03-13-2002, 02:58 PM | #181 |
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Silly Question (**again**)
This is for anyone to answer.....and I am sure it's just me, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen any of the fish interact with one another? I know it says (with the newer version) the smaller fish are suppose to get scared of the bigger fish sometimes & I haven't seen any of that yet. The reason I say "I am sure it's just me " is because maybe I haven't left my screen saver on long enough to see that happen.
If you have seen them get scared or any kind of interaction, please let me know and tell me what it looks like & I'll watch for it. Thanks. Aloha, Gerty |
03-13-2002, 03:43 PM | #182 |
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Fish Interaction
If you watch, when a smaller fish gets close to a larger fish, they will turn around and go the other direction.
This seems to be random of course. I hope some of this is correct. Of course Feldon will Elaborate more on it when he sees this post. Hope this helped. |
03-13-2002, 03:44 PM | #183 |
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With this latest version, Jim change the collision avoidance. In order for the fish to avoid swimming through each other, Jim made it so that the smaller fish turns away from the larger fish.
This is what it looks like: Lionfish is on a collision course witht he Percula Clown. When they meet, the percula clown will turn away from the bigger Lionfish. The smaller fish can also swim above or below the bigger fish.
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03-21-2002, 07:18 AM | #184 |
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Is it me, or do the fishes swim slower in this version? I've still got 99L running at the office and all the fish seem to zip around faster than 1.1 on my home pc. It could be the difference of drivers and what-not, but I thought maybe it was a programing change due to the addition of the lionfish or something. Anybody else notice this?
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03-21-2002, 09:39 AM | #185 |
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The Beta testers asked me to slow them down.
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03-21-2002, 05:17 PM | #186 |
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Did you have to slow all of them down, Jim? Is that an all or none programing thing, or couldn't you have just slowed some of them down? I personally think it seems more real when they zip around like in 99L. Maybe that's something you could add in 1.2 while programming individual behavior, certain fish will zip around and others will crawl.
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03-21-2002, 05:51 PM | #187 |
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Of course, when individual behavior is added, they will all behave... uh, individually.
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03-22-2002, 08:34 AM | #188 |
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Originally posted by Jim Sachs Of course, when individual behavior is added, they will all behave... uh, individually. LOL!!! <...so hard that I almost spit out my coffee> |
03-25-2002, 09:39 PM | #189 |
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My starfish keeps going left again, even after I reinstalled Version 1.1, and soon I only see half of it. Is this normal? Thank you for your advice
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03-26-2002, 05:59 AM | #190 |
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Frames
I'm really dissappointed with version 1.1, with 99L I had about 40fps and now I have 30fps, and the aquarium takes a lot longer to load when it starts
The lionfish is cool, but it's really to small and it's a bit blury. My frameproblems will not dissappear with the 3D Backgound right!? But I don'T understand why the fps-rate is so bad now, even without the lionfish displayed I have only 30fps |
03-26-2002, 06:04 AM | #191 |
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My frame rate has stayed the same. I have both versions on my computer.I have noted that both versions now take much longer to load and brighten up.
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03-26-2002, 06:32 AM | #192 |
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There have been several times that my fps have changed. Actually with this version they have gone back up some for me. Jim and the crew at Prolific have looked at this trying to figure out just why this happens, and what specific changes are causing this to occur.
You might try installing different drivers and see what results you get that way. That could make a difference and help some.
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03-26-2002, 10:06 AM | #193 |
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About a third of the users are reporting increased frame rates, a third decreased, and the rest unchanged. Life is like a box of chocolates -- You never know what you're going to get.
If you like .99L better, then just stick with it.
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03-26-2002, 11:34 AM | #194 |
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IXNAY,
Might be the right time to pick up a new video card. A really good one can be had for $45 these days.
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03-26-2002, 12:20 PM | #195 |
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Well I have a Rivat TNT2 with latest nvida detonator drivers, this should be enough I think, or am I wrong?
And Jim, I'm just looking forward to the next versions because they will rock I think I just hope I get better fps with the next versions... (and I use 1.1 because this new deepblue is much better than this ugly brightblue), go on with that great work! C YA IXNAY |
03-26-2002, 12:40 PM | #196 |
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Uh, this sounds strange, with a TNT2 you should expect higher frame rates then 30. Even with my oooooold matrox G200 I get 28 fps! Or am I wrong?
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03-26-2002, 01:41 PM | #197 |
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Originally posted by Jim Sachs hmmm.. Last time I saw an aquarium it was in a disco bar and I could see sometime a slow fish to suddenly kickstart and run. Was he on acid? This would be a great addition. Fishs that chase is also awsome to look at even if it last 3 seconds.
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03-26-2002, 09:22 PM | #198 |
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When personalities get added there will be some short chasing. No fish will ever get mangled or anything, but we should see some more action then.
IXNAY, As far as the 30 fps, it depends on what resolution you are running. If its as high as 1600x1200 that could be about right.
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03-27-2002, 05:21 AM | #199 |
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Uhm I just use 1024x768 with win2k. After reebooting I only have 30fps too. Any more ideas?
Thanks for all comments Last edited by IXNAY; 03-27-2002 at 05:26 AM. |
03-27-2002, 10:07 AM | #200 |
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Check your color depth. You may be running in 32 bit. Your frame rates should be much greater in 16 bit color.
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