[What are you listening to?]

 

[Need serious help, after a disconnect my avatar is only a cloud and i also get database errors.]

Yes as Maitimo said this happens to me from time to time and it seems like it's always because my shape became corrupted somehow. I try to keep a backup copy of my shape because I think once it goes bad like this there's no getting it back.

[Is there a head either Lelutka or CATWA HDPro that would be a good replacement for the Catya.]

I went from the Catya to the HD Pro at first about a year ago and was happy except for one issue, the chin is still too far from the neck unless you bring your face so far in it looks pushed in, with the head length setting, I just couldn't get past this. This was also a concern of mine with the old Catya head. I jumped on the Lelutka EVO X bandwagon and am much happier all around. Not to knock Catwa heads, I used them for a long time and the HD Pro was a nice upgrade from Catya, with the exception of the chin/neck distance issue.

[What are you listening to?]

 

[One type of sun lighting makes my avatar look terrible.]

9 hours ago, Elinah Iredell said:

I have no idea how I appear to others  and what setting they are using

I know what you mean, you can make everything look great for yourself with different windlight settings but still going to look bad to anyone using default settings with the garish midday lighting.

[Catwa HD PRO Majer Head]

I've noticed that a lot of BOM skins meant for Genus work well with the HD Pro.

[Need help finding this outfit!]

Yes Limerence has an in world store maybe they have gachas there, seems like they do but can't remember.

[1024 Texture Size Limit Pixelated Details]

8 minutes ago, Chic Aeon said:

You can UPLOAD a 2048 texture that "becomes" a 1024 texture. So four times more clear? Probably not. But there was a long discussion on this maybe six months ago with several of us testing. The results were surprising (to me anyway). For a long while we were told that we should resize our larger working texture (could even be a 4096 for some people) down to a 1024 and THEN upload as the uploader made things more blurry as it turned our texture into a JPG2000 texture (hope that is correct). 

 

The test showed that uploading the large texture actually produced a more finished looking and sharp texture than preprocessing in a graphics program.  There are of course differences depending on your graphics program and settings (I use Corel) but that would certainly be a starting place for testing. 

 

Good luck. 

Thanks for the reply!

Ok good info but I should have mentioned that I have already been uploading the textures at 2048 because the template I'm working with is that size. I haven't actually tried to upload at 1024, might have to try and see what happens.

It has me stumped how my catwa lipstick looks so clear and vector-like though, or how clear the details are on the skins i have now. Even when i play with sharpen or blurs in photoshop the result is unacceptable at this resolution, just not enough pixels. Part of it could be that I've never looked so close because I was just buying skins and haven't noticed or am being overly critical of my own work.

[1024 Texture Size Limit Pixelated Details]

I'm working on my first skins and pubic hair and understand there's a limit of 1024 for textures in SL. My stuff looks really pixelated compared to the skins I already use which I could swear seem like higher resolution. I've been using lossless png files as output but just not enough information there for the details I'm trying to achieve. How is it that with my Catwa head the lipstick and makeup seem so smooth, almost no pixels detectable even up close, like a vector?

Thanks, any advice would be appreciated.

[is SL going to die ?]

Until someone comes out with a better place to play barbie doll dress up with the kind of options available on SL I don't see it going anywhere. You can pretty much get the exact look you're going for here, I'm not aware of anywhere else better for character creation. People still making new mesh bodies, clothes and hair coming out like crazy, still a lot of money being spent apparently.

[Got the boot!! - kicked out]

Yeah it must be because you're avatar is so new and it limits where you can go, generally people aren't going to cause problems.

[Seeking Bento Dance Animations]

I was looking for bento dances myself a few days ago and ended up getting a few from the Paragon place you mentioned. I searched a few places including Abraminations but went back and found some club style grooves at Paragon on the opposite wall to the Salsa dances that I thought were better. I got an IM from the store with a free bonus dance and he said they are getting new dances in soon.

[Using lower body textures]

I don't know, I think you would have to start trying on demo head skins until you find one close. Maybe the maker of that body has one.

[Traps?]

I had an issue the other day where I could rotate around but not move in any direction. I checked the movelock and it was off. Only thing that worked for me was disabling RLV functions in firestorm and logging back in.

[Using lower body textures]

I wonder if it would be easier to adjust your head color and reapply the default mesh body skin.

[Bought nothing on Marketplace - How can I resolve?]

Yeah I've had that happen a few times with gatcha items off the marketplace, so annoying.

[TMP Legacy mesh body]

6 hours ago, CaraTriple said:

I am really on the fence about purchasing this body. I tried the demo and I think it's such a beautiful body. I wear Maitreya now and also have Slink Physique. TMP Legacy is by far the most beautiful mesh body I have seen. I did try Belleza but found it to be kind of, how should I say this, clunky looking. The deformer now comes with the demo but I was unsuccessful at getting it to work. Sighs. I would definitely purchase this body if only I could be sure clothes would fit properly and/or if designers started making tons of clothes for it. I remember when I first switched to mesh and how frustrated and upset I would get at getting clothes to fit or tweaking the body, not eager to go through all that again, lol.

I'm a long time Maitreya user myself and was hoping I would be able to use my huge library of maitreya clothes with the new Legacy but haven't had much luck with the deformers. I haven't played around too much but it seems like it basically turns the body into a maitreya shape to make clothes fit, different than the Legacy shape. The Maitreya shoes all work great though except for taller boots. The good news is that there are tons of new things coming out for it, enough where I've stopped using my maitreya body and can focus on using Legacy exclusively. It's definitely a waste with the amount i've spent on maitreya clothes but a lot of this stuff was old and stale anyway, the nice thing with starting over with the Legacy is everything is the latest style.

[Catwa Head Alpha Question]

Thanks I found it and it works! In the alpha section, two buttons each remove half of the scalp in the rear. Thanks again

[Catwa Head Alpha Question]

I've got a new hair that i really like but noticing the back of my scalp shows through unless i adjust the shape sliders to the point where I don't like the head shape it gives me. Does anyone know of an alpha or something that could get rid of the back of the head while I'm wearing certain hair like this, sort of how it works with the body alphas where you can hide certain sections? Searched around and I don't see anything like this. Thanks for any info

[Revived an old av- need a makeover]

On the marketplace I usually set the search parameters to list by rating and it always ends up showing the most popular stuff being the free items or 1L. Or else set the search to have a price under a certain amount. I get so many free clothing items this way I don't have time to search through it all in my inventory. Also there is the SL16b celebration going on right now where they have a huge mall with a free gift at each store, mostly clothes but some hair, furniture and other items, it just takes forever to get through it all and its so laggy.

[How does your avatar look today ?]

5 hours ago, DaisyJohnnson said:

I'm just getting the hang of this place, after getting some help from a friend who knows about mesh. Not many clothes yet, but already over budget! Looking forward to getting acquainted with this place!

 

Looks amazing!

[Eyebrows does not work on Catwa Catya Head]

Hopefully a Catwa expert will chime in but if it were me I would have the head redelivered at the Catwa store and try starting fresh to see what happens. Or you could just use the other version in your existing head folder, there's one with and without the teeth built in.

By the way i noticed in your screen capture in the upper left corner "mask" is selected, i would change it to "blend" and see what happens.

[Eyebrows does not work on Catwa Catya Head]

When I apply eyebrows I do it in Blend mode at the top left on the "Eyes-Brows-Neck-Tattoo" Tab of the Catwa Master HUD, the "Lower" checkbox checked. Then move the slider around and see if they show up. Maybe hit the Clear button first. If that doesn't work i wonder if you messed with the color on the "Alpha.Lashes.Tint.Neck-Size" tab considering you're getting them showing up totally grey. If you have to you can "reset all" on this tab. I've gotten myself into trouble trying to change colors on this page.

[Maitreya Body, Genus Head skin problem]

The only problem I see is that you're not wearing the body alpha or eyes for the head.

[TMP Legacy mesh body]

I was curious about this body after stumbling across it on the marketplace and decided to get it for fun. I liked the look of it when I tried the demo but wasn't crazy about how you can't wear it outside of the area or test the deformers.

I've been using a maitreya body since they came out and am pretty happy with it. The breast shape and size limitations with maitreya are my only nitpicks but not that big of a deal. I also have a slink body which was my first mesh body and it was fine I just didn't know what I was doing with the HUD having just switched over from the system body at the time and haven't tried it for a long time.

Overall I'm pretty happy with the Legacy body and it looks like there are more clothes and content coming along for it but I don't think its ready for prime time and not going to be replacing maitreya for me right now. The look is great, I think the curves and aesthetics of it are at least as good or better than maitreya lara, the HUD works good and easy to use and the default skins are pretty nice (except the nipples).

The main downer is with the deformers. It seemed like a great thing being able to use your old clothes but it doesn't keep your new Legacy shape when you use deformers, it shrinks down to whatever must be the limit of the maitreya body, so you end up with a different shape while dressed compared to being naked. Maybe you would have better results if you used one of the included default shapes but I haven't tried these, I want to make my own adjustments. The deformers do work with most of my maitreya clothes, other than the problem I mentioned, and I have a lot clothes, including shoes (you have to remove the legacy feet or you get 4 feet). Dresses can be a little hit or miss where you might need to alpha anyway.

Still I would give it a 4/5, it's a great looking bod, hoping they update it and more stuff comes along for it. What I really want is an update for maitreya or a whole new version. There is just so much available for maitreya I don't see myself wearing the legacy on a regular basis.