Jim,
I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you and say what an excellent job I think you've done!!! You've really put a lot of thought and hard work into the aquarium and I am totally enjoying mine. I look forward to the upgrade.

Thanks again for your time, energy and zest!!!

Aloha,
Gerty:TU:

whats the 411.....
 

Its been awhile since anyone said anything about how its coming along. So yo Jim........you need me to come over and help ya out.....(just kidding), Have ya jumped the hurdle yet on the fish thats giving you problems?

Just mentioned in another thread that v1.1 is in the final stages of testing.

Jim, when you started working on the aquarium you used to add two or three fish every few weeks. Do you plan on doing any more "normal" fish in the near\not so near future? Will they be in the additional packs or for free?

whoohoooo
 

final stages......thats great........can you give us a little insight on what you did to overcome the hurdle?.......I know you had a problem with the fish passing thru things...I think thats what it was.

The way fish avoid each other is almost completely rewritten.

Yes, it was a matter of rewriting the collision avoidance code, watching the Aquarium for an hour until I saw a collision or other strangeness, rewriting, watching, rewriting, watching, over and over again 20 hours a day for 4 weeks. It's still not absolutely foolproof, but good enough to last until I can finish the 3D background, at which time it all gets replaced again.

Well then...
 

Well then...can't wait to download 1.1 later today...(hint, hint)...aren't you sick of us yet?

How come no body has posted a tread in here about Version 1.1's release in here yet, like a couple of the other treads have?? Could this really be true?

Jim, you might just lose a few fans from everyone have a heart attack if this happen. I know I might have one.

I sure hope this is true, I cant wait to have the lion fish.:TU:
Keep up all the great work and dont forget about us fans of the turtle idea.

Thanks for creating such a piece of art for all of us to enjoy.

Because Wednesday isn't here yet.

If the announcement is already in another thread, there's no reason to have it here too.

I geuss I miss read the title of this tread beening "** Version 1.1 Announcement**". So I thought it should be here and not under some other thread. I wont let it happen again.

You're right, this is the best place for it. 1.1 is sheduled to roll-out on Wednesday, Feb 20.

We'll rename this thread to *** 1.1 Old News *** before the announcement is made and create a new 1.1 Announcement topic.

re: version 1.1
 

I was just wondering...what happens if we don't get that email on Wed??? I am a registered user so I hope no one gets over looked..we have all been waiting for this day..Good job, Jim

Not everyone is going to get the e-mail on Wednesday. SereneScreen.com simply cannot handle 75,000 people downloading a 1 meg file on the same day. I know people are offering mirroring ability to Prolific. Hopefully they will take it.

I am interfacing with Prolific to see what they want me to do with my list of 3,500 people who have signed up at my website.

In the "Pending release of 1.1" thread tatroyer had a good suggestion of posting a link a day early so those of us here could get it early. That would give Prolific an early test and relieve some of the first day's traffic.

Sounds like a good solution to me.

Bob Frank

Hi, Bob -
Prolific wanted a whole day (Tuesday) after the 3-day weekend to get all of the people and resources positioned for a Wednesday roll-out. I was hoping for yesterday, because I can't really relax on my mini-vacation will all the negative vibes from anxious customers, but it's not my call. Oh, well, I'm scheduled for another day off in April.

no negative vibes here
 

No, no, Jim. Does Santa feel "negative vibes" from the kids on Xmas eve just because they can hardly wait till morning to open their presents? Instead enjoy a warm glow and have a good vacation.

Jim,

I knew you should have left your laptop, cellphone, etc. at home. :p