Six years ago, the idea of creating a short rocket simulation sparked the beginning of a new project. However, as time went by and more complex features were added, it became much more than a simple simulation. It transformed into an all-encompassing aerospace sandbox that could bring even the wildest imaginations to life. From rockets and planes to cars and planets, this game, originally known as SimpleRockets 2, evolved beyond its initial concept. After careful consideration, the game was renamed ’Juno: New Origins,’ signifying a fresh start in uncharted territory. Juno: New Origins is not just a game; it is a 3D sandbox that encourages creativity. With a wide array of customizable parts at your disposal, you can build and test rockets, planes, cars, or whatever your innovative mind can dream up. The game’s environment offers an immersive experience with realistic physics in various settings, including land, sea, air, and space. In Juno: New Origins, you don’t just build; you also evolve. You can take on the role of an aerospace company owner and build your fortune while advancing your technical skills. A mix of carefully crafted and randomly generated contracts provides endless hours of gameplay. Completing milestones and exploring landmarks will earn you tech points, allowing you to unlock new technologies on the tech tree. Don’t worry if you’re new to the game; interactive tutorials will guide you through the process of constructing and operating various crafts. For those with a creative eye, Juno: New Origins offers intuitive tools to stretch, shape, and resize various parts, such as fuel tanks, wings, cargo bays, and more. You can even give your creations a personal touch with custom colors and adjust their reflectiveness, permissiveness, and texture styles. If you’re tired of using pre-made engines, Juno: New Origins gives you the opportunity to design your own. You can adjust the power cycle, combustion pressure, gimbal range, and fuel type to create an engine that suits your needs, whether it’s a powerful liftoff engine or a highly efficient vacuum engine for interplanetary travel. You can also see the visual representation of your engine’s performance through the expansion or contraction of the exhaust, depending on atmospheric pressure. Keep an eye out for shock diamonds, as they indicate suboptimal engine performance. Juno: New Origins also offers a unique opportunity for players to embrace their inner programmer. With Vizzy, a programming language specifically designed for the game, you can drag and drop code blocks to program your crafts, automate them, or design your own Multi-Function Display (MFD) touch screens. This feature not only enhances players’ skills but also allows them to learn programming, math, physics, and more. The game takes realism to a whole new level with accurately simulated orbits that support time-warp, saving players from the frustration of waiting months to reach another planet. The Map View simplifies the task of visualizing trajectories and planning future burns for encounters with other celestial bodies. Juno: New Origins promotes creativity and sharing within the gaming community. A vast library of user-uploaded crafts, sandboxes, and planets can be found on SimpleRockets.com. Players can upload their own creations and share them with others, gaining recognition and advancing from a white-level builder to a gold-level builder and beyond. Who knows, your creation might even become the next big thing in Juno: New Origins!