LunaThyme Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hi everyone, I'm using the free Genus strong head, and I'm very happy with it! The only problem I have is my avatar never blinks, which looks a bit weird. I've tried clicking on the 'blinking' bit on the hud, but nothing happens. Does anyone have any ideas how I can get my avi to blink? The fixed stare is becoming a bit unnerving...👀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise Voxel Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Have you tried using a mood? Just click on the 'play' button, wait for a white border to go around it and it should work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaThyme Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Thanks for the tip, that did work! Unfortunately, I tried all the moods and I thought they all looked a bit weird - like she was muttering to herself, frowning, and having evil thoughts...👿 I guess I'll stick with the unblinking stare! 👁️👁️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic Aeon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) See the red area up top. I turned mine OFF because I was blinking WAY TOO FAST for my taste. Hence I remembered. Edited September 14, 2020 by Chic Aeon spelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaThyme Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Thanks for replying. I tried clicking on that to make sure the eyes aren't 'frozen' - the eyes are moving quite naturally, but she still doesn't blink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise Voxel Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I don't think the blinking animation button works at the moment for my babyface w001 either. But I recall Genus promising to fix the animations in their next update. Not sure when. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaThyme Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 That's good to know, thanks! At least that means it's not something I'm doing wrong - I haven't accidentally clicked something on the hud that I shouldn't, or forgot to click something I should. And it's good to know I'm not the only one who is wandering around SL unnerving everyone I look at with an unblinking stare... 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Fair Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I have discovered, quite by accident, that a blinking AO (from Kalhene) worked just fine on my Genus head, without having to use the full-blown Genus animation AO. So try a different head's animation override, it might work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic Aeon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, LunaThyme said: Thanks for replying. I tried clicking on that to make sure the eyes aren't 'frozen' - the eyes are moving quite naturally, but she still doesn't blink! My eyes that I purposefully "froze" move around in my head also BUT they no longer blink :D. I am using the free STRONG head. Edited September 14, 2020 by Chic Aeon spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaThyme Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 14 hours ago, Vanity Fair said: I have discovered, quite by accident, that a blinking AO (from Kalhene) worked just fine on my Genus head, without having to use the full-blown Genus animation AO. So try a different head's animation override, it might work. Thanks for the suggestion! The only other mesh head I have is a Genesis Lab one, so I tried the AO for that - and it worked! She's blinking all over the place now...☺️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaThyme Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 13 hours ago, Chic Aeon said: My eyes that I purposefully "froze" move around in my head also BUT they no longer blink :D. I am using the free STRONG head. I tried it again - when I freeze the eyes, they don't move at all. When I unfreeze them, they move. Either way, she doesn't blink. I wondered if it had something to do with my main AO, that maybe it was overriding the head AO, but even when I turn off my main AO she still won't blink no matter what I click on. I've solved the problem for now anyway, as Vanity Fair's suggestion of trying an AO from a different head seems to work. ☺️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Ghost Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) Ive been asking in the group for weeks now and never got an answer so Im pleased to see this. I cant activate blink unless I use the moods which I find look a bit odd. In life we can stand with a resting face but we will always blink. Anyway good to know its a head thing and not me misunderstanding though why someone in group couldnt answer me I really dont know. I found if I activate a mood she will continue to blink even after I turn mood off. But then when I relog its gone again *** finally got the answer. Its called Brows Animation. Seems to me they need to rename that Edited June 2, 2021 by Monroe Ghost added information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajay McDowwll Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 There are some freebie/ cheap "blink only" AOs out there also; I used those on my Genus before I got a facial AO from Vista (the Genus moods also bugged me, plus they'd not stay on and I'd have to restart them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) On 6/2/2021 at 5:57 AM, Monroe Ghost said: Ive been asking in the group for weeks now and never got an answer so Im pleased to see this. I cant activate blink unless I use the moods which I find look a bit odd. In life we can stand with a resting face but we will always blink. Anyway good to know its a head thing and not me misunderstanding though why someone in group couldnt answer me I really dont know. I found if I activate a mood she will continue to blink even after I turn mood off. But then when I relog its gone again *** finally got the answer. Its called Brows Animation. Seems to me they need to rename that it's actually supposed to be blinking & brows animation.. I always wondered why they didn't put blinking and brow right next to each other.. hehehe That eye icon throws a lot of people off I think... Edited June 5, 2021 by Ceka Cianci 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Kirax Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 ummm..... just take your head off... count to 10 and don't look at the horrid face before you. Then add head again. all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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