3D FISH !

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3D FISH !

Version 2.65e

April 3, 2001

readme.htm

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INTRODUCTION
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"3D FISH !" is a screensaver using Direct3D.

One 3D fish, a bream, swims slow and sometimes fast in 3D space. Motion of the bream looks tastefull and textures used are photo images, so that you may feel a unique and photorealistic atmosphere. Possibly you might find yourself under water....

This program has 4 kinds of camera angles, in other words, 4 scenes. The scenes change in order automatically. The first scene takes 2minutes, the second 1min, the third 1min, and the fourth 2min. The next of the fourth is the first. Please watch the program the first 6min at least.

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SHAREWARE
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3D FISH ! is shareware. Please register.

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USAGE
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"3dfish.zip" includes the following 2 screensavers. Extract them.

3D FISH ! lumi.scr ------virtual, not photorealistic, luminescent fish saver, which has neither scene limitation nor time limitation.

3D FISH ! bream.scr ------photorealistic bream fish saver, which has scene and time limitations. The saver settings are changeable even under the limitations. If you enter registration-password, the limitations are removed and this saver becomes to run like lumi.scr, and besides, the camera angles differ a little from the lumi.

INSTALLATION:
Place these 2 savers in your C:\Windows\System folder. Then you can configure the savers at Control Panel -> Display -> Screen Saver Tab.

UNINSTALLATION:
Delete the 2 savers.

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REQUIREMENTS
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This program requires DirectX 6 or later.

Author's hardware is
Celeron 300A + Millenium G200 or GeForce2 MX + SONY CPD-15SF7.

FPS is about 42,43 or more,
if 300A(300MHz) + G200 + 800*600*16 video mode + medium detail.

FPS is constantly 75 (75 is a refresh rate of CPD-15SF7),
if 300A(450MHz) + MX + 1024*768*16 video mode + high detail.

Swimming speed of the lumi and the bream, which plays an important role in the program, is not depend on hardware performance. But a high 3D performance video card (and a fast cpu) can make the program run smoothly at high FPS, even at high resolution, True Color, and high detail. If possible, author would like you to watch the bream at 1024*768*32 and high detail.

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REGISTRATION
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Registration fee is 1300YEN.

See register.htm, for the way to send the fee.

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USER-NAME
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See register.htm.

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HISTORY
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2000.5.12 ---------- Version 1.00
2000.5.29 ---------- Version 2.00
2000.6.12 ---------- Version 2.30
2000.7.25 ---------- Version 2.40
2001.1.06 ---------- Version 2.60
2001.3.05 ---------- Version 2.61
2001.4.03 ---------- Version 2.65e

AUTHOR

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Mitsunobu OKABE
(nickname: mok)

mok's page
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA020789/

e-mail
m-okabe@pop12.odn.ne.jp

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