Tinkvd Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) So I’m new to second life and I’m trying to figure out, what type of body do I want for my avi but one of the bodies that I’m thinking about buying says woman body appears. What is a appear? Edited November 15, 2021 by Tinkvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Starlight Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Appliers are nifty little scripted items that are used for applying textures. Like skin texture on your body or lipstick on your head. (There's also another way to apply textures on your avatar called Bakes On Mesh or BOM). If you are not sure what you are looking at, it's good to try a free demo of that item first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelon Alcott Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Hello Tinkvd First, welcome to Second Life and our community! 34 minutes ago, Tinkvd said: one of the bodies that I’m thinking about buying says woman body appears. What is a appear? In order to better assist you with your question, you might want to consider sharing the name of the body you are considering. In addition to the answer that June shared above, YouTube has many tutorial videos that might be helpful to you. For instance, this tutorial [link] will introduce you to avatar customization and it covers appliers. You might also hear the term Bakes on Mesh (BoM), and this other tutorial [link] might be helpful. Wish you a great Second Life experience! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkvd Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 21 minutes ago, Echelon Alcott said: Hello Tinkvd First, welcome to Second Life and our community! In order to better assist you with your question, you might want to consider sharing the name of the body you are considering. In addition to the answer that June shared above, YouTube has many tutorial videos that might be helpful to you. For instance, this tutorial [link] will introduce you to avatar customization and it covers appliers. You might also hear the term Bakes on Mesh (BoM), and this other tutorial [link] might be helpful. Wish you a great Second Life experience! https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/XVI-Body-HUD-L-W/20672878 that’s the body that I’m thinking about buying but I’m very confuse about it so yeah💕 omggg thank you guys for the love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelon Alcott Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 The ladies on the forum will be able to better handle questions on female bodies, but I do not believe the item you found on Marketplace is actually a mesh body. 2 minutes ago, Tinkvd said: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/XVI-Body-HUD-L-W/20672878 that’s the body that I’m thinking about buying but I’m very confuse about it so yeah💕 omggg thank you guys for the love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkvd Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Echelon Alcott said: The ladies on the forum will be able to better handle questions on female bodies, but I do not believe the item you found on Marketplace is actually a mesh body. Thank you so much for taking the time out to answer that question because that was the only thing, I was very curious about. But really thank you so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelon Alcott Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Tinkvd said: Thank you so much for taking the time out to answer that question because that was the only thing, I was very curious about. But really thank you so much Recently there was a thread on this forum discussing female mesh bodies. Maybe it will be helpful. Here is the [link]. When purchasing a mesh body, one of the considerations should be clothing availability. As a general rule of thumb, the more popular a body is, the better support it will have in terms of clothing. Here is a thread [link] from earlier this year, where you can see which bodies were the most used at the time. If the information shared does not make sense, feel free to ask your questions, and the community will try to help you. P.S.: as an additional help, here are the main mesh body stores: Maitreya [SLurl] Belleza [SLurl] Inithium [SLurl] Legacy [SLurl] You'll probably want to look into mesh heads as well, and here are the two main stores: Lelutka [SLurl] Catwa [SLurl] If by any chance you do not wish to make an initial large $ commitment on customizing your avatar, this [website] is a good resource on free products for you to customize your avatar. Edited November 15, 2021 by Echelon Alcott 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Starlight Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 25 minutes ago, Tinkvd said: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/XVI-Body-HUD-L-W/20672878 that’s the body that I’m thinking about buying but I’m very confuse about it so yeah💕 omggg thank you guys for the love This is actually a skin and not a body! Look at the category it is listed under - up top on the marketplace page: If you are into thicker shapes, I would suggest taking a look at Kupra. You can grab a free demo here: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/INITHIUM-KUPRA-HD-BOM-V014-Demo/20582053 And check the threads Echelon linked, those have good info in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenx0 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Echelon Alcott said: Recently there was a thread on this forum discussing female mesh bodies. Maybe it will be helpful. Here is the [link]. When purchasing a mesh body, one of the considerations should be clothing availability. As a general rule of thumb, the more popular a body is, the better support it will have in terms of clothing. Here is a thread [link] from earlier this year, where you can see which bodies were the most used at the time. If the information shared does not make sense, feel free to ask your questions, and the community will try to help you. P.S.: as an additional help, here are the main mesh body stores: Maitreya [SLurl] Belleza [SLurl] Inithium [SLurl] Legacy [SLurl] You'll probably want to look into mesh heads as well, and here are the two main stores: Lelutka [SLurl] Catwa [SLurl] If by any chance you do not wish to make an initial large $ commitment on customizing your avatar, this [website] is a good resource on free products for you to customize your avatar. You forgot Kupra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenx0 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Tinkvd said: So I’m new to second life and I’m trying to figure out, what type of body do I want for my avi but one of the bodies that I’m thinking about buying says woman body appears. What is a appear? If you're still confused, I may not be in here for 10-15 years, but I can show you some basic ropes. So if you need any help, I will gladly help you 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Glendevon Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Post edited. Edited November 15, 2021 by Blaise Glendevon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Glendevon Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, karenx0 said: You forgot Kupra Kupra is Inithium. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleen Criss Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Kalhene Erika mesh body. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/229325 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Glendevon Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 54 minutes ago, colleen Criss said: Kalhene Erika mesh body. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/229325 That body doesn't seem to have quite the reach in the clothing market as the others do, and most of the stuff for it is stripperwear. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenx0 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Blaise Glendevon said: Kupra is Inithium. Oh right, oops, I forgot he included Inithium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleen Criss Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Blaise Glendevon said: That body doesn't seem to have quite the reach in the clothing market as the others do, and most of the stuff for it is stripperwear. https://www.flickr.com/groups/14800916@N23/pool/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Did I miss someone mentioning thks one... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Boyle Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 As others have noted, the item linked in the OP is not a body. However, when looking at it, i was reminded of a couple of important things. One is that it is risky to buy a body when no demo is offered; I'd never do it, unless it was free. The other is that, unless you really need to save money, or have some other specific reason, I don't think it's worthwhile to try to use other than leading brands of bodies and heads. The leaders are leaders for a reason. If you don't need to save, I think Maitreya is the hands-down choice because of the excellent support by clothing and other creators, excellent feature set, and excellent support by the developer. Others will disagree. If needed a free or low-cost body, I would try Lucybody. I have no personal experience, but I understand that Maitreya clothes fit it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkvd Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 11 hours ago, karenx0 said: You forgot Kupra I am feeling the love right now from this community thank you so much🥺 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkvd Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Blaise Glendevon said: That body doesn't seem to have quite the reach in the clothing market as the others do, and most of the stuff for it is stripperwear. Thank you 💕 i’m going to be looking at the links that everyone sent me about the different type of body types thank you for helping me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelon Alcott Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Jennifer Boyle said: If you don't need to save, I think Maitreya is the hands-down choice because of the excellent support by clothing and other creators, excellent feature set, and excellent support by the developer. Others will disagree. If needed a free or low-cost body, I would try Lucybody. I have no personal experience, but I understand that Maitreya clothes fit it. Jennifer, I wholeheartedly agree with you that Maitreya is the safe choice, due to all the good reasons you listed. Having said that, when we look at the body applier that OP listed from the Marketplace, it seems like Inithium Kupra [website] is the best approximation to the body shape that OP seemed to show interest, thus Karen's reference to it earlier in the thread. This is a trade-off that OP will have to decide what matters the most to her, body shape or support. I'm sharing Inithium's website for OP's benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Glendevon Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 8 hours ago, colleen Criss said: https://www.flickr.com/groups/14800916@N23/pool/ Yeah, that link illustrates my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillith Hapmouche Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 47 minutes ago, Blaise Glendevon said: Yeah, that link illustrates my point. Hey... at least she got nice shoes. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claireschen Hesten Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Jennifer Boyle said: If needed a free or low-cost body, I would try Lucybody. I have no personal experience, but I understand that Maitreya clothes fit it. Works with Maitreya clothes/boots and Slink shoes with feet set to 25 in appearance mode, HUD has a more extensive range of alpha cuts than the Maitreya body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Glendevon Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Please stop recommending Lucybody to newbies. It's not easy to use, not well-documented, and generally not as good as an actual body you pay for. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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