Ginger Xuisse
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25 minutes ago, janetosilio said:
The template for the lashes should come with the head kit you have. You just paint or photosource your image over the eyelash UV.
That'll just run into your next topic. Skins and makeup are sometimes photosourced, but you can hand draw them too. The way all of that stuff is made really hasn't changed since those tutorials were made all those years ago. It just takes lots and lots of layers and experimentation until you get the effect that you want. It's possible that some programs may have changed with the times, but they are things you can do with PS and Gimp.
Thanks for responding!
So the lashes UV is that "comb" looking thing on the top right corner of the SL Robin UV map?
How about the lips? Genus and Catwa heads have HD lips now. In my head kit there are some UVs for HD lipsticks (https://prnt.sc/q7kxme)
Whats the difference (in the process of making them) from regular lipstick to HD lipstick and how I can use that HD UV map to make my lipsticks HD? Noticed the UV is WAY bigger than the regular one (https://prnt.sc/q7kyz3) (https://prnt.sc/q7kz5n)
I really hate how sometimes when i draw very small details it looks smeared and unappealing.
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Hi everyone!
I have a few questions about texturing in SL, For now is about avatars. Decided to customize my avatar with my own textures (makeup, skin details, etc). Currently, I have a Genus Head/Legacy body combo. I have found templates and developers kit for my heads and bodies. However... Where do I get a lashes template? or, How that works? I see that I can add an applier texture for my lashes but I have not seen or figured out how the lashes texture is supposed to be laid out using a UV map.
Also, Are most skins and most lipsticks etc in SL a photoshop manipulated image? how are people getting these extreme realistic skins? (asking cuz all i do is draw and you can guess how it felt comparing texture quality). I have searched all over for tutorials and I have not seen a lashes tutorial on how to apply that method to modern heads and appliers.
As a matter of fact... most of the content for creating things in SL I have found is EXTREMELY outdated. I have been very thankful for the updated ones!
I will appreciate your help!
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Hi everyone!
I want to thank everyone who has voiced out their opinions about the changes. Im happy to say that our opinions have not gone unheard. Thank you for being respectful and being part of the change.
Have a great day everyone!
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1 minute ago, Malin Sabra said:
The plan is to move basic members to 35 groups. 🤨
That question has been asked 52 times already and answered 4-5 times. Whats you plan?
The solution is to leave some groups and choose wisely or pay for more groups 😑
If I could I would give you some of my free group slots. I don't need the extra myself. Groups and group notices just annoy me
I have premium, I dont really use all of my slots and Im a massive shopper. But I also have basic accounts, with lots of paid group stores and the ones I delete and rejoin because those are free groups. Again, that's not really a plan, is not fixing the issue I mentioned before, that's a decision they made and it doesn't look like they even thought about paid groups.
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Just now, Fox Wijaya said:
one of the plans could be a better use of abilities in the groups by the owners.
I said it a bit earlier at the Answers section... all those clubs with manager groups, dj groups, and whatever groups, could easely put all in ONE, and use the group abilities to seperate those roles in receiving the notices meant for that role only. ... it would reduce really a zillion useless groups.I also thought of a system of suscribe-o matic that could replace paid groups and everything is kept in a database. Some sort of caspervend system aimed to replace groups. I would love for the residents to not get their fun/money manipulated by groups and the decisions the big guys make over them. If they fail to see the issue here pretty sure they don't use SL even half of what the rest of us do.
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On 5/30/2019 at 4:45 AM, Kadah Coba said:
You're right. I thought my sheet had accounted for L$ but it didn't. I had forgotten I had left that out as I haven't bought L$ in many years due to the small amount of rent income I get doing that for me.
I updated my workbook to account for the stipend and the new and old premium pricing. I converted the stipend to an even $60/yr value as that is about where L$15600 (300/7*365) comes to without fees.
Above assumes you would otherwise buy the L$. This one does not and would be annual price paid.
This is an amazing spreadsheet!!!!!! ❤️
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1 minute ago, Malin Sabra said:
This was answered 4 or 5 times already. Its not different than if you are a premium member with 60 groups and you go back to basic.
You would keep your 42 groups as a basic member but would not beable to join any new groups unless you get that total below 35 enabling you to join another. (34 groups)
I know that. But again, that's not a plan. The question is to "try" make them understand that issue and think of a solution for that.
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On 5/30/2019 at 4:28 AM, Grumpity Linden said:
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We’re not lowering limits out of spite, groups really are quite a strain on our back end for a variety of painful historical reasons, including overloading group functionality instead of having other tools. This subject alone is worth a novel liberally sprinkled with tears. So anyway, we don’t hate basic users, and in fact we work hard to retain our free-to-play offering as one of the most generous across many industries. But yes, no big surprise, we do want to nudge active residents to become subscribers, because we think it’s a great value, and - as many have noted - we’re also running a business. But no, we're not shutting our doors to non-premium residents. Rumors of our insanity and villainy have been slightly exaggerated.
Then, what's the plan with people with that current amount of groups, paid groups?? What will happen to people who already have 42 groups and only a couple of free groups to join and rejoin??? If Lowering the groups is IMMENSELY necessary then what's the alternative? Taking away from the advantage of 42 groups hurts and doesn't help. SL is supposed to be platform that encourages creativity and social interactions between people. Groups, are a HUGE part of what SL is. You can think of groups as the FB/Insta of SL. It united people with the same wants.
In my opinion, the people who sit at the table to decide about these things doesn't know crap about how SL actually works. Do they even log into it daily? participate? have basic accounts? have premium accounts? Sitting at a table to decide what thousands of people do consistently every single day without actually experiencing SL is not the right way to make choices. I would dare to say, and please anyone agree or disagree, that ANYONE who has been in SL for many years and actively use it would NOT agree on taking away groups. I would also say that you are taking groups from thousands of basic members to then increase the numbers for premium members, so, in reality you are not getting rid of certain amount of groups for XY reasons, you are shifting groups around from basic users to premium ones. I, to be honest, don't need that many as a premium.
Also, I would agree with the LL homes but is just big space in massive emptyish land that is full of lag. I could have one and I don't even bother.
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4 minutes ago, Aliehs Alex said:
What I feel? I feel LL is playing with us. They first "give" us more prims (which were long over due, btw), the first 1024sqm free of charges, to then -new linden homes (to the lucky -always-online ones). But, to be honest, none of this is really a huge benefit, financiallywise.
Now, doubling the process fees from 2.5 to 5%. That's def abusive, specially to all those creators who invest their money and their time creating, uploading textures and meshes, and on top of all have to pay more to have their money back. Who will feel that? We, the users, the costumers. In other words, we are paying those new houses, that extra 512, like 4 times. And they called 15&16 BD gifts? TO THEM!
What about showing us some love? Real love! Like a stipend of 600 L$ a week. Like making that exchange rate lower. Like (GEEZ) allowing everybody to join 70 groups, LL is showing they can do it. SL is fun and it can be part of our RL due the ppl we meet online and the stuff we do together, but this start to feel like part of a real budget to be considered together with all the rest of RL's bills.
Yes, increasing the process fee will make the creators increase the price of their items, making us buy more lindens etc etc. Its a whole chain of events just for an extra 2.5%.
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Agreeing with Nextio and also adding that a lot of basic members do things in SL , for example DJing, promoting stores, blogging and the list goes on. Some just live on pure social lives belonging to multiple social and gaming groups. I mean, having 32 groups would've been nice if it was the only thing everyone knew but giving people 42 to then take it away is a crappy thing to do. If you are not going to make it better then leave it as it is.
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Yes, of course there are upkeep costs, but, SL has not changed much in terms of what they are giving -besides an active virtual platform- Some things are still very basic to what it could be.
But I think the better strategy is to keep people interested not constrained. There are doing something "great". They are controlling simple things like the amounts of groups you can have just to get you tired of the inconvenience and buy up a membership.
As a premium user I feel as if they don't want to give middle ground for memberships (if it becomes either one or the other). If it was me, I would have multiple choices of payments, even weekly ones just so everyone can get the chance to buy it even if its a week.
I'm really annoyed that the "basic" will get nerfed like that. I think someone in SL should come up with a way of creating data base groups of people for their stores or events, rendering ineffective the use of groups for memberships.
I'm also sad that creators and others are getting screwed with this. They are the ones who make SL a virtually appealing word and in return they get smashed with higher fees.
I have to say that I can't believe the amount of pride put into announcing those changes " Yay new changes and you all getting screwed /me happy dances... not.
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26 minutes ago, Kilolo Jenkins said:
While I think that it's great that LL wants to reward premium members by increasing their group space and their offlines, I don't think that it's right to penalize non-premium members by taking away from the little bit they receive.
As a non-premium member, we usually get shut out of key events because premium members have reserved space above and beyond most sim limits. We already have a select few groups we can join to the max and often times have to leave a group to join another. We already have limited access to past transactions, offline messages and even support as we can only file a ticket.
Now don't get me wrong. There should definitely be differences between a premium and non-premium member. I fully get that and accept that differences will be had. But perhaps instead of shrinking non-premium group memberships to 42, increase premium to 84. Offline ims...why should they have been affected if the messages are being received offline via email?
And then on the paid side of things, how is it that after 15 years of premium increases, premium members are still only receiving 300L in weekly stipends? The value of the linden as a currency has changed many times over throughout the years; why not the stipend?
I think it's great that changes are happening. But if it is to the detriment of the people who login on a daily basis who, paid membership or not, are contributing to the ebb and flow of not only the value of Second Life's citizenship but their commerce as well, then who does this truly benefit?
I agree with this comment. I have multiple accounts, some are premium some are not. My premiums receive about 300L weekly, which all of their upgrades and change in currency shouldve been increased as well. I also think that basic accounts should've stayed the same and the premium ones boosted. There is no need to take from basic members what they already have. However, I do appreciate the premiums upgrade and even as a premium now I have maxed groups and need more (Lol).
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Does it makes sense to you?
Do you think is fair? What will you do with the groups you paid for to join? How about those extra groups you delete to add a temporary group that you need to join?
Do we know whats the advantage of this for us, the users?
With these new changes, the 300L that we get as premium will it increase as well?
I think is good that we let them know how we feel about this.
Be respectful please.
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The solution is to leave some groups and choose wisely or pay for more groups 
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Last Names - Finally Here
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Im very surprised that the price for already paying members is 39.99!
It would've been better to make last names available for everyone, with a price in this case.
Basic members paying the 39.99 fee and premium members getting it at a discount (lets say half of that).
This works both ways.
But, well I have mine and if I didn't, I wouldve use the 39.99 on Lindens instead.