New in version 5.0:

Direct loading of grid data

Load 2-dimensional parameter arrays from comma-separated grids, image files or other datafile formats

Saving raw data in scenario files

Keep all the parameter information in one place, and have models start up faster

Following influences round the diagram

Simile v5 makes it easy to show, and follow, the way information flows round the model

with_greatest(...) and with_least(...) functions

New functions allowing data from special submodel instances to be picked out

Adaptive step size variation

Get more accurate results more quickly in 'stiff system' problem domains

There are a lot of other improvements, most of which do not require the modeller to do anything differently; see What's new in Simile 5.0, 5.1, etc for a more comprehensive list.

Happy modelling!