Yeah, I keep mixing them up.. Or crossbreeding the same thing twice, etc. I would like that page I linked's program so I could enter the info as I go along, ya know? Cuz there are certain ones not quite complete on that one yet.

OooooOOOo I found the spreadsheet in the other thread (Guides thread) that lets me keep track easier. <3

I've emailed Fish Tycoon Helper 1.0 to be posted for download. It allows you to create a list of fin types as well as body types as you discover them which you can then use to track the fin/body types of the parents, the price of the fish, the tank level and any notes you might wish to mark down such as using the secret formula or the mutation magic fish. Also there is an log which allows you to enter the time and date and any events that take place such as medicating fish or whatever. Hope you all find it useful. Oh and LDW... I'm available for hire

We now have a wonderful Fish Tycoon Tracker application, courtesy of one of our community -- Celebane!

Check it out in our Fish Tycoon Guide Section! A link to the post is here .

I would LOVE this...If I could have it e-mailed as well...kevandmare@shaw.ca
I would sure appreciate it...A life saver!
Hugs Marilyn

whoops...that should be
kevandmare@shaw.ca
LOL

You can download it at the link posted in Carla's post above.

Thanks...I just did that!!
Appreciate it...MUCH!
Marilyn

Just a quick checkup to see if anyone is having any problems/questions with Fish Tycoon Helper. If you do post it here and I'll do my best to answer it.

I took a look at it, but I'm a bit of a brick instead of a sponge when it comes to soaking up new knowledge. I couldn't figure out how to use it.

Bear in mind, though, that I haven't figured out MS Excel yet either, so it's not the fault of your program. Some of us (well, me anyway, lol) just need clear "Step 1, Step 2, Step 3" instructions in a program. The whole query thing is probably perfectly clear to programmers and database users, but it flew right over me... never even touched my hairdo.

Ok... here's a brief overview of the program.

Adding Bodies and Fins
In order to add entries to the Lineages table the bodies and fins must first be added to their respective tables. To add a new body type click on the BREEDS button in the bottom left corner. This will bring up the breeds list. To enter a new body click on Add. Type the name of the body then click save. Fin types are added the same way via the Fin Types button.

Once you have a fish's body and fin entered into their respective tables you can then construct the lineage for that fish. To do so click add in the bottom right of the main Lineages screen. This will pop up a window to let you choose the details of the fish you wish to add. On the left side you can choose the Fish's fin and body type as well as the tank level you think it might require and the price of the fish. On the right side you can select the parent's fins and bodies. In the notes section you can enter any notes such as if this is a magic fish or a perfect fish or the strange chemical or mutation fish were used. Click save to save your fish.

Column Sorting
You can click on any column header to sort by that column. The color of the active sort column will be red and the column header will be surrounded with <>. If there's a + in the <> you're sorting in ascending order. If its a - its in descending order.

Searching
Whatever column is highlighted in red is the column that the search in the upper left corner of the screen will look in. You can enter in the first few characters of what you want to search for (i.e raz for razorback) and then hit enter or tab to execute the search.

Querying
This is the most complex function in the app. This basically allows you to do complex searching across multiple columns. For instance, you might wanna see all the combinations you have found for betas. Since either parent1 or parent2 could be a beta you have to query both columns at the same time to find all instances. The query would look like this

PARENT1BODY = BETA OR PARENT2BODY = BETA

If you wanted to only get breeds where both parents were betas you would replace OR with AND.

Suppose you wanted to query all the instances in which you've bred a pink beta with something. The query would be

PARENT1FINTYPE = PINK AND PARENT1BODY = BETA OR PARENT2FINTYPE = PINK AND PARENT2BODY = BETA

Suppose you wish to find all the entries where the price is over $100. The query would be

Price > 100

You can combine this with the query above to get all the combinations over $100 where a parent was a pink beta by querying with this

PRICE > 100 AND PARENT1FINTYPE = PINK AND PARENT1BODY = BETA OR PARENT2FINTYPE = PINK AND PARENT2BODY = BETA


The query tool acts like a filter. Only showing you the records which fit your query and hiding all others. To reset the query Click the white square to the left of the query or hit the F6 key.

I hope this clears things up a little for everyone and that I didn't confuse anyone any further. If you have additional questions please let me know.