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feldon34 · 02-01-2008, 08:53 AM

Well, I'm not the developer (he'll probably respond to this thread as well), but I'll be happy to respond to your points.

Marine Aquarium 3, which is currently in alpha testing, has a completely rebuilt, high definition 3D background. It is 2 1/2 screens wide. Edit: I don't know the highest resolution it's been tested but it looks excellent on my 1280 x 1024 display.

Second, I don't think it's a secret that many people (including me) are staying away in droves from Vista. Turns out consumers are smarter than Microsoft initially thought and will not accept an OS that has 3 times the hardware requirements, an avalanche of security prompts, and no new major features.

More importantly, Marine Aquarium 2.x has always worked on Vista, even since before it was called Vista. Remember Windows Longhorn? MA2 worked on that too!

I am curious about your request for support of DirectX 9 and 10. Is there a specific DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 specific feature the Aquarium is not taking advantage of that you feel it should? I think a lot of people quote "it should use DirectX 9 or 10" without actually having a specific feature in mind that those technologies add that they'd like to see.

Still, MA3 has been rewritten in DirectX 8, which will make multi-monitor support easy, not to mention the use of shaders to accomplish effects that were not possible in MA2.

Marine Aquarium 2.x series was written in DirectX 7, runs on almost all 3D cards with at least 16MB, and runs in Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Vista. As a result of this huge compatibility, the Aquarium has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and has been featured on network television programs such as Smallville, Reaper, Las Vegas, Big Brother4, CSI, Law & Order, Law & Order CI, in movies such as Bridget Jones 2 and Firewall, and in games such as Far Cry.

If the Aquarium required Vista and DirectX 10, Jim would still be teaching animation classes.

02-01-2008, 08:53 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Well, I'm not the developer (he'll probably respond to this thread as well), but I'll be happy to respond to your points. Marine Aquarium 3, which is currently in alpha testing, has a completely rebuilt, high definition 3D background. It is 2 1/2 screens wide. Edit: I don't know the highest resolution it's been tested but it looks excellent on my 1280 x 1024 display. Second, I don't think it's a secret that many people (including me) are staying away in droves from Vista. Turns out consumers are smarter than Microsoft initially thought and will not accept an OS that has 3 times the hardware requirements, an avalanche of security prompts, and no new major features. More importantly, Marine Aquarium 2.x has always worked on Vista, even since before it was called Vista. Remember Windows Longhorn? MA2 worked on that too! I am curious about your request for support of DirectX 9 and 10. Is there a specific DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 specific feature the Aquarium is not taking advantage of that you feel it should? I think a lot of people quote "it should use DirectX 9 or 10" without actually having a specific feature in mind that those technologies add that they'd like to see. Still, MA3 has been rewritten in DirectX 8, which will make multi-monitor support easy, not to mention the use of shaders to accomplish effects that were not possible in MA2. Marine Aquarium 2.x series was written in DirectX 7, runs on almost all 3D cards with at least 16MB, and runs in Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Vista. As a result of this huge compatibility, the Aquarium has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and has been featured on network television programs such as Smallville, Reaper, Las Vegas, Big Brother4, CSI, Law & Order, Law & Order CI, in movies such as Bridget Jones 2 and Firewall, and in games such as Far Cry. If the Aquarium required Vista and DirectX 10, Jim would still be teaching animation classes. "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; 02-01-2008 at 04:47 PM.