Marine Aquarium 3 Comments & Appreciation - Page 29

drb123 · 03-30-2009, 09:08 AM

I have been using your screensaver for years now, and just upgraded to 3.0; excellent job!

Until now, I have taken a backseat, but i have a few wishes for a next upgrade.

First, there are some neat bottom dwelling fish such as the beautiful Mandarin Goby, that wold love to crawl along the bottom.

Second, there is nothing more fun on the reef than watching the clownfish interact with their host anenome. Can we get that interaction?

Last would be to ad some cool inverts such as the CandyCane Shrimp or even a colorful sea slug

I, of course, have no idea how difficult it would be to create this creatures and to create a sub-echo system like clownfish and anemone etc.

Thank you

Jav400 · 03-30-2009, 09:18 AM

stay tuned, all planned

You can check out our wishlist fro fish and creatures here.

philosopher · 03-30-2009, 10:18 AM

Jav,

I hadn't looked at the wishlist for quite a while. The thumbs-up, thumbs-down, and question marks are a nice addition.

Looking over the wishlist items it's easy to tell that Jim has knocked off quite a few of these. Would it be possible to add a "completed" column with check boxes for the ones that are done? I think it would be a great visual which would demonstrate all of Jim's hard work to date.

Jav400 · 03-30-2009, 10:58 AM

The ones that are done are on the fish guide page located here.

Since the release of MA3 Morgan and I need to go over all our pages and redo and update. But so far there haven't been enough hours in a day. We'll get there though..........

Wizwad · 03-30-2009, 03:07 PM

Heh - you'll also need to add the clams to that guide page soon. Or are you going to do a separate Fish Guide and Creature Guide as with the Wishlist?

cynigel · 04-01-2009, 09:42 AM

I would just like to express my appreciation to Jim (& Co) for this wonderful enhancement to what was already a stunning product.

I purchased SereneScreen way back at V1.1 & having been a keeper of marine fish & inverts for more than 20 years I really can see the realism, but V3 (even in Beta) just goes to a whole new level.

I had to give up keeping marines when I moved to Cyprus (too darn hot & chillers cost too much) and SereneScreen has always filled the massive whole left by my missing tanks.

OK so it's not an 8 footer, but V3 spreads beautifully across my 3x 24" w/s monitors to the point where I worry about falling in.

Jim you truly are a genius, please keep up the hard work. It's really appreciated.

CYNigel

P.S. I have seen you mention "the competition" in your posts, you really should stop this, THERE IS NO COMPETITION!! SereneScreen is and will remain No. 1

Jav400 · 04-01-2009, 10:05 AM

Glad you are enjoying it so much;

Welcome to the forums.

henemly · 04-01-2009, 10:42 AM

Welcome to the forum. Maybe a pic of yer monitors in action??

Originally posted by cynigel:

V3 spreads beautifully across my 3x 24" w/s monitors to the point where I worry about falling in.

patscarr · 04-01-2009, 04:18 PM

Wooo! I'd love to see 3 x 24" w/s monitors in action running MA3!

Simple Steve · 04-07-2009, 06:44 PM

Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?

Jack Gilvey · 04-08-2009, 08:05 AM

I'd been a beta guy and forum member from the original version oh so long ago, but had lost track of development. I remembered it yesterday and was excited to see a new version, so I grabbed the demo. Of course, after having my breath taken away I purchased it immediately.

Absolutely stunning, Jim.

I'm running a Core i7 cpu w/ a Radeon 4850 for video and at 1600x900/8x AA with 28 fish it's simply breathtaking. I can get it over 400fps with low sleep settings, but I have no idea what that does.

I'll be actively following your progress, for sure, and grabbing updates while they're hot!

feldon34 · 04-09-2009, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by Jack Gilvey:

I'm running a Core i7 cpu w/ a Radeon 4850 for video and at 1600x900/8x AA with 28 fish it's simply breathtaking. I can get it over 400fps with low sleep settings, but I have no idea what that does.

The vast majority of LCD monitors are capped at 60 or 70 Hz, so more than 400fps doesn't help, it just runs your graphics card hot.

Jack Gilvey · 04-09-2009, 10:29 AM

Of course, just playing with the setting to see its effect.

Jim Sachs · 04-09-2009, 11:30 AM

Welcome back, Jack.

Gus · 04-12-2009, 10:22 PM

Jim, am sure you have heard this many times over, but wanna add mine to say - You do GREAT work!!! Really enjoy it!

Jim Sachs · 04-13-2009, 10:24 AM

Thanks, Gus.

cohiba420 · 04-13-2009, 11:06 AM

Once again... great work Mr. Sachs. I know its still in dev., but you've done a beautiful job good sir!

Thanks for the early 33rd Birthday present!

Jim Sachs · 04-13-2009, 11:22 AM

Hmmm, you look a lot older.

Jav400 · 04-13-2009, 11:28 AM

Must be the Esplendidos

cohiba420 · 04-13-2009, 12:44 PM

heh... it comes with the 2 kids and running a call center for the last few years... :-D Nothing compared to the frustration/stress you must deal with trying to get this beautiful string of code to function as fully imagined. :-D

03-30-2009, 09:08 AM	#561
drb123 Registered Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	New to Forum; Wishlist I have been using your screensaver for years now, and just upgraded to 3.0; excellent job! Until now, I have taken a backseat, but i have a few wishes for a next upgrade. First, there are some neat bottom dwelling fish such as the beautiful Mandarin Goby, that wold love to crawl along the bottom. Second, there is nothing more fun on the reef than watching the clownfish interact with their host anenome. Can we get that interaction? Last would be to ad some cool inverts such as the CandyCane Shrimp or even a colorful sea slug I, of course, have no idea how difficult it would be to create this creatures and to create a sub-echo system like clownfish and anemone etc. Thank you

03-30-2009, 09:18 AM	#562
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	stay tuned, all planned You can check out our wishlist fro fish and creatures here. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-30-2009, 10:18 AM	#563
philosopher Registered Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 86	Wishlist Jav, I hadn't looked at the wishlist for quite a while. The thumbs-up, thumbs-down, and question marks are a nice addition. Looking over the wishlist items it's easy to tell that Jim has knocked off quite a few of these. Would it be possible to add a "completed" column with check boxes for the ones that are done? I think it would be a great visual which would demonstrate all of Jim's hard work to date. Sincerely, S. Justin Gengo "Out of chaos comes order." Nietzsche

03-30-2009, 10:58 AM	#564
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	The ones that are done are on the fish guide page located here. Since the release of MA3 Morgan and I need to go over all our pages and redo and update. But so far there haven't been enough hours in a day. We'll get there though.......... Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-30-2009, 03:07 PM	#565
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	Heh - you'll also need to add the clams to that guide page soon. Or are you going to do a separate Fish Guide and Creature Guide as with the Wishlist? Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

04-01-2009, 09:42 AM	#566
cynigel Registered Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Paphos, Cyprus Posts: 1	Truly Amazing. I would just like to express my appreciation to Jim (& Co) for this wonderful enhancement to what was already a stunning product. I purchased SereneScreen way back at V1.1 & having been a keeper of marine fish & inverts for more than 20 years I really can see the realism, but V3 (even in Beta) just goes to a whole new level. I had to give up keeping marines when I moved to Cyprus (too darn hot & chillers cost too much) and SereneScreen has always filled the massive whole left by my missing tanks. OK so it's not an 8 footer, but V3 spreads beautifully across my 3x 24" w/s monitors to the point where I worry about falling in. Jim you truly are a genius, please keep up the hard work. It's really appreciated. CYNigel P.S. I have seen you mention "the competition" in your posts, you really should stop this, THERE IS NO COMPETITION!! SereneScreen is and will remain No. 1

04-01-2009, 10:05 AM	#567
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Glad you are enjoying it so much; Welcome to the forums. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-01-2009, 10:42 AM	#568
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Welcome to the forum. Maybe a pic of yer monitors in action?? Originally posted by cynigel: V3 spreads beautifully across my 3x 24" w/s monitors to the point where I worry about falling in.

04-01-2009, 04:18 PM	#569
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Wooo! I'd love to see 3 x 24" w/s monitors in action running MA3! Patrick

04-07-2009, 06:44 PM	#570
Simple Steve Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 25	Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Friends don't let friends eat carp.

04-08-2009, 08:05 AM	#571
Jack Gilvey Registered Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	I'd been a beta guy and forum member from the original version oh so long ago, but had lost track of development. I remembered it yesterday and was excited to see a new version, so I grabbed the demo. Of course, after having my breath taken away I purchased it immediately. Absolutely stunning, Jim. I'm running a Core i7 cpu w/ a Radeon 4850 for video and at 1600x900/8x AA with 28 fish it's simply breathtaking. I can get it over 400fps with low sleep settings, but I have no idea what that does. I'll be actively following your progress, for sure, and grabbing updates while they're hot!

04-09-2009, 09:47 AM	#572
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Originally posted by Jack Gilvey: I'm running a Core i7 cpu w/ a Radeon 4850 for video and at 1600x900/8x AA with 28 fish it's simply breathtaking. I can get it over 400fps with low sleep settings, but I have no idea what that does. The vast majority of LCD monitors are capped at 60 or 70 Hz, so more than 400fps doesn't help, it just runs your graphics card hot. "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

04-09-2009, 10:29 AM	#573
Jack Gilvey Registered Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	Of course, just playing with the setting to see its effect.

04-09-2009, 11:30 AM	#574
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Welcome back, Jack. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-12-2009, 10:22 PM	#575
Gus Registered Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 1	Jim, am sure you have heard this many times over, but wanna add mine to say - You do GREAT work!!! Really enjoy it!

04-13-2009, 10:24 AM	#576
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Thanks, Gus. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-13-2009, 11:06 AM	#577
cohiba420 Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 63	Love the Clams! Once again... great work Mr. Sachs. I know its still in dev., but you've done a beautiful job good sir! Thanks for the early 33rd Birthday present!

04-13-2009, 11:22 AM	#578
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Hmmm, you look a lot older. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-13-2009, 11:28 AM	#579
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Must be the Esplendidos Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-13-2009, 12:44 PM	#580
cohiba420 Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 63	heh... it comes with the 2 kids and running a call center for the last few years... :-D Nothing compared to the frustration/stress you must deal with trying to get this beautiful string of code to function as fully imagined. :-D