Chic Aeon

You have the wrong price on this in your title -- in case you were unaware :D.

In the past they have been playing games within a game such as "Tiny Empires". Don't know if that is still around. I see folks in the same location not moving fairly often and mostly on Linden land so not traffic bots :D.

In one of the first screenshots (not the first set) it has download cost at about 6 which would be reasonable. When changed TO PRIM it became much higher -- so it is a physics issue. Lots of shots, lots of chatter LOL. Easy to miss, but yes your insights are certainly true. You really don't need to see a big building FOUR sims away *wink*.

Did you get the lindens you bought? If you did then the only way to get your you money back would be to cash in those lindens and take a hit on the price, naturally. There is NO time between making a buy and getting the goods (or selling) so I can't see how you could get a refund. I have never heard of The Lab taking lindens out of somoeone's account, they can only USE dollars for payments such as tier. Anyway, this is NOT the place to fix things. Just other residents here. No power :D.

Is a counter notification going to work? From the original info given it doesn't seem like there was a DMCA filed, just someone on the Marketplace took the items off because of Marketplace "policy". Presumably there would be a way to contact the person sending the email about the "Intellectual Property Policy". Agree that relisting would be a very bad plan and could end up with a deletion of account

MY comment was to the OP, eec0x who has no payment info on file and a completely empty profile - COMPLETELY. IF I would have been replying to YOU, animats, then I would have quoted your comment to show I was replying to you :D. That's kind of the way it works here in the forums although sometimes a few of us (not you of course) might make a mistake. I hope you get your issues worked out with support.

Well as a test I just logged a very old dusty alt who had NEVER been to the beta grid onto the beta grid. Aside from the fact she was a cloud, she was there and could upload. So something else must be going on. Perhaps your account is too new? I didn't look to see how long you have been here. Anyway the beta grid is not broken and folks that haven't been there before CAN login. Just for the record :D. PS. It IS possible that you might need payment info on file. So if you don't have that, it could be the reason. EDIT: Well I just went and looked up your account and it is completely empty. It looks like a "greifer" account (not saying that it is) and no payment info on file. So I can see why you might be having an issue with support. Good luck working that out.

Well last month was my best in ten years so hard to beat that. Two of the venues I am in were pretty much not worth it money-wise, another (gacha) event was normal but not like November. Sales are better at my main shop but I have an Advent Calendar going on. Marketplace sort of so so. December is traditionally slow -- well there IS that real life thing LOL. So I am pretty much where I am normally and that is GOOD for December.

Well you won't get your sign up bonus if that was part of the deal and usually is. You won't be able to have a Linden home or own mainland. They USED TO keep paying your stippend back to you even if you downgrade but I have no idea if that is correct now. I personally see no reason to downgrade NOW -- or why did you even do the premium thing in the first place? LOL. You already paid for the quarter. They aren't going to give that back.

LOL. I just redid my very popular "filler buildings with shops" from -- well at least three years ago. They are still fine and still very usable and still sell very well ---- BUT BUT BUT -- they just aren't as PRETTY as they could be. So took them all apart after exporting via viewer since I had NO IDEA where that old file was (I try but it gets messy in my file explorer). I made each texture separate and baked them all and it is so very "real" looking now. Only two textures - one for the building and one if you want to use the fire escape. So major improvement there too. WE DO LEARN AS WE GO ALONG -- and three or more years at maybe 8 hours a day is a LOT of learning LOL. But yes, it WOULD have been easier (and I have seen this before on other projects) just to rebuild. But, sometimes there is the "nostalgia" factor and maybe something like 3D Genealogy LOL. Who knows. But your comment made me smile!

There WAS an open application last summer -- JUST like this one. I applied then too and did not get in. Edit: I also applied the year before to a smaller type holiday venue and did not get it. That was mostly venue stands and not the big mall experience. Can't remember all the details, but it was also an open application. There could possibly have been some folks "invited" as well as those that got in through the application process. I have no clue. There is something to be said about the big store, big store groups and all that jazz. I agree that those criteria seem to be part of the venue equation "sometimes". I, however have no store group and never have. I honestly hate all that stuff. I give away things to the masses (that means no group needed) and don't try and con folks to join in my "Brand" to get stuff. It just rubs me the wrong way -- even when folks ask to join my non-existent group LOL. I don't Facebook, I don't Tweet. I do put my new product releases up on Flickr now as that is required in most all events. But even though I type and type and type on these forums, I am not a NETWORKER for my store :D. I am there because I like to create. Sometimes I get invited to venues most likely (I like to think so anyway) on the quality of my work. I know of one case where I was invited and then removed later -- in my mind anyway because the venue owner found out that I didn't do the group and constant spamming. That's the way it is. AND --- I would like to point out that some Big Names That You Would Have Expected To See --- may simply not have wanted to be in the event. We don't KNOW who applied and who got chosen over others. There were plenty of big names from this summer who are not in this winter event. Maybe they simply decided it wasn't worth their effort. Each creator GETS TO CHOOSE. I am not making a fortune there but I am happy to be there and according to a quick search I have given away 920 very nice barrel chairs. So hopefully a few folks are happy with those as I had one rezzed and there was no "mystery" box gift thing going on. And another thought or three -- I am adding a few minutes later. Creators for the most part had to NOTICE the "call" for applications. Many don't ever visit the forums or the blog or whatever -- they are busy creating. The truly big names likely couldn't care less as this was a tiny event in their minds (so cross off some for that). There are a handful of "big name" folks in this event (this only by MY list of criteria :D) but not tons. It is a very good way for not in the spotlight brands to be seen and perhaps to be recognized a bit more in the future. For those already "THERE", it is likely a ho-hum event. It is also the holidays and lots of folks are taking off. My blogger boxes are down by about half this month; happily there are SO MANY gifts that I have been very busy with two posts a day on most days. So that cut out a lot of folks on vacation. Blueberry (I just TPed over to check this) never actually put out anything on sale at the Hop and Shop -- only one gift (two posters) which -- I just TPed over to the main store to check -- is a group gift for ANYONE (buy for $0 ) there. So plenty going on that we don't really know why --- but also most likely not the intent of the Lindens

OK. My bad. What I was looking at (well my alt) in the store was NOT upcoming advent presents, but holiday group gifts. There are four collars of various styles on there and the join fee is 100. There MAY of course be a collar style in the Advent Calendar :D. SORRY. Just way too much going on this month. I am scattered ^^

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jewelry/231/182/37 Follow the snowflakes to the tree. Today is NOT the collar day but there is a lovely necklace that goes with the earrings shown from yesterday. :D.

Well I have no more advice then Perhaps there IS someone on the forums that uses Sketchup. IF the high cost is because of the physics model then you "might" want to look at the video on house physics. But yes, Blender is complex. However it does WORK :D. You might also just put an add in the WANTED section showing what you have and get someone to make a physics model and upload for you. IF this is the only thing you plan to make. Good luck!!!!

Your physics file is WAY too complex for SL and I have no idea how you might go about making one in Sketchup that would work. The bottom line which you might have guessed by now is to abandon Sketchup and go to another 3D program. Most folks here use Blender because it is A. Free, B. Well supported, C. Free LOL and a few of us because it is open source and we like that idea. There are tons of tutorials on the web for Blender. Not all (only a few) are for things we can use in Second Life. So should you decide to learn Blender, I made some starting videos that are JUST for Second Life (and Opensim) and hopefully they will help a lot. The start at the VERY beginning and continue on into house physics. The are here: https://www.slartist.com/browse-the-tutorial-chic-videos-1-date.html They are published like a blog so the earliest starting videos are at the end but they are numbered. You want the ones with the BLENDER icon on them. The others are for prim building. And we DID all start where you are and many of use remember well the angst and hair pulling while learning (and still learning). Your screenshots were just the kind of thing we need to help here on the forums. So you got that part down. Along with starting to learn from scratch (a house is NOT the place to start LOL) I suggest just reading the posts in the MESH forums -- even if you don't understand them at all. I read them all five years ago and while they didn't help with what I was doing at the time, I did REMEMBER seeing things on problems that I encountered later --- and that helped in its own way. Also when you have a specific problem you can use the forum search to perhaps find an answer. BUT you will find almost nothing on Sketchup so time to switch software.

OK folks. I was VERY vocal this summer on this issue LOL and NOW I am a merchant. Here is my input. I honestly didn't suspect to get in. I think the only reason I got in (or perhaps a deciding factor) is that a few years ago I started a store website. It looks REALLY good and I have learned to take some pretty striking vendor photos. That isn't saying that my items aren't as good as they look -- just that PRESENTATION is important. I am not going to put in a link but any sleuths can easily find that blogspot site with minimal effort. SOME of the folks that were in the summer venue are again in this venue. However (and I don't think this is proprietary info so going to include here) most creators were chosen BEFORE a post to the Inworld Shopping Event group of the summer (not sure that is the exact name but you get the idea) received a note saying that the group was being cleared and if they wanted to apply for the winter round they could still (a couple of days left at that time I think). THAT seems pretty fair to me. I don't know how many of the folks in summer had applied and been accepted when that notice went out but there was still an opportunity to apply. The folks that were on the ball and paying attention of course already applied --- and as most any venue owner will tell you, there is a proclivity to go with the folks that did a good job last time (only fair really as they are a known commodity). I counted about a third of the folks as repeats but that is only in my head and a rough count. On joining the group I saw a fair amount of folks that I know personally, some that I blog for, some from in events I am in and some that run events I am in :D. These are all in my mind "second tier creators" (like me) meaning that they do good work but don't have a huge name. THIS IS WHAT FOLKS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT LAST TIME; they want to see new brands --- so in my mind someone listened to those complaints. As with any activity that has to deal with choice, everyone will not be happy. This goes for art exhibits, sales venues, contests of any kind -- we each have our way of looking at things and making our choices. I have no idea what criteria was used but I did notice that a fair amount of the folks THIS TIME were older brands and avatars -- so perhaps longevity filtered in there. OR it could simply be my perception ; I have no inside intel. A creator friend joked with me the other day (not about this venue) wondering if I was a Linden in disguise :D. I said that I have said too many negative things along the way for that to be true. I also give credit where I think it is earned. This is a FREE venue for creators and anyone could throw their hat in the ring. For me personally, I was a bit disturbed over some of the gifts that were given out. I mean really? It is a free venue (rather than $2500 to $10000), the least folks could do would be to give a nice gift rather than something from a CURRENT HUNT or LOGOWEAR. That was my personal complaint, nothing to do with the Lindens (well they did get my brand name wrong on the official info but hopefully will fix eventually. LOL). The traffic this time seems way down from the crowded - can't TP in venue of the summer but I am assuming that has much to do with the holidays and the HUGE amount of gifts out there (honestly I can't even keep up with them on my blog). Still, I think most of us that were invited are thrilled to be there. I certainly am. And I can categorically state that I am NOT A LINDEN ALT LOL.

There are two answer to your question :D. Choice #1 -- they are making very C***y mesh that falls apart viewing because of very bad LODs. And possibly their mesh has no physics (can't rez inside the house, walk through walls etc. Choice#2 (MUCH BETTER) is that they actually know what they are doing. LOL. I have never used Sketchup but do know it has LOTS of problems uploading to SL (and other platforms). I suspect that your curved wall that LOOKS like a simple curved piece is ACTUALLY made up of many smaller pieces (too many) and is causing part of the land impact issue. The other thing is that you need to learn how to upload ANY model (not just sketchup) and that has to do with choosing (or making) LODs for the different distances of viewing and the settings people have chosen in their viewer. There is also a BIG physics issue and that could be the "cost" of your model. For more help you need to give us more info such as a screenshot of the uploader window with the costs of each of the areas, a screenshot showing the ACTUAL number of vertices used in your model (I am assuming there is a way to see that in Sketchup). I would guess that your model should come in between 5 and 7 land impact with good LODS and correct physics. Just looking at the picture and of course SIZE makes some difference but that looks fairly small. We are happy to help but there isn't enough info so far.

Well since I don't see any SLURLs it is difficult to judge. WERE there some along the way? Seems odd to advertise land with no landmark :D. Silly me! (yes, it is late.)

Yep, nice body but rigged VERY DIFFERENTLY than the clothes for the ones on the market. I went back to eBody for my "dusty alt". EVENTUALLY there may be some clothes for the altamura body, but pretty much not now. The new "free" ($40 group) head however is GREAT and takes Omegas like a pro! I am thinking of getting one for my beta grid alt since it is such a good deal :D. And the "Lara will fit the altamura body" may be VERY DEPENDENT on shape. I had no luck at all and my gal was pretty normally proportioned. There are lots more "lara" clothes that fit eBody classic.

That looks very pretty. Just wanted to note that Linden Lab was VERY CLEAR when Horizons came on the scene that any "waterfront" was not guaranteed to STAY waterfront and that they might add more sims onto the continent. Just for folks that weren't around then :D. Good luck with your sale!

Along with my mantra of "if you didn't make it, don't upload it" --- -- it is good to note that simply BUYING A DAE FILE does not guarantee IN ANY WAY that it will be usable inside of Second Life (even if completely legal and I really can't see how any of the download sites could give someone a primary copyright which is what they need -- in my mind anyway). Not only does the DAE file (or something you could turn into one if you knew how) need to be LOW POLY for GAME ASSET USE, the person uploading ALSO needs to know how to upload, how to at least use the LOD options to get a decent LOD at various distances without having 200 land impact models (oh my). They also need to know how to define materials and make textures withing a modeling program OR change textures provided so that they would be of use. The list goes on and on with a limit on materials per mesh, tri limit etc etc, but we often see folks trying to upload those models with no luck at all. So in many cases, buying would be a waste of time and money -- not even looking at the legalities.

A 12 days advent calendar is going to have some SEAM COVERING COLLARS it seems on its board. I (my alt) just noticed the board today. There looks like there is going to be a fancy one with pearls so even "I" will go pick that up (no neck seam for me but it is pretty). You can find the store SLURL in my blog post of today. Not sure we should post "ads" for stores even if they aren't ours :D. But my alt was VERY EXCITED to find that. The Pink Fuel collar is great but doesn't really go well with formals LOL. So a tip for everyone with a noticeable neck seam but especially for all the folks using the new free bodies and heads ^^. May our alts be lovely. I think I will even get a head for Lani my beta grid alt as she has an old Letlutka head like mine with very few choices of skins as no Omega.

I don't make clothes but it seem very likely that your mesh may be "fine" but will not accommodate your shape which has way more musculature than a typical male shape -- even a beefy one. There is only so much a mesh can do so far as stretching. My only thought would be to add more topography in the area that are problematic and see if that helps. A quick test to see if it is your mesh would be to try it on some of the default avatars in the LIBRARY of your viewer. Good luck!

Working on the "welcome" Orientation and Help building for MOSP (Machinima Open Studio Project). All going well. Anxious to get some things on LEA6.

Just a note from a not terribly efficient script person. There has been a free script going around for over a decade called "scrubber" which preforms this tasks easily --- sooooooooo, many schools and building helper places will have that script in their give aways. There are likely a few dozen on the Marketplace for free also.