Wishlist for Marine Aquarium 3 and Future - Page 34

Jim Sachs · 03-20-2003, 11:55 AM

Yes.

CephaloP · 03-20-2003, 12:35 PM

News keeps getting better and better!

Not that I'm especially happy to see non-Jim-created fish, but the fish that had been slated for another ss were some of the nicest.

Calloplesiops Altivelis, Garibaldi, Panther Grouper, Sweet Lips Clown, Mandarin Goby...

feldon34 · 03-20-2003, 12:56 PM

Ok ok. We'll have a voting system in the wishlist soon.

I was very happy to remove those red X's.

Wingnut · 03-21-2003, 09:49 AM

I haven't seen mention of the Powder Brown Tang.... Really should be added if it's not on the list already... really a beautiful fish...

feldon34 · 03-21-2003, 10:38 AM

The Naso/Japanese/Powder Brown Tang is near the top of my internal list. I might've neglected to add it to the Wishlist tho.

SDA · 03-22-2003, 01:23 PM

I look forward to the fish packs - seahorses, crabs, snails etc would be my top pick!

Wingnut · 03-25-2003, 04:06 PM

Cool about the brown/naso... The one in your pic looks real washed out though.... Much prettier than that.

Wingnut · 03-25-2003, 04:15 PM

I just noticed the Harliquin Tusk on the wishlist page... I had what I think was the Australian (been a year or two since I sold my tank so I forget), but it is far more colorful.... You might consider swapping out for this...

Digital Lungfish · 03-25-2003, 08:03 PM

Panther Grouper, Sweet Lips Clown

Those were fish I submitted to the wish list (stands proud).

Now, whether they see the light of day or not is another story altogether.

Morgan,

Speaking of fish on the wish list (don't worry, I promise I'm not going to ask you when the list will be updated again

heh), I remember somewhere that you said the reason that Jim doesn't want to do certain fish is because they would look like cartoon characters due to their coloration (which ruled out my hopes for Wrasses and Parrotfish). If that's so, then why is the Harlequin Tuskfish on the list? Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting it be removed from the list as it certainly is a worthy contender for the MA, but is it fair to put a fish like the Harlequin on the list when there are certain Wrasses and Parrotfish that aren't nearly as "cartoon-like" in appearance as the Harlequin? Just curious...

Since the juvenile only consideration has obviously past with the upcoming Imperator, I would like to add another fish to the list. The Bluefaced Angel. With the proper lighting the face on this one would be outstanding, it has long been a favorite of mine. I had one in my home aquarium for some time. This photo doesn't do justice to the real thing, but it gives you an idea.

Not bad Jav, not bad at all! But it looks similar to the adult Queen Angel. So far Jim has avoided doing the adult Queen Angel (although the one he just replaced was very close to that), so is he likely to consider doing something that looks like it?

Speaking of the Queen, here's living proof that adult Queen Angels can be stunning and more reason why Jim SHOULD do one -

Jim Sachs · 03-25-2003, 08:08 PM

But they're so darn BIG!

Digital Lungfish · 03-25-2003, 08:13 PM

But they're so darn BIG!

Yes, but so is the Emperor and yet we now have an adult Emperor in the MA. Can't you make an adult Queen the same size as the Emperor? Plllllleeeeease Jim???

Jav400 · 03-25-2003, 08:14 PM

The Blue Face is slightly smaller.

I know I know, it was a cheap shot. I like the adult Queen also.

feldon34 · 03-25-2003, 08:35 PM

Which is why a sensible SS Aquarium user would substitute 1 adult for 2 juveniles. I'd rather not have it be a built-in restriction but rather an option.

It will be so much easier with the 3D background. We'll be able to put ~10 fish, but if I put a couple of big fish, I have the discipline to reduce the number correspondingly.

Digital Lungfish · 03-25-2003, 11:12 PM

Which is why a sensible SS Aquarium user would substitute 1 adult for 2 juveniles. I'd rather not have it be a built-in restriction but rather an option.

Now there's a really good idea, seriously. Ever considered doing that with the MA Jim?

feldon34 · 03-26-2003, 11:29 AM

I've been speaking with Reichart over the possible additions to the Settings box. I will add this to our list right now.

klaatu · 03-28-2003, 06:22 PM

Long thread here, I didn't make it all the way through so please excuse me if I missed this being said lately.
I have seen the Wishlist where it says that this sort of time-based lighting idea isn't likely to happen. I sure would like to see that though. I use a wallpaper now which uses timelapse photography to show different scenes at all times of day/night so it's like being someplace else. It's something I always desire to see in a computer screensaver or wallpaper. I also have a 3D virtual desktop "world" that can change (clouds, sun, moon, lighting) according to the computer system clock.
Although I never have had an aquarium, my younger sister does and that's how I learned of the SereneScreen one because she was using it when I went for a Christmas visit. It's very good, something I find fascinatingly realistic. However, those lighting changes are too rapid for me, apparently having only a permanent setting if you choose not to have it set to automatic.
Great program, Jim Sachs! Hope to see other forms of this kind of thing done someday (hear there's a butterfly thing in the works).

feldon34 · 03-28-2003, 07:08 PM

Yes, a few people have requested this. Although it kind of defeats the point of a screen saver to stay bright for 12 hours, then dark for 12 hours doesn't it?

Jim Sachs · 03-29-2003, 12:16 AM

Actually, nighttime is when I turn the lights ON in my aquarium.

klaatu · 03-29-2003, 12:52 AM

Yep, I realize the bulb for the aquarium should go on at night. What I was thinking it could be like is for sunlight variation during the daytime (no idea what would be correct to do for nighttime variations... power brown/blackouts?), so sunrise would be golden colored lighting from one side, and reddened at sunset coming from the other side. Clouds passing overhead would cause shadows, thus periods of darkness (possibly settable as lots or little or fast or slow changes).

Of course the way automatic lighting looks now is fine enough for a screensaver. Now the static setting that doesn't change would mean the clock-based kind isn't such a terrible idea. The rippling light still moves the brightness around. And modern computer screens aren't susceptible to phosphor burn-in like they once were.

Jim Sachs · 03-29-2003, 11:36 AM

Clouds? Your aquarium is outside?

03-20-2003, 11:55 AM	#661
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	Yes. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-20-2003, 12:56 PM	#663
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Ok ok. We'll have a voting system in the wishlist soon. I was very happy to remove those red X's. "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

03-21-2003, 10:38 AM	#665
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	The Naso/Japanese/Powder Brown Tang is near the top of my internal list. I might've neglected to add it to the Wishlist tho. "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

03-25-2003, 08:08 PM	#670
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	But they're so darn BIG! Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-25-2003, 08:13 PM	#671
Digital Lungfish Obey the toad! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 2,557	But they're so darn BIG! Yes, but so is the Emperor and yet we now have an adult Emperor in the MA. Can't you make an adult Queen the same size as the Emperor? Plllllleeeeease Jim??? Steve www.tron-sector.com - www.badcartridge.com - www.classicgaming.com - www.dinofish.com Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday...

03-20-2003, 12:35 PM	#662
CephaloP lurking in the shadows... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: just a few paces south o' the old willow Posts: 151	News keeps getting better and better! Not that I'm especially happy to see non-Jim-created fish, but the fish that had been slated for another ss were some of the nicest. Calloplesiops Altivelis, Garibaldi, Panther Grouper, Sweet Lips Clown, Mandarin Goby...

03-21-2003, 09:49 AM	#664
Wingnut Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 15	I haven't seen mention of the Powder Brown Tang.... Really should be added if it's not on the list already... really a beautiful fish...

03-22-2003, 01:23 PM	#666
SDA Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 9	I look forward to the fish packs - seahorses, crabs, snails etc would be my top pick!

03-25-2003, 04:06 PM	#667
Wingnut Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 15	Cool about the brown/naso... The one in your pic looks real washed out though.... Much prettier than that.

03-25-2003, 08:14 PM	#672
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	The Blue Face is slightly smaller. I know I know, it was a cheap shot. I like the adult Queen also. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-25-2003, 08:35 PM	#673
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Which is why a sensible SS Aquarium user would substitute 1 adult for 2 juveniles. I'd rather not have it be a built-in restriction but rather an option. It will be so much easier with the 3D background. We'll be able to put ~10 fish, but if I put a couple of big fish, I have the discipline to reduce the number correspondingly. "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

03-25-2003, 11:12 PM	#674
Digital Lungfish Obey the toad! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 2,557	Which is why a sensible SS Aquarium user would substitute 1 adult for 2 juveniles. I'd rather not have it be a built-in restriction but rather an option. Now there's a really good idea, seriously. Ever considered doing that with the MA Jim? Steve www.tron-sector.com - www.badcartridge.com - www.classicgaming.com - www.dinofish.com Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday...

03-26-2003, 11:29 AM	#675
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	I've been speaking with Reichart over the possible additions to the Settings box. I will add this to our list right now. "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

03-28-2003, 06:22 PM	#676
klaatu Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 16	Lighting based on System Clock time Long thread here, I didn't make it all the way through so please excuse me if I missed this being said lately. I have seen the Wishlist where it says that this sort of time-based lighting idea isn't likely to happen. I sure would like to see that though. I use a wallpaper now which uses timelapse photography to show different scenes at all times of day/night so it's like being someplace else. It's something I always desire to see in a computer screensaver or wallpaper. I also have a 3D virtual desktop "world" that can change (clouds, sun, moon, lighting) according to the computer system clock. Although I never have had an aquarium, my younger sister does and that's how I learned of the SereneScreen one because she was using it when I went for a Christmas visit. It's very good, something I find fascinatingly realistic. However, those lighting changes are too rapid for me, apparently having only a permanent setting if you choose not to have it set to automatic. Great program, Jim Sachs! Hope to see other forms of this kind of thing done someday (hear there's a butterfly thing in the works).

03-28-2003, 07:08 PM	#677
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Yes, a few people have requested this. Although it kind of defeats the point of a screen saver to stay bright for 12 hours, then dark for 12 hours doesn't it? "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

03-29-2003, 12:16 AM	#678
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	Actually, nighttime is when I turn the lights ON in my aquarium. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-29-2003, 12:52 AM	#679
klaatu Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 16	Yep, I realize the bulb for the aquarium should go on at night. What I was thinking it could be like is for sunlight variation during the daytime (no idea what would be correct to do for nighttime variations... power brown/blackouts?), so sunrise would be golden colored lighting from one side, and reddened at sunset coming from the other side. Clouds passing overhead would cause shadows, thus periods of darkness (possibly settable as lots or little or fast or slow changes). Of course the way automatic lighting looks now is fine enough for a screensaver. Now the static setting that doesn't change would mean the clock-based kind isn't such a terrible idea. The rippling light still moves the brightness around. And modern computer screens aren't susceptible to phosphor burn-in like they once were.

03-29-2003, 11:36 AM	#680
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	Clouds? Your aquarium is outside? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium