Marianne Little

Whops. Second life default viewer pushed me to install Second Life Release 6.6.17.6935629493 (64bit) when I tried to open Second Life now. I did not know how to stop it. But when I logged in the same alt, I saw no difference on the official viewer. So it does not affect all who is on that version. Or LL already fixed the bug. Who knows. Me and my alt log in from the same place, of course. Can this be different from 2 users logging in at two different locations?

And Maitreya had/has hair too. With updated hair textures, I would buy the Siobhan hair again. That hat texture and shape is just great. The hair textures could be a bit bit better, more like Magika or Stealthic... Not bad for an 11 year old hairstyle!!

It must be the Vintage jeans, sold by Maitreya. They are the only Maitreya clothes updated so far. Maitreya should really make more clothes.

When Maitreya Lara came out, a lot of the standard sized clothes was updated to Lara for free. Not all, and it took several months. But free. I even got the Shearling boots by posting a polite notecard to her. I bought the original sculpted ones in december 2010, and it wasn't in the redelivery terminal. That is service, ladies! I have a lot of bodies, but not the newer ones. I bought Belleza too, but dropped it when it took so long to fix some issues. I loved the GenX Classic, but the price pushed me away. Belleza run sales so often now, in hope to get more to buy it. If GenX had started with a price in Maitreya price range, (and maybe a 1000 refund to previous customers), I would have bought it. I think I posted that it was prettier than Lara, but I would wait and see how much content that was made for it. Now it is too late, Lara is fixed and I do not need a better body.

I have heard that creators complain about the rigging. The information we got now, was that the rigging ifor LaraX s changed, so it is easier to rig for. I can understand that. And if the difference is really big, maybe many creators will drop Lara. Maybe a creator with the new dev kit can comment on the rigging? Is it much better now? @Salt Peppermintyou are a creator?

I don't know if it is a viewer issue. I am logged in (female) on Firestorm and my alt (male) on the official viewer, freshly installed. The hand size is the same in both viewers. I took the picture with the official viewer. Sure, I do not have big hands, but they are not as small as in the original poster's image.

Armpits! That is really the thing for me. I also saw an improvement just where the shoulders meet the neck. It was a smoother curve instead of a flat plane. LaraX will be my beach body and lingerie body. Also the body for dresses/tops that show the shoulders. The changes in alpha cuts was a surprise. It makes it harder to use 5.3 clothes over LaraX, since wrong parts get alpha'ed out. I can still use almost all clothes I have over LaraX, but to change the alpha cut for everything is going to be a hassle.

Was it you, @Rowan Amore who had the link to a HUD where we could make new alpha layers? I was stupid, and did not put it in favorites on the Marketplace. I forget to do that all the time, and have a hard time finding it again. I think I do not need hundreds of layers. Many will cover the same areas.

I have never made a save stick, but it is good to know. I prefer alpha layers myself. And they work, despite new strange cuts?

I remember some years ago when I said "No mod, no buy". Well, that did not last long. It would have been no buy at all for the rest of my SLife. I was weak and could not resist shopping, mod or no mod. I am always very firm and unwavering, until I change my mind. 🙄 But I wish the body was mod, for its reputation. For some, modify is very important, and why not box a mod version in the folder? I do not know if those who sell modify bodies regret it? Those who bother to unpack a modify body must be few, and I bet they already know a bit about editing.

Is it a list somewhere only with updates of previous releases? I see some in new releases, but they are not easy to find.

I do not see swapping between 5.3 and LaraX as difficult. It is one piece after all. It is no need to be a curvy girl with X, unless we wish. The difference is small. I am very happy with the armpits. No deformer could change the armpits on 5.3. The shoulder deformer I used is a tiny tiny adjustment, no one would notice. I put away 3 other deformers I used on 5.3. A lot of my old clothes fit. I could not wear Lara clothes with a totally different body. It is clothes from 2015 and up that I am going to keep and use with 5.3. And generic clothes that will be replaced with LaraX sizes as time goes on. I am afraid that Lara would go the way of Slink, unless Maitreya fixed the rigging so creators come back to rig for it. I can edit LaraX's shape and be curvier if I want to, and I can do so without buying another body. I love Lara, the new and the old. And the generosity of Maitreya, who gives us updates. Fangirl? Yes, I am.

My butt is ok in the updated vintage jeans. The top is an older Blueberry top, alpha out some parts and ready to go.

This is Venus, try Picasso Babe. It ius said to be made for LaraX

Xara! Much better to have "X" first.

Hah, I have the fatpack! 😁 I hope Maitreya makes some more clothes. And I hope Maitreya makes a male body. Sell it for 2750 and it is byeeeeeeeeeeee Signature Gianni, for my alt who has that body.

👆 That!!

What the heck? Update all items?! I did not see that coming. I am happy and grateful if stores update only the recent releases. I expect nothing for free. Stores who update a few things makes me very positive against them. But if I see something that makes me go "ooh pretty!"... I will buy it, regardless of what the store did with previous releases. I do not stop shopping there even if they don't update. I said earlier in the thread that it is 3 things I wish was updated... and already heard that one will be.

I'm still using a shoulder kit deformer from (Small). With shoulder deformer to the left, default shoulders to the right. The skin is Venus on the first image. It comes in different versions, I use Skinny. The layer Porcelain that comes with LaraX on the second image. You may see a difference in the clavicle bone where I use the deformer to bring the shoulders down? I use L2 here. But this deformer in the third and last image below is L1. The clavicle bone looks almost the same and the shoulders is just a tiny bit lower. A very small effect.

I like the shoulders and armpits a lot. Poses with lifted arms has improved. The size of the butt and hips look okay for me. I could make the hips slimmer, but I think that is enough now. This will be the bikini body and the body for strapless/thin straps dresses. I will use 5.3 for all the clothes that will not be updated, and that means 5.3 will be my main body until I get tired of the old inventory. I could already delete some old jeans and casual clothes that does not have so good textures, I will see how it goes. I have some vintage clothes that I will keep anyway. I can't see myself delete 5.3, it is so much gachas and other items I have that was Lara only.

It took a long time before the Maitreya clothes in standard sizes was updated to Lara after Lara was released. Maitreya did not update all of it either. The latest batch of updated clothes came in 2016. So I am not surprised. I am not sure Maitreya will update and let us have redelivered for free. Maitreya has not released clothes in 3 years. The last I bought was the Reve lingerie. Lovely stuff. I would like to have it rigged for LaraX, I could pay for it again if it isn't free update. On the other side, Maitreyas oldies are goodies, and I am sure they would sell well to new costumers - and Maitreya could have Legacy and Reborn sizes too. Could, not should.

I like how all my alts look. I have made them different - different hair, skin, heads. But all look like I want them to. So I would date them. That is purely academic, since I have no wish for dating in SL.

It's not Black Friday yet. Or, it may be a Christmas sale. Have you unpacked the extras? In my folder, it is a Maitreya Mesh Body - LaraX Extras Unpacker HUD. You can unpack the original Lara from it. It is Lara 5.3.

I'm not sure if you joke? Slink closed its doors after the Cinnamon & Chai bodies became a flop. The bodies had a new UV and was overpriced.

This update is just as I expected for lingerie and other things that is skin tight. So no surprises there ar all. I was pleasantly surprised that I could wear so much other things. I can buy sweaters, coats, capes, capulets, boleros etc. And use those I have. I was afraid the shoulder rigging would give them nasty folds, but they look the same. I am so happy for the included Velour skins. The new alpha cuts is a bit troublesome. I wonder if I can kill the scripts in the body, so the scripted 5.3 clothes do not work. And add a save stick instead. I will probably use 5.3 for my "dressed" looks, just to save time making alpha sticks. And Lara X when I wear lingerie or bathing suits. The items I really wish will be updated, is the Ball Jointed doll from Salt & Pepper, the Descent dress from Toksik and the mesh Pantyhose / stockings sets from Erratic. ISON is already selling their older clothes, in new sizes and new colors. They set it out in weekend sales first, before they go up to full price. You can get a redelivery if you bought the fatpacks previously. Only the fatpacks. That is a really good idea, and I hope it continues for Lara X. TL. DR: I am happy with Lara X.