[BIG Spaceships, how are they made ?]

It can be  done using a vehicle script such as hellicopter script or airplane  script.  The root prim x axis will be the long vertical axis of rocket. Y axis  rotation used for pitch and x axis rotation used for roll.  This way the rocket can take off vertically....then pitch over  after it gets airborne ....    Banking/left /right  can be set with vehicle banking parameters.  There is a vehicle tutorial in the scripting Library under vehicles listing. Find any  free  basic vehicle  script with modify permissions and   modify to behave as a rocket.

Have fun  

dd

[I'm looking for a laptop that can run second life]

  Problem 1 :Gaming level laptops ,(like SL needs to get  high  performance/ FPS ) , are inherently more expensive than  similar performance desktops.

The second problem is that high performance laptops with high performance Nvidia dedicated graphics Chip generate  a lot of heat and use up the battery quickly  while in SL.  Yes..i said dedicated graphics "chip"  There is no graphics "card" in Laptops. Nvidia 550,650,750,850,950  are the min performance level that you need, The second digit indicates the performance level  for Nvidia graphics .  The first digit is related to the year it was made.  So a second digit of 5 or higher is what you want.

The cheapest  alternative  way is to get a laptop using the newest Intel  I5 or I7 "5th generation"  cpu called"Broadwell" 

This newest CPU has 2 advantages, very low power consumption of 15 watts ,(less heat longer battery life),   and has a much better performance Integrated graphics on board the same cpu  called hD 5500 or hd 6000.

The trick is finding a laptop that uses this newest 5th generation version Intel cpu.  Since its new the makers tend to charge  more

But soon, (by xmas), lots of laptops will be using Broadwell version.

The HD 5500 and hd 6000  integrated graphics will give you ability to use HIGH  SL  graphics in most situations and still have reasonable FPS.  Have longer battery life and generate less heat.

If you want to have  ULTRA graphics setting in SL,,,you will need a pc with separate Nvidia graphics Chip ver 550 or higher.

Honestly you need to pay $1000 to $1200  mininum to get what you want for SL. Laptops under  $1000 will  most likely have low performance graphics chips  or older integrated graphics .

[Graphic card?]

No one else mentioned it so  i wll.......You will probably need a higher wattage power supply for the new graphic card.

Be sure to check power supply requirements for the new card.

dd

[Second Life, Linux and Wine]

Download the 64 bit version of  Singularity viewer  (64 bit Linux version)

http://www.singularityviewer.org/downloads

This works fine on my Chromebook with Linux operationg system installed.

dd

 

[Avatar starts to fly on its own]

Hi,  there is an option in all viewers to "Fly" if page-up is pressed....if not selected,  your avatar only  jumps on page-up.

Because of what you just said about Singularity viewer results.....i suspect  you have  a  "stuck" page-up key  OR  \your PC "THINKS" page-up is pressed.

Tying another keyboard is a good idea...   as was just mentioned by another  forum Helper.

[Avatar starts to fly on its own]

Some place in your current viewer there is  a place to choose "Stop animating my Avatar"

if that fails try using a different viewer.......ie Firestorm., .coolViewer  Singularity etc etc.

good luck

[half way through loading world, the whole viewer closes again.]

Just in case you didn't try....Restart your PC and log in again  with the problem avatar.

good luck

[False collision detection at sim crossings]

About 2 years ago I submitted a jira on false "collision detects" occuring  every  time  when crossing between sims in a flying vehicle. The jira was closed  shortly after and the reason given was that this was  already classified as a  " Maintence Bug" .

(Many Airplane vehicles scripts  use a combination of collision detection and airplane speed/power to begin landing or  taxi  modes. So  if you happen to be flying slow at a sim crossing....the airplane can  falsely enter into landing/taxi mode)

So...here we are 2 years later and no "maintence bug fix "  was ever done to resolve this.

Has there been any news as to when this bug might get resolved?

and yes..I do realize that the Linden staff rarely read or comment on forum postings :)

[Problem Finding an Object]

Hi ,

If you are the sim owner or estate manager, you can use  World...Region/estate.....Debug.......and choose  "Get top scripts"

It may take a minute  or so to load all the acrive scripted objects in the region..........Find your object in that list...  select it....then click on the "Return selected "button.  Make sure only that 1 object is selected!!!... careful....

If you are not sim owner or estate manager.....contact that person and ask them to return it using method i just described.

good luck  

dd

[Is there a simple way to stream custom music?]

Hi,       Do you own the parcel of land that you want to control the music audio on???

If you do the music http can be set in "about land".....audio  window/   You can search the internet for http music stations that have free access.

If you  dont own the land.......then request that the land owner  put your music station.  Have the land owner put a music player that  can be controled by   group members or  publc.

dd

[Prim Questions]

Hi....Is it possible that the part of the house that you are placing the new floor/ceiling  prim  is actually a little bit past /overhanging  the "edge" of the sim?    this would not be a problem for the original linked house.....because its center axis is inside the sim boundries.  But a new unlinked prim...sitting over the edge of the sim...will behave as phantom.

dd

[How can I make a beach]

If you are the region/estate owner  or if you have Estate Manager  permissions....;then you can set the elevation at which the different terrain textures such as  sand and grass begin and end. However  for terrain  textures each region is divided into 4 quadrants (NE,NW,SE,SW.)   You can see this  by choosing World...region/estate....ground textures. But you do need estate manager permissions  to make changes.

dd

 

[Bypassing sit animation?]

Thanks Fenix for that observation.....I'll test it soon .

dd

[Bypassing sit animation?]

Hi Innula,

Yes i am sure you are correct.  lesson learned for me. Thanks

dd

[Bypassing sit animation?]

Hi everyone  Thank for all your good ideas. (My PC and connection are fast)

I found the solution after trying some of your great suggestions.

I'll show the parts of the script  both before and after the "fix".

Before: 

changed(integer change)

{

     if (change & CHANGED_LINK)

     {
          av = llAvatarOnSitTarget();
          if (av) 
          {
                llRequestPermissions(llAvatarOnSitTarget(), PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION);
                listener=llListen(com_channel,"","","");
               llDialog(av,"HyperTransport",buttons, com_channel);
         }
         else
        {
        llListenRemove(listener);

       }
   }
run_time_permissions(integer perm)
{

       llStopAnimation("sit");
      llStartAnimation ("stand");//("Standing arms crossed breathing");
}  
 

After fix:  

changed(integer change)

{

     if (change & CHANGED_LINK)

     {
          av = llAvatarOnSitTarget();
          if (av) 
          {
                llRequestPermissions(llAvatarOnSitTarget(), PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION);
              
         }
         else
        {
        llListenRemove(listener);

       }
   }
run_time_permissions(integer perm)
{

       llStopAnimation("sit");
      llStartAnimation ("stand");//("Standing arms crossed breathing");

       listener=llListen(com_channel,"","","");
       llDialog(av,"HyperTransport",buttons, com_channel);
}  

 

apparently...even though  these 2 code lines were after  the Permissions Request it finished excuting the  following 2 lines first   before   the permissions event.

              listener=llListen(com_channel,"","","");
               llDialog(av,"HyperTransport",buttons, com_channel);

 

Anyway  thanks everyone for all your help

 

[Bypassing sit animation?]

HI,

Anyone know a good  script method to go directly to the desired animation WITHOUT first seeing the  normal sit animation.

The object that I left click on to "sit" has the  obect parameter set to "sit" when touched.

I am doing a change event  (change & changed_link)  as a trigger to request permission trigger Animation

And  runtime permissions event to start animation("my_animation").

This all works BUT  I see the avatar momentarily "sitting"  before begining "my_animation".

How can "sit" on that object........but  immediately  see ONLY my_animation?

i guess another way to ask this is....is there a way to CHANGE the default sit animation? 
thanks..... dd

 

 

 

[Login script not working for alt]

Look closely at error message........I think its showing '- -login'    (not  '-login' )

Iput a space between the 2 dashes only for clarity ...  actualy should be '--login' 

This is just a guess on my part...i am not a Mac person....I'm just thinking there is some subtle hard to see error.

good luck

dd

[Login script not working for alt]

First  of all....Login with  your ALT  only.  (I say this because you mentioned multiple viewers are enabled)

Just log ALT in with a single viewer and all other applications closed.     Test  to see if this works.

If you still get error "username and/or pw could not be verified"   Then i suspect you are not entering the name or password correctly somehow......i.e  pass words are case sensitive......user name or password misspelled . 

Use your ALT username and password  to log in to the SL  Forums webpage....to verify that the name and password are correct.   if you can log your ALT in here(forums)  then the user name and password must be correct.

dd

[Camera controls? (Third-Party viewer)]

Hi,

It's not really clear to me exactly what you want to do........ But if you Hold down the ALT key  and left click on what you want the camera to focus on.   Then keeping the ALT key pressed......use arrow keys,or page up/page down keys, or scroll wheel on mouse  to move your Avatar camera to any desired position. This will work on any 3rd party viewer.

dd

[System declined...in paypal hell]

Hi again,,,,,,  You should at least get an email back saying case has been created,   If not , submit  another support ticket.

You can also submit another case under "billing Support"

There is a Toll free phone number for support also.

If you are a landowner  you can also use LIVE Chat support during Linden Labs business hours.

Bobbie's  sugestion above is a good one also......i've had to do that before.

Good luck...

 

 

[System declined...in paypal hell]

 

Hi       You need to submit a support case at this location.

https://support.secondlife.com/create-case/

[Unable to walk through door ways]

Greetings

After it is linked...go back and set doorway  part only  ..."physics shape"   to "none".  this  effectively makes only the door way  phantom.

dd

[Avatar texture problems from the UK]

Yes same  issues when i tried to log in tonite at 9 pm SL time  all gray avatar body and worn clothes.

loging in from USA....South Florida.

dd

[Simple question]

Very clever script method Miss Loon....I must remember this technique

dd

[Reasonable upgrade from 3570k or just hold on to it?]

What?........

365 ms ping?

Is that a typo?

If it's really 365 ms  ...you need to find out why..  as any where in USA  should be 100 ms or less to Sl servers.

Check  packet loss...should be 0.0 all the time

7.27mbps connection  is not fast but should be ok 

Check your draw distance setting...as this  has the biggest effect on Frame rate.

The complexity of the region that your are visiting is the next biggest factor.  If your avatar is facing an empty "Ocean"  then your frame rate should increase dramatically even in the higher graphics modes (high or Ultra)

dd