Progress?
 

Hey Jim I just want to ask how the frehswateraquarium is going? What have you finished to far? I don't want a releasedate...ok maybe I'm going on your nerves with this qustion, then don't reply... :)

I'm kinda curious too. :)

A regular progress news update will be appreciated.....
BUT we not putting any presure on u Jim....
we r just curious :)

Still working on building the background. Like the current Marine Aquarium, it will start out with a 2D background. However, it will have swaying plants, and that is rather difficult.

...swaying plants... *grin* :)

Nice to know about progress
 

That's very nice from you to keep us in touch with the progress of the new screensaver.
Have you some fish species allready done?
Can you tell us something about how many fishes will be allowd to insert into one tank?

Jim, would you say that you are 25, 50, or 75 percent finished?

Nope, can't give a percentage. At any moment, I may run into an obstacle which would mean throwing away everything I've done so far, so I could be at 0% and not know it.

Great answer, Jim. I'll keep it in mind and use it for our customers...

Hey this swaying plants sounds cool, makes me happy. YEAH :D

Hey Jim, how long do you take to create a fish in general? And how many polygons has a fish?
I'm just asking because I modeled a bit for a game in the past...

Plants. Plants. Plants. :D

Heck while we are playing 20 questions, how many poly's does a neon tetra have? They're so tiny and shiny, i cant wait to see how they reflect like the Copperband Butterfly-fish does.

Yay! That's me and my younger brother: Shiny Turtle :D

/TT

The saltwater fish are ~150 270 polygons.

WOW, only 150? That's great I think...

All the fish so far are 270 polygons, except the Lionfish, which is 359.

Oops. See, I'm not all knowing or all seeing. :)

Hehe ok, I tried to count them and 150 was nearly impossible :D

Your ideas
 

Jim,

I saw the wishlist and there sure is a variety. Being an aquarist for the past few years and knowing that you usually work out of your own preconceived ideas, what is the basis for the freshwater aquarium livestock? On the title picture above, I see a molly and an "angel?" I take it then it may be safe to presume, it is to be a freshwater aquarium in the traditioanl sense of the word? Neons, mollies, bala sharks, barbs, gouramis, etc. etc.? I see people asking for arowanas and the like, but are we to assume then that this will NOT house cichlids and arowanas or other fish that in a "REAL" freshwater aquarium mixed with the smaller fish would be quite inadvisable and in most cases would render most traditional fish as "meals?" Just asking for a little incite as to the basis for the livestock? You have always seemed to lean towards the livestock in the serene screen being true to the type that could pretty much "hang out" together and with the cvariety of freshwater set-ups one could build (cichlid, discus, goldfish, freshwater brackish?), wondering if you were going to do that again here?

Ok, enough rambling, appreciate the answer in advance.