Sparkle Bunny
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I think it would be a mistake to build out too many more ranches before the next PP theme is released. Bear in mind that some people will only have upgraded on a temporary basis to try out the new theme, others will prefer whatever the next one is, and oversupply of 2048s is significantly more wasteful than the oversupply of 512s or 1024s they're already dealing with in other themes.
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toenails used to be aux2, maybe they changed it to aux3 after I complained?
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Others will see you according to their environment settings, which you can't control.
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Do you know what viewer you're using?
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1 hour ago, rasterscan said:
Toes are Aux2 and fingers aux3 in edit mode of nails
I have no idea why they did it this way round. EvoX ears use Aux1, so I assumed we were working our way down the body, and most people keep their fingers above their toes. I also have no idea why the Senra nails use 1024 textures for such a tiny area.
(I have given up on the Jamie head; whatever I do, she has ducklips.)
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My first instinct was to demo the Venus head to see whether you could make the chin less pointy, except for how it doesn't have a demo on MP so... yeah. I would certainly be looking among anime heads rather than human ones to get that look.
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9 hours ago, Maitimo said:
Offering a cheapie/freebie is another option and can be a gateway into the brand. Give it a year or so after the launch of Lara X, Maitreya should release 5.3 as a freebie or very low priced (lower than the Lucybody).
My alts never throw away away a Maitreya freebie just in case this ever happens, including the one who won a Kupra in a raffle (she might go on a weightloss journey someday, who knows?)
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Teddy's free Gabriel top clips badly at the back but that's just a Blake problem; the butt hangs out of any trousers you care to try. Dolly's shirt is the 'Chris' one from the library. Heads, skins and hair are all group gifts (Akeruka, Gloom and Dura respectively).
I don't think there's any way to make the Jasper skin not undead, but he was the only mature guy I could find in the library, so here we are. Lelutka lines and facial hair (noobs will have to wait till the next giveaway), Dura hairbase, Kauna suit. the Gloom eyes set me back L$50 to join the group but I couldn't be bothered to look for freebies with scelera.🤷♀️
Overall they're only slightly worse than the classic meshbodies they were previously wearing, and the clothes are useful for allowing them to dress identically. And I think I have finally figured out how the nails work, but it ain't intuitive.
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Maitreya weren't going to hang on to their current market share if they didn't update at some point. They have to put something new out in order to remain relevant, and since people have been whining about the shoulders forever that seems an obvious fix. It's not like 5.3 is going to vanish overnight from anyone's inventory, the minority who need to buy brand new clothing every week switched to Legacy years ago, and anyone stomping their feet about possible discontinuation of support for an eight-year-old mesh needs to give their Catwa head a wobble.
(I also would have expected a new UV map, but judging by what happened to Slink there's no real enthusiasm for the idea among skin creators so it would have been a waste of time. I also personally prefer having Petite as an add-on as it makes it easier to switch between standard and petite fits, but, like I said, nobody's removing my current setup so it's fine.)
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My next-door neighbour has not one but two elephants roaming her yard. I suppose they are social animals so it would be cruel if there were just one.
(Also, my garden is on a slope, so when I abandon this place I suspect it is staying on the land page forever, lol.)
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I also went with Buffalo Pastures:
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That's the view as you come in: the right-hand side behind the kitchen is walled off and divided into a bathroom and a snug, while the left-hand door leads to a large nursery:
The library is at the bottom of the stairs:
Admittedly the den is a bit poky, and by the time I've added coving I will have no prims left, but I am just no good at open-plan.
(I briefly added an en-suite to the upstairs bedroom but decided that was too many extra walls even for me and put in a closet instead.)
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57 minutes ago, Maitimo said:
The problem with Sking, is you'll end up with nothing to wear except BOM layers and maybe one bikini.
Which is fine, because its target market doesn't wear anything else.
I never understood why Legacy has an 'Athletic' version for its male body but not for its female one. Either way, they don't, so skins and overlays are where it's at.
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1 hour ago, Sean Heavy said:
FYI, there is some LL commercial space, but it is very small and has some very old stuff in it. I didn't see any way to apply to use that space either.
I visited Luna a month or two ago. It looked to me like they had some kind of lottery as to who initially got the shops and that was kind of it, forever; no attempt at keeping in touch with the winners or finding new tenants for abandoned units. Interesting, but clearly a failed experiment.
It would certainly make sense to include commercial units as part of the PP package (and pop them on an island near the new welcome areas?) but there would need to be some kind of oversight to prevent the same thing happening again and I'm not sure LL have the resources to do that.
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14 hours ago, Chloe Bunny said:
Georgian town homes with arches and topiary gardens - I will make it fit!
I also think those windows look Georgian...
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Yeah, my EGL av has been around since waaay before mesh and I still remember many of the old brands fondly (CanalGrande! LicoLico! RMK! Umi Usagi! Silent Sparrow before she switched to making plushies!). Ambrosia are still around and rigging for Maitreya, and nekotron have some cute things, but I can't think of any others that haven't been mentioned.
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Alts are not supposed to enter, no, and if you win they may want to use your RL identity for promotional purposes. And as with any prize draw they're legally obliged to make winners' names available on request.
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1 hour ago, Moonstruck Mole said:
What is a glued on ground terrace?
The Newbrooke patios. Basically, it's easier for residents to make their own paved areas on empty lawn/sand than it is to cover up an existing paved area they don't want.
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'Show friends only' is my friend.
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I don't think they want noobs near the Galaxy. It's old and it looks it.
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16 minutes ago, Extrude Ragu said:
A genuine question - What makes the mainland represent more value to you then, than say a private residential sim?
Because if they moved to an island, they wouldn't have all the fun of teleporting randoms home and screaming about how much they hate vehicle users. That's how they choose to enjoy SL and who are we to argue?
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4 hours ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said:
LL, as Galaxy's new owners, probably chose for the Galaxy's move to Bellisseria to give the area a community area and a tourist attraction. However, I think this idea has largely failed, as the ship continues to be mostly forgotton about and is rarely visited, even by those who now live right next door to it in Bellisseria. Go and examine the visitor traffic details for yourself.
I've sailed across to it from Bellisseria a couple of times; it doesn't work as a community area precisely because it's a museum piece completely out of keeping with the shiny new mesh everywhere else on the continent(s). But it needed water around it and so did Bellisseria, therefore the two got smooshed together.
I kind of like what Drivers of SL have been doing on their recent drives, where they direct you to some janky mainland shop or cafe and then TP you to a nicer-looking version somewhere else. That could be a possibility for infohubs and other Linden properties. Ride the rollercoaster at Hairy Hippo Fun Land and then go through a portal that takes you to Merrymount. Or vice versa.
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5 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:
There's no need to rudely gatekeep what others can post though, no matter if they have 1 prior post or 1000+.
True, which is why I called them on their attempt to do it
If they hadn't been trolling, they wouldn't have flounced.
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We're talking about the best way to preserve existing infrastructure, whether that's to keep it in its original location even though the surrounding builds may now make it look weird and outdated, or to move it somewhere else (like the SS Galaxy) that looks a bit more like its original context. That's absolutely on topic with any discussion on how to improve mainland.
(You're going to need a few more than three posts before you can get away with roleplaying as a moderator, btw.)
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6 hours ago, Marianne Little said:
The gardeners would have to be of "good standing" with LL. I do not mean linden pets, but somebody who has invested time and money in SL.
Yeah, restricting to premium accounts or even payment method used would probably work; but they'd still have to pay someone to set up the program and manage the volunteers, and I'm not convinced anyone at LL cares enough about Mainland to sink any more resources into it.
We're always getting told that regions are too expensive for us to have nice things like protected water around all the continents, so I never really understood why they don't attempt to consolidate existing mainland into a smaller area. I can only assume that, as with the original Linden homes, it's more cost-effective to leave all that abandoned land alone than go through the hassle of removing or repurposing it.
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If they hadn't been trolling, they wouldn't have flounced.
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Also, they don't want to alienate those customers and risk them cancelling their premium membership entirely. Some won't want to move to Bellisseria due to the more restrictive covenant (they may be using their 1.0 homes for breedables and vendor boxes, plus a significant proportion are addicted to banlines and unwilling/unable to learn how security orbs work) and others are just generally change-averse. Frankly, I can't see a way of sunsetting those homes without annoying the current residents, which is another reason to keep kicking that can down the road.