Clams Progress - Page 11

Jav400 · 04-17-2009, 07:35 AM

Yes there are plans for exactly that, but to do so Jim is going to need to break new ground on how it needs to be done. It's down the road some before he tackles that.

Overlord · 04-17-2009, 07:35 AM

The sea apple is going to be a nice addition. Will the feeding tentacles extend and retract?

sophie_uk · 04-17-2009, 07:38 AM

I'm up for buying a creature pack when they're available :-)

I would love a sea horse - have very many other people requested this?

cjmaddy · 04-17-2009, 07:51 AM

https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...61&#post110561

See also... Wish List. ...

Surferminn · 04-17-2009, 08:32 AM

wow, that's a pretty sea apple pic.

iMark · 04-17-2009, 08:59 AM

I didn't know what a sea apple was when Jim mentioned it...i did a bit of research...how awesome is that?...I also read that Butterflyfish and Angels will nip at them so you can't put them in the same tank...we'll have to forgo the reality of life, I guess...lol

Jim Sachs · 04-17-2009, 10:31 AM

pvernam -

Yes, there's a plan to animate the anemone.
Yes, the clownfish will reside there.
Yes, it will be a horrendous amount of work.

cjmaddy · 04-17-2009, 11:10 AM

I don't know if I dare ask this, - but I will....

Your plan Jim, to let the user choose between several locations for the bubble column. - Will it allow multiple columns?
And will that be, "a horrendous amount of work" ?

Jim Sachs · 04-17-2009, 12:09 PM

Moving the bubble column is relatively easy. The plan is to have about a dozen locations from which to choose. Multiple columns should also be possible.

cjmaddy · 04-17-2009, 12:14 PM

Nice! ....

Overlord · 04-17-2009, 04:24 PM

I'm not putting you on the spot for a time frame but I was just curious if the new fish models will be easier to implement than the "dreaded clamostomy"? Or will you not know until you get into it.

Jim Sachs · 04-17-2009, 04:31 PM

There are three major parts to the fish makeover: New models, new textures, new behavior. It's going to be a hard couple of months.

feldon34 · 04-17-2009, 05:54 PM

Right now there are 3 fish models. Triggerfish, Lionfish, and everything else. Will you be increasing this number?

Jim Sachs · 04-17-2009, 06:24 PM

Technically, each fish has its own model of a slightly different shape even now. All the fish will have more working parts, including mouths and gills. The fins will have more polygons so that they can bend more realistically.

ESHIREY · 04-18-2009, 11:31 AM

Awesome.

Overlord · 04-18-2009, 12:16 PM

I've always said you can never have enough polygons. Just don't ever take them without eating something first!

henemly · 04-19-2009, 06:40 PM

Did the Lobophyllia hemprichii get smaller
when the closing clams were introduced?

(got these by runnin beta & installed one at same time)

feldon34 · 04-19-2009, 07:55 PM

Jim's brain really is melting...

Jim Sachs · 04-19-2009, 08:05 PM

I switched to a higher-res texture. The old one was a little blurry.

patscarr · 04-20-2009, 05:35 AM

Now, how did you notice that, henemly?

04-17-2009, 07:35 AM	#201
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Yes there are plans for exactly that, but to do so Jim is going to need to break new ground on how it needs to be done. It's down the road some before he tackles that. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-17-2009, 08:32 AM	#205
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	wow, that's a pretty sea apple pic. Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

04-17-2009, 10:31 AM	#207
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	pvernam - Yes, there's a plan to animate the anemone. Yes, the clownfish will reside there. Yes, it will be a horrendous amount of work. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-17-2009, 12:09 PM	#209
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Moving the bubble column is relatively easy. The plan is to have about a dozen locations from which to choose. Multiple columns should also be possible. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-17-2009, 04:31 PM	#212
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	There are three major parts to the fish makeover: New models, new textures, new behavior. It's going to be a hard couple of months. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-17-2009, 07:38 AM	#203
sophie_uk Registered Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7	I'm up for buying a creature pack when they're available :-) I would love a sea horse - have very many other people requested this?

04-17-2009, 07:51 AM	#204
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...61&#post110561 See also... Wish List. ...

04-17-2009, 08:59 AM	#206
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	I didn't know what a sea apple was when Jim mentioned it...i did a bit of research...how awesome is that?...I also read that Butterflyfish and Angels will nip at them so you can't put them in the same tank...we'll have to forgo the reality of life, I guess...lol

04-17-2009, 11:10 AM	#208
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	I don't know if I dare ask this, - but I will.... Your plan Jim, to let the user choose between several locations for the bubble column. - Will it allow multiple columns? And will that be, "a horrendous amount of work" ?

04-17-2009, 12:14 PM	#210
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Nice! ....

04-17-2009, 04:24 PM	#211
Overlord Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 72	I'm not putting you on the spot for a time frame but I was just curious if the new fish models will be easier to implement than the "dreaded clamostomy"? Or will you not know until you get into it.

04-17-2009, 05:54 PM	#213
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Right now there are 3 fish models. Triggerfish, Lionfish, and everything else. Will you be increasing this number? "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

04-17-2009, 06:24 PM	#214
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Technically, each fish has its own model of a slightly different shape even now. All the fish will have more working parts, including mouths and gills. The fins will have more polygons so that they can bend more realistically. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-18-2009, 11:31 AM	#215
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Awesome.

04-18-2009, 12:16 PM	#216
Overlord Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 72	I've always said you can never have enough polygons. Just don't ever take them without eating something first!

04-19-2009, 06:40 PM	#217
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Did the Lobophyllia hemprichii get smaller when the closing clams were introduced? (got these by runnin beta & installed one at same time)

04-19-2009, 07:55 PM	#218
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Jim's brain really is melting... "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

04-19-2009, 08:05 PM	#219
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	I switched to a higher-res texture. The old one was a little blurry. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-20-2009, 05:35 AM	#220
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	Now, how did you notice that, henemly? Patrick