Jerilynn Lemon

For the most part, I lucked out with this edition of AMD chip. The only real problem I have noticed (maybe some slipped by me w/o noticing) was mesh spiking. It was suggested I downgrade to AMD catalyst-14-9-win7. For some reason, that version could handle any spiking, something to do with AMD not recognizing opensim (?). The spiking would return every time I upgraded to a current AMD version. As a matter of fact,now when it suggests I go to a 15.x version, I simply skip it.

I thank you Chic and ChinRey for the help. As I mentioned in the original post, I'm looking for a better puter in the future. I'm hoping it helps me with the lagging/FPS loss while using a mesh body and head. I will stay away from any AMD graphics.

For the longest time, I resisted the urge to buy and use mesh body on my avi. Simple reason was the amount of L$'s I poured into creating a decent, attractive person to my liking and others around me. I finally broke down and purchased a Maitreya Lara and was impressed. Not so much for the looks but also for the items specifically designed in clothing. I could step away from the "painted" on look with clothing and get properly fitted duds. A few weeks later, I sprung for a Catwa head. I purchased the required accessories and went on with my SL journey. I eventually saw that my FPS was suffering as was my lag increasing in increments. I thought the usual reasons (crowded sims, poorly designed primage, regions close to others such as those on Mainland). I tweaked my settings to their utmost best results and saved. With that said, here are my questions: Has anyone ever checked the added drag a mesh body could/will produce on an avatar? I have friends who have faster machines that suffer the same problem. With some curiosity, I removed the Catwa head and saw my FPS rise and lag reduced. My loading time at sign up has also improved. I'm keeping the Maitreya body but placing the Catwa away until I get a more powerful machine. One individual went as far as removing both and resorting back to the classic body. She tells me her lag and FPS improved dramatically. I don't want to go that far. Webbed feet just doesn't cut it for me. Is there a way to tweak the settings so at the least, the Maitreya body will not affect the performance as much. I'm using a mid level laptop with an AMD A6-3420M APU Radeon graphics; 1.50 GHZ and 8.00 GB RAM, using a Firestorm viewer. I understand that LL recommends at the least, a 2.00GHZ. That by itself doesn't prevent me from signing in and wandering. I've had some great times with that set up here. What else can I tweak to maximize my SL experience in the meantime, until I get a more powerful puter. I'm looking at some desktops with 3.00GHZ+ speed (I prefer a 3.50GMZ) with slots so I could install a better graphics card and step away from chips. Could creators post a warning to those buying a mesh body and head, advising that system performance could degrade with use of the products? Please don't think I'm saying not to buy and use Maitreya/Catwa (or their equivalents). These are great additions to some who want to improve appearance (see webbed foot comment) and get away from the noob look that some present themselves. Perhaps creators could streamline future upgrades to help minimize any drag the additions could produce? BTW, if you are wondering, I'm not using WiFI. I use an ethernet cable to the modem and restart the modem a few times a week. I use meduim settings with a low setting saved for those times the lag/FPS gets ridiculous. I use high/ultra ONLY when I want to photograph and immediately reset my settings back to med/low, depending on the numbers.

In my experience with the block/mute feature, the ones I selected appear as a dark grey dot on the radar and as a ghost or egg om my screen. They haven't blocked you, you show as a green dot on their screen. The Block/mute function does not affect the targeted avi viewer. Whirly and Skell are correct.

TBH, that never entered my mind. That would explain why the first few times I went there in the past, I was in an open area. I happened to land in a sandbox. TY for the tip Chic. I will do a search next time.

With due respect to Chic and Rolig, this is the most logical answer to my question. After a few days, I ventured back to Beta and had to double check (as in my previous visit) that I wasn't in-world but in Beta. My last visit had me in a place that did not allow rezzing (wtf?). One time showed me the region was full. I'm thinking "this is Beta, a place to test uploads and such before dropping in the usual inventory and use on the ground". So my next visit will probably have me on another region and I'll have to make sure I'm really not in-world, but in SL Beta. TY Nalates with hat tips to Chic and Rolig.

This is more a curiosity question than a problem question. Tonight, I ventured to SL Beta to work on some texturing for my boat. No sooner had I arrived, I saw what appeared to be someone's complete sim with a number of sky boxes set up. When I attempted to rez the boat, I was given an error message telling me the boat could not be rezzed due to the region being full. So I fly to the next region and had no problems completing my project. I'm wondering if SL Beta has a time rule of how long projects can be left on the ground there. I last visited about a year ago and was amazed at the open space available. There were others there, doing their own thing and all was fine, plenty of room there where no one would get in anyone's way. The last thing I would expect at SL Beta was a notice that the region was full. I do know that Beta is offered by LL on a first come basis if LL is not using it for their reasons, but to have what appears to be someones private play area seems out of place. Has anyone noticed this too?

The flaw in your desire to fix everything and the world's population moving on would involve a 30-45 days notice to vacate, finding "reasonable wear and tear" (subjective), dealing with deposits paid in advance and calculating what to refund. This can be especially troublesome when you find the tenant(s) were harboring a cat with a glandular condition, which evidence you find in a corner walk-in closet (where else do cats deliver the results of a glandular condition, but in the back of a closet?). I can safely say that all here appreciate your spunk and what you are saying (personally, I prefer Lowes), but frankly, having to find new tenants and having to tell them they can pick up their mail box key at the local post office "a seven to ten day wait, but they'll hold your mail" can be dicey too. As for the world moving out? Don't bet on it.

As Rolig wrote, that's a situation LL will probably rule as a dispute between you and the group mentioned. Off the record...If they are asking for 500L$ for food in a virtual world, that food had better be damn tasty. If they are harassing you, just block/mute, delete any associated tags and walk away. SL is a large area, there are clans/families out there who will accept you without outrageous demands of 500L$ for "food".

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you're too young. According to your profile, you have a rez date of August 31. Some sims boot/deny access to those less than X days old. The standard, through my experience is 30 days old, MINIMUM. Your RL age has nothing to do wirh it. My suggestion is wander SL until you reach that magical 30 days old and then go back.

Firestorm will allow one to let the blocked be notified they are no longer wanted.  Pref>Privacy>Autoresponse1. It's purely an optional thing. I believe Singularity has something similar. I can't speak for LL Viewers for I don't use that version.

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Avaraia Aljon wrote: (note: before you read: i've already got quite a few aos from oracul. they're great but im just looking for something new.) hey! so im looking for a decent female ao to use. i don't wnay any with awkward and weird animations, like bending over, showing ass, presenting, anything that walks my avatar off 100 ft from where it acctualy is, and nothing too childlike. i've searched around in some places a friend suggested and most of what i found have the classic "bend over and show your ass" animations and i always find those weird, awkward, and embaressing. any or suggestions to good stores are highly appriciated. Tuty's has a good selection of female AO's. If you don't wish to buy the whole package, they let you purchase animations separately.

I'm hoping to create a custom paint for my Himalaya. However, the template covers 151 layers. I've custom painted SZYM cars with minimum problems, due to what I was looking for was easy to find (not so many layers). My question is there any suggestions (or other resources) available to show me where to start? Which layers will I need to start with? A Google search showed me a template for a Lusch Motors Retro. It was basically what I was looking for but wrong model.

Drake1 Nightfire wrote: wolfshanty wrote: Drake1 Nightfire wrote: You could talk to the owner, but they will most likely tell you to sod off and believe their staff over you. Drake if I PM you inworld and send you the owner's name, could you talk to them please, persade them to overturn the ban and vouch for my good character That all depends on how much it's worth to you... 

I've never seen this "problem" posted here. It's not causing any trouble but it is baffling. I have a kittycat from the 2013 handouts. A great cat to be sure. I recently changed homes on the same spot, one model for another. He disappeared from my home and i filed a ticket (could not locate on area search). He was replaced in short order. End of story? Nope. Now he going from my home to another sim (different region) that is catty corner (pun not intended) from my house. The owner of the area he goes to has no problems with his visits as do I. My question is how in SL physics can a kittycat cross sim lines on their own? I've set the boundary he can roam, but like a RL cat, he won't listen ("Don't go to the other region"..."ok, go to the other region"). And to answer one possible question, we've checked area search again. It's the same cat, not a copy from the replacement. Anyone? TY all. Love the video btw :)

Of all the great music he wrote and performed, If We Make It Through December stands out as one of his best, to me. The greats are leaving. RIP Mr Haggard, you were loved.

KarenMichelle Lane wrote: Take a look at www.shoutcast.com to id stations that are playing content you want to hear. Then Lets say you want Nature Sounds... Go to http://www.shoutcast.com/radio/Nature I like that. Very soothing to say the least. Choose between crickets chirping or a summers rain. I can fall asleep listening to that. Not boredom, just so relaxing. But for danceability, I'd have to give it a low 2, Dick

It will show in your profile. I'm assuming you are referring to your avi's rez day.

Christin73 wrote: They look like zombies to me lol. Ironicly they all look like LL's default avis. It's obvious they are up to something. Protocol requires you to face your home country flag when hearing your national anthem? That's all I have.

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I recently was able to get home internet service after an extended time without it. Using public Wifi was the only way to connect to SL. During that time, I sometimes noticed high ping (sometimes hit the 30,000 range) and high packet loss (35-40%). It didn't make my SL experience a very happy one. Now that I have home service (using ethernet connects now, I've had enough of Wifi) my ping had dropped to a more acceptable level (40-80) but still have some packet loss, though it too is more reasonable (sometimes <0.3). Is there anyway to eliminate packet loss completely or is it something between Centurylink and my modem and just have to live with it? ETA: Big thanks to Rolig and Madelaine 

ValorWhit wrote: /me looks for the popcorn popper. Over here! Was putting in a new batch of Redenbacher. This could be good

I'm aware of how a sim and estate ban works at ground level. My question is how high can a ban reach (sim/estate) before the banlist doesn't work? There have been some to a sim that I know of who were banned, but were still able to get in after the sim was raised to help cut down on lag issues. Is this a way to get around bans?

I attempting to customize a helicopter to a specific theme. Using the UUIDs, I am able to texturize the surface to my liking. Using the SLCacheViewer helped me find and locate some prims the creator did not list as "customizable". But at the same time, two textures I need are not listed, but shown with a red X in their place. The help section explains that the viewer texture cache may have pushed them out to make room for the others to be seen. They do not say the texture surfaces are deleted, just not viewable. I did empty my texture cache and reloaded it in a quiet area (Smith) and then re-rezzed the helicopter, hoping it would show the two missing textures in SLCacheViewer. My question: Is there a way to pull the textures out (I do have the UUID numbers) using another means? UPDATE: Yes, I am trying to retexture by hand, add an alpha type layer over the first, to give a rugged look. But I need the original template (?) to make this happen. The UUID's I have are for the original, but SLCache doesn't show them. UPDATE2: Thanks Rolig, I appreciate the response. As for the other two, one asked rather rhetorically " then why hasn't he or she given you copies of the textures, or told you the uuids?". the parts I am trying to retexure are the skids and a stablizing wing (UUID's are mentioned in the customizing kit one can by from the creator). I have an NC in to the creator now. But thanks for your answers, as much as they didn't really assist in my original query.