Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

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King DaMuncha 26 Nov, 2023 @ 10:43pm
Alright I played for 45 mins
I've been hooked on watching Green Aqua's videos a couple of years ago and decided I would have a go at making my own Iwagumi in this simulator. And theres a few things that I would like to see added to the game.

The Fish variety is great, but I would like to see more variety of other animals, like snails, worms, and crayfish, and other small insects

This needs more lighting options for spotlights and angled lighting.

BIG aquariums, BIG square aquariums that I can place as the centre piece for a room.

Increase the size/scale of rocks and objects further, like be able to fill the entire aquarium with one or two rocks. and make other manmade objects like pots be able to be made miniature to make piles of treasure

the terrain tool needs to be more usable than just one click, how about holding the mouse as you drag around the aquarium to make interesting terrain designs.

More options for plant life and weeds.

The object brush tool for scattered small rocks and small plants only has a few options to choose from and the placed objects have too much space between them.

More management gameplay needed. yes you CAN feed your fish, but you dont need to. you dont need to adjust temperature levels, or maintain your aquarium in any way.

I would like to see the fish animate more. Behind Glass is by far the best animated fish tank simulator I've seen so far but I would still like to see more animations, like fish cleaning algie off the rocks, fish randomly pecking at objects and seaweed and fish schooling

More options for types of substraight and sand and pebbles and rock.

Day and Night cycle for natural lighting.
Last edited by King DaMuncha; 26 Nov, 2023 @ 10:59pm
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Olegovi411 27 Nov, 2023 @ 2:14am 
i agree wery good idea!
MrBGDev  [developer] 27 Nov, 2023 @ 4:48am 
If you prefer a more simulation-oriented experience, please initiate the game in simulation mode. In this mode, you can manage and fine-tune various water parameters to your liking.
King DaMuncha 27 Nov, 2023 @ 4:55am 
I did start the game in simulation mode, all it did was let me feed the fish, but it didnt ask me to do, that or anything else. I just found that option on my own exploring the menus.
King DaMuncha 27 Nov, 2023 @ 2:28pm 
Its a shame that we cant change the color of the moss (object) to match the color of the moss (covering) and vice versa

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3098047316

And I wish we could stretch and skew these rocks to fill more of the tank.
Last edited by King DaMuncha; 30 Nov, 2023 @ 3:00am
MrBGDev  [developer] 27 Nov, 2023 @ 4:44pm 
Your picture looks quite impressive. Regarding feeding, it is available in both simulation and creative modes, mainly for visual purposes. In simulation mode, all fish are automatically fed, as the primary focus is on maintaining a balance in water chemistry and managing livestock over an extended period.
King DaMuncha 27 Nov, 2023 @ 10:51pm 
This is one of the Award Winning Iwagumi designs showed on Green Aqua's youtube channel, though the rocks are much larger.

Can you add an option to change the hue of the moss (covering) so that it matches?

And an option to turn off the visibility of the glass frame while keeping the lighting and background?

And change the density of the hair grass and mosses

And change the color of the Surrounding, and the water color.
Last edited by King DaMuncha; 27 Nov, 2023 @ 10:59pm
King DaMuncha 28 Nov, 2023 @ 2:04am 
Here's the fish tank I made today, inspired by another competition winner.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3098471737
King DaMuncha 29 Nov, 2023 @ 1:40am 
Is there a way to copy a selection of hardscape? Im trying to build a castle and its a pain in the butt having to spawn each brick from the menu and rotate it.

And is there any way to resize a tank after you've built it?

... and here it is
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3099709731
Last edited by King DaMuncha; 29 Nov, 2023 @ 6:16am
mapperkids 29 Nov, 2023 @ 2:45pm 
Originally posted by King DaMuncha:
Is there a way to copy a selection of hardscape? Im trying to build a castle and its a pain in the butt having to spawn each brick from the menu and rotate it.

And is there any way to resize a tank after you've built it?

... and here it is
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3099709731
Looks very nice!
Olegovi411 29 Nov, 2023 @ 3:20pm 
I like the design of a natural aquarium more
BitBros Games  [developer] 30 Nov, 2023 @ 8:46am 
Originally posted by King DaMuncha:
Is there a way to copy a selection of hardscape? Im trying to build a castle and its a pain in the butt having to spawn each brick from the menu and rotate it.

And is there any way to resize a tank after you've built it?

Grouping of items is not possible currently.
The same holds for changing your tank size -- we tried to match reality here ;-)
King DaMuncha 30 Nov, 2023 @ 8:55am 
Its a video game, you can make it do what ever you want.
King DaMuncha 30 Nov, 2023 @ 10:01pm 
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3101431857

I built this facing the wrong way. When I put on the background layer it coves the front of the tank. Is there any way to flip the tank so it faces the other way? or apply the background layer to the other glass pane?

Also the tank was made with only the sliders half way and the rocks are still way too small.

Also a bug, the longer I leave the program alt-tabbed the longer the program freezes and remains unresponsive.
Last edited by King DaMuncha; 30 Nov, 2023 @ 10:05pm
BitBros Games  [developer] 4 Dec, 2023 @ 7:36am 
This is not possible, I am afraid.

Not sure about the freezing. We cannot reproduce this on any of our test machines. If you can identify a pattern (or get some insights about CPU usage while being minimized and after maximizing again), please let us know, as this might help us.
King DaMuncha 4 Dec, 2023 @ 9:04am 
I didnt see any pattern. I alt tab the game when Im watching youtube or surfing because I only have one monitor, and the longer I leave it alt tabbed the longer Behind Glass freezes.

specs
i9 9700
RTX 4070
36GB GSkill RAM
3TB HDD
500GB SDD

There shouldnt be any problems running games. And I often have 2 games running at the same time, e.g. Coral Island with Rimworld running in the background.
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