Starfish is digging into sand at the bottom!!

James · 02-27-2002, 07:19 AM

look at this pic I've attached......
it looks like the starfish is digging into sand..
and that particular leg seems a bit longer too....

Jim
is it some kind of bug or it's normal?

Tiny Turtle · 02-27-2002, 07:28 AM

Dang! That doesn't look too cool...

Which OS/Processor/Video card/resolution are you using?

patscarr · 02-27-2002, 08:40 AM

That looks fine, you guys are too uptight.

Jim Sachs · 02-27-2002, 10:35 AM

It's within tolerance. Matching the arm curl to height above the sand is not an exact science.

Cefalo · 02-27-2002, 03:09 PM

I've noticed the same bug the first day i purchase 1.1

Jim Sachs · 02-27-2002, 03:26 PM

Not a bug.

Gerty · 02-27-2002, 04:09 PM

I'm kinda bummed cause I've never seen my star fish crawl up on the glass like that......it has been all around, just never on the glass. Maybe it's cause my screen saver doesn't stay on long enough for him to get there....now with the new version since it saves his last position, hopefully I'll get a chance to see it on the glass.

Not complaining.......just talking.

Aloha,
Gerty

Jim Sachs · 02-27-2002, 04:26 PM

Make sure Automatic Lights are on. The starfish will only switch to the glass when the foreground lights are all the way down.

James · 02-27-2002, 05:17 PM

Jim.....
Yeah....I don't think it's a bug anyway...that's why I wanna make sure...

if u can make the animation of the sand been push away by the starfish's leg.....
that'll be very cool......
do u think it's possible....?
in all the version of SSA....the sand at the bottom alway like a still image....
maybe you can make some alter of it.....such as when fish swim fast by the bottom...some sand will eventually dust up?

just a thought...

Jim Sachs · 02-27-2002, 06:42 PM

Don't forget that the sand, coral, and everything else in the background is just a static picture about hafway back in the tank. Morgan has illustrated this excellently in a couple of other threads.

The 3D background will change all this and make many more things possible, that's why it is needed in order for the Aquarium to progress.

Gerty · 02-28-2002, 05:22 PM

Thanks so much, Jim!!! I switched my settings over to the automatic lights and what do ya know....that darn little star fish crawled his way up on the glass & is still there! Thanks again!

It's the little things in life that give us much enjoyment!!!

Aloha,
Gerty

Pyros9 · 02-28-2002, 08:45 PM

Ok....So my star fish has been up on the glass for a couple days now. How do I get him back onto the sand? I've tried turning the lights down for over an hour and he won't go back.

Thanks,

Jim Sachs · 02-28-2002, 08:56 PM

To get it back on the sand you could:

1. Just wait. If the foreground lights happen to be off when the starfish touches the sand and is heading down, it will switch to the sand.

2. Turn off "Starfish Allowed on Glass" in the Settings screen.

3. Run Morgan's Registry cleaner. This means you would have to re-enter your Key Code.

4. Find and manually delete the starfish position entry in the Registry.

Jav400 · 02-28-2002, 09:00 PM

Well it looks like your aquarium is really true to life Jim. Everytime I have seen a starfish in a real tank it always seems that he is on the front glass and in the way of whatever it is you are trying to look at. I had one for awhile and finally got rid of it, I was always wanting to tear him off of the glass and out of the way.

Pyros9 · 02-28-2002, 09:44 PM

Don't know why I hadn't thought of the settings panel.

Thanks for reminding me.......

feldon34 · 02-28-2002, 10:21 PM

Reset JUST your Starfish position with this script:

https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/restoreStarfish.reg

Jim Sachs · 02-28-2002, 11:35 PM

Thanks, Morgan -- that's handy.

patscarr · 03-01-2002, 02:45 AM

But be careful, there is still that bug, when the "allow starfish on glass" box is unchecked, it will crawl away! Then you have to run this restore starfish reg everytime to bring it back.

Yellow Tang · 03-01-2002, 04:20 AM

Will this mentioned feature: "some sand will eventually dust up" be possible with the 3D background? This means every little piece of the sand or gravel must be a real 3D object. This would also be a prerequisite for the "fish eats sand and spits out" - feature. Would be great, and nothing is impossible (especially for Jim) but that sounds a bit too much work.

DennisT · 03-01-2002, 07:56 AM

Now this is a good one.

Jim, I seem to have done something to my poor starfish, after the screensaver as been on for some time my starfish has stretched out so far that it stretches from the bottom to the top of the screen. It looks like chewing gum in three strips with no body shape. The strips seem to move also up and down.

I don't seem to be able for some reason, take a snapshot of this with Hypersnap, but I can tell you it looks weird.

My PC
P111 866
512 PC133 Ram
Voodoo5 5500

Mate, it looks terrible, the fish seem to just move about and are not affected.

1152 x 864 resol
Cheers
Dennis

02-27-2002, 08:40 AM	#3
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	That looks fine, you guys are too uptight. Patrick

02-27-2002, 10:35 AM	#4
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	It's within tolerance. Matching the arm curl to height above the sand is not an exact science. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-27-2002, 03:09 PM	#5
Cefalo Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Genoa, Italy Posts: 12	Yaeh I've noticed too I've noticed the same bug the first day i purchase 1.1

02-27-2002, 03:26 PM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Not a bug. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-27-2002, 04:09 PM	#7
Gerty Somewhat Confused Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 83	star fish I'm kinda bummed cause I've never seen my star fish crawl up on the glass like that......it has been all around, just never on the glass. Maybe it's cause my screen saver doesn't stay on long enough for him to get there....now with the new version since it saves his last position, hopefully I'll get a chance to see it on the glass. Not complaining.......just talking. Aloha, Gerty

02-27-2002, 07:28 AM	#2
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Dang! That doesn't look too cool... Which OS/Processor/Video card/resolution are you using?

02-27-2002, 04:26 PM	#8
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Make sure Automatic Lights are on. The starfish will only switch to the glass when the foreground lights are all the way down. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-27-2002, 05:17 PM	#9
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Jim..... Yeah....I don't think it's a bug anyway...that's why I wanna make sure... if u can make the animation of the sand been push away by the starfish's leg..... that'll be very cool...... do u think it's possible....? in all the version of SSA....the sand at the bottom alway like a still image.... maybe you can make some alter of it.....such as when fish swim fast by the bottom...some sand will eventually dust up? just a thought... James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

02-27-2002, 06:42 PM	#10
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Don't forget that the sand, coral, and everything else in the background is just a static picture about hafway back in the tank. Morgan has illustrated this excellently in a couple of other threads. The 3D background will change all this and make many more things possible, that's why it is needed in order for the Aquarium to progress. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-28-2002, 05:22 PM	#11
Gerty Somewhat Confused Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 83	Thanks so much, Jim!!! I switched my settings over to the automatic lights and what do ya know....that darn little star fish crawled his way up on the glass & is still there! Thanks again! It's the little things in life that give us much enjoyment!!! Aloha, Gerty

02-28-2002, 08:45 PM	#12
Pyros9 Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 49	Starfish Ok....So my star fish has been up on the glass for a couple days now. How do I get him back onto the sand? I've tried turning the lights down for over an hour and he won't go back. Thanks, Doug................(Pyros9) www.faddis.net My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs think I am.

02-28-2002, 08:56 PM	#13
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	To get it back on the sand you could: 1. Just wait. If the foreground lights happen to be off when the starfish touches the sand and is heading down, it will switch to the sand. 2. Turn off "Starfish Allowed on Glass" in the Settings screen. 3. Run Morgan's Registry cleaner. This means you would have to re-enter your Key Code. 4. Find and manually delete the starfish position entry in the Registry. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-28-2002, 09:00 PM	#14
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Well it looks like your aquarium is really true to life Jim. Everytime I have seen a starfish in a real tank it always seems that he is on the front glass and in the way of whatever it is you are trying to look at. I had one for awhile and finally got rid of it, I was always wanting to tear him off of the glass and out of the way. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

02-28-2002, 09:44 PM	#15
Pyros9 Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 49	Thanks Jim Don't know why I hadn't thought of the settings panel. Thanks for reminding me....... Doug................(Pyros9) www.faddis.net My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs think I am.

02-28-2002, 10:21 PM	#16
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Reset JUST your Starfish position with this script: https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/restoreStarfish.reg "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

02-28-2002, 11:35 PM	#17
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Thanks, Morgan -- that's handy. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-01-2002, 02:45 AM	#18
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	But be careful, there is still that bug, when the "allow starfish on glass" box is unchecked, it will crawl away! Then you have to run this restore starfish reg everytime to bring it back. Patrick

03-01-2002, 04:20 AM	#19
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Will this mentioned feature: "some sand will eventually dust up" be possible with the 3D background? This means every little piece of the sand or gravel must be a real 3D object. This would also be a prerequisite for the "fish eats sand and spits out" - feature. Would be great, and nothing is impossible (especially for Jim) but that sounds a bit too much work.

03-01-2002, 07:56 AM	#20
DennisT Registered Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tasmania Posts: 11	Now this is a good one. Jim, I seem to have done something to my poor starfish, after the screensaver as been on for some time my starfish has stretched out so far that it stretches from the bottom to the top of the screen. It looks like chewing gum in three strips with no body shape. The strips seem to move also up and down. I don't seem to be able for some reason, take a snapshot of this with Hypersnap, but I can tell you it looks weird. My PC P111 866 512 PC133 Ram Voodoo5 5500 Mate, it looks terrible, the fish seem to just move about and are not affected. 1152 x 864 resol Cheers Dennis Last edited by feldon34; 03-01-2002 at 11:23 AM.