Marine Aquarium 3 Rumors and Speculation - Page 51

Jim Sachs · 12-30-2007, 09:59 AM

I'm currently visiting Southern California and was hoping to finish up enough of the program here to get an Alpha version in the hands of the testers by tomorrow, but I found that I'm missing most of the bitmaps I needed to do that. I could have sworn that I dumped the entire folder to the memory stick I brought, but only three of the 50-or-so BMPs made it onto the stick. I'll be going back home Tuesday or Wednesday, and then will need another good day of work before the program is in any kind of shape to hand over to the testing team.

Sergiales · 12-30-2007, 11:33 AM

Thanks for the news, Jim.

Derrek · 12-30-2007, 11:43 AM

What is different between this Alpha version and what you released earlier a couple weeks back?

Wizwad · 12-30-2007, 02:55 PM

More of the 3D background has been completed - empty space-holders being filled in and such.

enigma63941 · 12-30-2007, 06:08 PM

How about a simple contest on the forum. The one winner will get to see a screen shot.

Jim Sachs · 12-30-2007, 06:11 PM

Ha - Yeah, the entry fee for the contest is $100. When we have 100 entries, a drawing will determine who gets to see a screen shot. There can be a new drawing every week, and I never have to actually come out with the program.

cjmaddy · 12-30-2007, 06:18 PM

Done! ... http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jbour...franklin12.jpg ...

Marian Nichols · 12-31-2007, 03:49 AM

Hee, hee, hee,

jmsquared · 01-01-2008, 09:26 AM

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you have a safe, healthy and happy one. Looking forward to MA3 (as it appears is everyone else).

ESHIREY · 01-01-2008, 01:59 PM

debavocet · 01-01-2008, 03:08 PM

At the moment I have MA 2.6 for Mac with 28 fish. I have a wide sceen but sometimes the fish swim off the edge and out of view. Is there an update out for Mac that will correct that?

Meanwhile, Happy New Year, you guys!

jleslie · 01-01-2008, 03:57 PM

Ed - you really are the king of the smilies!
(I've been meaning to say that for a long time.)

feldon34 · 01-01-2008, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by debavocet:

At the moment I have MA 2.6 for Mac with 28 fish. I have a wide sceen but sometimes the fish swim off the edge and out of view. Is there an update out for Mac that will correct that?

Happy New Year to you as well! This is a feature, not a bug.

ESHIREY · 01-01-2008, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by jleslie:

Ed - you really are the king of the smilies!
(I've been meaning to say that for a long time.)

Thank you. I try to post nice things.

Marian Nichols · 01-01-2008, 05:14 PM

Something we all knew already. He does have some great ones.

johnblommers · 01-01-2008, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by debavocet:

At the moment I have MA 2.6 for Mac with 28 fish. I have a wide sceen but sometimes the fish swim off the edge and out of view. Is there an update out for Mac that will correct that?

Mine does it too, the computer screen sides and top are not the actual glass walls of the aquarium. IMHO it feels like the fish have more freedom of motion as a result, not boxed in by the hard edges of my wide screen monitor. I'd go so far as to say that this is an artistic feature. Enjoy! And happy 2008!

Sergiales · 01-01-2008, 05:22 PM

I second that. He always welcomes new users with such nice animated gifs

Jav400 · 01-01-2008, 09:44 PM

I think Ed has been one of our best "official greeters" for quite some time, and as usual it is always appreciated Ed. Nice job.

johnblommers · 01-01-2008, 10:42 PM

Originally posted by Jav400:

I think Ed has been one of our best "official greeters" for quite some time, and as usual it is always appreciated Ed. Nice job.

Agreed, and Ed's also got the most hardcore hightech sig I've seen in quite some time. Go Ed!

ESHIREY · 01-02-2008, 02:20 PM

To everyone. I try.

12-30-2007, 09:59 AM	#1001
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	I'm currently visiting Southern California and was hoping to finish up enough of the program here to get an Alpha version in the hands of the testers by tomorrow, but I found that I'm missing most of the bitmaps I needed to do that. I could have sworn that I dumped the entire folder to the memory stick I brought, but only three of the 50-or-so BMPs made it onto the stick. I'll be going back home Tuesday or Wednesday, and then will need another good day of work before the program is in any kind of shape to hand over to the testing team. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-30-2007, 11:33 AM	#1002
Sergiales Software Engineer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 266	Thanks for the news, Jim. Sincerely, Sergio.

12-30-2007, 02:55 PM	#1004
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	More of the 3D background has been completed - empty space-holders being filled in and such. 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

12-30-2007, 06:11 PM	#1006
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	Ha - Yeah, the entry fee for the contest is $100. When we have 100 entries, a drawing will determine who gets to see a screen shot. There can be a new drawing every week, and I never have to actually come out with the program. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-31-2007, 03:49 AM	#1008
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Hee, hee, hee, Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

12-30-2007, 11:43 AM	#1003
Derrek Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 186	What is different between this Alpha version and what you released earlier a couple weeks back?

12-30-2007, 06:08 PM	#1005
enigma63941 Registered Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 247	How about a simple contest on the forum. The one winner will get to see a screen shot.

12-30-2007, 06:18 PM	#1007
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Done! ... http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jbour...franklin12.jpg ...

01-01-2008, 09:26 AM	#1009
jmsquared Registered Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Door County, Wisconsin Posts: 8	Happy New Year everyone! Hope you have a safe, healthy and happy one. Looking forward to MA3 (as it appears is everyone else).

01-01-2008, 01:59 PM	#1010
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Thank you for taking the time to read this.

01-01-2008, 03:08 PM	#1011
debavocet Welcome to the Quack House! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 56	At the moment I have MA 2.6 for Mac with 28 fish. I have a wide sceen but sometimes the fish swim off the edge and out of view. Is there an update out for Mac that will correct that? Meanwhile, Happy New Year, you guys!

01-01-2008, 03:57 PM	#1012
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	Ed - you really are the king of the smilies! (I've been meaning to say that for a long time.)

01-01-2008, 03:59 PM	#1013
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Originally posted by debavocet: At the moment I have MA 2.6 for Mac with 28 fish. I have a wide sceen but sometimes the fish swim off the edge and out of view. Is there an update out for Mac that will correct that? Happy New Year to you as well! This is a feature, not a bug. "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

01-01-2008, 04:44 PM	#1014
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Originally posted by jleslie: Ed - you really are the king of the smilies! (I've been meaning to say that for a long time.) Thank you. I try to post nice things. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

01-01-2008, 05:14 PM	#1015
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Something we all knew already. He does have some great ones. Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

01-01-2008, 05:21 PM	#1016
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	Originally posted by debavocet: At the moment I have MA 2.6 for Mac with 28 fish. I have a wide sceen but sometimes the fish swim off the edge and out of view. Is there an update out for Mac that will correct that? Mine does it too, the computer screen sides and top are not the actual glass walls of the aquarium. IMHO it feels like the fish have more freedom of motion as a result, not boxed in by the hard edges of my wide screen monitor. I'd go so far as to say that this is an artistic feature. Enjoy! And happy 2008! Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.

01-01-2008, 05:22 PM	#1017
Sergiales Software Engineer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 266	I second that. He always welcomes new users with such nice animated gifs Sincerely, Sergio.

01-01-2008, 09:44 PM	#1018
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I think Ed has been one of our best "official greeters" for quite some time, and as usual it is always appreciated Ed. Nice job. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

01-01-2008, 10:42 PM	#1019
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	Originally posted by Jav400: I think Ed has been one of our best "official greeters" for quite some time, and as usual it is always appreciated Ed. Nice job. Agreed, and Ed's also got the most hardcore hightech sig I've seen in quite some time. Go Ed! Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.

01-02-2008, 02:20 PM	#1020
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	To everyone. I try. Thank you for taking the time to read this.