LaBits

Dev Kits: requirements are different for different bodies, for the most information i'd check out the Blender School run by Celestine Ghiardie and Goonther Blackcinder, part of the classes are clothing and they provide a Dev Kit from the Star Mesh Body. Also if you contact Shahzad Kharg directly, the creator of the Star Mesh Body, he'd likely help you out too! Senra, SL's newest avatar provides dev kits isnt difficult to get, check it out at: When i doubt.. contact the Body Owner or their Managers! Goodluck!

I own two Regions, full & grandfathered purchased back when they were insanely priced and class 4, we talking easy 2500 each Region... I had them when they were upgraded to class 5, but not before SL tried to charge me to upgrade them to class 5 - fortunately someone told me don't pay cause they are going to upgrade anyway and by golly they sure did! I've been cautious ever since and watch the value of my land decrease year after year. Now, with this most recent change, I will be paying just $20.00 less a month than a standard full Region. Every year SL makes it cheaper for everyone except the people that have been here from day one and paid out the nose all these years converting lindens to cash and the past year pay taxes on the the Tier. Its time the grandfathered Sims were cut a break.

Hello and Thank you ! I just spoke with my State Tax Office and they have given me direction for resolve. As in Hawai'i unless you actually get cash in real time to your bank or person, it is not considered Income. I will be working with my State Tax Office for a clearer definition on this Issue in Secondlife in respect to my State and what is taxable.

I received a letter from Tila telling me I was so successful in secondlife that the State I live in requires me to pay taxes on all of the Linden Dollars that Secondlife requires me to Convert to Cash to pay my Sim Tier. Ironically, Secondlife does not take Lindens for Tier payments and I have no Option but to try and make enough Lindens in Secondlife to Convert to Cash so Secondlife can take it. More often than not, Secondlife is taking money from my bank account in real life to cover the Tier. This is a problem for me and tens of thousands of others who are not making hand over fist in lindens and simply wanted to build and enjoy the game be it through small commercial venture, roleplay or casual Regions. Now I am being told I have pay taxes to play secondlife and it was demanded I provide my social security number so a 1099-K form could be sent of my " Income " aka... converted lindens to pay tier - that I would then be Taxed on, or... Secondlife would put a hold on my Account. I'd also like to mention how Secondlife/Tila take a percentage of the Converted Cash right off the Top and also a percentage of anything sold on Marketplace. The annual membership fee has also gone up. This is forcing me to release my few Regions one at a time because I can not afford transfer fee's all in one hit, I only have four sims, make that three I gave one away last night. My sims are also grandfathered, I had them from Class 4, that is how long and how much money I've given to secondlife. In short, Secondlife gets my Annual Membership Fee, A percentage of anything I sell in Marketplace, A percentage of converting Lindens to Cash because Secondlife only takes cash, And Region Tier Fee for Virtual Land in my case $681.00 usd every single month. After all that, I am being taxed on $681.00 a month for converting Lindens to Cash to pay Tier Fee. Also, two of my sims allow me to only pay $66.00 a month on the third - its not like I am making money here. Why? Why cant Secondlife just take lindens for tier instead of running its long standing base out? Most of us are disabled and that is why we came here in attempt to be productive in some small way, to focus on something other than reality and hardships. Why am I being forced to pay taxes on Fake Money that Secondlife forces me to sell to Pay them? Why, why do i have to pay taxes on the game Secondlife?