LaurelLance89 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Anyone know where to get free neko skins and shapes or cheap ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Emerald Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Nekos do not use any sort of special shape. You use one that you like, maybe the same you are already using for your current avatar. Also roughly 90% of all Nekos I met inworld over the past years just wear a normal human skin, there is no general trend towards animalskins and there are also not really much quality skins of that sort around. The whole thing is basically about the ears and the tail. However, there are a few tattoos on the marketplace, which would add some nice stripes or dots to your current human skin. On a sidenote: The whole "Neko" trend faded away many years ago, so a lot stuff you find when searching for neko products won't be necessary up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttacwup Float Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Oh I dont know, there are still some good sources for newer neko stuff, Two Cats in particular. Magika did the neko set last year. For skins I agree though. I dont know that you can find anything really great for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 irihapeti wrote: is two kinds of neko is three... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irihapeti Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 q; (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake1 Nightfire Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Madelaine McMasters wrote: irihapeti wrote: is two kinds of neko is three... ;-) A Boston original! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake1 Nightfire Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 irihapeti wrote: is two kinds of neko in SL Is one kind of neko... Neko means cat in Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irihapeti Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Drake1 Nightfire wrote: irihapeti wrote: is two kinds of neko in SL Is one kind of neko... Neko means cat in Japanese. yes in SL typically means a human avatar dressed as a cat. In comics/cartoon/art a cat person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irihapeti Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 q; (: annnddd...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Drake1 Nightfire wrote: A Boston original! Right next to MIT's campus...--||- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake1 Nightfire Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 irihapeti wrote: q; (: annnddd...... That is NOT a neko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irihapeti Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 is a pony that sneaks round eating cookies out of neko food bowls. Is why your neko is looking a bit sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Free and cheap is going to look cheap. Actual parts sold as for nekos tend to be rather poor in quality. To do it right - get a good cat furry, and just use the right parts. Furry makers are more experienced and tend to model their own things, and these days use mesh and detailed textures - whereas neko kits are typically made by unskilled hands and just use a freebie script or two, some kind of ear-sculpt kit and a cone or cylindar set to flexy. And the 'Jerboa mesh tail' is probably the best tail right now in SL - for both nekos and furries. Highly customizeable into many shapes and texture options. Animated and no alpha issues as the actual mesh itself animates - yet fairly lightweight script wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 irihapeti wrote: in SL typically means a human avatar dressed as a cat. In comics/cartoon/art a cat person Actually in SL and in Anime it has that same meaning: a human/cat hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irihapeti Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Pussycat Catnap wrote: irihapeti wrote: in SL typically means a human avatar dressed as a cat. In comics/cartoon/art a cat person Actually in SL and in Anime it has that same meaning: a human/cat hybrid. SL human avatar dressed as a cat. Like in cat ears and claws but most often wearing a horse tail. (typical referred to as SL neko). Example: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PROMO-KL-3LectriK-Kitty-female/639660 Comic/cartoon/anime neko also available. Example: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Powder-Kitty-Girl-Texture-Mod-For-Luddi-Lamb-and-M3-Head/5625011 + Laurel asked about free or cheap. Is pretty difficult to find anime neko free or cheap in SL. But can more easy do a SL neko free or cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Emerald Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Again, there is no difference between the girls in anime with catears and tails and what a neko is in SL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake1 Nightfire Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Syo Emerald wrote: Again, there is no difference between the girls in anime with cat ears and tails and what a neko is in SL. I am trying to figure out why we are arguing about what a neko in SL is with someone that has only been in SL for 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coby Foden Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Drake1 Nightfire wrote: I am trying to figure out why we are arguing about what a neko in SL is with someone that has only been in SL for 2 months. Figure no more. You may not be aware that irihapeti has been in SL from the ancient times with different accounts. It's only that the present account she uses is new; the person behind it is an oldbie SL user - no newbie at all. :smileywink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Coby Foden wrote: Drake1 Nightfire wrote: I am trying to figure out why we are arguing about what a neko in SL is with someone that has only been in SL for 2 months. Figure no more. You may not be aware that irihapeti has been in SL from the ancient times with different accounts. It's only that the present account she uses is new; the person behind it is an oldbie SL user - no newbie at all. :smileywink: Who also happens to now hold the record for the Cliffoed to Pounce Starchild Rally which is no small accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake1 Nightfire Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Coby Foden wrote: Drake1 Nightfire wrote: I am trying to figure out why we are arguing about what a neko in SL is with someone that has only been in SL for 2 months. Figure no more. You may not be aware that irihapeti has been in SL from the ancient times with different accounts. It's only that the present account she uses is new; the person behind it is an oldbie SL user - no newbie at all. :smileywink: I had no way of knowing that... I still don't see what the arguement is all about.. a neko is a cat person.. whether it's a mesh head or not, still a human with cat ears and tail.. 99.99% of the ones i have seen in anime do not have cat feet. I don't know where they got that idea. Thanks for the info! :matte-motes-big-grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake1 Nightfire Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Perrie Juran wrote: Coby Foden wrote: Drake1 Nightfire wrote: I am trying to figure out why we are arguing about what a neko in SL is with someone that has only been in SL for 2 months. Figure no more. You may not be aware that irihapeti has been in SL from the ancient times with different accounts. It's only that the present account she uses is new; the person behind it is an oldbie SL user - no newbie at all. :smileywink: Who also happens to now hold the record for the Cliffoed to Pounce Starchild Rally which is no small accomplishment. I didn't know they were 16.. I missed 16. Welcome back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Drake1 Nightfire wrote: Perrie Juran wrote: Coby Foden wrote: Drake1 Nightfire wrote: I am trying to figure out why we are arguing about what a neko in SL is with someone that has only been in SL for 2 months. Figure no more. You may not be aware that irihapeti has been in SL from the ancient times with different accounts. It's only that the present account she uses is new; the person behind it is an oldbie SL user - no newbie at all. :smileywink: Who also happens to now hold the record for the Cliffoed to Pounce Starchild Rally which is no small accomplishment. I didn't know they were 16.. I missed 16. Welcome back!!! I was pleasantly surprised also. No one else vroom vrooms around SL like she does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 irihapeti wrote: Pussycat Catnap wrote: irihapeti wrote: in SL typically means a human avatar dressed as a cat. In comics/cartoon/art a cat person Actually in SL and in Anime it has that same meaning: a human/cat hybrid. SL human avatar dressed as a cat. Like in cat ears and claws but most often wearing a horse tail. (typical referred to as SL neko). Example: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PROMO-KL-3LectriK-Kitty-female/639660 Comic/cartoon/anime neko also available. Example: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Powder-Kitty-Girl-Texture-Mod-For-Luddi-Lamb-and-M3-Head/5625011 Neko is neko is neko. And different people have different takes. I don't like the horse tails either, but I recommend you not get all "I'm purer than you freaks" on people who don't fit your brand or flavor of neko. Neko's been around here a lot longer than your account has. I've been a Neko in SL longer than your account has existed. There used to be a very active neko blog: http://virtualneko.com/ or http://secondlifeneko.wordpress.com/ A tumblr page from that blogger: http://virtualneko.tumblr.com/ Used to be a forum we'd all chat on, but it seems to be gone and I can't find it throug bing at the moment. Back when - people in some circles of SL would refer to the more cat-like but not furry folks as 'feral nekos'. But then the 'feral neko' is so rare, even in anime and other sources - that that term might just be limited to the virtualneko old forum as a way for some people to tell the two apart. Generally, and including in anime - the look usually involves cat ears and cat tail. Every other trait seems to vary with each individual artist - sometimes even for the same character as with mythological cat-women. Common other traits are fangs. The whiskers, cat paws and cat feet are more uncommon. Eventually you replace the head with a cat head and end up with an egyptian diety. Add body fur and you've got a furry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coby Foden Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Drake1 Nightfire wrote: irihapeti wrote: is two kinds of neko in SL Is one kind of neko... Neko means cat in Japanese. I found more Nekos! :cathappy: :catwink: Pssttt.. don't worry Nekos, we're not gonna eat you. You're just for decoration. For a while.. :matte-motes-big-grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViglenTrancer Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Actually, there is a neko *look*- if you're just going to put on a tail and ears, why bother? It's like a skinhead growing a beard and wearing trainers, or a Hells Angel in shorts and flip-flops. We used to scam contests and run rackets to raise the Ls to buy the best neko gear to look the part. I think the best stores are gone, not gonna name names but some of the current big name neko specialists are selling complete, freebie-standard crap. And let's get this straight - nekos are NOT furries, and had zero in common with them (except maybe hating goreans). To the OP - it's an attitude too, all the original sl nekos were griefers and would never back down from a fight, to the point the vampire clans crumbled because we were hitting their sims so hard. The real neko hardcore all dissolved around 2011 (or got banned) or gave up when every dullard in a ballroom frock started turning up in their Freebie Galaxy ears and tails. We were 'criminal class' at one point, but it was a lot of fun running wild from sim to sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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