Sharks -- NOW AVAILABLE!!

feldon34 · 02-20-2004, 02:45 PM

Prolific's Sharks: Terrors of the Deep public beta test has been launched!

DOWNLOAD/PURCHASE SHARKS

Download Sharks and try it out! You may purchase it for a reduced rate of $14.95. This purchase includes upgrades through the 'final' version and any bug fixes.

Sharks is featured at LifeGlobe.com, the same site that carries the Goldfish Aquarium. This is currently being updated to reflect the availability of Sharks. This is a major rollout which will include 16,000 e-mails.

A small group of long-time forum members have been testing Sharks for quite a while, so hopefully we'll see smooth sailing with this version!

Please post your comments about Sharks under this thread. Please create a new topic (or find a related topic) for any bug reports. It's at your descretion where you post suggestions.

James · 02-20-2004, 03:09 PM

GREAT!!! Does the Sharks: Terrors of the Deep has its own website or embedded in lifeglobe website?

Schnaaps · 02-20-2004, 03:18 PM

Sharks is part of the LifeGlobe product line, and will be available from www.LifeGlobe.com.

SOON!

Lostboy · 02-20-2004, 04:16 PM

I'm sold!

James · 02-20-2004, 07:28 PM

hmmm....is there any "Calculate Sharks Normal" option included? Cliff, DO YOU KNOW any hidden keys for that?

Anyway, it runs perfectly on my system, I'm going to announce this great news on AR forum, I know there are people there also want some sharks!!!

Overall is very good, just the whole scene looks a bit dark to me even I turned off Fog, Caustic effects....I just simply adjust my monitor's brightness, but when the SS exit, my desktop become too bright to me...

other than this, I have no more complain!

drfish · 02-20-2004, 08:33 PM

Yeah, a gamma control would be nice...

sunny · 02-20-2004, 09:33 PM

i have tried out the demo version....
first impression:
1.sharks images is nice...
2.small fishes only swims at middle or side of the screen..

why can they come closer to the front?
3.fantasy theme looks very unreal although is only fantasy..
i dunno seems pretty fake to me.will there be added scenery in future?the ship wreck too colorful...

once in the dark, the reef in the front like paste image..but the background looks good.
4.lightings , fogs , caustic , water surface effect is very nice..

5.if disable all effect , everything looks like cut and paste thinggy.
6.bubbles effect is not highly visible.
anyway,just my comment.

Lostboy · 02-20-2004, 09:42 PM

The first thing I tried to do is lighten up the scene, but something didn't look right for me. After playing around a bit, I was actually more satisfied with it nice 'n dark.

sunny · 02-20-2004, 11:35 PM

hope the below post is not offending.

some underwater scene from matrox.com (reef demo)
i wish the ss will have something similar to this one:

EVERRET · 02-20-2004, 11:38 PM

I bought the shark screensaver today I will check it out it. : )

sunny · 02-20-2004, 11:38 PM

and this , plus without those reefs

sunny · 02-20-2004, 11:40 PM

and the final one

James · 02-21-2004, 12:12 AM

matrox's demo is much brighter!!! I like that

Sergiales · 02-21-2004, 11:50 AM

Matrox's demo looks terrific, but i like Prolific's Shark SS anyway. the small fishies looks so cute...

kona001 · 02-21-2004, 02:02 PM

*edited this post*

I have some suggestions to make it better. Like the poster above, I do agree that

1) There should be fish coming closer to the screen instead of staying so far away and bunched up in the middle.

2) Have three layers of fish, one being at the distance, some closer to the front, and others that randomly appear to be in front of the screen.

3) Perhaps have the fish swim or scurry away as the shark gets near them, especially the ones close to the front of the screen. That would be impressive and make it unique compared to sharkvisions and matrox.

4) Have an option to choose even more fish than 100

I have tried atlantis3d sharkvisions demo a few months back and liked the moving camera effect, although I know it would be taxing on most video cards and probably wont find its way into this screensaver.

Marian Nichols · 02-21-2004, 06:35 PM

I bought it this morning and I think I like the open water affect the most. The coral needs movement, like the sway of ocean currents. I do like the reef fish but occasionally it would be nice if they came closer to the front of the screen. I think what we are wanting, and this is so funny, is Jim’s fish in the foreground and the sharks in the back. His aquarium has really spoiled us or me anyway. The ship wretch gets lost a little so another scene of it by itself would be a nice addition. What about a deep sea diver walking along the bottom?

stephen barackman · 02-21-2004, 07:07 PM

Marian, did you have any problem getting your key code. After buying sharks this afternoon something happened and I did not receive a key code

Schnaaps · 02-21-2004, 07:33 PM

Hello All,

Thank you so much for you comments and input. As with every product we (prolific) work on, we are constatnly working on, improving and polishing the look of this product. It is our plan to overhaul much of the art work to improve this product. As early users, you get the opportunity to provide us with feedback for improvements.

TEXAS: Contact tech support about that keycode.

-Jim

kona001 · 02-22-2004, 01:42 AM

My comments above may have seemed a bit harsh on the demo and I was too quick to judge it without changing the settings, so I edited the above post a bit. I guess I'm a bit spoiled by Jim's aquarium and your Goldfish as well that I was expecting just too much. I know this is a beta version and know there will be many improvements before the final release so I'm looking foreword to seeing what you can do.

I have some good news for you guys. After changing the amount of little fish to 100 of them from the default 20, it looked more realistic to me. It's a bit dark or gets dark too quickly, so I made it static and got the lighting the brightest I think I could. It's looking good. I actually like not having the fantasy ocean background at all better for some reason. I have one question, is the reason the little fish aren't swimming closer to the screen because they are not actually pixelated "to scale" as compared to the sharks for example? That's why they stay in one plane as an illusion.

Good luck. I wish your team the best. -Kona

Marian Nichols · 02-22-2004, 05:35 AM

Originally posted by stephen barackman
Marian, did you have any problem getting your key code. After buying sharks this afternoon something happened and I did not receive a key code

No problem, it came up within seconds of the final approval of my credit card. Then within minutes, I received it in my email. I have taken to saving my key codes to a file I Named ‘Key Codes’. Every product I own that require one is save to this file along with order number, date of purchase and any other information needed to install them. It is also back up to diskette. So, when it becomes necessary to reinstall, all I need do is cut and paste. Every thing is in one place and I don’t need to search for it or re-enter information manually.

02-20-2004, 02:45 PM	#1
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Sharks -- DOWNLOAD NOW!! Prolific's Sharks: Terrors of the Deep public beta test has been launched! DOWNLOAD/PURCHASE SHARKS Download Sharks and try it out! You may purchase it for a reduced rate of $14.95. This purchase includes upgrades through the 'final' version and any bug fixes. Sharks is featured at LifeGlobe.com, the same site that carries the Goldfish Aquarium. This is currently being updated to reflect the availability of Sharks. This is a major rollout which will include 16,000 e-mails. A small group of long-time forum members have been testing Sharks for quite a while, so hopefully we'll see smooth sailing with this version! Please post your comments about Sharks under this thread. Please create a new topic (or find a related topic) for any bug reports. It's at your descretion where you post suggestions. "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; 02-20-2004 at 04:17 PM.

02-20-2004, 03:09 PM	#2
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	GREAT!!! Does the Sharks: Terrors of the Deep has its own website or embedded in lifeglobe website? James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

02-20-2004, 03:18 PM	#3
Schnaaps prolificus penguinus Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Prolific Posts: 204	Sharks is part of the LifeGlobe product line, and will be available from www.LifeGlobe.com. SOON! "Jim, no not THAT Jim but another of the same name" JamesRathbun.com

02-20-2004, 07:28 PM	#5
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	hmmm....is there any "Calculate Sharks Normal" option included? Cliff, DO YOU KNOW any hidden keys for that? Anyway, it runs perfectly on my system, I'm going to announce this great news on AR forum, I know there are people there also want some sharks!!! Overall is very good, just the whole scene looks a bit dark to me even I turned off Fog, Caustic effects....I just simply adjust my monitor's brightness, but when the SS exit, my desktop become too bright to me... other than this, I have no more complain! James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

02-20-2004, 08:33 PM	#6
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	Yeah, a gamma control would be nice... I don't watch commercials.

02-20-2004, 04:16 PM	#4
Lostboy SquirrelFish Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 206	I'm sold!

02-20-2004, 09:33 PM	#7
sunny Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Penang,Malaysia Posts: 277	i have tried out the demo version.... first impression: 1.sharks images is nice... 2.small fishes only swims at middle or side of the screen.. why can they come closer to the front? 3.fantasy theme looks very unreal although is only fantasy.. i dunno seems pretty fake to me.will there be added scenery in future?the ship wreck too colorful... once in the dark, the reef in the front like paste image..but the background looks good. 4.lightings , fogs , caustic , water surface effect is very nice.. 5.if disable all effect , everything looks like cut and paste thinggy. 6.bubbles effect is not highly visible. anyway,just my comment. .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>° °o°°Oo°oO° ><(((°>° °<°)))>< Last edited by sunny; 02-20-2004 at 11:04 PM.

02-20-2004, 11:38 PM	#10
EVERRET Leopard Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: california Posts: 115	SHARKS I bought the shark screensaver today I will check it out it. : )

02-21-2004, 12:12 AM	#13
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	matrox's demo is much brighter!!! I like that James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

02-21-2004, 11:50 AM	#14
Sergiales Software Engineer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 266	Matrox's demo looks terrific, but i like Prolific's Shark SS anyway. the small fishies looks so cute... Sincerely, Sergio.

02-21-2004, 02:02 PM	#15
kona001 New Husband and new Aquarium Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 318	First Impressions on Demo edited this post I have some suggestions to make it better. Like the poster above, I do agree that 1) There should be fish coming closer to the screen instead of staying so far away and bunched up in the middle. 2) Have three layers of fish, one being at the distance, some closer to the front, and others that randomly appear to be in front of the screen. 3) Perhaps have the fish swim or scurry away as the shark gets near them, especially the ones close to the front of the screen. That would be impressive and make it unique compared to sharkvisions and matrox. 4) Have an option to choose even more fish than 100 I have tried atlantis3d sharkvisions demo a few months back and liked the moving camera effect, although I know it would be taxing on most video cards and probably wont find its way into this screensaver. Last edited by kona001; 02-22-2004 at 02:08 AM.

02-21-2004, 06:35 PM	#16
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	I bought it this morning and I think I like the open water affect the most. The coral needs movement, like the sway of ocean currents. I do like the reef fish but occasionally it would be nice if they came closer to the front of the screen. I think what we are wanting, and this is so funny, is Jim’s fish in the foreground and the sharks in the back. His aquarium has really spoiled us or me anyway. The ship wretch gets lost a little so another scene of it by itself would be a nice addition. What about a deep sea diver walking along the bottom?

02-21-2004, 07:07 PM	#17
stephen barackman Texas Trekkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Paris,TX Posts: 16	Marian, did you have any problem getting your key code. After buying sharks this afternoon something happened and I did not receive a key code

02-21-2004, 07:33 PM	#18
Schnaaps prolificus penguinus Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Prolific Posts: 204	Hello All, Thank you so much for you comments and input. As with every product we (prolific) work on, we are constatnly working on, improving and polishing the look of this product. It is our plan to overhaul much of the art work to improve this product. As early users, you get the opportunity to provide us with feedback for improvements. TEXAS: Contact tech support about that keycode. -Jim "Jim, no not THAT Jim but another of the same name" JamesRathbun.com

02-22-2004, 01:42 AM	#19
kona001 New Husband and new Aquarium Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 318	My comments above may have seemed a bit harsh on the demo and I was too quick to judge it without changing the settings, so I edited the above post a bit. I guess I'm a bit spoiled by Jim's aquarium and your Goldfish as well that I was expecting just too much. I know this is a beta version and know there will be many improvements before the final release so I'm looking foreword to seeing what you can do. I have some good news for you guys. After changing the amount of little fish to 100 of them from the default 20, it looked more realistic to me. It's a bit dark or gets dark too quickly, so I made it static and got the lighting the brightest I think I could. It's looking good. I actually like not having the fantasy ocean background at all better for some reason. I have one question, is the reason the little fish aren't swimming closer to the screen because they are not actually pixelated "to scale" as compared to the sharks for example? That's why they stay in one plane as an illusion. Good luck. I wish your team the best. -Kona Last edited by kona001; 02-22-2004 at 02:16 AM.

02-22-2004, 05:35 AM	#20
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Originally posted by stephen barackman Marian, did you have any problem getting your key code. After buying sharks this afternoon something happened and I did not receive a key code No problem, it came up within seconds of the final approval of my credit card. Then within minutes, I received it in my email. I have taken to saving my key codes to a file I Named ‘Key Codes’. Every product I own that require one is save to this file along with order number, date of purchase and any other information needed to install them. It is also back up to diskette. So, when it becomes necessary to reinstall, all I need do is cut and paste. Every thing is in one place and I don’t need to search for it or re-enter information manually.