Wishlist for Marine Aquarium 3 and Future - Page 29

glenramsey · 05-15-2002, 06:40 AM

Notwithstanding the fact that I am unquestionably amazed: Are there any plans, or is it possible, to have different light settings depending on particular times of the day?

We plan to install a computer and monitor in our bedroom as a permanent feature. As beautiful as the fish are we would love it if the lights could dim according to a particular setting at "bed time" so we can dream about the fish instead of see them all night, hey, we need our sleep!! :-)

feldon34 · 05-15-2002, 08:09 AM

Well, I'd be inclined to simply kick out of the Aquarium before you go to bed using the keyboard.

Alternately, you can use the keyboard to turn the brightness of the background and foreground up when you wake up and down when you go to sleep.

jbdial · 05-15-2002, 03:31 PM

I would love to see the state fish of hawaii - the humuhumunukunukuapuaa. This is a trigger fish so it should just be a slight modification to the Picasso triggerfish already included.

Jim Sachs · 05-15-2002, 06:57 PM

The Picasso is a humu humu. Actually, the Hawaiian name just means "pig-nosed fish" and they apply it equally to several different species with the same shape but different markings.

jbdial · 05-16-2002, 05:59 PM

Thanks Jim,
I thought it looked like it, but the colors are a little different than I remember from my recent snorkeling in Maui.

Ricordia · 05-22-2002, 11:09 AM

Jim,

My 150 gallon reef tank is nearing its first month of operation and I've got some live fish that would look great in SSA (at least, I think so). http://www.ricosweb.com/ReefTank.asp

I have a Dragon Goby that picks up mouthfulls of gravel, swishes them around, then spits the cleaned gravel out its gills. Here's a picture of him:

Yellow Tang · 05-23-2002, 02:16 AM

Great reef, Ricordia. I wish I had the time to start my own. And with the Dragon Goby, I'm on your side, I like these "gravel-eating" guys.

patscarr · 05-24-2002, 08:57 PM

This is my request for all the SereneScreens. A settings panel with pictures next to the names on the drop down list. I think it would be much easier and more convenient than drag-n-drop or anything else. It would probably use less code as well, helping to keep the bytes down. I'm sure this was mentioned and talked about before, I just couldn't find it.

What was the consensus?

Axle · 06-02-2002, 07:38 AM

Patscarr, if you are dying for this, i suggest downloading the latest "Fish-loader" from the thread entitled "Start pre-loaded Aquarium".

Its actually very clever, u can select the fish that u want (visually of course), then save that as a custom aquarium. My freind and I made a setting called "The Lion Enclosure", 7 LIONFISH!! Its very funny when u see it running, i suggest everyone give it a try!

But back to suggestions, i would like to see the aquarium lights randomise at any point. Right now, the lights are either at each end of the scale, or together at one end.

It would be good if they moved up and down the light scale:
a) randomly (moving any time, slowy or quickly), and
b) independently

There are some nice middle spots, where the b/g is blue, and the foreground is slightly shaded, giving a sort of night-ish effect- but the SS never shows them off in automatic mode.

I dont think this would be very hard to implement (though i suck at programming, so forgive me if im wrong), but would add alot!

patscarr · 06-02-2002, 08:23 AM

Axle, I've been using Mountainmaster's excellent program since it's begining. The above mentioned suggestion and screen shot are for Jim to mull over. Any thoughts yet, Jim?

feldon34 · 06-02-2002, 11:17 AM

Pat,

Hopefully Prolific finds the time to go all the way and do my UberSettingsPanel...

https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/...ttings102.html

patscarr · 06-02-2002, 06:43 PM

Oh, is Prolific, and not Jim, in charge of doing the settings panel?

feldon34 · 06-02-2002, 08:42 PM

Jim has said repeatedly that he is an artist first, a programmer second. In June of last year, Jim handed most of the programming responsibility of the Aquarium over to a trusted friend at Prolific.

Why not sooner? Jim wanted the Aquarium at a "solid" level before he entrusted it to anyone. I think we were at .99H at this time.

Why not later? I'm sure Jim was totally burned out wasting 2 months on the Microsoft Plus XP version, only for Microsoft to
#1 raise the price on Plus to $40, completely sabotaging the whole upgrade idea and
#2 make the DirectX 8 screen saver libraries virtually incompatible with Windows 95, 98, and ME. and I am not talking about DirectX 8 itself. I am talking about the screen saver libraries, which any screen saver is dependant upon.

To quote Jim, "it takes me several hours to add checkboxes and menu items and debug them. It would take Will [at Prolific] a few minutes."

It's simply a question of busyness. Will is now doing the CompuTrainer updates, plus he's squarely involved in Playstation 2 development @ Prolific. Will gets maybe one day every 2 weeks to dedicate to the Aquarium. That time has been dedicated so far to a DirectX 7 upgrade of the Aquarium. Multiple monitors and less password/security issues is the major benefit of this upgrade.

Digital Lungfish · 06-04-2002, 11:59 PM

Nothing new, just wanted to post this real nice picture of a couple of lobsters. They're missing their claws for some reason, but still impressive none the less. I hope the lobster that eventually makes it into the aquarium looks this good.

CephaloP · 06-05-2002, 06:54 AM

Those'r Spiny Lobsters. They don't have claws. Tails still taste great though

patscarr · 06-05-2002, 08:19 AM

"Mmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmmm!" Patrick says rubbing his stomach.

Axle · 06-05-2002, 08:31 AM

feldon, i really like ure uber-panel, i hope too that it comes in the next version (or some variant of). I really cant wait to turn the triggerfish off random, no offense to anyone but i find 'em incredibly ugly. (havent seen em in real life tho)

Those spiny lobsters look super cool, like to seem something as visually pleasing as them also!

But here are my suggestions (tho im sure Jim doesnt check here much anymore......alot to keep up on):

*The fish have more 'slow time'. Just a term i made up for when the fish almost stop, but kinda still move along. Id like if, like real fish, they stayed still a bit more, or maybe slow down more often.

* Id like to see a more yellow percula clownfish (or better yet a Clarkii Clownfish). It probably wouldnt be too much more artistry, since the clownfish can be used as the base, just changing orange to yellow, altering the white banding, and changing the darkness on fin-tips. The clown is definately one of my fav fish, so id love to see another one! (Perhaps in the creature pack?)

Anyway, heres a nice picture of the clownfish im yapping on about:

feldon34 · 06-05-2002, 08:39 AM

Which triggerfish do you want to turn off? The Clown? The Picasso? or both?

Axle · 06-06-2002, 10:06 AM

Both....excuse my language but i think the clown trigger looks like a swimming poop.

But then again, i love the blue damsel, but its one of the lowest rating in the 'fish rater'.

feldon34 · 06-06-2002, 11:55 AM

The blue damsel doesn't have enough detail to me. As for the Picasso, it's too yellow and the color highlights at the tail and on top are too subdued. This fish is very bright and the colors should jump off the screen.

I finally got to see one in real life.

05-15-2002, 06:40 AM	#561
glenramsey Registered Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 12	Time-of-day aware lighting (WISH LIST) Notwithstanding the fact that I am unquestionably amazed: Are there any plans, or is it possible, to have different light settings depending on particular times of the day? We plan to install a computer and monitor in our bedroom as a permanent feature. As beautiful as the fish are we would love it if the lights could dim according to a particular setting at "bed time" so we can dream about the fish instead of see them all night, hey, we need our sleep!! :-)

05-15-2002, 08:09 AM	#562
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Well, I'd be inclined to simply kick out of the Aquarium before you go to bed using the keyboard. Alternately, you can use the keyboard to turn the brightness of the background and foreground up when you wake up and down when you go to sleep. "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

05-15-2002, 03:31 PM	#563
jbdial Registered Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2	New fish I would love to see the state fish of hawaii - the humuhumunukunukuapuaa. This is a trigger fish so it should just be a slight modification to the Picasso triggerfish already included.

05-15-2002, 06:57 PM	#564
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	The Picasso is a humu humu. Actually, the Hawaiian name just means "pig-nosed fish" and they apply it equally to several different species with the same shape but different markings. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

06-02-2002, 07:38 AM	#569
Axle Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 59	Patscarr, if you are dying for this, i suggest downloading the latest "Fish-loader" from the thread entitled "Start pre-loaded Aquarium". Its actually very clever, u can select the fish that u want (visually of course), then save that as a custom aquarium. My freind and I made a setting called "The Lion Enclosure", 7 LIONFISH!! Its very funny when u see it running, i suggest everyone give it a try! But back to suggestions, i would like to see the aquarium lights randomise at any point. Right now, the lights are either at each end of the scale, or together at one end. It would be good if they moved up and down the light scale: a) randomly (moving any time, slowy or quickly), and b) independently There are some nice middle spots, where the b/g is blue, and the foreground is slightly shaded, giving a sort of night-ish effect- but the SS never shows them off in automatic mode. I dont think this would be very hard to implement (though i suck at programming, so forgive me if im wrong), but would add alot! Axle Foley Avid User of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-23-2002, 02:16 AM	#567
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Great reef, Ricordia. I wish I had the time to start my own. And with the Dragon Goby, I'm on your side, I like these "gravel-eating" guys.

06-02-2002, 08:23 AM	#570
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,454	Axle, I've been using Mountainmaster's excellent program since it's begining. The above mentioned suggestion and screen shot are for Jim to mull over. Any thoughts yet, Jim? Patrick

06-02-2002, 11:17 AM	#571
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Pat, Hopefully Prolific finds the time to go all the way and do my UberSettingsPanel... https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/...ttings102.html "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

06-02-2002, 06:43 PM	#572
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,454	Oh, is Prolific, and not Jim, in charge of doing the settings panel? Patrick

06-02-2002, 08:42 PM	#573
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Jim has said repeatedly that he is an artist first, a programmer second. In June of last year, Jim handed most of the programming responsibility of the Aquarium over to a trusted friend at Prolific. Why not sooner? Jim wanted the Aquarium at a "solid" level before he entrusted it to anyone. I think we were at .99H at this time. Why not later? I'm sure Jim was totally burned out wasting 2 months on the Microsoft Plus XP version, only for Microsoft to #1 raise the price on Plus to $40, completely sabotaging the whole upgrade idea and #2 make the DirectX 8 screen saver libraries virtually incompatible with Windows 95, 98, and ME. and I am not talking about DirectX 8 itself. I am talking about the screen saver libraries, which any screen saver is dependant upon. To quote Jim, "it takes me several hours to add checkboxes and menu items and debug them. It would take Will [at Prolific] a few minutes." It's simply a question of busyness. Will is now doing the CompuTrainer updates, plus he's squarely involved in Playstation 2 development @ Prolific. Will gets maybe one day every 2 weeks to dedicate to the Aquarium. That time has been dedicated so far to a DirectX 7 upgrade of the Aquarium. Multiple monitors and less password/security issues is the major benefit of this upgrade. "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; 06-02-2002 at 08:44 PM.

06-05-2002, 06:54 AM	#575
CephaloP lurking in the shadows... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: just a few paces south o' the old willow Posts: 151	Those'r Spiny Lobsters. They don't have claws. Tails still taste great though

06-05-2002, 08:19 AM	#576
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,454	"Mmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmmm!" Patrick says rubbing his stomach. Patrick

06-05-2002, 08:31 AM	#577
Axle Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 59	yet another suggestion...... feldon, i really like ure uber-panel, i hope too that it comes in the next version (or some variant of). I really cant wait to turn the triggerfish off random, no offense to anyone but i find 'em incredibly ugly. (havent seen em in real life tho) Those spiny lobsters look super cool, like to seem something as visually pleasing as them also! But here are my suggestions (tho im sure Jim doesnt check here much anymore......alot to keep up on): The fish have more 'slow time'. Just a term i made up for when the fish almost* stop, but kinda still move along. Id like if, like real fish, they stayed still a bit more, or maybe slow down more often. * Id like to see a more yellow percula clownfish (or better yet a Clarkii Clownfish). It probably wouldnt be too much more artistry, since the clownfish can be used as the base, just changing orange to yellow, altering the white banding, and changing the darkness on fin-tips. The clown is definately one of my fav fish, so id love to see another one! (Perhaps in the creature pack?) Anyway, heres a nice picture of the clownfish im yapping on about: Axle Foley Avid User of SereneScreen Aquarium Last edited by Axle; 06-05-2002 at 08:34 AM.

06-05-2002, 08:39 AM	#578
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Which triggerfish do you want to turn off? The Clown? The Picasso? or both? "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

06-06-2002, 10:06 AM	#579
Axle Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 59	Both....excuse my language but i think the clown trigger looks like a swimming poop. But then again, i love the blue damsel, but its one of the lowest rating in the 'fish rater'. Axle Foley Avid User of SereneScreen Aquarium

06-06-2002, 11:55 AM	#580
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	The blue damsel doesn't have enough detail to me. As for the Picasso, it's too yellow and the color highlights at the tail and on top are too subdued. This fish is very bright and the colors should jump off the screen. I finally got to see one in real life. "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