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Wizwad · 03-11-2003, 09:22 AM

Reichart: "Hallelujah!"

Hee!

I find it very amusing that Reichert's getting the same reaction that MountainMaster received way back when while developing his FishPicker from Memilm's idea - everyone submitting requests for improvements or additions while not saying often enough, "Well done! Marvellous job! Keep it up!"

"Wow," I hear you say, "How come you remember that?"

Well, let me explain.
I first installed the SereneScreen Aquarium just over a week ago and a couple of days later discovered this site - and in the course of trying to catch up with the rest of you I've gone from the early posts on the betas to v.2 in under a week - excitement over the great strides being made, the addition of many new fish, the development of the wide-screen version; anger over the Microsoft DirectX debacle; then despair that it's been taking so long to get the 3D background done; excitement over the contents of the Wishlist; joy at the announcement of v.2 and then sadness that the wishlist was pretty much ignored. Due to this forum I'm an emotional wreck!

So what other features does v.2 have? I have the feeling there's more going on than I've managed to find in the forum in addition to the new fish - maybe I'm just not looking in the right place. Do the fish now have dappled light falling on them? Do their mouths open and close? If so, then "Yay!" If not, then how soon will it take to convert them using the new tools?

And finally, the most important question - will users who bought the product a week ago have to pay an upgrade fee for v.2?

All that said, thank you again and again, Jim, Reichert and Will, et al for your efforts in making this the best aquarium it can be. Well done and marvellous job. Looking forward to seeing what the next improvements will be! How about a seahorse, Reichart, huh, huh?! Pleeeese?

Jav400 · 03-11-2003, 11:03 AM

Wizwad,

If you have covered that much info in a week or so, then you must be a wreck. But I think you enjoyed doing it.

Basicially MA2 is the setup with the new codebase to allow many more new features to be added. So at this point you are getting new things; new fish, new setting's panel for SSA, several minor coloring fixes that have been around for awhile, and so on. But the major improvement is under the hood, geared for the future.

As far as the opening and closing of mouths and gills and so on, those things will be added when the 3D background gets done at the latest. The pricing quandry is still slightly up in the air at the moment, but a totally definative 100% answer should be forth coming soon.

handimannbob · 03-11-2003, 01:27 PM

hi...i just saw morgan's "set priority feature" prototype.....wow.
that should be a must in near future. that's what i hate about "random", fishes keep coming up that i don't want......do...do...do....please

richard32 · 03-11-2003, 01:58 PM

Keep up the work jim

richard32 · 03-11-2003, 01:59 PM

Cant wait for this upgrade

snorkler · 03-11-2003, 10:25 PM

Haven't checked on the forum for a while because nothing was happening- and now all hell breaks loose!!
Very excited about new version (also cannot believe anyone would complain about $5 - coffee and a danish! I would gladly pay, but thank you for the free upgrade)
If version 2.0 installs to a new directory, then it is NOT necessary to uninstall/reg clean the older version-- correct? Running as a program, we could then choose different scenarios with a mouse click.

patscarr · 03-11-2003, 10:44 PM

Due to this forum I'm an emotional wreck!

Haha! Thats a good one!

clifdene · 03-12-2003, 05:49 PM

WOWWWWWW! Been on holiday and awaiting a new computer hence no visits,
I am delighted at the progress. I have yet to catch up fully

Jav400 · 03-12-2003, 06:33 PM

clifdene,

If tis been awhile you have alot to catch up on, and we are still adding and improving.

Vish · 03-13-2003, 04:12 AM

So when exactly is v2 releasing?

feldon34 · 03-13-2003, 05:27 AM

Prolific principals had a meeting today about MA2/MAT/etc. and release plans were shored up. I think people are going to be happy with the decisions that were made for getting people upgraded to MA2.

As for when? What font color/style do I put on "soon" to mean days, not weeks?

Right before the chat would be awesome, but I just don't know exactly when.

ric · 03-13-2003, 08:28 AM

I hesitate to even ask, but what is the typical difference in release dates for non-Windows versions?

Jim Sachs · 03-13-2003, 08:32 AM

Mac version release will be simultaneous.

EddieWan · 03-13-2003, 01:48 PM

Me can't wait!
Me can't wait!
Me can't wait!

What more needs to be said?

Vish · 03-13-2003, 02:58 PM

I thought I am the only one impatient....

SunKing · 03-13-2003, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by EddieWan
Me can't wait!
Me can't wait!
Me can't wait!

My thoughts exactly! Gimme! gimme! gimme!!

Jav400 · 03-13-2003, 05:16 PM

Not much longer.

Farther away than holding your breath, but closer than "I'll look when I get around to it", and like Morgan says some other decisions that go along with it will make people happy.

Derrek · 03-13-2003, 05:20 PM

Will there be a new release of MAT with the 5 five new fish?

feldon34 · 03-13-2003, 05:46 PM

Yes, but not immediately.

Derrek · 03-13-2003, 06:34 PM

hmm, that makes it tough then, do I want to see the new fish or do I want to look at the fancy looking clock? :P

03-11-2003, 09:22 AM	#121
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	Late to the party Reichart: "Hallelujah!" Hee! I find it very amusing that Reichert's getting the same reaction that MountainMaster received way back when while developing his FishPicker from Memilm's idea - everyone submitting requests for improvements or additions while not saying often enough, "Well done! Marvellous job! Keep it up!" "Wow," I hear you say, "How come you remember that?" Well, let me explain. I first installed the SereneScreen Aquarium just over a week ago and a couple of days later discovered this site - and in the course of trying to catch up with the rest of you I've gone from the early posts on the betas to v.2 in under a week - excitement over the great strides being made, the addition of many new fish, the development of the wide-screen version; anger over the Microsoft DirectX debacle; then despair that it's been taking so long to get the 3D background done; excitement over the contents of the Wishlist; joy at the announcement of v.2 and then sadness that the wishlist was pretty much ignored. Due to this forum I'm an emotional wreck! So what other features does v.2 have? I have the feeling there's more going on than I've managed to find in the forum in addition to the new fish - maybe I'm just not looking in the right place. Do the fish now have dappled light falling on them? Do their mouths open and close? If so, then "Yay!" If not, then how soon will it take to convert them using the new tools? And finally, the most important question - will users who bought the product a week ago have to pay an upgrade fee for v.2? All that said, thank you again and again, Jim, Reichert and Will, et al for your efforts in making this the best aquarium it can be. Well done and marvellous job. Looking forward to seeing what the next improvements will be! How about a seahorse, Reichart, huh, huh?! Pleeeese? Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

03-11-2003, 11:03 AM	#122
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Wizwad, If you have covered that much info in a week or so, then you must be a wreck. But I think you enjoyed doing it. Basicially MA2 is the setup with the new codebase to allow many more new features to be added. So at this point you are getting new things; new fish, new setting's panel for SSA, several minor coloring fixes that have been around for awhile, and so on. But the major improvement is under the hood, geared for the future. As far as the opening and closing of mouths and gills and so on, those things will be added when the 3D background gets done at the latest. The pricing quandry is still slightly up in the air at the moment, but a totally definative 100% answer should be forth coming soon. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-11-2003, 01:27 PM	#123
handimannbob what's up doc ? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: millbrae,ca Posts: 410	hi...i just saw morgan's "set priority feature" prototype.....wow. that should be a must in near future. that's what i hate about "random", fishes keep coming up that i don't want......do...do...do....please bob

03-11-2003, 01:58 PM	#124
richard32 HALLOWEEN FAN Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: uppingham rutland England Posts: 19	Keep up the work jim DOOM 3 IN 2004 HALFLIFE 2 IN APRIL 2004

03-11-2003, 01:59 PM	#125
richard32 HALLOWEEN FAN Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: uppingham rutland England Posts: 19	Cant wait for this upgrade DOOM 3 IN 2004 HALFLIFE 2 IN APRIL 2004

03-11-2003, 10:25 PM	#126
snorkler Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 59	WOW! Haven't checked on the forum for a while because nothing was happening- and now all hell breaks loose!! Very excited about new version (also cannot believe anyone would complain about $5 - coffee and a danish! I would gladly pay, but thank you for the free upgrade) If version 2.0 installs to a new directory, then it is NOT necessary to uninstall/reg clean the older version-- correct? Running as a program, we could then choose different scenarios with a mouse click.

03-11-2003, 10:44 PM	#127
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	Due to this forum I'm an emotional wreck! Haha! Thats a good one! Patrick

03-12-2003, 05:49 PM	#128
clifdene Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: UK Posts: 168	WOWWWWWW! Been on holiday and awaiting a new computer hence no visits, I am delighted at the progress. I have yet to catch up fully

03-12-2003, 06:33 PM	#129
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	clifdene, If tis been awhile you have alot to catch up on, and we are still adding and improving. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-13-2003, 04:12 AM	#130
Vish Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: California Posts: 103	So when exactly is v2 releasing? --Vish

03-13-2003, 05:27 AM	#131
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Prolific principals had a meeting today about MA2/MAT/etc. and release plans were shored up. I think people are going to be happy with the decisions that were made for getting people upgraded to MA2. As for when? What font color/style do I put on "soon" to mean days, not weeks? Right before the chat would be awesome, but I just don't know exactly when. "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

03-13-2003, 08:28 AM	#132
ric Registered Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7	I hesitate to even ask, but what is the typical difference in release dates for non-Windows versions?

03-13-2003, 08:32 AM	#133
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Mac version release will be simultaneous. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-13-2003, 01:48 PM	#134
EddieWan JediMaster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Tallahasse, Florida Posts: 183	Me can't wait! Me can't wait! Me can't wait! What more needs to be said? If it ain't broke, fix it till it is!

03-13-2003, 02:58 PM	#135
Vish Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: California Posts: 103	I thought I am the only one impatient.... --Vish

03-13-2003, 04:38 PM	#136
SunKing Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 238	Originally posted by EddieWan Me can't wait! Me can't wait! Me can't wait! My thoughts exactly! Gimme! gimme! gimme!! My humble Homepage

03-13-2003, 05:16 PM	#137
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Not much longer. Farther away than holding your breath, but closer than "I'll look when I get around to it", and like Morgan says some other decisions that go along with it will make people happy. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-13-2003, 05:20 PM	#138
Derrek Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 186	Will there be a new release of MAT with the 5 five new fish?

03-13-2003, 05:46 PM	#139
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Yes, but not immediately. "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

03-13-2003, 06:34 PM	#140
Derrek Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 186	hmm, that makes it tough then, do I want to see the new fish or do I want to look at the fancy looking clock? :P