Powder-NX Switch

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powder-nx
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General
AuthorVelocityRa
TypeSimulation
Version1.0
LicenseGPL-3.0
Last Updated2019/09/15
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powder-nx is a Nintendo Switch port of The Powder Toy.

The Powder Toy is a free physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances.

The game provides you with various building materials, liquids, gases and electronic components which can be used to construct complex machines, guns, bombs, realistic terrains and almost anything else. You can then mine them and watch cool explosions, add intricate wirings, play with little stickmen or operate your machine.

Installation

Place the .nro to the /switch/ folder on the SD card.

User guide

Touch on the screen to draw like in MS Paint. Change materials from the icons in the sidebar and the bottom of the screen.

The rest of the game is learning what happens next.

Missing features in Switch port

  • Simulation Options.
  • Stamps.
  • Save Browser, saving & loading.
  • Online functionality.
  • Screenshots.

Controls

L/R - Bigger/Smaller brush size

ZL+Touch - Paint with secondary brush

ZR - Change view mode

X - Switch between circle/square/triangle brush

Y - Zoom

D-Pad Left/Right - Undo/Redo

Plus - Pause

Minus - Show/hide HUD

Left Stick Button - Sample element (mapped to Alt)

Right Stick Button - Draw line (mapped to Shift)

D-Pad Up/Down - Copy/Paste Area

A - Show intro text

Screenshots

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External links

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