** SS Aquarium 2.0 & MAT Settings SUGGESTION BOX ** - Page 4

Jim Sachs · 05-04-2003, 06:01 PM

Your starfish won't crawl on the glass? Make sure that Automatic lights are on, or turn the foreground lights all the way down manually, since the starfish will only make the transition in the dark.

Future versions will probably allow larger fish, with some restrictions.

ibm650 · 05-07-2003, 09:02 PM

Three strange things, just got a dell 4550 with a ATI rage ultra 128 and on MAT you see the reflection pattern of the ripples outside of the crystal a little bit in the upper left.
Also, when you limit frames even at a much higher rate than you are using, it uses a lot less cpu time.
Third, MAT seems to prevent XP from doing an auto hibernation.

Reichart · 05-08-2003, 09:31 AM

1. Q: Three strange things,
A: Actually four, the first is you got a dell, with an ATI card..

a) see the reflection pattern of the ripples outside of the crystal a little bit in the upper left.
A: this could be because you are noticing something that shows up in differing amounts on different cards and different resolutions.

b) Also, when you limit frames even at a much higher rate than you are using, it uses a lot less cpu time.
A: Yes. There are many ways to tweak the products.

c) MAT seems to prevent XP from doing an auto hibernation.
A: Actually it may be the other way around. Hibernation is not correctly implemented by M$, and although we make standard calls, they have bugs. May I suggest upgrading to DX9 if you have not already. M$ fixed a LOT of these type of issues.

Tiny Turtle · 03-02-2004, 01:53 AM

Let me try and describe how my warped Swedish sense of logic works when it comes to the Aquarium UI.

Open the Settings screen.

Notice any sliders for frame rate, cycle time or extra fish percentage?

Click on on of those to select it. Fine, it's now active and can be adjusted with the arrow keys (Up & Down). Let's do that and press [Up]. Did you notice how the value above the slider decreased? Press [Down] for an increase.

Am I totally wrong in believing [Up should yield an increase and [Down] a decrease?

/Tiny Flipside

cjmaddy · 03-02-2004, 05:24 AM

Well spotted TT!

............ give that man a gold watch!

Yellow Tang · 03-02-2004, 06:35 AM

I would use left and right arrows...probably.

ibm650 · 03-02-2004, 10:37 AM

just wondering.

Tiny Turtle · 03-02-2004, 10:53 AM

Welcome to the forum IBM,
If you look around a bit you'll find a wishlist thread intended for questions like that. This one supposedly focuses more on the user interface.

Anyways, In order for the anemone to work properly (i.e. allow the Percula Clownfish to interact with it) it would have to be done in full 3D. At the moment the background is a static 2D image with holes at clever places allowing the fish to swim in front and behind the coral. Jim (Sachs, – the man behind the SS) will eventually redo the background in full 3D allowing for more interaction with the background. This will however wait until he has completed the Freshwater Aquarium SS. If I recall correctly the anemone is intended to come in a "creature pack" along with a buch of other "special" creatures sold as an add-on to the regular aquarium. There is no time-schedule for this. Just "When it's done".

/Tiny Wait

P.S. Morgan,
You need to put a link to the FAQ in the top navigation bar (hint: "Chat" _____ "Help"). As it is now you gotta know the URL or log out of the forum and then revisit.

drfish · 03-02-2004, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by drfish
A1: See this thread.

A2: Should this be in the FAQ? Is it? Where is the FAQ? It's either not very easy to find, or I'm a moron...

I'm not alone!

Tiny Turtle · 03-02-2004, 01:14 PM

In being a moron?

/Tiny Moron

drfish · 03-02-2004, 02:28 PM

I'd forgotten about that pop-up! Since I run either mozilla or firefox on all of the computers I use it gets blocked... The blank space up there is just begging to be a FAQ button...

feldon34 · 03-02-2004, 08:46 PM

I am looking at a redesign of the top panel which would definitely include a FAQ button.

Socrates · 03-14-2004, 01:09 AM

"3. Favorite Fish - Control the likelihood of each fish being chosen to fill slots"

This to me is the most important. This is a major feature I think that is really missing.

I want to randomize, but there are fish I just don't really want to see in there (nothing personal to the artist

).

05-04-2003, 06:01 PM	#61
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	Your starfish won't crawl on the glass? Make sure that Automatic lights are on, or turn the foreground lights all the way down manually, since the starfish will only make the transition in the dark. Future versions will probably allow larger fish, with some restrictions. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-07-2003, 09:02 PM	#62
ibm650 Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4	Three strange things, just got a dell 4550 with a ATI rage ultra 128 and on MAT you see the reflection pattern of the ripples outside of the crystal a little bit in the upper left. Also, when you limit frames even at a much higher rate than you are using, it uses a lot less cpu time. Third, MAT seems to prevent XP from doing an auto hibernation. I worked on the IBM650

05-08-2003, 09:31 AM	#63
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	1. Q: Three strange things, A: Actually four, the first is you got a dell, with an ATI card.. a) see the reflection pattern of the ripples outside of the crystal a little bit in the upper left. A: this could be because you are noticing something that shows up in differing amounts on different cards and different resolutions. b) Also, when you limit frames even at a much higher rate than you are using, it uses a lot less cpu time. A: Yes. There are many ways to tweak the products. c) MAT seems to prevent XP from doing an auto hibernation. A: Actually it may be the other way around. Hibernation is not correctly implemented by M$, and although we make standard calls, they have bugs. May I suggest upgrading to DX9 if you have not already. M$ fixed a LOT of these type of issues. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

03-02-2004, 01:53 AM	#64
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Let me try and describe how my warped Swedish sense of logic works when it comes to the Aquarium UI. Open the Settings screen. Notice any sliders for frame rate, cycle time or extra fish percentage? Click on on of those to select it. Fine, it's now active and can be adjusted with the arrow keys (Up & Down). Let's do that and press [Up]. Did you notice how the value above the slider decreased? Press [Down] for an increase. Am I totally wrong in believing [Up should yield an increase and [Down] a decrease? /Tiny Flipside Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-02-2004, 10:37 AM	#67
ibm650 Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4	Any hope for the anemone just wondering. I worked on the IBM650

03-02-2004, 05:24 AM	#65
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Well spotted TT! ............ give that man a gold watch!

03-02-2004, 06:35 AM	#66
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	I would use left and right arrows...probably.

03-02-2004, 10:53 AM	#68
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Welcome to the forum IBM, If you look around a bit you'll find a wishlist thread intended for questions like that. This one supposedly focuses more on the user interface. Anyways, In order for the anemone to work properly (i.e. allow the Percula Clownfish to interact with it) it would have to be done in full 3D. At the moment the background is a static 2D image with holes at clever places allowing the fish to swim in front and behind the coral. Jim (Sachs, – the man behind the SS) will eventually redo the background in full 3D allowing for more interaction with the background. This will however wait until he has completed the Freshwater Aquarium SS. If I recall correctly the anemone is intended to come in a "creature pack" along with a buch of other "special" creatures sold as an add-on to the regular aquarium. There is no time-schedule for this. Just "When it's done". /Tiny Wait P.S. Morgan, You need to put a link to the FAQ in the top navigation bar (hint: "Chat" _____ "Help"). As it is now you gotta know the URL or log out of the forum and then revisit. Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-02-2004, 12:20 PM	#69
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	Originally posted by drfish A1: See this thread. A2: Should this be in the FAQ? Is it? Where is the FAQ? It's either not very easy to find, or I'm a moron... I'm not alone! I don't watch commercials.

03-02-2004, 01:14 PM	#70
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	In being a moron? /Tiny Moron Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-02-2004, 02:28 PM	#71
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	I'd forgotten about that pop-up! Since I run either mozilla or firefox on all of the computers I use it gets blocked... The blank space up there is just begging to be a FAQ button... I don't watch commercials.

03-02-2004, 08:46 PM	#72
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	I am looking at a redesign of the top panel which would definitely include a FAQ button. "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

03-14-2004, 01:09 AM	#73
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	"3. Favorite Fish - Control the likelihood of each fish being chosen to fill slots" This to me is the most important. This is a major feature I think that is really missing. I want to randomize, but there are fish I just don't really want to see in there (nothing personal to the artist ). Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!