I appreciate that it has been unexpectedly difficult to accomplish the major improvements in fish movement. We've almost all been patient, and we're quite willing to wait longer while Jim gets this done to his satisfaction - and then for the optional Creature Packs.
...however, Beta 10d was released over 6 months ago. No
visible progress since then.
That's a long time for a single Beta release.
Personal opinion: it's time for another Beta release.
Assuming that there's nothing to release in terms of fish movements, there are still a lot of bugs and product features that have been covered in this forum - that could be fixed. Yeah, I know it would take time away from the work on "New realistic fish behavior, including schooling, chasing, and pecking at corals."
A partial list of things that (in my opinion) should be done before waiting another 6 months:
o Bug fixes and feature improvements that have already been discussed here.
o (quote) "Automatic lights. There will soon be a greatly expanded interface for customizing the background colors"
o The crystal improvements that have been promised.
o The various documentation, help-file, and UI improvements that have already been "promised" here.
o Perhaps even the starfish...
Now, I'm rather sure that Jim would rather keep focused on the realistic fish behavior. And I'm sure that expressing my personal opinion will draw some angry responses.
So, a question - if 6 months between Beta releases isn't very long, then how long in your opinion would be "too long"?
