when entering the atmosphere
- new search for planets (by number)
- new search for stars - pair types (weird binary pairs)
- lots of bug fixes and small improvements
version 2.6.4
posted on 2022-05-03
V2.6.4
- spaceship improvements (thrusters hidden when stopping + sound)
- visiting a lava world in a binary star will show two suns when entering the atmosphere
- new search for planets (by number)
- new search for stars - pair types (weird binary pairs)
- lots of bug fixes and small improvements
version 2.6.1
posted on 2022-04-14
V2.6.1
- Flight mode is here! Fly in the atmosphere of all terrestrial exoplanets!
- planets are now generated using the Terrain feature (if you have a device that cannot properly render them, use the setting in the flight mode menu)
- another round of bug fixes (including long opening times)
version 2.5.4
posted on 2022-03-29
V2.5.4
- upgraded some textures to a higher size, some were pixelated (thus the small increase in app size)
- changed the comparison tab (and fixed some display issues there)
- lots of fixes all around
version 2.5.3
posted on 2022-03-27
V2.5.3
- upgraded some textures to a higher size, some were pixelated (thus the small increase in app size)
- changed the comparison tab (and fixed some display issues there)
- lots of fixes all around
version 2.5.1
posted on 2022-02-16
V2.5.1
- new autocomplete feature in the search system
- new feature that shows latest added exoplanets in the database
- local database changed to contain all exoplanets and all systems that are more interesting, with the possibility to search offline for these
- sizes of planets and moons adjusted to better reflect the differences between them
- Post common envelope binaries added (example NN Serpentis)
- UI scaled down a bit and a graphic option to scale
- parent star spectral planet search
version 2.4.15
posted on 2022-01-07
V2.4.15
- Arabic and Persian language fix
- magnetar animation tweaks
- a couple of bug fixes (radius/mass wasn't shown for some objects)
- auto exit when you zoom out really far in the system
- added metric/imperial system in the settings
version 2.4.13
posted on 2021-12-28
V2.4.13
- all information panel text has been upgraded to the new UI (planet, stellar, catalogs)
- fix for magnetar crash on some devices
- fix for systems with too many asteroids in their belts (HN Pegasi, Fomalhaut)
- adjusting text above objects
- better default zoom in to system
version 2.4.11
posted on 2021-12-14
V2.4.11
- upgraded star animations in the system
- changed photometry section in the info panel
- small/medium fixes and improvements
version 2.4.8
posted on 2021-12-06
V2.4.8
- added a FPS setting in graphics
- performance fix for some users reporting low FPS
- fixed the slider disappearing sometime
version 2.4.2
posted on 2021-11-29
V2.4.2
- Moons added in the solar system
- Visiting a system from the sector will have a warp animation
- Systems are now generated with 3D objects, not 2D billboards
- new system information and orbital information in the infopanel
- a lot of bug fixes and improvements
- new settings options including switching temperature and distance
version 2.3.7
posted on 2021-09-14
V2.3.7
- Improved stars and all planets' textures
- improved planets in our solar system
- jovians have moving clouds
- some bug fixes
version 2.3.2
posted on 2021-09-01
V2.3.2
- new UI, a tutorial and some random tips while exploring
- lots of bug fixes and improvements (earth and saturn aurora, haumea rings)
- can now change sectors manually
- a few new jovian textures
- some water color tweaks for earthlike planets and water worlds
version 2.2.1
posted on 2021-08-16
V2.2.1
- fixing up some bugs
- a few more jupiter-like and neptune-like textures
- be sure to check out: WASP-12, GJ 3470, V1400 Centauri, GJ 436, TrES-2, HD 93396
version 2.1.5
posted on 2021-07-20
V2.1.4
- updated online database to identify around 600 unknown planets
- adjusted app to interpret new data (for example if we have a Jovian mass class and an unknown temperature class, planet appears with a "?", but the texture is for a gas giant, not a terrestrial planet)
- fixed a couple of ugly bugs that were present for quite a while in the previous versions
- added "Unknown" temperature search criteria
version 2.1.3
posted on 2021-07-07
V2.1.3
- planet texture tweaks, light scattering, clouds
- search system fixes and improvements
version 2.1.2
posted on 2021-06-28
V2.1.2
- minor bugs and fixes (sunspots and textures adjustments)
- V1400 Centauri b now has a huge ring
- added a rating button in the settings menu
version 2.1.1
posted on 2021-06-22
V2.1.1
- added sunspots, shadows, auroras
- better textures for planets (and new textures for some)
- added statistics with charts (more to come in future versions)
- removed unused permissions
- black holes and magnetars are now lists (no need to search for them anymore)
- new track, and music/sfx settings
- lots of minor bug fixes and improvements
version 2.0.8
posted on 2021-04-06
MAJOR UPDATE! PLANETS ADDED!
- planets, disks, magnetars and neutron stars, in addition to existing black holes
- multiple stars and orbits
V2.0.8
- improved search times
- constellation search in foreign languages fix
- planet types foreign language length fix
- changed splash image
version 1.61
posted on 2018-05-24
V1.6
- fixed blocking bug
- added zoom capability on constellation images
- fixed some translations
- updated libraries, performance improvements
