[What happens when SL becomes very popular very fast?]

On 10/17/2022 at 6:08 PM, EliseAnne85 said:

A bunch of us should get together as tinies wearing 1024's and see how much lag there is then because the tiny avatars are very low poly.  A Dinkie is about 17k triangles, I think or somewhere in that ballpark, whilst a very heavy poly body that is very popular and very nice is 1 million triangles though.  Also, the tinies don't have much in the way of scripts going whereas a human avatar is scripted from head to toe, even down to the grommets on their shoes.  

But, again on the 1024's.  There are some things for Dinkies I'd like to make in 1024 as it looks better.  I'm trying to shrink down some things before I put them on the 512 but that looks more bad than I thought.  I dunnoooooo what to do.  It's very frustrating.   Many of our cards render 1024 so I'm confused, and as I said, very frustrated.   And, PBR is commercial grade, so I'd think people would want to create with 1024.  

I have noticed that for things like posters/sales images etc there's a slight degredation in quality from 1024-512, but that's close up from a distance they look the same, but it is clothing that has to have 1024

[What happens when SL becomes very popular very fast?]

On 10/18/2022 at 7:08 AM, Persephone Emerald said:

If you can upload 1 texture with multiple sections, it's also cheaper than multiple textures.

I used to do that a lot before going prem+, saved hell of a lot of lindens. Not as many textures to rezz as well,  for example 1 texture having 6 images in 1, 1 texture to rezz instead of 6.

[What happens when SL becomes very popular very fast?]

On 10/13/2022 at 5:05 PM, Rowan Amore said:

No.

 

People do NOT interact when they get logged into these areas.  They get the heck out as soon as possible.  

Yep, I soon TP somewhere else, being grateful I have clothes and that I wasn't changing when SL logged me out. 😄

[Tech question: Is this good?]

Your processor and RAM are fine although personally I would want more RAM than that as I often do half a dozen things at once. You don't mention your graphics card though, a dedicated gaming graphics card is needed to get the best out of SL. 

My desktop:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz (3591.69 MHz)
Memory: 32713 MB
Concurrency: 8
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit (Build 22000.1098)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2
Graphics Card Memory: 6144 MB
 

My Laptop:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8850H CPU @ 2.60GHz (2592 MHz)
Memory: 98064 MB
Concurrency: 6
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit (Build 22621.521)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: Quadro P2000/PCIe/SSE2
Graphics Card Memory: 4096 MB

My laptop actually runs better than my desktop, but getting high FPS on both.  Even using WIFi on the laptop is no detriment to performance.

I have to chuckle though when I think back to my pc I had when I started in SL, a dual core processor and something silly like a gig of ram, used to be lag central. But much better internet since then as well which is a big help.

[What are you listening to?]

 

[Hello people]

On 10/10/2022 at 6:09 PM, JasonFiller said:

I know right, my first post ever. Trying to sound as friendly as I can and not rude.(which im not)But damn ,sorry to sound boring to her. I'm just here to make some friends, prefer ladies. Cause that's what I'm into,I only explore adult sims. Cause that's all know about, wouldn't mind learning other things on here either

Just put yourself out there and try not to bore the pants off the ladies 😛 

[hola , edo want friend with girls . nice and funny one me wanted.]

You are setting the bar a bit high, best to start with friendship and not think about living together straight off the bat, that could put a woman off.

I would lose the third person talk as well as Robert suggested. I think that is best used with others who do the same.

That's just my view, untlimtely you must do what feels right to you.

 

Good luck.

[Can't edit profile pic]

1 minute ago, Charalyne Blackwood said:

It used to be kind of a backdoor/loophole for getting a pic into SL without the upload fee. I guess the new SL official viewer kilt that?

Must have, when I was skint I used to change mine there a lot.

[Can't edit profile pic]

You could try changing through your profile feed  HERE

 

Actually never mind, it seems you can't do that any more.

[Hello people]

On 9/26/2022 at 3:20 AM, Nagumi Yazimoto said:

Haha of course you want "ladie" friends. You seem rather boring frankly. Plus you can't even get your age straight in your profile you're either 25 or 30's, so that's weird... 

You seem rather rude.

[Why be a friend collector?]

On 10/3/2022 at 3:28 PM, undevoted said:

Oh I'm fully aware of that, however sl over the years has changed greatly and it is now more about how many people you know rather than the quality of people you know. 

I for one have a tiny list, by choice but I'm simply saying that it amazes me how sl was once a great place to meet people and grow connections and now it just seems like a place for people to stand and be afk together. 

Granted, I'm not the social butterfly of the group, but I do enjoy good conversations.

I found it easy to strike up friendships in the early days, but I would just speak to anyone and befriend anyone, some I am still in touch with. But over recent years finding new friends has been so much harder.

But I guess I have changed as well since I first started 15 years ago. I think becoming a cretaor changed me too, I spend more time working than socialising and then when I do leave my platform it is usually to "gamble" or buy hair!

[What are you listening to?]

 

[ALM Proposal / Work]

1 hour ago, Jaylinbridges said:

They can force ALM in the SL viewer if they want, why not, they have removed most of the useful features the TPV's have already.

I prefer to be able to see things, not darkness, unless I turn on a night EEP.

With my perfectly good but old NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (EVGA) on my low lag skyplatform home, I get 70 FPS and with EEP can make any effect I want.

ALM Off  - 70 fps

ALM On - 38 fps

ALM + Ambient Occlusion - 26 fps

ALM + Ambient Occlusion + Shadows - 16 fps

ALM stays off unless I need Materials for photography 

 

Yep, on my minimul platform

Without ALM 111FPS

With ALM 85FPS

Adding ambient occlusion keeps it very much the same

Adding shadows 70 FPS

Most of the time it is turned off, only turning it on for photography. If I forget to turn it off and go somewhere busy it does slow me down and I turn it straight back off.

Draw distance as well is a big factor, mine is on 80 so I can see my full parcel. Dropping right down to 32 increases the FPS of course. And just noticed I can see everything on 64 draw distance which increases the FPS a little. My min settings keep it at 32 when out and about.

[You know you've spent too long in SL (or the Forum) when you...]

On 8/13/2022 at 4:39 AM, Devyn Grimm said:

I've tried to alt-zoom in RL to look around wall corners - sadly it doesn't work...

It does work, you are just not doing it right.

It is a shame that drragging real life objects doesn't duplicate them!

[Shopping in SL - what can't you get enough of?]

Hair, hair and hair.

[If someone IMs you...]

4 hours ago, Rowan Amore said:

I never really understood the need to even be a member of an adult group.  I'll be in groups for adult clubs but that's all.   I did belong to one group briefly until I got tired of randoms IMing me while I was at home and when I asked where they saw me, they always said, "I found your name in Blah Blah group".  

Is this why people join Adult groups?  To troll for people?  🤷🏾‍♀️

Yes, I think quite a few join to troll for sex. I have taken myself out of country specific grouops as well as that happens in those too. One guy chatted to me for a few weeks and we got along well but then he said he was visiting my neck of the woods and could we meet, I refused and that was the last I heard of him. It seems he wanted a quick one while he was visiting!

[If someone IMs you...]

I usually check their profile first before answering. That's if I see their message as it comes in. often I am AFK or engrossed making something or gambling hard earned lindens and don't notice unttil hours later. So when checking later if it is meaningful then I reply but if it is a rasndom hi and the guy has lots of adult groups showing and sexual content on his profile then I just ignore.

[Knupkin]

I know you are no longer in world in your old acct, and your newer acct is not active.

I wonder if you are about somewhere using a different name?

I often get nostalgic about the magic moments we shared. 

I would love to know how life has been for you and I hope your RL is a happy one.

[Do people ever reconnect with the ones they lost?]

I would be interested to know if someone has recconected with someone who was awol for quite a while and was it the same or didn't it feel right?

[What are you listening to?]

This has just come on my playlist. It wasn't made with SL in mind and was not filmed in SL, but you would think it was.

 

[Ancient SL History: Or, Where Have the Years Gone?]

I was thinking that today.

I was approaching 46 when I joined SL, and now I am 61.  SL is growing old with me but staying young at the same time if that makes sense.

[Totally Official, Approved, Cat Thread]

So I was out of the house for a few hours the other day. When I got home, I found one high cat. He had managed to open the kitchen cupboard and get his catnip. He dragged it into the living room and managed to get it open and had a very good time. He was just rolling about on the kitchen floor, looking very happy!

 

[Thoughts on LL's recent "How to Update Your Avatar's Body" series showcasing brand name mesh bodies.]

I personally don't agree with them promoting a specific brand,  they should promote all or none.

[So what do you all think to the Premium Plus package?]

10 minutes ago, Liaa Nova said:

For me it was $24.99 + $5 VAT = $29.99

Yes with the vat it is 29.99, I was forgetting vat was already added to the 29..99 

[So what do you all think to the Premium Plus package?]

22 minutes ago, Ceka Cianci said:

this is what it say's on Inara Pey's site.

1. Monthly and Quarterly billing are subject to VAT where applicable.
2. Those taking a Premium Plus subscription in the first 30 days following the launch will be charged $24.99 for their first month and $29.99 thereafter.
3. Quarterly Premium billing is only available to those who were on the billing plan prior to it being discontinued on June 24th, 2019.
4. Annual billing is VAT exempt in those countries that normally charge VAT.

It is now 29.99 a month rising to 34.99 a month.