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    And the Theme for SLB 19 is . . . Steampunk????

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    Posted · Edited by Catrie

    "None of this responds to my central point: this has niche appeal. Just as any particular flavour of aesthetic or role play would. "

     

    The Crystals from whatever year that was also  had niche appeal.  How many people can say they put some of those things out and keep them out?  How many people actually took the things?  I love fantasy and I think I've pulled them out exactly once in order to look at them, and never again.  Which reminds me to get rid of that crap on the rare chance I actually clean my inventory.  (No, Orwar, you can't just command me to do it. sticks out tongue)

    I think they did Carnival one year. That's super niche. Not every celebrates that.  Most of their themes are niche.  You could even say the Vacation and Road Trip one is, because not everyone can go on vacations and road trips.   So, I'm not sure why you're complaining that the Steampunk theme is niche, when they pick a niche theme just about every year.  Have you made a similar thread for each one of the past niche themes?  If not, why was this one different? I'm just curious.

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    And the Theme for SLB 19 is . . . Steampunk????

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    1 hour ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

    Eurocentric themes

    You clearly haven't been exposed to enough Steampunk if you think all of it consists of Victorian England/Western Europe. 

    Here are only a few examples of other styles of Steampunk.   That took me literally 5 minutes to look up. (Thanks Pinterest).  That you put Steampunk in such a small box says more about your lack of understanding about it, than anything else. 

     

    African Steampunk.jpg

    East Indian Steampunk.jpg

    Asian Steampunk.jpg

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    This got to be the one of the cutest looking asian avatar in Second Life

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    4 minutes ago, Maitimo said:

    It definitely looks like a Poser render to me. The hair is usually a big giveaway.

    That said, the look could probably be achieved easily enough with Maitreya (possibly with the Petite add-on), and there's an Asian style head at Lelutka (name I have forgotten). Mudskin does nice Asian skins. I'd look at Exile or Rama for hair like that.

    Ceylon and Ryn (?), I think are the two I remember. 

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    Recommending Male Mesh Bodies...

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    17 minutes ago, Orion Pastorelli said:

    In my opinion, the history of "The Shops," the store behind the old "The Mesh Project" (TMP) mesh bodies and heads and the new "Legacy" mesh bodies, is often brought up without a lot of nuance.

    If it helps, I've spoken to a current Legacy CSR.  The group behind Legacy do not include any that was part of the TMP debacle, when it happened. 

    Also, I'm not sure if anyone has linked this, but have you checked out the Virtual Bloke blog?  Skell has information on the different bodies, including the Kario. 

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    Recommending Male Mesh Bodies...

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    54 minutes ago, Marianne Little said:

    To build a bit on the TMP bodies, another shady part of the model was that they sold different versions, gradually increasing in price. And if memory serves me right, only the top priced had alpha cuts, the most important part of a body. Especially since rigging of clothes was not totally stellar from other sellers. So, to have tattoo layers (the step under in price) and an alpha hud, you had to pay 10 000 L!

    My memory is fuzzy (plus I don't shop for mens' bodies), so I did some asking around and digging.  According to Skell and the wayback machine,  Only the Men's L$10k body had the Alpha HUD, not the 5k version. 

    Per the MeshBodyAddict's page (thanks, wayback machine)
    "You need to buy the Deluxe body to get the Alpha HUD, and trust me, you’ll need that HUD. This body is built with it’s skeleton a bit ‘off’ from the system skeleton, so standard mesh pokes through the neck, arms and butt areas."

    It's in the Dislikes section here.

    Hope that helps. 😁

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