Wishlist for Marine Aquarium 3 and Future - Page 26

James · 03-02-2002, 04:48 AM

WOW! Lostboy
Calliostoma annulatum (jewelled top snail)
and
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (purple sea urchin)
are so beautiful....
I really like it.........

Morgan..........did u see that?

someone found the purple sea urchin for you....it looks so pretty and cute.......change ur current avatar to this one....this one looks better....use photoshop to crop and resize the 60*60...
really look very good.....

The marine life groups are sooooooooooo beautiful.....:hmad

add those pic into ur wishlist on ur website Morgan....

:

feldon34 · 03-02-2002, 11:11 AM

Yes, Sir.

Ricordia · 03-03-2002, 04:14 PM

Hopefully these haven't been asked for before, but I didn't see them in a quick look through the thread.

I'd love to see a SallyLightfoot crab added (hopefully it wouldn't be much different to do than a shrimp.)

I'd also like to see some blue or green chromis schooling together. I plan to have both of these species in my reef tank by this summer. And it would be nice to be able to "watch" them while I'm at work.

Ricordia

Jim Sachs · 03-03-2002, 09:24 PM

Green Chromis will probably be the first schooling fish I add.

Yellow Tang · 03-04-2002, 03:41 AM

Yes, green is the only color we are missing in the aquarium.

Ricordia · 03-04-2002, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
Green Chromis will probably be the first schooling fish I add.

Woo hoo!!

Ricordia

Lostboy · 03-09-2002, 06:06 AM

May I request a Zoom-In feature?

The screensaver looks great as-is, but I really want to get a large TV to hook it up to so the fish can be actual size. Then I thought, it would be great if you could have the option to zoom in about 2x or 3x or so, so the fish would be bigger and be actual size (depending on the size of your monitor). I have a 17” monitor now, but I used to have a 14” (12 viewable), and those fishies were really small. Would there be any problems with this feature? Would it be easy to implicate (to make it easier, just have it scrolling the bottom of the tank left to right, instead of all around up and down)? Would the graphics get too bad (after the 3D background)? I think this feature would be great!

jon1800 · 03-09-2002, 11:31 AM

This is my first post...............so HELLO to everyone.

I'd just like to thank all involved in the screen saver, its amazingly real. Brings me back to my Marine keeping days 7 years ago (moving house in 3 weeks and im starting up again).

If i could see an addition to the tank, it would be the clams opening and closing or fish "pecking" from the tank bottom/gravel.

jon

feldon34 · 03-09-2002, 12:01 PM

Nice Green Chromis picture.

I'd tracked one down for the Wishlist but I'm inclined to crop out one of the ones from that picture.

Jim Sachs · 03-09-2002, 12:12 PM

Regarding a zoom-in feature, no. The one thing I hate most about nearly all 3D apps is the blurring of textures when the camera gets too close. By carefully positioning the camera, I can always maintain crystal-clarity with a 1:1 relationship between the pixels in a texture, and screen pixels.

I spent many months building exactly the right set of circumstances (object sizes, texture sizes, camera angle, field of view, etc.) to create the illusion of reality. Even extremely small variations can instantly break the illusion.

Ralph · 03-10-2002, 09:14 PM

I don't know if this has been wished for before.....
While watching mine today it occurred to me that it would be a nice option to have the fish that swim off the screen to occasionally stay off and be replace with others. That would give the illusion of having a lot more fish in the tank yet not over crowd the system.

Ralph

Jim Sachs · 03-10-2002, 09:42 PM

We've been over this territory before. The problem with replacing fish without rebuilding the scene is that texture ram seems to get fragmented and eventually crashes the system (the fish textures are not all the same size).

Ralph · 03-10-2002, 10:19 PM

Sorry, thought I had an original inspiration

Should have looked back through "some" of the previous 500+ posts.
Ralph

feldon34 · 03-10-2002, 10:29 PM

Jim, this is such an often requested feature and I have come up with a solution:

Once the time has expired, fade the foreground and background lights both to black and then destroy and rebuild the 3D world, cycling any RANDOM slots to new fish. Even if it has a few flashes, it doesn't matter.

Jim Sachs · 03-10-2002, 10:29 PM

Ralph - I know, there are an awful lot of posts to look through, and hundreds more from last year that didn't survive the transition to the new board.

Morgan - I'll consider it, but it would mean all the flashing and res changes that go with rebuilding the 3D environment. It's the same as hitting the spacebar twice. Could be hard on some monitors.

AlabamaTom · 03-13-2002, 03:56 PM

One thing I love about a real Aquarium and would love to see in the screensaver is fish chasing each other playfully across the tank.
I can spend hours watching the fish in my tank playing a frolicking game of tag with one another.
This added feature would greatly add a bit of realism to an already amazing work of art.
Of course I realize this feature would only relate to certain species of fish accordingly to their habits.
What do you think Feldon?
Is there potential for this later down the road?

FishyBusiness · 03-13-2002, 04:35 PM

AlabamaTom,

Jim will be adding 'personalities' to the fish sometime in the distant future.

AlabamaTom · 03-13-2002, 05:03 PM

Sounds great!
Thanks for the rapid reply.

Yodelking · 03-16-2002, 09:14 PM

When I have the aquarium turned on, and leave the computer for a while it would be nice to know when I come back if I recieved any emails. It would be quite nice if a mail-icon was added to the lower right if I recieved a mail, so I don't have to turn off the aquarium just to check. I understand the that it would be almost impossible to have support for all different emailprograms, but it would be lovely...

Yellow Tang · 03-18-2002, 04:42 AM

Yodelking, please never use the words "icon" and "aquarium" in a connection. There will be probably never any icons at the SS. Waiting for Jim's answer.

03-02-2002, 04:48 AM	#501
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	WOW! Lostboy Calliostoma annulatum (jewelled top snail) and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (purple sea urchin) are so beautiful.... I really like it......... Morgan..........did u see that? someone found the purple sea urchin for you....it looks so pretty and cute.......change ur current avatar to this one....this one looks better....use photoshop to crop and resize the 6060... really look very good..... The marine life groups are sooooooooooo beautiful.....:hmad add those pic into ur wishlist on ur website Morgan....: 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 Last edited by James; 03-02-2002 at 05:02 AM.

03-02-2002, 11:11 AM	#502
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Yes, Sir. "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

03-03-2002, 04:14 PM	#503
Ricordia Reef Keeper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Utah Posts: 17	My candidates... Hopefully these haven't been asked for before, but I didn't see them in a quick look through the thread. I'd love to see a SallyLightfoot crab added (hopefully it wouldn't be much different to do than a shrimp.) I'd also like to see some blue or green chromis schooling together. I plan to have both of these species in my reef tank by this summer. And it would be nice to be able to "watch" them while I'm at work. Ricordia

03-03-2002, 09:24 PM	#504
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Green Chromis will probably be the first schooling fish I add. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-04-2002, 03:41 AM	#505
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Yes, green is the only color we are missing in the aquarium. Last edited by Yellow Tang; 03-05-2002 at 03:46 AM.

03-04-2002, 10:12 PM	#506
Ricordia Reef Keeper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Utah Posts: 17	Originally posted by Jim Sachs Green Chromis will probably be the first schooling fish I add. Woo hoo!! Ricordia

03-09-2002, 06:06 AM	#507
Lostboy SquirrelFish Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 206	May I request a Zoom-In feature? The screensaver looks great as-is, but I really want to get a large TV to hook it up to so the fish can be actual size. Then I thought, it would be great if you could have the option to zoom in about 2x or 3x or so, so the fish would be bigger and be actual size (depending on the size of your monitor). I have a 17” monitor now, but I used to have a 14” (12 viewable), and those fishies were really small. Would there be any problems with this feature? Would it be easy to implicate (to make it easier, just have it scrolling the bottom of the tank left to right, instead of all around up and down)? Would the graphics get too bad (after the 3D background)? I think this feature would be great!

03-09-2002, 11:31 AM	#508
jon1800 Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 5	This is my first post...............so HELLO to everyone. I'd just like to thank all involved in the screen saver, its amazingly real. Brings me back to my Marine keeping days 7 years ago (moving house in 3 weeks and im starting up again). If i could see an addition to the tank, it would be the clams opening and closing or fish "pecking" from the tank bottom/gravel. jon

03-09-2002, 12:01 PM	#509
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Nice Green Chromis picture. I'd tracked one down for the Wishlist but I'm inclined to crop out one of the ones from that picture. "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

03-09-2002, 12:12 PM	#510
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Regarding a zoom-in feature, no. The one thing I hate most about nearly all 3D apps is the blurring of textures when the camera gets too close. By carefully positioning the camera, I can always maintain crystal-clarity with a 1:1 relationship between the pixels in a texture, and screen pixels. I spent many months building exactly the right set of circumstances (object sizes, texture sizes, camera angle, field of view, etc.) to create the illusion of reality. Even extremely small variations can instantly break the illusion. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium Last edited by Jim Sachs; 03-09-2002 at 12:24 PM.

03-10-2002, 09:14 PM	#511
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,438	I don't know if this has been wished for before..... While watching mine today it occurred to me that it would be a nice option to have the fish that swim off the screen to occasionally stay off and be replace with others. That would give the illusion of having a lot more fish in the tank yet not over crowd the system. Ralph

03-10-2002, 09:42 PM	#512
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	We've been over this territory before. The problem with replacing fish without rebuilding the scene is that texture ram seems to get fragmented and eventually crashes the system (the fish textures are not all the same size). Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-10-2002, 10:19 PM	#513
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,438	Sorry, thought I had an original inspiration Should have looked back through "some" of the previous 500+ posts. Ralph

03-10-2002, 10:29 PM	#514
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Jim, this is such an often requested feature and I have come up with a solution: Once the time has expired, fade the foreground and background lights both to black and then destroy and rebuild the 3D world, cycling any RANDOM slots to new fish. Even if it has a few flashes, it doesn't matter. "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

03-10-2002, 10:29 PM	#515
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Ralph - I know, there are an awful lot of posts to look through, and hundreds more from last year that didn't survive the transition to the new board. Morgan - I'll consider it, but it would mean all the flashing and res changes that go with rebuilding the 3D environment. It's the same as hitting the spacebar twice. Could be hard on some monitors. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium Last edited by Jim Sachs; 03-10-2002 at 10:35 PM.

03-13-2002, 03:56 PM	#516
AlabamaTom Alabamatom Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Mobile, Al Posts: 44	Love all The New Fish But....... One thing I love about a real Aquarium and would love to see in the screensaver is fish chasing each other playfully across the tank. I can spend hours watching the fish in my tank playing a frolicking game of tag with one another. This added feature would greatly add a bit of realism to an already amazing work of art. Of course I realize this feature would only relate to certain species of fish accordingly to their habits. What do you think Feldon? Is there potential for this later down the road? Last edited by AlabamaTom; 03-13-2002 at 03:58 PM.

03-13-2002, 04:35 PM	#517
FishyBusiness Registered Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,206	AlabamaTom, Jim will be adding 'personalities' to the fish sometime in the distant future. Frank

03-13-2002, 05:03 PM	#518
AlabamaTom Alabamatom Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Mobile, Al Posts: 44	Sounds great! Thanks for the rapid reply.

03-16-2002, 09:14 PM	#519
Yodelking yodeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staffanstorp, Sweden Posts: 294	Mail icon When I have the aquarium turned on, and leave the computer for a while it would be nice to know when I come back if I recieved any emails. It would be quite nice if a mail-icon was added to the lower right if I recieved a mail, so I don't have to turn off the aquarium just to check. I understand the that it would be almost impossible to have support for all different emailprograms, but it would be lovely... Yodelking - För god att kolsyra!

03-18-2002, 04:42 AM	#520
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Yodelking, please never use the words "icon" and "aquarium" in a connection. There will be probably never any icons at the SS. Waiting for Jim's answer.