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    Region management guide?

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    1 hour ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

    In all seriousness: did you consider renting a Homestead just for yourself?

    It's a cheaper alternative versus a full sim, same size in squaremeters, reduced prim count (5000) . You get quite all the features and you can test everything for as long as you like. If it turns out that the land stuff isn't for you, you saved a lot.

    Thank you Lillith. I appreciate the suggestion. As nice as that would be for me personally, this would be a commercial SIM requiring the 20-30k prims.

    Region management guide?

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    Posted · Edited by Bingo Ditko

    Hello everyone!

    Do you have any recommendations for a good YouTube series, or website or something that is filled with everything I would need to know about how to manage and rent land if I buy a private region? I can't find any good resources on Google, it seems no matter what I search! 

    Ideally I would like both a step-by-step guide to buying the region, how and when to restart, what needs to be checked for performance, other things I need to do to maintain a great place and a  guide to renting and estate managing.

    I'm not trying to become a land baron and get rich. I just want a single SIM that I can use partially and rent the rest. So just the basics.

    I appreciate any info you may have!!

    Thank you,

    Bingo

     

    Update: I found the Wiki page. I guess I was hoping for more personal experience walkthrough. but this should do, unless you have personal tips to share! Certainly welcome please :)

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    How does your avatar look today ?

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    1 hour ago, Jeny Howlett said:

    :D What's wrong with little wrinkles? i am getting older you know :D

    Just to have another opinion, I actually kind of like the wrinkles. It makes the face more believable. I remember noticing wrinkles like this under my eyes in my late teens even.  And some girls had lots of them.  These aren't old lady eyes at all.  It think it is a lovely skin. My personal preference is a narrower bridge as well though.

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    Mesh body destroys old clothes, right??

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    Looking good Danni! I was stuck on classic for a long time because I was frustrated with mesh and didn't want to give up my out of date looks.  It scared me away from Second Life for a while actually.  I did a whole mesh makeover vlog last week (https://youtu.be/NbeEcdZu798) and I'm pretty happy with all of it now.  I got the Vista Lia Bento head and I love it. I thought the price was very reasonable and I'm happy with the lips, but I can't really compare since I haven't owned any others yet. The biggest thing that won me over on mesh is finally figuring out that having clothing that is rigged for the correct mesh body is key.  I like a smaller chest and I kept buying things that left a giant peekaboo gap so everyone could see down my shirt.

     

    Natural AO

    in Wanted

    Posted

    12 hours ago, animats said:

    One woman had something I liked. When she uses IM, her avatar brings out a cell phone. I've only seen that once. Great idea.

     

    I love that!

    Natural AO

    in Wanted

    Posted

    4 hours ago, janetosilio said:

    The best thing to do is make your own AO. Most of the bundles have good animations in them. Then there’s always a couple WTH?! ones. The last one I bought had normal animations, then it had one where my avi would literally grab her ankle and stand on one foot. So I took that one out because it was silly.

    I’m a fan of more natural movements myself. Just have to make your own. I always suggest to new players to buy a nice cheap one until they figure out how they work. Then make a couple.

     

    1 hour ago, anna2358 said:

    One of the best things about Firestorm is the built-in AO.  You can load it with a pose you got.  On the one occasion when I bought an AO (Voir, Almost Still), I stripped all the poses out of it and put the ones I liked into the Firestorm.

    Just in case peeps don't know, you can often get the poses out of an AO by rezzing it in the ground and opening it.  There are some that use a different method, but I won't buy those.

    Totally agree with both of you. I did end up using the built-in Firestorm AO. It is very easy to use!  And I found some great L$10 stands at Kuso. Thanks for all the advice guys! :)

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    Natural AO

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    Ok, so I shopped Voir and Kuso, and they both have some nice calm animations. Thanks again!  I ended up going with purchasing a few stands from Kuso and creating an AO set in the Firestorm viewer. It is really easy to use!  The Kuso stands are only L$10 each and I personally preferred them.  I just put the walk, run, fly etc from my existing overdramatic AO into this AO set so I still have those.  Much happier. Thanks for all the help!!

    Natural AO

    in Wanted

    Posted

    1 hour ago, lostsoul2017 said:

    the voir store is here in SL

    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Noguchi/172/68/59

     

    they have a new "almost still" mens bento ao that has different animations for flying, walking, etc.  it looks neat. for $350, the price is not bad. considering it's for bento.  will have to check Kuso as well.

    Thank you!  I plan to check out both this evening :)

    1 hour ago, lostsoul2017 said:

    You need to hunt that man down and find out. consider it a community service LOL

     

    normally i don't want to encourage stalking but in this one case *whispers* "it'll be our little secret"

     

    hahaha.. you know I did ask him about his dog, so I can find him again in the conversation log. "Excuse me again sir, I basically want to copy everything about you."  That's not crazy, right?

    Natural AO

    in Wanted

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, lostsoul2017 said:

    i'm so with you there.   i tried some of the mens ones and it was so weird.  they all look like they drank a bit too much steroid juice.  they all look like they are compensating for something. kind look like they are made for men that need to touch themselves every few minutes to confirm they are still men.  i keep getting the feeling they are made for little boys who think men just grab themselves all the time.  grr.

     

    i would love to see a male AO that was reasonable and not overly macho.  just a simple one.

     

     

    You are right.  They are so macho!  I saw a man with a great calm stand the other day. I should have asked him about it!

    Natural AO

    in Wanted

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    3 minutes ago, LexxiXhan said:

    If you like tinkering or don't want to spend much, you can always get copies of the many and various free AOs out there, rez them one by one, copy their contents into inventory folders, and then audition the animations from each to find your favourites. Once you've got a shortlist, load them into an AO Hud and edit the notecard to reflect your choices.

    Incidently, if you're using Firestorm, it has a built in AO that's easy to edit (no notecards!), causes zero lag, and works perfectly in a set-and-forget manner (although you can also create alternative 'sets' of animations that you can choose from using a dropdown menu).

    I chose the free 'Bright AO' in the end, as it has extra sections for things like facial animations and 'favourites', which none of the other Huds I tried provided. Oh, and Firestorm also has a 'groundsit' button in the toolbar options which you can stick handily somewhere round the edge of your viewer :)

    "causes zero lag" - awesome!  I have admittedly never tried the Firefox AO. I like this idea. Thanks!

    Natural AO

    in Wanted

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    22 minutes ago, AnnistynSL said:

    I can understand why people buy poses, but when they buy an AO for just standing, I really don't understand. 

    Funniest things about AO's are those guys who walk really tough. Can't find a gif to show it to you, but I know everybody seen  one. It's funny.... and looks stupid.

    Yes, those walks are ridiculous! Lol.

    Interesting point you make though. So what is the alternative? Just to have the system walk and stand, and then just click on an animation and "play locally" whenever you want to not walk like a duck or stand all goofy?  I like the idea of not having to wear the AO, but I just don't know the options I guess.

    Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will check these out!  "Almost still" sounds nice.

    Natural AO

    in Wanted

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, lostsoul2017 said:

     "i've really got to pee but can't find a bathroom"  sugared up moving in place.  LOL

    hahahaha!!  YES

    Some of the ones with a lot of movements look really cool and all, but I just want to be a lot more subtle... a lot more like real life.

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    Natural AO

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    Can anyone recommend a nice natural AO that doesn't move around a lot putting on a performance or looking like a porn star, but just does some nice natural female stands?

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