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Old 12-16-2013, 11:36 AM   #1
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Bug fix release imminent

There are some bugs in the legacy mode of the new Intel integrated GPUs which have caused us some problems.

Symptoms:
1) the logo in the crystal is black
2) the fish become ghosts randomly

I have the fix for this running now. It required dropping all OS's prior to Lion and significant changes to the drawing code, so if you're on older hardware or software I'm afraid you've seen the last update to the product.

If you've seen either of these bugs please reply here or message me and I'll get you a new build to try.
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Old 12-19-2013, 01:30 PM   #2
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Still running smoothly

Nope... still running smoothly on my MaverX
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Old 02-04-2014, 07:43 PM   #3
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Ghost fish are interesting, but...

I'm running OS X 10.9.1 on a brand new Air and I'm seeing the ghost fish. I've changed the FPS a few times and also the number of fish and couldn't solve the problem so I came here. Glad the problem is not at my end and that a fix is in the works.

FWIW, it's an interesting effect -- you might consider keeping it as an option.
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Old 02-24-2014, 08:46 PM   #4
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Hi AnneB,

No, the problem isn't with your machine, per se, it is with the graphics drivers' support for older style OpenGL code.

The fix will break backwards compatibility with older OSs, so we're going to release the fix for this in a feature update with a new version number, 3.3.
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Old 03-11-2014, 02:57 PM   #5
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Hey, first time poster and long time user. I'm having trouble with version 3.2.1 and my new Mac Pro. Iv'e use Marine Aquarium on my old Mac Pro fine for years but on OSX 10.9.2 the app and screen saver refuse to save my CD code, I have the physical CD and code version. I put the code in and it seems to accept it but then when I try to change settings it asks again for the code. Even the TESTFISH code does this so it appears to not be saving the code to to the user prefs. I tired everything, reinstalling from scratch and wiping all the user prefs etc. to no avail. I'm hoping a new version might help me out but right now I can't make any changes etc. Thanks in advance.
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Old 03-15-2014, 10:36 PM   #6
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New Mac Pro and 10.9.2

Please try to repair disk permissions using the Disk Utility "First Aid" tab. I just added a key code on 10.9.2 without problems on my 2013 Mac Pro.
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:11 PM   #7
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Hey, thanks for the reply. I tried permissions before and nothing happened. I did have some ACL found but not expected, a benign issue, but removed those anyway but still nothing. My CD code is accepted, the OK button goes from grayed out and un-selectable to clickable and all and clicking OK seems to be accepted and the slide down sheet retracts but then it just asks for the code all over again right after. I've tried removing every vestige of the app and prefs and installing from scratch, with the CD mounted, without the CD mounted but nothing works.
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:20 PM   #8
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Hmm. Nothing has changed with respect to this functionality in many years. Which CD do you have? I may need you to send me your upgrade code so I can try it myself. You can message me with it.
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:39 PM   #9
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The jewel box says Version 3, I'll message you the code. I can send you a photo of the CD and jewel case with the code on it too if you want proof of ownership etc.
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Old 03-18-2014, 04:02 PM   #10
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JerryCube let me know that he solved the problem before I got to look at it in any depth.

The copy protection logic doesn't like the CD being mounted over the network via CD sharing.
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Old 06-04-2014, 02:01 PM   #11
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Has the new version 3.3 been made available?
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Old 06-28-2014, 09:32 PM   #12
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Originally posted by 321liftoff:
Has the new version 3.3 been made available?  
I'm going with a "no".

I still have 3.2.1(874). I haven't seen, nor can I find, an updated build.
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Old 07-08-2014, 07:58 PM   #13
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Under the News section it says 3.3 is available and when i try to download i still get 3.2... Is there a different way to get 3.3?
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Ghost fish

I am running a MacBook Pro Intel i7 2GHZ with OS Yosemite 10.10.3. It seems that I've tried every combination in settings but am still experiencing the ghost fish. Seems like there are faint outlines all over the screen that when the fish swims around/through that they are very faint like ghost. Any and all help is appreciated....
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Old 05-06-2015, 05:54 PM   #15
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Ghost fish

Please reference this thread...

http://feldoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23513

The onboard video in some machines have bugs when trying to emulate the older OpenGL specs.
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