About that surprise.... - Page 2

Jav400 · 05-19-2009, 10:31 AM

I doubt it will be anything like a shrimp. That one is probably going to be fairly complex and take some time to get the 3D model correct starting from scratch. As far as I know, Jim hasn't started on anything like that yet.

Jim Sachs · 05-19-2009, 10:42 AM

A Cleaner Shrimp would be a major project, so it would have to be part of a Creature Pack.

rctneil · 05-19-2009, 11:51 AM

You can do it Jim!!!!!

henemly · 05-19-2009, 03:24 PM

Maybe it's....

(alright, in the next 5 years then)

Jim Sachs · 05-19-2009, 05:09 PM

I'll be darned - he really does look like his avatar. My apologies for any prior offence. Take care of that sunburn, though.

henemly · 05-19-2009, 06:19 PM

Since it's hittin a hundred in Hiko now, 5 min. and yer done.
but what about the

saltwater horse

in ma3, Jim?

Jav400 · 05-19-2009, 06:30 PM

All those types of creatures won't be done until later on. Each one will have to be created in 3D totally from scratch. It will be a time consuming process, and I'm sure Jim has other things he wants to implement first.

Those type creatures will be made available in the creature packs offered later.

Jim Sachs · 05-19-2009, 07:07 PM

Yeah, what he said. A seahorse is one of the easier critters, so it will almost certainly be in the first Creature Pack.

Dathomir · 05-21-2009, 10:27 AM

So the creature pack will be released when exactly?

Not that we're impatient in any way of course

henemly · 05-21-2009, 10:37 AM

From info off this board, I'd guess at least a year, maybe 3.

jleslie · 05-21-2009, 11:14 AM

An optimist :-)

Jim Sachs · 05-21-2009, 11:41 AM

I don't do time estimates. There's no upside to it.
I'm having enough trouble with the simple little surprise creature I'm working on.

Jav400 · 05-21-2009, 12:15 PM

Creature huh??

OK if that's the case I might change my guess to be a nudibranch.

Dreamster · 05-21-2009, 12:46 PM

New creature? I thought the fish being overhauled was next on the agenda!

Overlord · 05-21-2009, 12:55 PM

Ok, I'll take a wild guess. It's an electric eel with Jim's name flashing across the side of the creature.

cohiba420 · 05-21-2009, 01:37 PM

hahahhahaha!
I have this image of a message flashing on and off in neon across the body of the eel....

"eat. at. jims."

Overlord · 05-21-2009, 01:49 PM

Yeah, but there is only one small glitch. You will need one of the new i7 core cpu's to be able to run it. Otherwise it could possibly reverse the magnetic poles of the earth and cause cataclysmic results!

Marian Nichols · 05-21-2009, 02:44 PM

Oh heaven forbid!

Mith · 05-21-2009, 09:42 PM

I broke into Jim's secret folder and found the surprise....

Ralph · 05-21-2009, 10:17 PM

My guess is one of these

05-19-2009, 10:31 AM	#21
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I doubt it will be anything like a shrimp. That one is probably going to be fairly complex and take some time to get the 3D model correct starting from scratch. As far as I know, Jim hasn't started on anything like that yet. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

05-19-2009, 10:42 AM	#22
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	A Cleaner Shrimp would be a major project, so it would have to be part of a Creature Pack. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-19-2009, 05:09 PM	#25
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I'll be darned - he really does look like his avatar. My apologies for any prior offence. Take care of that sunburn, though. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-19-2009, 06:30 PM	#27
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	All those types of creatures won't be done until later on. Each one will have to be created in 3D totally from scratch. It will be a time consuming process, and I'm sure Jim has other things he wants to implement first. Those type creatures will be made available in the creature packs offered later. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

05-19-2009, 07:07 PM	#28
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Yeah, what he said. A seahorse is one of the easier critters, so it will almost certainly be in the first Creature Pack. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-19-2009, 11:51 AM	#23
rctneil Registered Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 239	You can do it Jim!!!!!

05-19-2009, 03:24 PM	#24
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Maybe it's.... (alright, in the next 5 years then)

05-19-2009, 06:19 PM	#26
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Since it's hittin a hundred in Hiko now, 5 min. and yer done. but what about the saltwater horse in ma3, Jim?

05-21-2009, 10:27 AM	#29
Dathomir Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Limerick, Ireland Posts: 8	So the creature pack will be released when exactly? Not that we're impatient in any way of course

05-21-2009, 10:37 AM	#30
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	From info off this board, I'd guess at least a year, maybe 3.

05-21-2009, 11:14 AM	#31
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	An optimist :-)

05-21-2009, 11:41 AM	#32
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I don't do time estimates. There's no upside to it. I'm having enough trouble with the simple little surprise creature I'm working on. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-21-2009, 12:15 PM	#33
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Creature huh?? OK if that's the case I might change my guess to be a nudibranch. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

05-21-2009, 12:46 PM	#34
Dreamster Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 27	New creature? I thought the fish being overhauled was next on the agenda!

05-21-2009, 12:55 PM	#35
Overlord Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 72	Ok, I'll take a wild guess. It's an electric eel with Jim's name flashing across the side of the creature.

05-21-2009, 01:37 PM	#36
cohiba420 Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 63	hahahhahaha! I have this image of a message flashing on and off in neon across the body of the eel.... "eat. at. jims."

05-21-2009, 01:49 PM	#37
Overlord Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 72	Yeah, but there is only one small glitch. You will need one of the new i7 core cpu's to be able to run it. Otherwise it could possibly reverse the magnetic poles of the earth and cause cataclysmic results!

05-21-2009, 02:44 PM	#38
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Oh heaven forbid! Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

05-21-2009, 09:42 PM	#39
Mith Registered Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 140	I broke into Jim's secret folder and found the surprise....