what I dream of... (feature request) - Page 2

ewald · 02-25-2004, 04:31 PM

...and when the freshwater aquarium is available we could run them both this way at the same time in the background...

sunny · 03-08-2004, 11:26 PM

hmmm...i wish that jim ss (in future) fishes will have the grown-up (turn from juvenile to adult) feature....
once you install the ss , fishes will grow from time to time and vice-versa...
of course , guess i have to wait until creatures pack and 3d background is done...
jim , could you consider this idea?

Jim Sachs · 03-09-2004, 12:15 AM

I don't think so. The juvenile versions of these fish are always prettier, and the adult ones are very large. An adult Queen Angel would fill the screen at this scale.

sunny · 03-09-2004, 12:20 AM

oh well...there goes my two cents..hehehe

Tiny Turtle · 03-09-2004, 02:50 AM

Jim,
Wouldn't it be good to insert a little text file called "Additional information" reachabel via a button in the settings screen? It could mention stuff likt the fact that all the fish in the tank are juveniles (as adults would be to large), that the lionfish can be spotted as a young specimen due to it's lack of horns and so on. I'm sure someone at Prolific could write a piece like that together (and if not, I know a few fellows on the forum that would

) and insert a button into the Settings.

/Tiny Suggestion

cjmaddy · 03-09-2004, 04:19 AM

To be fair to Jim, he has already agreed to something along those lines Tiny, - but I do agree with you that some form of text file (readme?), is long overdue.

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
Cliff - that's a good idea regarding explanation text in the About screen.

/Tiny missed that one!

iMark · 03-09-2004, 06:07 AM

Here's a feature I would like. You know how the Goldfish changes tank configuration every so many 'x' minutes...well...it would be neat if the Aquarium just changed fish every so many 'x' minutes when you have it set either to random, or say maybe three or so different set choices...something like that. We run the Aquarium on a plasma in our reception area all day long, alternating days with the goldfish aquarium, and we think it would be nice if the fish changed automatically every so often instead of having to do it manually.

drfish · 03-09-2004, 06:32 AM

...wish list...

Not going to happen. It's been discussed before. Where's that FAQ link Morgan???

Cool setup BTW iMark!

Jav400 · 03-09-2004, 06:41 AM

Why are we doing this here instead of the wishlist?

drfish · 03-09-2004, 06:55 AM

Why talk about it in the wishlist when it should be in the FAQ? *ducks*

<font size="1">Seriously, where is that FAQ link??? I can't even get the pop-up in IE anymore...</font>

Tiny Turtle · 03-09-2004, 08:58 AM

You gotta log out of the forum and then re-visit while not logged in for it to appear...

/TT

drfish · 03-09-2004, 09:10 AM

It doesn't show up... Even if I'm using IE on a computer I've never visited with before (at work anyway)... Do you have to be logged out for a certain amount of time first or something?

feldon34 · 03-09-2004, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by iMark
Here's a feature I would like. You know how the Goldfish changes tank configuration every so many 'x' minutes...well...it would be neat if the Aquarium just changed fish every so many 'x' minutes when you have it set either to random, or say maybe three or so different set choices...something like that.

The Mac version of GOLDFISH will be getting this feature.

Jim Sachs · 03-09-2004, 09:38 AM

I never approved this for either version.

feldon34 · 03-09-2004, 10:28 AM

Ok, I was thinking of Goldfish.

So you do not want an option for the tank to fade to black and then fade back up with different fish?

Jim Sachs · 03-09-2004, 11:09 AM

Nope. Real aquariums almost never do this, and reloading objects on the fly is asking for memory frag problems.

iMark · 03-09-2004, 11:21 AM

Thanks for the answer...it's not a problem...just thought it might be a nice feature, a la the goldfish. There are so many great fish, we'll just set up three different sets of 8 fish to run the three different days of the week that we run the aquarium, and enjoy the changing goldfish on the days we run it's tank...

sunny · 03-11-2004, 11:32 PM

jim,
could we have an option to change the fish color textures?
of cours the color option is determine by you.

eg: a percula clown fish (normally seen in orange and white stripe)

so the option is to change the normal color to something like black and white stripe or purple and white stripe percula...
just an idea...

feldon34 · 03-11-2004, 11:58 PM

The Aquarium is all about realism. We might see a Maroon Clown or some other species, but it would be realistic.

sunny · 03-12-2004, 12:53 AM

Originally posted by feldon28
The Aquarium is all about realism. We might see a Maroon Clown or some other species, but it would be realistic.

yeah i know that...realism
what i have suggested is changing of fish color textures base on realism.
eg:queen angelfish created by jim has 2 different textures..

03-08-2004, 11:26 PM	#22
sunny Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Penang,Malaysia Posts: 277	hmmm...i wish that jim ss (in future) fishes will have the grown-up (turn from juvenile to adult) feature.... once you install the ss , fishes will grow from time to time and vice-versa... of course , guess i have to wait until creatures pack and 3d background is done... jim , could you consider this idea? .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>° °o°°Oo°oO° ><(((°>° °<°)))><

03-09-2004, 12:15 AM	#23
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	I don't think so. The juvenile versions of these fish are always prettier, and the adult ones are very large. An adult Queen Angel would fill the screen at this scale. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-09-2004, 12:20 AM	#24
sunny Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Penang,Malaysia Posts: 277	oh well...there goes my two cents..hehehe .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>° °o°°Oo°oO° ><(((°>° °<°)))><

03-09-2004, 02:50 AM	#25
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Jim, Wouldn't it be good to insert a little text file called "Additional information" reachabel via a button in the settings screen? It could mention stuff likt the fact that all the fish in the tank are juveniles (as adults would be to large), that the lionfish can be spotted as a young specimen due to it's lack of horns and so on. I'm sure someone at Prolific could write a piece like that together (and if not, I know a few fellows on the forum that would ) and insert a button into the Settings. /Tiny Suggestion Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-09-2004, 06:32 AM	#28
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	...wish list... Not going to happen. It's been discussed before. Where's that FAQ link Morgan??? Cool setup BTW iMark! I don't watch commercials.

02-25-2004, 04:31 PM	#21
ewald Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 24	...and when the freshwater aquarium is available we could run them both this way at the same time in the background...

03-09-2004, 04:19 AM	#26
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	To be fair to Jim, he has already agreed to something along those lines Tiny, - but I do agree with you that some form of text file (readme?), is long overdue. Originally posted by Jim Sachs Cliff - that's a good idea regarding explanation text in the About screen. /Tiny missed that one!

03-09-2004, 06:07 AM	#27
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	Here's a feature I would like. You know how the Goldfish changes tank configuration every so many 'x' minutes...well...it would be neat if the Aquarium just changed fish every so many 'x' minutes when you have it set either to random, or say maybe three or so different set choices...something like that. We run the Aquarium on a plasma in our reception area all day long, alternating days with the goldfish aquarium, and we think it would be nice if the fish changed automatically every so often instead of having to do it manually.

03-09-2004, 06:41 AM	#29
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Why are we doing this here instead of the wishlist? Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-09-2004, 06:55 AM	#30
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	Why talk about it in the wishlist when it should be in the FAQ? ducks <font size="1">Seriously, where is that FAQ link??? I can't even get the pop-up in IE anymore...</font> I don't watch commercials.

03-09-2004, 08:58 AM	#31
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	You gotta log out of the forum and then re-visit while not logged in for it to appear... /TT Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-09-2004, 09:10 AM	#32
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	It doesn't show up... Even if I'm using IE on a computer I've never visited with before (at work anyway)... Do you have to be logged out for a certain amount of time first or something? I don't watch commercials.

03-09-2004, 09:25 AM	#33
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Originally posted by iMark Here's a feature I would like. You know how the Goldfish changes tank configuration every so many 'x' minutes...well...it would be neat if the Aquarium just changed fish every so many 'x' minutes when you have it set either to random, or say maybe three or so different set choices...something like that. The Mac version of *GOLDFISH* will be getting this feature. "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 Last edited by feldon34; 03-09-2004 at 10:27 AM.

03-09-2004, 09:38 AM	#34
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	I never approved this for either version. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-09-2004, 10:28 AM	#35
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Ok, I was thinking of Goldfish. So you do not want an option for the tank to fade to black and then fade back up with different fish? "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

03-09-2004, 11:09 AM	#36
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	Nope. Real aquariums almost never do this, and reloading objects on the fly is asking for memory frag problems. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-09-2004, 11:21 AM	#37
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	Thanks for the answer...it's not a problem...just thought it might be a nice feature, a la the goldfish. There are so many great fish, we'll just set up three different sets of 8 fish to run the three different days of the week that we run the aquarium, and enjoy the changing goldfish on the days we run it's tank...

03-11-2004, 11:32 PM	#38
sunny Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Penang,Malaysia Posts: 277	jim, could we have an option to change the fish color textures? of cours the color option is determine by you. eg: a percula clown fish (normally seen in orange and white stripe) so the option is to change the normal color to something like black and white stripe or purple and white stripe percula... just an idea... .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>° °o°°Oo°oO° ><(((°>° °<°)))><

03-11-2004, 11:58 PM	#39
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	The Aquarium is all about realism. We might see a Maroon Clown or some other species, but it would be realistic. "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

03-12-2004, 12:53 AM	#40
sunny Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Penang,Malaysia Posts: 277	Originally posted by feldon28 The Aquarium is all about realism. We might see a Maroon Clown or some other species, but it would be realistic. yeah i know that...realism what i have suggested is changing of fish color textures base on realism. eg:queen angelfish created by jim has 2 different textures.. .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>° °o°°Oo°oO° ><(((°>° °<°)))><