Jessika Rang

Have you updated your graphics driver? If you don't know how to update your drivers try google-ing it, I did and here is what I found: http://tribaltrouble.com/driversupport.php 

You are very welcome Mariah good luck and have fun in this crazy l world!

When it comes to textures and other such items they are always full perm and always specified that you cannot resell the item in itself... I would file a DMC or abuse report against the seller.

Wow this thread has been interesting reading for me, I had no idea that mesh presented all these issues... no i do not want to give up the ability to customize my avatar in any shape i feel like... nor do I want to purchase non-customizable accessories because i don't own mesh compatible software. As a creator i worry about being out-teched in the marketplace - will all the future content providers have to be 3-D wizzes? It appears so and the joy of my sl is building - especially custom builds, homes for people to suit their needs or the peculiarities of some parcels. LL seems to be leaving average user/content creators behind - obviously they make more money catering to the more "professional" 3-d content creators

Luckily the new default avatars are much better than they used to be - but you can still totally customize your avatar in so many ways it defies the imagination... I am not sure how it works in the new viewer version but in the old ones, right click your avatar and choose "appearance" would do the trick... good luck and welcome back

A demo version allows you to try on the hair style and sometimes various colors for little or no cost. I always purchase a demo version first when buying hair and skins. Most hair vendors also have a freebie hair color pack somewhere in the store that will help you pick the shade you like. eta: once you find a hair style you like and a color then you should buy the non demo version - they are usually located below the big pic in the store and separated by color, sometimes you have to buy several colors in a pack. eta2 demo versions always have a floater above your head or off color hair sections they are not meant to be worn, the hair you purchase won't have those.

If you are feeling harassed by a particular person you can and should file an abuse report... but as others have said here people & cultures can have very a very different sense of humor. If its a random act of silliness try not to take it personally, respond with humor or remove yourself from the situation or fight back with your own silly weapon of choice. In my 4 years in SL I have been trapped in cages, attacked by saw blades and giant pink p.... (oh nevermind), zombies and worse (at sandboxes especially) its something you sort of have to learn to take in stride.

Welcome to sl and.... have Patience... SL is graphically challenging on your computer (everything takes quite awhile to load) and has a bit of a steep learning curve... many people drop out in the initial stages. But if you stick around it can be very rewarding and fun... most people who have been here awhile love things like building, live music venues, socializing and exploring the vast sl world. Hope you stick around!

Well, " a few hundred lindens" to be honest isn't going to get you far... but in general you can buy hair, eyes, shapes, non-human avatars, skin, clothing, shoes, accessories, land, furniture, houses, plants/landscaping, toys, weapons, boats, cars, and all kinds of weird vehicles... there is an endles choice of things to buy (its part of what makes sl so addictive - /me laughs). Check out some of the freebie blogs below and feel free to blow your lindens on something fun! You don't have to spend alot of money too look good. Welcome to sl! http://fabfree.wordpress.com/ http://slfreestyle.blogspot.com/

That is the beauty of building in SL... just remember that the units are metric (if your not familiar with the metric system you can find conversion charts online - 1 meter is a bit more than three feet). Floors and walls can be thick, thin or even transparent (on one side or both)... the possibilities are endless. It very much depends on the style of house you are building (for example castle walls might be very thick... like .5 meters but regular house walls might be .05 meters). Wall height depends on what you are comfortable with and the proportions are usually larger than rl because of the camera angle we deal with. A house with 2.5 meter high walls (which is close to 8ft and very typical in rl) in sl tends to feel claustrophobic (to me at least) because the camera behind me barely fits. You might consider picking up some freebie houses and then pick them apart using the editing tools to see what dimensions are used or just play around with it till it feels right to you.

Even if you delete this person from your friends list and mute/block them from seeing you online, if you belong to the same groups they can see whether or not you are online on the group info and they can see when the last time you logged in was. There are also huds sold on the marketplace that will tell them when you are online. So it is not possible to hide from someone completely unless you create a new ("alt") avatar and do not visit your usual hangouts, do not join the same groups and avoid friends of your first account - the more anonymous and separate your alt is the better chance you have of remaining undiscovered. Sorry - its not very good news. Alternatively ignore, mute and file abuse reports if necessary and carry on your sl as if this person doesn't exist. The more you feed the drama the more they will persist.

For that size on house you need a 4096. On the mainland that will cost you the initial price of the land itself (and that price can vary wildly depending on where you buy) plus a tier payment to Linden Lab of $25.00 per month (US$). I am not sure what it would cost to rent a parcel of that size on a private estate sim. The benefit of owning mainland is that you pay directly to LL and that is somewhat more secure than paying to a private estate owner who may or may not make their tier payments to LL - and who is also free to sell the land to another who may or may not honor your rental agreement.

You need to give us a little more information so we can try to help you. What error message do you get when you try to log in? What viewer are you using? If you have a premium account try to contact support (click "help" above your dashboard).

Land Bots are scripted agents I don't know of anyone who sells them, if you google "sl landbots" you will find some interesting information. You might also try browsing thru the LL land auctions. That is probably the cheapest route but you will still probably want to visit the parcels. Desirable parcels go for higher prices of course. Go to Buy Land at the top of your dashboard thn auctions and then Linden $ auctions (there haven't been any US dollar auctions for a long time - they used to use that for new sims. Or follow the link below. http://usd.auctions.secondlife.com/lin/auction/auction/list/

You don't have an avatar yet? Not even the basic newbie version? Have you logged into sl? get a pose stand and sit on it and start adding/editing the hair prims.... texture, shape, flex etc

Have you been able to login in the past? Is this a new problem? Try the tips here: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Technical/My-Viewer-wont-load-up/qaq-p/860085 or post more information.... Good luck!

Your avatar's appearance is a combination of shape and skin (plus attachments such as hair and what not). It could be that the troubles you are seeing are because your shape is not working well with your skin. In addition to Chic's suggestion I will send you a shape or two in world that you can try out and modify. You can also buy full avatars with shape, skin and hair on the sl market place for not too much money but personally I like developing my own shape over time. Good luck and welcome to SL and the forums!

As Knowl said... first you need a pose ball script which is easy to find for free. Then you can create your own pose ball, and add the script. Then you need the animation itself (which may or may not be available for free). Then you load the animation into the pose ball (you can drag it from your inventory into the contents of the pose ball). Its not hard to make your own poseballs once you have the script and some nice animations to add to them. You can also add animations directly to furniture pieces but it is a bit more complicated. Here's a link to a free pose ball script: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Free-Open-Source-Poseball-Scripts/2048445 Here's a link to a ladder climb animation: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Full-Perm-Ladder-Climb-Animation/1141224 there are more, search the marketplace. Good luck!

Not sure what viewer you are using but in the View menu you should be able to toggle view banlines on and off.

Another way to look for land is on your map. Open the big map and click the "show land for sale" button. This way if you find an area you lke you can search for land sales there. Edit to add: There are some double prim parcels on mainland but you pay dearly for them. You can find them in the areas known as Bay City, Nautilus and on the adult continent Zindra.

Hi Heatherjs, Yes you can change homes. See more info here: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Linden-Home-FAQ/ta-p/700101#I_have_my_Linden_Home_yet_would_prefer_a_different_theme._Can_I_change_my_selection.3F

Elite Runner wrote: Suddenly the workday is over as it's 5:00 pm SLT, and I head home. I TP to my home and relax on the recliner. I tune to Treet TV but realised that ELITE 3000 Today and Treet TV switched channels. Then I got a TP invite to the speedway. I teleported there and I saw sports cars, including the 2011 Zapax. I notice the ELITE 3000 logo and the license plate "E3000 E3K". It must be Ryan Elite (Elite Runner)'s Zapax! Ryan Elite is beside his car. I met to him and he gave me the 2011 Zapax stock with the instructional manual. So I hop into the 2011 Zapax and of course ignoring the instruction manual I attempt to drive it into....

A friend of mine has this in his profile, it cracks me up everytime I read it: "Self help books I've read lately are "Chicken Soup For The Obnoxious Jerk" and "I'm O.K., You're The **bleep**." If it seems like I'm afk, I'm probably just ignoring you. If I really am afk, I'm probably hoping you'll be gone when I get back..." 

dayz Short wrote: Yes,,,at all times an avatar appearance should be the individual creators expectation of self...for self's own pleasure...I am a proud utterly vain and self-centered hedonistic masochist though and I will have that guide...she smiles... =D Yes! Aren't we all... or at least we should be, this is afterall our second life, our playground... xoxo dayz, thanks for an awesome thread (Ilearned alot too) /me smiles

I agree that its oki to be a bit better than "perfect" proportions. I am tall in rl so my original shape was very tall - and very long legged. Overtime I have shrunk my height but I still have proportionately long legs and a shorter waist (yeah - call me Barbie if you must - LOL). Its one of the beauties of SL that we can play with our shapes and make what feels "perfect" to ourselves. There are obvious mistakes that many people make, pinheads and watermelon butts being chief among them but I also love to see some of the more creative shapes that people come up with including curvy women (or those SL "model" shapes), chubby or skinny guys. (and that "What The Fug" site is hilarious!)