** Goldfish Aquarium version 5034 (July 23rd)!!!** - Page 2

ROBinLA · 07-24-2003, 04:59 PM

I agree the overhead perspective needs something...not sure what...maybe ripples or a background to simulate the bottom of a pond or something to keep it from looking like "fish in space". Love the new fish and the floating debris.
rob

07-24-2003, 06:48 PM

Much better! Morgan and Jack are great additions to the gang. Now I can have five fish that I really like in the tank at one time, and still have a couple more that I really like "waiting in the wings." It is also great that the fish don't disappear off screen into the "fish dimension" for extended periods of time.
I've noticed that at least two fish (Oreo and Algernon) tend to flicker sometimes when they are in the upper right quadrant of The Tank. It is almost like the morphing issue, except that they just flicker from one place to another close by. Also, there is something about the blue of the background that hearkens back to the cartoony feel that I got when I first downloaded the GA oh so many months ago.
But hey, don't get me wrong. These are simply Beta Tester observations. All in all the tank is looking wonderful. I can't wait until 3 Freidas count as one. And I'm especially looking forward to whatever new fish are going to be added. Reichart, you and your crew are doing a great job.

07-24-2003, 06:54 PM

I just mentioned this in the New Beta thread. I've only noticed it happening in the top right quadrant of the tank, and only to Oreo and Algernon so far; sort of like the morphing issue but not through anything.

Tornado Tom · 07-24-2003, 09:48 PM

oh yaaa! very cool. getting better all the time.

Me like 7 fish = 10 fish now! :-)

memilm · 07-24-2003, 11:36 PM

The new fishes are great.
All the tanks but especially The Pond is too dark for me for maximun setting for background and foreground. Is there a way to give more lighting to the Tanks?

IXNAY · 07-25-2003, 03:55 AM

Hey I think Morgan is a bit to black. I would like to see his eyes.

clifdene · 07-25-2003, 05:23 AM

What happened to my last post? It has been deleted or moved.

feldon34 · 07-25-2003, 09:33 AM

Your last post was here:
https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...1509#post31509

Liath · 07-25-2003, 10:26 AM

I have seen it in all the fish now. It seems to happen everytime the fish get too close too eachother. Did prolific change something with the collision avoidance programing?

clifdene · 07-25-2003, 10:32 AM

Thanks Morgan. I thought I had placed a shortcut to my post. No response though!

Jim Sachs · 07-25-2003, 10:54 AM

Wouldn't you tremble if a fish as big as you were getting very close?

kona001 · 07-25-2003, 10:54 AM

This version is awesome. I have to say they really did it this time.

WoW....I have no complaints...

I did see the ghosting problem with the black moor as he laid toward the bottom back of the tank on the left of the big rock.

The all white fish "Brando" needs a red cap on his head to make him look similar to my old "extra fat" goldfish. "I fed it too many pellets" so it plumped up nicely. My old goldfish would actually come over to my hand in the tank and would like to be rubbed in the belly. Few people believe me when I tell them that, but it was true.

15 dollars is an awesome price. I bought one for my girlfriend.
I don't remember Sachs tank getting so many new fish so quickly. I'm in shock at how many in so little time.

I would love to see an all white Oreo also. That probably wouldn't be too hard to do.

Thanks LifeGlobe for such a wonderful product.

feldon34 · 07-25-2003, 11:26 AM

We got 2 new fish every month for about 6 months there, going from 7 fish to 20.

https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/archive.html

Hopefully we get more saltwater fish in an add-on pack some day.

Reichart · 07-25-2003, 11:44 AM

1. Q: Are the names of the fish the names of the species or were the names given to them by the developers? And is Morgan -> Feldon? If yes you should name a fish "Sachs"
A: The names are names we came up. "Morgan" is not Feldon. But we liked the fact that the name we chose (for a good reason) also is Morgan's name.

2. Q: For the next version I would be pleased to see an option were you can let the several tankpresets cycle every few minutes.
A: Yes, when it fades to black, new Tank. Agreed.

3. Q: But if you add this feature please make sure to add an option were you can exclude some tankpresets from the cycle.
A: Yup, on the list.

4. Q: Do you plan to make more than one basic background? I
A: Yes, after 1.0.

5. Q: It's not working on my mac.
A: We are working on that.

6. Q: maybe needs variation in sound to go with the increase/decrease of bubbles?
A: Agreed. On the list. I don't currently like the sound.

7. Q: the fish are "still" able to morph through the plants.
A: Yup, working on that bug.

8. Q: I like the larger number of fish in the pond but it still looks like fish floating in space. Needs ripples and a few pond plants
A: this is one of those, we could do it, so we did features. In the future, we will beef this up, add effects, etc... I think when we work on it, it will be come one of the most beautiful views.

9. Q: Still, it's a little strange to see them all lined up with their noses firmly attached to the sides of the tank.
A: Yes, we agree. and we plan to continue to improve this.

10. Q: I've noticed that at least two fish (Oreo and Algernon) tend to flicker sometimes
A: Yup, we are trying to nail this (hence beta). But we are close.

11. Reichart, you and your crew are doing a great job.
A: Thank you, the crew does most of the work, I just complain alot.

12. All the tanks but especially The Pond is too dark for me for maximun setting for background and foreground. Is there a way to give more lighting to the Tanks?
A: Hmmmm, could it be your video card settings? Perhaps the contrast is high on the monitor?

13. Hey I think Morgan is a bit to black. I would like to see his eyes.
A: What I love about having a fish named Morgan is all the confusion it will cuase here

14. would love to see an all white Oreo also.
A: Yup, more fish will come after 1.0, that is the fun of this type of product. Also, being Goldfish, the whole point is all the subtle variations. Same goes for the BG tanks as well. More will come.

raven · 07-25-2003, 11:50 AM

Noticed it too...

Freida was 'backing away' from Oreo and it looked as if she was being pulled backwards and she was shaking at the same time.

So far I haven't noticed any other problems, am really pleased with this version of the Goldfish Aquarium

07-25-2003, 01:17 PM

Yeah, I noticed it this morning in the lower left quadrant of the tank, Algernon again. So far it's the only bug I've seen. I haven't noticed whether that one plant on the left still plants and replants itself.

Mountainmaster · 07-25-2003, 02:39 PM

With GA 5034 running in 1600 x 1200 32 bit, I press the spacebar to go to the settings screen (fish tab), then I press the ok-button or spacebar. When GA comes up again it runs in default system resolution, 1152 x 864 16 bit.

Update:
Unfortunately it is one of those inconsistent bugs, because it happens only 1 out of 5 times or so. Once it even went to 1920 X 1200 32 bit.

I noticed that at the same time the sound also reverts back to "always on", while I have set it to "when active".

Goldfish Aquarium 5034
CPU type: P4 3GHz
Windows XP home
Motherboard: MSI 865PE Neo2-LS
Video card: ASUS v9560 FX5600 128 MB
Sound card: SB Audigy 2
DirectX 9.0b

Louis · 07-25-2003, 02:44 PM

6. Q: maybe needs variation in sound to go with the increase/decrease of bubbles?
A: Agreed. On the list. I don't currently like the sound.

Would you consider to add shortcut keys for increase/decrease of bubbles. ???????

Don't forget to make the excluding some fishes from the selection
panel !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

sunny · 07-26-2003, 12:38 AM

this version is better than the previous ones...good job and thanks. i like its features a lot. but some strange things happen.
monstro goes transparent!!!
please refer pic below.

AquaMan · 07-26-2003, 05:41 PM

Reichart, if complaining continues to provide your artist and programmers with the needed fuel to constantly amaze and thrill us, please let me be the first to say, complain on and on and on.
Thanks
Jim, although the GA is not your baby, I thank you for providing the inspiration and support for this program and I look forward to MA 3D with great anticipation.

07-24-2003, 06:48 PM	#22
klyntun Guest Posts: n/a	Yay! Much better! Morgan and Jack are great additions to the gang. Now I can have five fish that I really like in the tank at one time, and still have a couple more that I really like "waiting in the wings." It is also great that the fish don't disappear off screen into the "fish dimension" for extended periods of time. I've noticed that at least two fish (Oreo and Algernon) tend to flicker sometimes when they are in the upper right quadrant of The Tank. It is almost like the morphing issue, except that they just flicker from one place to another close by. Also, there is something about the blue of the background that hearkens back to the cartoony feel that I got when I first downloaded the GA oh so many months ago. But hey, don't get me wrong. These are simply Beta Tester observations. All in all the tank is looking wonderful. I can't wait until 3 Freidas count as one. And I'm especially looking forward to whatever new fish are going to be added. Reichart, you and your crew are doing a great job.

07-24-2003, 06:54 PM	#23
klyntun Guest Posts: n/a	Ditto I just mentioned this in the New Beta thread. I've only noticed it happening in the top right quadrant of the tank, and only to Oreo and Algernon so far; sort of like the morphing issue but not through anything.

07-24-2003, 09:48 PM	#24
Tornado Tom Tommy Turtle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Edmonton, AB, CA Posts: 78	Me like oh yaaa! very cool. getting better all the time. Me like 7 fish = 10 fish now! :-) 14 Little Fish Needs A New Larger Aquarium!

07-25-2003, 03:55 AM	#26
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Hey I think Morgan is a bit to black. I would like to see his eyes. IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

07-25-2003, 09:33 AM	#28
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Your last post was here: https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...1509#post31509 "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-24-2003, 04:59 PM	#21
ROBinLA Registered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 101	I agree the overhead perspective needs something...not sure what...maybe ripples or a background to simulate the bottom of a pond or something to keep it from looking like "fish in space". Love the new fish and the floating debris. rob

07-24-2003, 11:36 PM	#25
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	The new fishes are great. All the tanks but especially The Pond is too dark for me for maximun setting for background and foreground. Is there a way to give more lighting to the Tanks?

07-25-2003, 05:23 AM	#27
clifdene Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: UK Posts: 168	What happened to my last post? It has been deleted or moved.

07-25-2003, 10:26 AM	#29
Liath Still here in spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 637	I have seen it in all the fish now. It seems to happen everytime the fish get too close too eachother. Did prolific change something with the collision avoidance programing? Liath Appleton University of Michigan Museum of Zoology My Homepage Why I've been gone

07-25-2003, 10:32 AM	#30
clifdene Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: UK Posts: 168	Thanks Morgan. I thought I had placed a shortcut to my post. No response though!

07-25-2003, 10:54 AM	#31
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Wouldn't you tremble if a fish as big as you were getting very close? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

07-25-2003, 10:54 AM	#32
kona001 New Husband and new Aquarium Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 318	AWESOME This version is awesome. I have to say they really did it this time. WoW....I have no complaints... I did see the ghosting problem with the black moor as he laid toward the bottom back of the tank on the left of the big rock. The all white fish "Brando" needs a red cap on his head to make him look similar to my old "extra fat" goldfish. "I fed it too many pellets" so it plumped up nicely. My old goldfish would actually come over to my hand in the tank and would like to be rubbed in the belly. Few people believe me when I tell them that, but it was true. 15 dollars is an awesome price. I bought one for my girlfriend. I don't remember Sachs tank getting so many new fish so quickly. I'm in shock at how many in so little time. I would love to see an all white Oreo also. That probably wouldn't be too hard to do. Thanks LifeGlobe for such a wonderful product.

07-25-2003, 11:26 AM	#33
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	We got 2 new fish every month for about 6 months there, going from 7 fish to 20. https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/archive.html Hopefully we get more saltwater fish in an add-on pack some day. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-25-2003, 11:44 AM	#34
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	New GA 1. Q: Are the names of the fish the names of the species or were the names given to them by the developers? And is Morgan -> Feldon? If yes you should name a fish "Sachs" A: The names are names we came up. "Morgan" is not Feldon. But we liked the fact that the name we chose (for a good reason) also is Morgan's name. 2. Q: For the next version I would be pleased to see an option were you can let the several tankpresets cycle every few minutes. A: Yes, when it fades to black, new Tank. Agreed. 3. Q: But if you add this feature please make sure to add an option were you can exclude some tankpresets from the cycle. A: Yup, on the list. 4. Q: Do you plan to make more than one basic background? I A: Yes, after 1.0. 5. Q: It's not working on my mac. A: We are working on that. 6. Q: maybe needs variation in sound to go with the increase/decrease of bubbles? A: Agreed. On the list. I don't currently like the sound. 7. Q: the fish are "still" able to morph through the plants. A: Yup, working on that bug. 8. Q: I like the larger number of fish in the pond but it still looks like fish floating in space. Needs ripples and a few pond plants A: this is one of those, we could do it, so we did features. In the future, we will beef this up, add effects, etc... I think when we work on it, it will be come one of the most beautiful views. 9. Q: Still, it's a little strange to see them all lined up with their noses firmly attached to the sides of the tank. A: Yes, we agree. and we plan to continue to improve this. 10. Q: I've noticed that at least two fish (Oreo and Algernon) tend to flicker sometimes A: Yup, we are trying to nail this (hence beta). But we are close. 11. Reichart, you and your crew are doing a great job. A: Thank you, the crew does most of the work, I just complain alot. 12. All the tanks but especially The Pond is too dark for me for maximun setting for background and foreground. Is there a way to give more lighting to the Tanks? A: Hmmmm, could it be your video card settings? Perhaps the contrast is high on the monitor? 13. Hey I think Morgan is a bit to black. I would like to see his eyes. A: What I love about having a fish named Morgan is all the confusion it will cuase here 14. would love to see an all white Oreo also. A: Yup, more fish will come after 1.0, that is the fun of this type of product. Also, being Goldfish, the whole point is all the subtle variations. Same goes for the BG tanks as well. More will come. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

07-25-2003, 11:50 AM	#35
raven Perculiar Clownfish Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 147	Noticed it too... Freida was 'backing away' from Oreo and it looked as if she was being pulled backwards and she was shaking at the same time. So far I haven't noticed any other problems, am really pleased with this version of the Goldfish Aquarium

07-25-2003, 01:17 PM	#36
klyntun Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, I noticed it this morning in the lower left quadrant of the tank, Algernon again. So far it's the only bug I've seen. I haven't noticed whether that one plant on the left still plants and replants itself.

07-25-2003, 02:44 PM	#38
Louis Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 35	Re: New GA 6. Q: maybe needs variation in sound to go with the increase/decrease of bubbles? A: Agreed. On the list. I don't currently like the sound. Would you consider to add shortcut keys for increase/decrease of bubbles. ??????? Don't forget to make the excluding some fishes from the selection panel !!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks

07-26-2003, 05:41 PM	#40
AquaMan Registered Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 7	Reichart, if complaining continues to provide your artist and programmers with the needed fuel to constantly amaze and thrill us, please let me be the first to say, complain on and on and on. Thanks Jim, although the GA is not your baby, I thank you for providing the inspiration and support for this program and I look forward to MA 3D with great anticipation. Life is in the sea.