Bitsy Buccaneer
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On 2/29/2020 at 2:49 PM, Da5id Weatherwax said:
Not knitted - that really needs the AO on the yarn in addition to the normal map. Depending on the weave a woven fabric is possible with a flat diffuse and a normal map alone but the coarser the weave or the more "featured" it is - such as overshot weaves, for example - the more you get to needing the AO for its structure baked in. A tightly woven fabric made of medium to fine yarn, though, normal mapping is enough - you see "just enough" of it at normal viewing distances to know it's there but that's all that is required (you may need to make the normal mapping a tad stronger than you would if the fabric texture was baked into the diffuse). The effect breaks down if you've got the fabric right up against your camera's near clipping plane but you would design a texture/material intended to be viewed from that close differently.
Thanks for the explanation Da5id. Is doing it this way more efficient than a tiled cotton weave in the diffuse?
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If the recipient has reached their limit on how many offline IMs and inventory objects (ie notecards) can be kept, it might not have gotten through to them at all. December is a ridiculously busy time for notecards and IMs too.
I'm not sure what the current limits are. It used to be just 25, which can fill up quickly. So my rule of thumb is to never assume someone actually received what you sent. Always try again.
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36 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said:
You mean we weren't stacking on purpose and for the fun of it?
i remember those days. doing Impossible in Real Life things was a big part of the appeal of our madcap world
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2 hours ago, LexxiXhan said:
@811LordI'm thankful I don't suffer from epilepsy, and yet the gif in the OP was still unexpected and painful to view. Perhaps a warning and editing it so the flashing image isn't visible straight away would be a considerate solution.
Thank you Lexxi.
- someone who was helped by your attention and action
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2 hours ago, Da5id Weatherwax said:
Sometimes what you can achieve with just the right normal and specular maps, including the capabilities built in to utilizing their alpha channels, while leaving the diffuse map as a flat color is surprisingly effective.
Can it convey knit or woven fabrics? I've not seen either done effectively with a flat diffuse.
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5 hours ago, Da5id Weatherwax said:
Quick test with an indigo/crimson warp and weft on the beta grid.
oooo you've done well with the iridescence
. that's very cool
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14 minutes ago, Da5id Weatherwax said:
be fair - getting fabrics right in SL rendering, particularly since you have to account for folks not having advanced lighting on and therefore not seeing materials to their full effect actually takes a modicum of sneakiness. You wouldn't want the poor dears to actually have to think, would you?
But it IS worth it, though - judicious normal mapping and tinting of the specular map is, as far as I know, the ONLY way you'll make a dupioni look anywhere near right in SL
I'm seeing more and more where they're not even trying to get a hint of weave or knit in there. Not everything is best served by looking like latex.
Tongue in cheekiness aside
, I think there might be a bit of over-reliance on materials to save the day, more tech and less artistry. Maybe it's just what I've been happening into recently, but it feels like the bell curve has shifted position in the last year or so especially. It's been a long time since I've run into so many should-be-cottons that are just flat colours. Highlights and shadows aren't enough to mask that.
I do want to see your dupioni though
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45 minutes ago, OptimoMaximo said:
It's a matter of perception: baked lighting = more realistic = better. In a sales driven mind
may i insert a wee rant about how frickin boring a lot of today's render baked textures are, especially in clothes. shadows and not much else. it's like half the grid's never seen fabric before. grrrr.
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Do what truly makes you happy. Some won't like it, for whatever reason of their own, like the expectations of their RL environment. Don't take it on yourself, let it remain theirs.
Likewise, be careful not to project your own apprehension and fears of negative reception onto others.
You can't control others' reactions, only your own response to it. So if someone gives you grief, acknowledge your discomfort with it and then find something positive to replace it with. It might take some trial and error to find the right places for yourself, but they're there.
Dressing up avs is such a popular use of SL these days, you're more likely to fit in and have an easier time of socialising than someone like myself. Think of it more like that, all that you have in common. Good luck finding your circles
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observes a pattern of replies to everyone who posts with escalating emotion and its commonalities with a certain multi-account forum troll...
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2 hours ago, Marianne Little said:
I clicked on "show in search" for the place. Total weekly cost is then 130 L.
There needs to be some keywords in the parcel description to describe what you're selling, otherwise Show in Search is useless. If you can, also include Gacha Resale in the title (like Marianne's Gacha Resale Shop).
There are dedicated gacha yard sale areas where each person selling has their own area. The ones I've seen don't have proper shops, probably to save on LI, so it might not feel like RPing a shop but it should bring in more potential customers. Good luck.
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39 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:
research linking use of anticholinergic medications (diphenhydramine HCL is one) with cognitive decline
Anticholinergics mess me up so unbelievably badly. So of course they're the first meds tried for fibro. It's safer for me to live with the pain.
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On 1/12/2020 at 9:31 AM, Peony Swee*****er said:
but for now, this is my pride and joy.
I just happened into this inworld last night in the Bellisseria demo area and I want to live there forever. Like RL live
You've made a wonderful space with it.
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The texture area for the zipper doesn't have to be on the same scale as the texture area for the rest of the trousers. Have you tried scaling up the zipper face on the UV in Blender? Rotate it if your free area is vertical.
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2 hours ago, JosieRotten said:
Not in a prime location, but it was the only adult mainland plot I could find in that size that wasn't outrageously expensive.
Since collective wisdom is piecing this together.... and this would be on Zindra, said to not allow terraforming.... the next suggestion is if you've looked at the guidelines for Mature rated land. Sometimes people buy land on Zindra when they don't have to because they want to make sure they're within the guidelines. I think most adult activities are allowed on Mature land as long as they're behind closed doors and not advertised.
Which isn't to say that you should move, just adding some information should you decide to relocate.
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15 hours ago, Pussycat Catnap said:
all the shock, none of the actual horror.
Gor serves not only the point of noting how much of a hateful person the author is... it diminishes the actual horror of both slavery and rape by turning them into fetishes.
One day in my first couple of years here, I was following along on an educational event a friend had put together about African-American history, including the slave trade. Standing there in a replica of a slave ship, with the shackles and the knowing, the idea of playing at slavery like the Goreans did became, not this curious thing other people did, but completely abhorrent to me. It had a history, it was real, it was done to real people, it horrendously, hideously, unconscionably abused people, real people, generations of real people. And here were other people playing pretend at it to get their jollies.
If BDSM is your thing, please use another model for control, one without such an abhorrent, abusive and hateful history behind it.
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@Kirsten Linden can we PLEASE have a hug button?
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3 hours ago, GloriaGlitter said:
So, I have successfully put some sitting animations into a chair and adjusted the positions to how I wanted them. The only issue I have now is that the helper object when put into my chair object deleted the chair texture - I don't have this texture in my inventory as it was part of the chair that I got from elsewhere - how can I stop the helper from deleting the texture?
The script which goes inside the helper object changes prim parameters of the helper object (blank texture, pink colour). If you put that script directly into the chair, it would change the chair parameters where it could, ie the texture.
The helper object itself shouldn't change the chair texture.
Try using a rezzed prim as your seat to experiment with until you get the hang of it.
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adding my hugs and sympathy and whatever else you need Cindy x
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1 minute ago, Beth Macbain said:
I'm not sure it really matters.
She seems to be angry with literally every single person in the world but for the moment I'm her most hated. If it was regular run-of-the-mill trolling, I'd ignore it. When it goes so far as to include death threats, stalking me on other platforms, etc., I'm not going to ignore it. I'm going to take the steps I need to take to keep myself safe, and I'm not going to hide away and not call out the atrocious behavior because, much like any abuser, I think they should have a big bright spotlight on them so the world knows what they are and others can take steps to avoid them.
My apologies for not being explicitly clear in why I said what I did. I edited it a few times trying to find the right words and right way to put it and failed. Again, my apologies.
I'm in no way suggesting you ignore it or allow her to invade any aspect of your life. Absolutely protect yourself and do what you need to towards that.
I phrased it as a question because I don't know the history between you and I didn't want to make assumptions about it. I think I know who you're talking about though, and her patterns are obvious. I had hoped that by offering some perspective from a distance it might help you to gain emotional distance from it as well. Please be careful about letting her play you emotionally. Please take care of yourself that way as well.
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off topic but quick question not necessarily worth a separate thread -
Is there a way to export poses out of Black Dragon and into Blender? Sometimes I make hand-held mesh things which need custom poses or animations. If I could pose with the object in Black Dragon and get the data into Blender somehow, it would cut done the amount of trial and erroring needed.
This seems a lot to ask, so I'm expecting a no, but it would be so very helpful.
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13 hours ago, Beth Macbain said:
Yes.
She started her anger with me over a meme. A freaking meme.
Is she really angry with you or is she just pretending to be as a pretense to get you upset and paying attention to her?
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7 hours ago, Rhonda Huntress said:
Wait, we are supposed to keep up with who doesn't click the like button on our posts?
It's like the cat purposefully sitting with its back to you to make sure you know you're being ignored. Apparently a human does it too.
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sounds like a few of us have people taking their issues out on us
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. that's very cool
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Is there a way to block animated gifs on the forum?
I have neurological problems and photosensitivity which is aggravated by them. If I could just block the gifs, it would make the forums easier and safer to read for me.