AQUASCAPE HISTORY

AquaScape 1.00 (4/12/99)
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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)
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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) 
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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) 
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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) 
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First Public Release