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Marine Aquarium 3.3 Now Available (May 2014): Marine Aquarium 3.3 is available for download for Windows or Mac.

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Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-08-2010, 05:40 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs See the v11j thread. See the v11j thread.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-08-2010, 10:05 AM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Uploaded v11i. This one includes the new... Uploaded v11i. This one includes the new internal system for setting the frame rate. Should be a lot more accurate than the old way. http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip No other changes.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-03-2010, 03:54 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Vermiculture subject moved here:... Vermiculture subject moved here: https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=122257#post122257 Back on track - I believe I finally found a good way of limiting the frame rate...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-03-2010, 02:26 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Computer is working now, so case closed until... Computer is working now, so case closed until further trouble. Off for a few minutes. Worm Factory just arrived.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-03-2010, 12:59 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Hence "Tried both video cards in second computer.... Hence "Tried both video cards in second computer. Both bad."

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-03-2010, 11:29 AM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Yes, but that was just the start of a diagnosis... Yes, but that was just the start of a diagnosis nightmare: Graphics anomolies and random re-boots. Switched to onboard video chip. Different anomolies. Replaced power supply. OK for several...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-01-2010, 09:51 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs I'm not 100% sure it IS fixed, but after 5 hours,... I'm not 100% sure it IS fixed, but after 5 hours, I'm gaining a little confidence. After swapping many parts with another computer, I finally replaced the 3 memory chips with a new 1-gig memory...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-01-2010, 09:06 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Ok. Ok.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-01-2010, 07:39 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs I may be back in business. Testing now to see if... I may be back in business. Testing now to see if the system is stable enough to work with.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-01-2010, 03:06 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs The default music should automatically be added... The default music should automatically be added to the list, if there's nothing else there. If it's not doing this, then that's a bug. My development machine is in a million pieces at the moment, so...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-01-2010, 01:22 AM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs I thought I had it figured out earlier today, and... I thought I had it figured out earlier today, and I was in the middle of typing up a post of the explanation, when it crashed again. Back to Square One.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-30-2010, 01:00 AM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Update - I tried removing the video card, and... Update - I tried removing the video card, and just using the on-board graphics. Still failed, after greatly varying amounts of time (anywhere from 1 second to 3 hours). Doesn't seem to be...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-28-2010, 10:46 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Having some serious computer problems. Keeps... Having some serious computer problems. Keeps rebooting. I may be off for a while. Edit: Could be the power supply - I've got another one temporarily piggybacked onto the computer, and it seems...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-28-2010, 05:37 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Cliff's two shots illustrate how closely the... Cliff's two shots illustrate how closely the clock image is attached to the crystal surface. Look at the "2", which is very close to a chip in the edge of the face. Whether viewed from extreme right...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-28-2010, 04:58 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs I can design it even closer that that (down to 8... I can design it even closer that that (down to 8 decimal places), but at a camera distance of 10 feet, DirectX sometimes gets confused as to which object is in front (floating-point precision errors).

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-28-2010, 04:37 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs The clock and logo graphics are only about 1/1000... The clock and logo graphics are only about 1/1000 of an inch above the face of the crystal. What you are seeing is part of the back and sides of the crystal, which change as you change your...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-28-2010, 12:33 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Adjusted. Adjusted.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-28-2010, 10:19 AM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Thanks, that helps. I can probably tighten that... Thanks, that helps. I can probably tighten that up a little.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-28-2010, 09:20 AM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs With the new wave of 120-hz monitors and TVs, I... With the new wave of 120-hz monitors and TVs, I thought that 120 would be a good upper limit. That way, someone with a very powerful system, which might be yielding 300 fps, could control...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-27-2010, 08:05 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Working on Frame Limit. Ralph - The etched... Working on Frame Limit. Ralph - The etched font is white, like it's etched into the crystal. It removes the second hand, because it's disturbing to see something moving when it's supposed to be...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-27-2010, 06:11 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Something like that. There are usually a lot of... Something like that. There are usually a lot of mini-releases at the end to fix little items that people find.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-27-2010, 05:35 PM

Replies: 85 Beta 11i discussion Views: 50,777 Posted By Jim Sachs Oh, rats - I forgot to compile as a Beta. ... Oh, rats - I forgot to compile as a Beta. That's why the Stats don't default to ON. No change to the Limit Frame Rate code. I'll probably do some more fine-tuning of that. Everything should be...

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