AQUASCAPE HISTORY AquaScape 1.00 (4/12/99) ----------------------------------- Added the ability and options for swaying plants Improved the gravel graphics Improved the bubbles speed variety Remastered the rocks Doubled the area of the sign to allow longer messages Fixed palette and transparency problems caused by some graphics cards Revised the aquarium guide on setting up your own real tank Removed the low-res fish AquaScape 0.99 Final Beta (6/20/98) ----------------------------------- Added 10 rocks - configurable in size, location, and depth Added 6 photo-realistic plants for a total of 14 available plants Added 6 new tank decor borders and improved existing ones Added 1 new water background (Pond Haze) and improved existing ones Added optional waves to the top of the aquarium water Improved bubbles sound effects Improved the pull-down menu interface within the aquarium Improved randomization of landscape items Improved the aquarium depth to a level-5 propagated analytic depth system Remastered all the fish and creatures Fixed problems with AquaScape running on Windows NT Fixed the depth problems with the sign and treasure chest The discus's colors have shifted to its more natural color scheme Web site has moved to http://www.runproductions.com AquaScape 0.98 Beta (3/04/98) ----------------------------- Extensive Performance Improvements + Loads 50% faster + Uses 60% less memory + Data files use 90% less disk space + Increased graphics and animation performance + Optionally supports DirectX for even stronger performance increases Added a pull-down menu interface accessible within the aquarium Added screensaver enable/disable ability from the start menu Added ability to save configuration changes from within the aquarium Added a virtual tour when first run to demonstrate configurability Fixed the dreaded 'black box syndrome' caused by the 256 color mode Fixed the continuous loop of the aquarium sound effects Fixed the occasional system keys (ALT-TAB) lockout problem Improved image quality when viewing the image gallery in 256 colors Improved environment stability Re-enabled the random changes feature Setup better gauges system performance for determining lo/hi-res graphics Setup no longer tests for ability to switch to 256 color mode (not needed) AquaScape Configuration program has been renamed AquaScape Control Center Forces the 'always on top' option if password protection is used Finished all chapters of the Aquarium Guide Added unInstall support AquaScape 0.97 Beta (09/18/97) ----------------------------- Now supports Windows NT 4.0 Increased vertical movement of fish Setup now gauges system performance and sets lo/hi-res graphics option accordingly Fixed wallpaper creation error in shareware version Improved password protection security Fixed problem with MCI device errors reported from computers without wave devices Fixed problem with sign text not fitting on the sign Enhanced compatibility with advanced power management hardware Reduced foreground plants found in the program models for added animation performance Archive now uses DOS names for added compatability with old unzip programs Setup now adds registration information to the AquaScape section of the Start Menu The random changes feature has been temporarily disabled due to system lockups The register zoom has been limited to a maximum of 5 seconds AquaScape 0.9 Beta (06/28/97) ----------------------------- First Public Release