COSMIC JOURNEY 1 by Daniel Ramsey

I'm sorry, isn't this an extremely unintuitive, complicated, unrealistic, poorly structured and uncreatively renamed mutation of Galaxy Explorer?

Can you blame me? Cosmic Journey -- Galaxy Explorer, does that not sound very similar? Also, filters should not scare clients away (if you can call them clients) with myriads of controls/variables. You should hardly need a scroll bar for the controls. They should also be understandable. Zº-Axis 2 ¤? ³Xsi? Quadrupole ²ºº√? Asymmetry ¾? Diffractometer b? Halo view-Ultra view? You should explain your controls at least if the name does not assist the user. Instead of replying defensively, I have decided to turn this into a sort of learning experience. I do realize GE is a huge filter as well, and it was difficult to manage. Also, Galaxy Explorer has many tied parameters to match realism, like the Atmosphere color, it also changes the color of the oceans, because that is how they get their color. I also kept it low as so people would not complain as I am. Filters should probably not be able to wide create a range of outputs anyway, because they usually don't do a good job of it (and I'm not just talking about yours). Don't take me in exaggeration though, my statement does not imply that it should strictly stick to precisely one thing, all I'm saying is that there's a limit. Along with the number of controls. I would love to have a link to this art show, if you don't mind.

Well, I meant replying to your first reply, because I realized that I had nothing to defend, and that making a better forger out of you would be better than not. And I do hope you realize by now that I no longer think this is a ripoff of GE.

And you're totally missing my points. My rhetorical question: "Can you blame me?" was directed at the name misunderstanding. Planetarium does not sound close to Galaxy Explorer, Milky Way was made after GE (and does not sound similar to GE), and in the first place, and so was Nebula Explorer. And look, Nebula Explorer did get harassed as this is: Nebula Explorer Comments. I was talking about the meaning of the name: Exploring Galaxies -- Journeying trough Cosmic Entities. It doesn't even matter anyway. But you know what also makes Filter Forge great? The fact that people can have their own type of fun with it. And that Astrological Terms rights? Of course not. I know you know I don't really have them; so to answer the question that started that exaggeration: Cosmic Journey and Galaxy Explorer have similarly themed names and similar goals, so instead of trying to find out what I meant, or letting me know that you were trying to be more artistic with this one, you returned immediately defensive, which I don't blame you for, my first post was pretty offensive. I also like how you didn't care for the education majority of my second post, all you did was worry about the negative stuff. Also, the links you send to the art show work... just not to the submissions and whatnot. But I do like your painted art.

Anyway, let's say I never posted my first post, and I started over with this: "I think if you cut down the number of controls on this filter to... about 1/3, renamed them, made them intuitive, and let people know this was supposed to be more of an artistic filter, people would be more accepting, it would probably be easier for yourself to use, and it might get HU!"

How would you respond to that one instead?