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Marine Aquarium 3.3 Now Available (May 2014): Marine Aquarium 3.3 is available for download for Windows or Mac.

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Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 12-03-2004, 05:28 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Sometimes it's Jim's turn to say the things that... Sometimes it's Jim's turn to say the things that many of us feel but don't have the chutzpah to say. :)

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 12-01-2004, 01:06 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 I thought it was hilarious when I saw it shortly... I thought it was hilarious when I saw it shortly after America went through Indecision 2000.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 10-08-2004, 05:00 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Lightwave is a well-documented format. So this is... Lightwave is a well-documented format. So this is just a case of throwing mental muscles at the problem. :) And to feed into my off-topicness, yes, I love Wallace & Gromit. I wore a W&G t-shirt to...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 10-08-2004, 02:36 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 I am good at processing information and fiddling... I am good at processing information and fiddling with file formats. But I have never actually used Lightwave. It has a very organic method of operation which I have not been able to grasp just yet....

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 10-07-2004, 03:13 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Every time scale that me or Jim have suggested... Every time scale that me or Jim have suggested has been thoroughly shattered.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 10-07-2004, 01:47 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Ad_Enuff: Alas, Jim is the only one driving... Ad_Enuff: Alas, Jim is the only one driving product development. The next step is to create a new animation system for the fish in the Freshwater Aquarium, which will include a 3D background. The...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 10-07-2004, 07:54 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Or as I call it procedural animation. Or as I call it procedural animation.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 10-07-2004, 07:17 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Jim is not interested in keyframe animation or... Jim is not interested in keyframe animation or the huge file sizes this results in. The fish in the Marine Aquarium have 2 keyframes.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 10-06-2004, 08:20 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Right now the fins 'scissor' through the body. It... Right now the fins 'scissor' through the body. It is not the most realistic animation. On some of the fish it is more obvious and it is more obvious on large screens. Yes, Jim is a perfectionist! ...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-29-2004, 11:12 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 I've converted from 3D Studio Max to Jim's... I've converted from 3D Studio Max to Jim's proprietary .X format successfully. You don't want to know how much PHP I had to write and experimenting it took to get this to happen. :)

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-28-2004, 10:42 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 I looked at the Lightwave format. I had... I looked at the Lightwave format. I had nightmares. I also know how meticulously you edit your DirectX files. :)

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-28-2004, 08:55 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Jim can create the fish in Lightwave and convert... Jim can create the fish in Lightwave and convert it to DirectX, but then he is at a roadblock -- he can't manipulate the vertices in the groups he created in Lightwave. That information is lost in...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-27-2004, 09:36 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 The fish are created in Lightwave. They are... The fish are created in Lightwave. They are exported in DirectX format which Jim cleans up for importation into the Aquarium. The DirectX file he loads is a bit different from your usual DirectX file...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-27-2004, 03:01 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Having cooked many turnips in my time, there is... Having cooked many turnips in my time, there is no blood to be found in there unless you slip with the knife. Jim, wear gloves!

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-27-2004, 01:14 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 Jim does not feel comfortable either sharing or... Jim does not feel comfortable either sharing or using someone else's code. So that brings us back to sitting down in a room with a whiteboard and sketching out what it's going to take to do this.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-27-2004, 01:01 PM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 What Jim needs is a transparent way to work with... What Jim needs is a transparent way to work with an object sometimes as a whole and sometimes in groups. He needs to be able to add rotation and transformation centerpoints to a larger object which...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 09-27-2004, 10:33 AM

Replies: 133 Can we Have a WIP Thread? Views: 60,070 Posted By feldon34 I think if I want to see Freshwater fish by the... I think if I want to see Freshwater fish by the end of 2004, I am going to have to lock Jim and the Lightwave development team in a room for 4 hours.

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