Flags of the World RELEASED

taiwan · 07-10-2003, 09:45 AM

Flags of the World has been released.
Very nice, I might add, but has been slowing my clock down.

patscarr · 07-13-2003, 10:35 PM

Uh, shouldn't the United States of America flag be here?

Socrates · 07-13-2003, 11:32 PM

From the site:
"Flags of the World does not include Flags of North America"

Panthera · 07-14-2003, 12:17 AM

Also from the site:

"We have applied our hyper-realistic 3D technology to flags. Now, let your computer monitor proudly wave your favorite flags or a random selection. From Finland to Chile; United States to Uzbekistan; Albania to Zimbabwe. Fly the flag of each nation of the world. "

feldon34 · 07-14-2003, 09:43 AM

It's not particularly complicated, folks.

You get Flags of the NATIONS of the World.

This includes the USA flag, the Mexico flag, the Canada flag.

It does not include flags for provinces, territories, or states from ANY country including the USA.

The flags are even broken up into continents/areas and you can load your own pictures for flags. So if you want to have your state/province/territory flag, you can load it up that way.

Reichart · 10-10-2003, 09:04 AM

We are about to make some new changes to Flags of the World.
This is fun product, that over time we plan to make do more and more things.

Our next step is going to be to simply the program so the demo is very small, and new flags can be downloaded (automatically) from the website. Pun intended…this is our Flagship feature that will be migrated to many of our other product. Features will just appear in the product.

Our products tend to be asset intensive (for downloadable products). We like to keep each download session to under about 1 meg. But this has not been possible with all the textures for Fish, Plants, Flags, etc.

We will roll this out with flags, and in addition, we will be combining all the flags into one product. All people that purchased any of the separate products previously will be entitled to a free copy of the combined version.

The rending and collision engine is being improved, and the realism should be improved dramatically.

We do not have a release date for this, but it is being worked on now.

taiwan · 10-15-2003, 03:52 AM

Great news! Keep up the good work guys!

Randy A
Taiwan

bugsymcd24 · 03-20-2004, 08:44 AM

Would it be possible, to be able to diplay, as with normal pole displays here in the state, the national flag with the state or other flag displayed under it?

also please add a feature to turn off the fade out when only one flag is displayed and not cycling through other flags...this is very anoying..IMHO

feldon34 · 03-20-2004, 10:13 AM

Good suggestions. I like the USA flag and State flag. And to be accurate, in Texas, we can fly the state flag higher than the USA flag (not that many people do).

As for the fading, as I'm sure you know, you can increase the interval to at least 6 minutes.

Reichart · 03-20-2004, 06:33 PM

Actually, you can do anything you want to an American flag. They rules that govern flag usge are just that....rules.

burn it, fly it upside down. Blah blah blah.

no on eis going to put you in jail, but lots of people will get bent out of shape.

bugsymcd24 · 03-21-2004, 09:08 AM

how about possibly adding a few more pole 2 - 3 or so or an option to add more.. so a display of state, national and another, or a mutiple of nations...or sprot teams..etc...

Reichart · 03-21-2004, 12:16 PM

We do plan to do an "update" pass at both the product, and the site.

We are going to push its cool feature which allows photos to be put on flags.

And yes, 3 poles has been near the top of the list, so we will probably do it. Although, keep in mind, it might run 3 times slower on some systems.

taiwan · 03-21-2004, 05:00 PM

Not sure what you mean...we can already put photos on flags.
Randy
Taiwan

Reichart · 03-21-2004, 08:38 PM

What I mean is that the feature is there, but few people know the feature is there.

We want to push the product as a Photo Flag product, not a flag product that happens to show photos.

It is all about marketing.

bugsymcd24 · 03-22-2004, 04:19 AM

works for me, i love playing with the photo part to see what looks cool as a flag....LOL

sunny · 03-22-2004, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by bugsymcd24
also please add a feature to turn off the fade out when only one flag is displayed and not cycling through other flags...this is very anoying..IMHO

as for me,i would like to prefer an animation on bringing down the flag then put up a new one up effect rather than fade in and out...the current one is not realistic...

Reichart · 03-22-2004, 08:18 PM

As to the flag up and down, we need to blank the screen every once in a while, so think of it as a the lights being turned off, and while no one is looking, someone puts up another flag.

sunny · 03-22-2004, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by Reichart
As to the flag up and down, we need to blank the screen every once in a while, so think of it as a the lights being turned off, and while no one is looking, someone puts up another flag.

what i mean here is actually not to blank out the screen completely, just leave the pole and the background on while flags going up and down...

As to vandalism...............yes. But, it is also expression. Digital expression. So is it real if it is digital. No one is hurt, and people would do it to show off for their friends. Perhaps sad, but better than doing it for real.

aren't this against the flagpride theme "show your patriotism".
do you show off your patriotism by burning the flags?
although its in digital works and fun to watch, i don't like the sound of it

Reichart · 03-22-2004, 11:54 PM

1. Q: what i mean here is actually not to blank out the screen completely, just leave the pole and the background on while flags going up and down...

A: Yes, I understood.

feldon34 · 03-31-2004, 12:24 AM

Political discussion moved here:
http://feldoncentral.com/forums/show...&threadid=2326

07-10-2003, 09:45 AM	#1
taiwan Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 8	flags of the world Flags of the World has been released. Very nice, I might add, but has been slowing my clock down. Last edited by feldon34; 07-10-2003 at 11:37 AM.

07-13-2003, 10:35 PM	#2
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Uh, shouldn't the United States of America flag be here? Patrick

07-13-2003, 11:32 PM	#3
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	From the site: "Flags of the World does not include Flags of North America" Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!

07-14-2003, 09:43 AM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	It's not particularly complicated, folks. You get Flags of the NATIONS of the World. This includes the USA flag, the Mexico flag, the Canada flag. It does not include flags for provinces, territories, or states from ANY country including the USA. The flags are even broken up into continents/areas and you can load your own pictures for flags. So if you want to have your state/province/territory flag, you can load it up that way. "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

10-10-2003, 09:04 AM	#6
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	New Flags coming. We are about to make some new changes to Flags of the World. This is fun product, that over time we plan to make do more and more things. Our next step is going to be to simply the program so the demo is very small, and new flags can be downloaded (automatically) from the website. Pun intended…this is our Flagship feature that will be migrated to many of our other product. Features will just appear in the product. Our products tend to be asset intensive (for downloadable products). We like to keep each download session to under about 1 meg. But this has not been possible with all the textures for Fish, Plants, Flags, etc. We will roll this out with flags, and in addition, we will be combining all the flags into one product. All people that purchased any of the separate products previously will be entitled to a free copy of the combined version. The rending and collision engine is being improved, and the realism should be improved dramatically. We do not have a release date for this, but it is being worked on now. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

10-15-2003, 03:52 AM	#7
taiwan Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 8	Great news! Keep up the good work guys! Randy A Taiwan "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." --Winston Churchill

03-20-2004, 08:44 AM	#8
bugsymcd24 PC Professional Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 147	suggestion.. Would it be possible, to be able to diplay, as with normal pole displays here in the state, the national flag with the state or other flag displayed under it? also please add a feature to turn off the fade out when only one flag is displayed and not cycling through other flags...this is very anoying..IMHO

03-20-2004, 10:13 AM	#9
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Good suggestions. I like the USA flag and State flag. And to be accurate, in Texas, we can fly the state flag higher than the USA flag (not that many people do). As for the fading, as I'm sure you know, you can increase the interval to at least 6 minutes. "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

03-20-2004, 06:33 PM	#10
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Actually, you can do anything you want to an American flag. They rules that govern flag usge are just that....rules. burn it, fly it upside down. Blah blah blah. no on eis going to put you in jail, but lots of people will get bent out of shape. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

03-21-2004, 09:08 AM	#11
bugsymcd24 PC Professional Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 147	how about possibly adding a few more pole 2 - 3 or so or an option to add more.. so a display of state, national and another, or a mutiple of nations...or sprot teams..etc...

03-21-2004, 12:16 PM	#12
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	We do plan to do an "update" pass at both the product, and the site. We are going to push its cool feature which allows photos to be put on flags. And yes, 3 poles has been near the top of the list, so we will probably do it. Although, keep in mind, it might run 3 times slower on some systems. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

03-21-2004, 05:00 PM	#13
taiwan Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 8	photos Not sure what you mean...we can already put photos on flags. Randy Taiwan "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." --Winston Churchill

03-21-2004, 08:38 PM	#14
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	What I mean is that the feature is there, but few people know the feature is there. We want to push the product as a Photo Flag product, not a flag product that happens to show photos. It is all about marketing. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

03-22-2004, 04:19 AM	#15
bugsymcd24 PC Professional Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 147	works for me, i love playing with the photo part to see what looks cool as a flag....LOL

03-22-2004, 07:52 PM	#16
sunny Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Penang,Malaysia Posts: 277	Re: suggestion.. Originally posted by bugsymcd24 also please add a feature to turn off the fade out when only one flag is displayed and not cycling through other flags...this is very anoying..IMHO as for me,i would like to prefer an animation on bringing down the flag then put up a new one up effect rather than fade in and out...the current one is not realistic... .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>° °o°°Oo°oO° ><(((°>° °<°)))><

03-22-2004, 08:18 PM	#17
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	As to the flag up and down, we need to blank the screen every once in a while, so think of it as a the lights being turned off, and while no one is looking, someone puts up another flag. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc. Last edited by feldon34; 03-31-2004 at 12:22 AM.

03-22-2004, 11:29 PM	#18
sunny Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Penang,Malaysia Posts: 277	Originally posted by Reichart As to the flag up and down, we need to blank the screen every once in a while, so think of it as a the lights being turned off, and while no one is looking, someone puts up another flag. what i mean here is actually not to blank out the screen completely, just leave the pole and the background on while flags going up and down... As to vandalism...............yes. But, it is also expression. Digital expression. So is it real if it is digital. No one is hurt, and people would do it to show off for their friends. Perhaps sad, but better than doing it for real. aren't this against the flagpride theme "show your patriotism". do you show off your patriotism by burning the flags? although its in digital works and fun to watch, i don't like the sound of it .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>° °o°°Oo°oO° ><(((°>° °<°)))>< Last edited by sunny; 03-23-2004 at 12:39 AM.

03-22-2004, 11:54 PM	#19
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	1. Q: what i mean here is actually not to blank out the screen completely, just leave the pole and the background on while flags going up and down... A: Yes, I understood. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc. Last edited by feldon34; 03-31-2004 at 12:22 AM.

03-31-2004, 12:24 AM	#20
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Political discussion moved here: http://feldoncentral.com/forums/show...&threadid=2326 "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