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Development History
Updated: Thursday, 17-Nov-2005 15:23:25 PST
If you are reading this far you are either bored, curious or are trying to rip off ideas on how to make your own 3d Fish Tank.
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4th May 2005 - 8rd June 2005 (v1.2.110 Un-Released)
Separated the fog and light code. Worked on the Edit Fish Tank form. Added Times Run attribute to every fishtank.
26th May 2005 - 3rd June 2005 (v1.2.100 Un-Released)
Added a game like console option when loading for debugging (key = ~).
25th May 2005 (v1.2.0087 Un-Released)
24th May 2005 (v1.2.0085 Un-Released)
23th May 2005 (v1.2.xxxx Un-Released)
11th Dec 2002 - 4th Feb 2003 (v1.1.0088 Un-Released)
 Standard Lily pad Texture (Reduced quality for the web)  Standard Lily pad Texture with Bump Mapping Applied (Reduced quality for the web)  New Gravel Texture (This one is low detailed but the real one is 1026 Resolution @ 24bit)  New Sand Texture (This one is low detailed but the real one is 1026 Resolution @ 24bit) Added "loadwireframe" to the fishtank file for interesting loading. Set All fishtanks to start as full screen window. Created New Sand and Gravel Textures. Added Warning that no net connection was found (if not connected) when firing up a web page Added font code (needs fixing, invisible when device changes) Backgrounds must be mine. Make tanks full of plants and take a snapshot. Optimized the fish meshes. Move 3DFishTank Gravel into .Gravel File(s), Backgrounds, Camera etc. Time each section of the do loop and get percentages of processing (fish, bubbles, camera, render etc) Fix better turning code, with fish. Version numbering of fishtanks On startup check for exe name of project and if VB6.exe then don't start the subclass. Swap left + right mouse 4 lefties, Moving the camera is now Left or Right Handed User Compatible Scroll Speed to double or user defined. Better Fish Meshes New Nullsoft installer. Add Avi to Screen Saver Screen Copy Bubbles Mesh to save load delay (Much faster) Subclass Scroll Wheel Zoom Added faster loading code. Even loads fast (in under 10 seconds) on an Intel i810 (4Mb video card). Added a new Menu "Help->Debug Information->Show Loading Delays". now you can see how many milliseconds it takes to load certain objects. Added a new Menu "Help->Debug Information->Memory Information". Now you can check the RAM usage when the tank is loaded. Optimised Fish Meshes, now they are half the size but still detailed. Updating the Plants, Backgrounds, Gravel, Textures etc Moved configuration section to new files:
Gravel: "filename.gravel" Camera's: "filename.camera" Camera's: "filename.camera" Camera's are now using the Z axis instead of staying in front of the 3DFishTank.
New Installer and Uninstaller. Added Edit Property Pages to Explorer when you right click on a .Fish or .FishTank File (work to go though). Added Right Click Menus. Removed dodgy fish, I will add much better fish soon. Major Updates are on the way (Multiple Monitor Support etc) stay tuned. Dolby Digital (Surround Sound) support is now improved. Added Windows IntelliMouse (Scrolly Wheel Support). Now the Scrolly wheel zooms in (on fish) and out like an adjustable telescope (the fish will be so close it will fit the whole screen. Holding Shift + IntelliWheel Scroll you can walk towards and away from the 3d FishTank.
Screen Saver Mode now added. Support's Windows XP's "On resume, show welcome screen".
Added XP's feature to show the logon screen when he fishtank screen saver
is exited  Added Fish Hunger, Energy and Health Properties. When the fish is hungry it will look for food, when the fsh is tired it will rest and when it is very tired it will sleep. All fish modes (Swimming, Searching, Eating, Resting, Sleeping and Urgent etc are at the fish species (or individual fishes) favourite depth.. Fish now have Tax state for all modes (e.g Swimming fast will consume food and energy faster than swimming slow). Added smoother Fish Movements 7th Mar - 24th Mar 2002 (v1.1.0085 Pre Release, Alpha Version) Possible new environment mapping light effects (Geforce or better).  Camera views have been updated. Now you can adjust your distance behind a fish when in fishcam chase mode. External camera views have been updated, now you can zoom in on a fish while watching it from outside the tank. The level of zoon is so good now, it makes my textures look poor as you can zoom in to being only 1mm away from them. I am currently designing better plant meshes to include in the fishtank. These plants will have realistic textures and shapes.  Plant Detail (Before)  Plant Detail (After)  New Plant 1 (Draft)  New Plant 2 (Draft) I am creating 4 New Fish Tanks where the scenes will match the backgrounds with new realistic 3d plants. At the moment the plants are lacking.  The default fishtank is a lot brighter and fun (close up)  >The dark fishtank has a darker wood, and background image  The Leafy fishtank will be full of plants  Expect to see the rocky fishtank full of... a) rocks, b) rocks, c) rocks or d) rocks 21st Feb - 6th Mar 2002 (v1.1.0085 Pre Release, Alpha Version)
I am now investigating fish movements to better understand what will be required for the final fish movement classes. I have found a quicker way to create new plants with nice curved edges (no more jaggered crappy plants). Expect the plants to be updated soon.  Created 26 wood textures to replace the stand's texture (only 5 extra stand textures will be included in the basic setup and the rest will be free updates 
Added a custom texture override for any static object (e.g. gravel, plant, background or rock. If that texture is not the one you want just change it to a custom texture. Updated the installer to allow for desktop, start menu, quick menu etc icons to be selected on setup 17th - 20th Feb 2002 (v1.1.0084 Pre Release, Alpha Version)
Added a Field of View camera modification to the fish cam mode (e.g When the fish is each state (.swimming, .asleep etc) it's field of view will shrink or grow) This is best described as a bubble view mode (very kewl). When in Fish Cam mode the Field of View now transitions smoothly between fish states. Fixed the jumping fish problem when a fish reached the bottom of it's favourite depth for a fish state. Documented the .fish and .fishtank files. Updated the description of what is loading on 3d fish tank start up (e.g "High Quality 3D Fish Tank (v1.1.0084) 0 [Loading 4 of 32 Fish [12%] 'objects\fish\neon\male\MaleNeon.X'].
The fish also reduce their speed, short range vision and angle of viewing when in Sleeping, Resting or Eating mode but increase when in Searching, Swimming or when the fish is an 'UrgentPath' (fleeing or swimming for food). The fish also have a fish state mode duration to allow them to wake up after a certain time or to search for more food after eating for set period. Also the fish now decide on what state to be in and at what depth to swim at e.g. a guppy usually swims at the surface when eating but rests at a lower level in the fishtank, this is achieved by a cFish.FavDepthRestingTop and cFish.FavDepthRestingbottom and when the fish is in it's desired level for it's current state it can change to any level within that desired level range.
The fish will have these actions (SLEEPING, RESTING, SWIMMING, SEARCHING, EATING etc). During these modes a fishes responsiveness will be determined by adjustable SIGHT, VIEWING ANGLE, SPEED values (e.g. During sleep the fishes vision, viewing angle and speed will be 0 but during a searching pattern it will have excellent vision and speed if desired).
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