[Motown Swaginator Hunt]

I did the hunt last night.  I didn't find it real difficult - all the locations were there on the Motown region.  I took a guess that the hunt item picture was a record, because of the pictures of the records on the swaginator hud.  I liked how the records were spinning on the ground      The prizes were OK, but I don't do hunts for the prizes particularly.  I like hunts that are easy for me to figure out without having to do searches (ones that don't have prizes hidden in walls, etc) and that are fun to do.   This hunt met both conditions, so I enjoyed it. 

[A Suggestion on Improving Mainland]

I don't always like builds that some people have on mainland parcels (sometimes including my own neighbors' builds) but I still strongly feel that mainland should be left covenant free in terms of builds and usage of parcels (within TOS).

For some of the major private estates, their covenants are not that much more lenient than the Bellisseria covenant. Of the ones I looked at a few days ago, most had restrictions about height of buildings, restrictions about skybox allowable heights, for residential land they had restrictions regarding scripted pets, breedables, or farming; many had limits regarding script usage and number of visitors.  Some allowed orbs but not ban lines, some allowed either or both.  

For those not able to rent or buy an entire homestead or region, mainland might be the only place where one can experiment around with things, have a tall house or a castle, have a farm, not have to remember to be sure to turn off wandering pets before logging out, and so forth, without having to worry about being out of compliance with a land covenant.

I don't do wildly outrageous builds or high script usage activities on my mainland parcel, but I do appreciate the freedom of not having to worry about land covenant compliance.  

[Small rant following about a firestorm user trying the new SL viewer 7]

38 minutes ago, Enola2017 said:

the minus in the SL browser is that I can't turn off people there (leaving only friends or all of them!), people with great complexity kill me -

While it's true you can't select to only see friends in the SL browser, you can set the maximum complexity of other avatars to a low number (on the graphics tab in preferences) - you'll still somewhat see them, but as single color 'jelly dolls', if they are over the maximum complexity you choose.  It may help keep you from freezing or crashing. 

[Perfect Pets]

4 hours ago, Frigga Freidman said:

but the companion/wanderer vendor isn't currently working. 

Just saw chat in group that vendor has been fixed!  (and sucessfully used it, myself)

[Do you use Advanced Lighting in SL? a little poll!]

I have ALM and shadows (sun + moon and projectors) on all the time.   

[Small rant following about a firestorm user trying the new SL viewer 7]

28 minutes ago, Maitimo said:

I am confused. What is the difference between group chat and group IM?  Is this a distinction that appears in the SL viewer but not in Firestorm? Because in Firestorm, the group chat and group IM appear to be the exact same thing.

 

I'm not sure about the distinction that's trying to be made between group chat and group IM, either, unless by group IM they mean group notices.  In the SL viewer, group notices don't appear in the conversations window - they appear in the notifications window.   

 

[I cant make any change to my profile]

9 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

It's an issue...

I don't think it's an "across the board" issue though - I was just able to change my profile pic inworld and have it stick, using the LL viewer and using the Kokua viewer.  

@Caaliope  You didn't specify which viewer you use.  I would suggest downloading the current LL viewer  (if that's not what you're already using) and try updating your profile photo through the viewer's profile window  (Me -> Profile -> Actions -> Upload Photo).  If that doesn't work for you, then I would suggest filing a Support ticket with LL about it.

[I cant make any change to my profile]

I'm not sure that the profile picture can be updated through the my.secondlife.com webpage anymore.  As far as I know, you should be able to update it from the viewer's profile window (at least this works for me in the LL viewer and the Kokua viewer). 

When you open up the profile window in the viewer, there is an "Actions" button which when you click it, opens a dropdown menu which includes upload photo, change photo and remove photo options.  If I recall correctly, there is not a photo upload fee when you use the profile window -> actions -> upload photo option.    

[Looking for recommendations to make SL run faster on my PC]

I don't see anything that obviously jumps out, but hopefully other people more technically proficient will stop by this thread and have some advice regarding setting adjustments and have some answers to your actual question about what specs to look for in a PC upgrade.  

There was a recent thread with quite a bit of discussion regarding what to look for in a new PC - it might be worth browsing that while waiting for other people to chime in here on your thread. 

 

[How Does Your SL Look Today?]

As I can't rez anything, I decided to turn on the shared environment for the region where I'm currently renting a parcel, and was able to watch a beautiful aurora borealis...

 

[Looking for recommendations to make SL run faster on my PC]

It's helpful to also see the information from the viewer ("Help" menu -> <viewer name>, click the "copy to clipboard" button and then paste that info here).  This allows people here to see the graphic settings the viewer is using and reporting on, and there may be some suggested adjustments that you might be able to make to reduce lag a bit.

[How Does Your SL Look Today?]

Impatiently relaxing as I wait for whatever hiccup that is keeping me from rezzing items is resolved.

[How Does Your SL Look Today?]

I recently moved to a new location, set up a bigger house, and now I have space for an arts room.

[No matter what i do, my avatars always look like this...]

20 hours ago, Jennifer Boyle said:

How does it work if the parcel is owned by a group?

It looks like it depends on the role's ability - there is a "Modify environment settings and day cycle" ability in the "Parcel Settings" section. 

If someone is in a role that does not have that ability, they cannot set the parcel environment setting, only their own personal environment.

[How Does Your SL Look Today?]

2 hours ago, Istelathis said:

I love this area, the land is owned by a group Faery Crossing I believe, it is one of the first places I visited in SL after I made my account. 

It was one of the first places I visited also.  I did their tutorial and picked up a free fairy costume.  I've rented houses there from time to time over the years.  I haven't been there for awhile - I'm glad it's still around.

[Have the forums changed?]

I think that there have been changes in the forums from when I first started reading the forums in 2014, to this version of the forums (which started in 2017 under Invision), to the current day. 

Perhaps more importantly I've changed, myself, especially in regards to what I want to see or get out of being a member of a forums community.  I did post more often from 2017, with the new version of the forums software, up until a year or two ago.   There were times when I really have felt a part of the community here.  Then, there were also times when I just stopped reading threads in the General Discussion section - I come to SL, and by extension, the forums, to relax and get away from real life issues and worries.   It's not that I'm not concerned or worried about the state of things in real life, it's just that I prefer to focus on those in other areas and times of my life, not necessarily as part of my relaxing and recharging time.

Joining communities, making friends, takes a lot of energy for me.  After realizing during the Covid shutdown that I was perfectly fine with staying home and being a recluse, I've been working on getting out more, joining communities and making stronger bonds with friends in the real world.  

I still enjoy reading most sections of the forums, posting pictures from time to time, and sometimes even posting a comment or two. 

Through the forums, I've learned so much about SL and have been so inspired by what others have shared,  and I continue to learn and be inspired. 

[LaraX?]

From what I've been reading here in this thread, it doesn't sound to me like it will be an earth shattering change.  As both versions of the Lara body will be included in the upgrade package, for new clothes that might only come in the Lara X rigging, wear the Lara X body, and for existing 5.3 rigged clothes or outfits, wear the 5.3 version of the body.   I often switch between Slink Physique (Redux version), Prima Petite, Tonic Fine and Maitreya.  Besides having outfits saved which include the clothes and appropriate body, I also have a  "base" version of each body saved as an outfit, so switching to a different body is as easy as wearing a different outfit.

I also think that it will be awhile before new clothing for the Lara 5.3 version completely dries up, and there will still be an enormous amount of 5.3 version clothes available in stores and the MP.  

I've tried demos of some of the newer curvier bodies, and those aren't for me.  If the Lara X turns out to be too curvy for me, I'll just stay with the 5.3 version, and if I feel the need to purchase new clothes for it, I'll look for creators that still continue to rig for it.  Otherwise, I have a lot of existing clothes in my inventory that I can wear.  I'm not one who goes out and buys new clothes all the time at events, or only wears an outfit a couple of times. 

[How Does Your SL Look Today?]

50 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

ETA: I forgot until just now. Today is my Rez Day!

Happy Rez Day!  

[Are the Ranch Homes hard to Decorate?]

It took me a little bit of time to figure out how to decorate one of the ranch homes.  I finally settled on the Knotty Pine home, and though I'm not done with all the inside rooms, I'm feeling good about the large main room is shaping up. 

 

I'm still working on the exterior, but I'm planning on sticking with a garden shed, vegetable garden, chickens, a cow, some apple trees ... I'll post more pictures as I get remaining decor more finalized. 

[Alts in the forums]

Just now, Love Zhaoying said:

Thanks!

I suppose it is the "without their consent" part that's a problem, if someone "outs themselves" and word spreads. It is not enforceable - common sense here - for Linden Lab to dictate that people "keep secrets they've been told".

"Loose lips sink ships."

I would think that it might matter how and where a person "outs themselves" - someone posting their alt's name themselves in a public forum post is different than if I told you my alt's name either in local chat or IM inworld, or in a private message to you here.  If I had told you privately, I would expect you to not share that information with other people without you asking my consent first.

[Alts in the forums]

Just now, Rowan Amore said:

Which is all true.  However, if the information was told in a public setting with no expectation of privacy, such as the forums, I highly doubt that falls under the disclosure rule.  

Of course, if a person voluntarily shares the information about their own alt, or posts that information in their profile, then it doesn't come under the disclosure section.   I was posting the section that applies for when a person does not disclose that information themselves about their alt accounts. 

[Alts in the forums]

1 hour ago, Love Zhaoying said:

..but..you're not revealing any RL stuff. 

Just, "Avatar X is Avatar Y".  

Can someone, anyone, point out a specific TOS violation for this?

TYVMIA!

It's in the "Disclosure" section of the Community Standards, which are incorporated into the TOS:

Disclosure

Sharing personal information about other users, either directly or indirectly, without their consent—including, but not limited to, gender, religion, age, marital status, race, sexual orientation, alternate account names (including account statuses, such as whether it is on hold, suspended, or active), and real-world location beyond what is provided by them in their user profile—is not allowed. Except for the purpose of reporting abuse or any violation of policies to Linden Lab, the remote monitoring, posting or sharing of conversations without a participant’s consent are prohibited.

 

 

[chat problem]

1 hour ago, Boyd Recreant said:

I am using the latest version of the official viewer on windows 11; suddenly all the chats are seen in a separate window, the nearby chat also; before I used to see it just hovering on the main screen and then disappearing after a while. I would love to go back to this setting but can't find how to do it.

I would appreciate any help. Thank you.

Clicking the "Chat" button on the toolbar should close the conversations window. 

[Alts in the forums]

5 minutes ago, Sam1 Bellisserian said:

I think that the only reason I don't like alts on the forum is I see the forum as out of character and see people's opinions as there own.  I just find it odd to have two avatars that need to post in the forum.

If one has another account that they frequently use, and that account take pictures that would go into one of the picture threads, I can see posting those pictures under the other account name because that is something the other account was doing in SL. 

[Alts in the forums]

6 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

"Hey I am new and dont have many friends yet. Still trying to work out just what to make of SL right now."

Either I don't remember this aspect, or I didn't pay that much attention when that new account was created.  Either way, for me, I'm not going to let that continue to color my thoughts about anyone.