Raspberry Crystal
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39 minutes ago, Chic Aeon said:
For H and G I got some things from Nutmeg that had both high and low LOD. Note the HIGH LOD items -- which I am using -- are very "primmy" like ten for a bench.
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Oh, some of Little Branch items (newer) come low and high LOD but still need to be tested visually. And Yugen who makes some lovely trees has both low and high impact in the groupings. The low LI is pretty good with distance and what I typically use as the high LOD is pretty "primmy" (not like the Mole's works however).
I was actually looking for a couple of outdoor pieces, such as a bench or a couple of chairs, which I would allow to be more primmy. This is more useful information Chic, I'm amazed how much stuff you know!
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14 minutes ago, Alwin Alcott said:
it's clearly yes it's allowed to have a few animals
and in fact a bit strange as other lag causing and annoyances are hardly handled on.It's the cold hard stare of a herd of horses crammed into a house which gets to people. You could start another thread if you want to raise awareness of other more hidden problems? It might be useful.
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14 hours ago, Chic Aeon said:
Quite a few creators are now making both high and low land impact items (outdoor furniture mostly) for that reason.
Ooh who (and how do I search for that?)
@Christhiana 'fading away nicely' is a huge bonus. After more furniture poking around I realise that disappearing altogether looks a lot better than creating photo ruining jagged triangles. I have one of your house shells btw, and it works wonderfully.
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37 minutes ago, Syo Emerald said:
I could only give a shop I would avoid...but I don't know if thats within forum rules? Their content collapsed for me even within their own store.
I'm open to messages!
Thank you everyone for the detailed information, it really helps to have more understanding.
13 hours ago, Pussycat Catnap said:I believe it's all based on settings one makes in blender and then choices made when uploading.
Modellers try all kinds of tricks to make the land impact cost lower - and one of the most popular is tossing a single triangle into some LOD values and then telling a customer to use LOD 4 so they don't see your hack.
I didn't realise that this is what was happening! I saw a thread in the main forum that said correct behaviour for long distance / small objects was a flat image, and that would be so much better than the disruptive triangles.
I bought an house addon recently which was nicely made, but the windows used (full perm retextures I believe) seemed to only have one short distance which worked properly. A flat image of the same window would have been SO much better.
I would think a lot of content creators are at the mercy of whoever made the base meshes they need to get the look required.-
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20 minutes ago, Zyrelia said:
Recently got back to SL and managed to get this beautiful abandon, something to keep me busy while I'm waiting for the Stilt homes.
What a lovely find, congratulations!
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2 hours ago, Chic Aeon said:
A reminder that different people have their LOD viewer settings at different levels. If someone had their LODs set at 4 (or OMG higher) then everything will always look great even though that top setting slows and often overheats most computers). I used LOD4 for many years not understanding that doing so was what burned up my power supplies (shakes head - how dumb).
While we don't know what setting the OP uses, we do know it isn't 4 :D.
My LOD is 2.
It's weird to me how sometimes things in the same set can behave very differently, I bought a sofa and passed on the matching armchair because they behaved so differently at a distance, yet to look the chair seemed like the same mesh 'squished' and retextured.
My feeling is that tight curves cause a problem, see also the cushion (pillow) of doom scenario where a perfectly good couch is ruined by a ill considered accessory (which of course will have a baked on shadow behind it and somehow won't look right even if you swap the offending object for something better).I don't model myself, but from observation I think some creators are over ambitious when it comes to adding details and then over-compressing their model to get a low LI.
I'm grateful for all leads given, it narrows down the search!
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42 minutes ago, Elena Core said:
Hi Rasp. Both Apple Fall and DaD work well for me, have you checked them?
Thanks Elena, I didn't realise that either of those did outdoor items, I'll give them a try!
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I've been frustrated in my search for outdoor items that have reasonable behaviour when seen at a distance. Some items seem to explode into triangles when seen from just outside my plot.
I love taking photos, and the basic linden homes behave really well when seen from afar, and it's a shame to spoil the look with flickery furniture and plants.
Not looking for miracles, or ultra low Land impact, but something basic which doesn't fall apart when at the slightest provocation.
Any ideas?
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5 hours ago, Dora Paule said:
I've not read this thread messages for a long time, RL issues that also don't allow me to connect to Second Life very often.
It's sad and heartbreaking to see how some people post very negative messages, talking bad or attacking other players instead of talking of the LH and having fun sharing their home/s with others. Having one or ten premium alts doesn't guarantee you absolutely anything, you only need to request your LH at the right time. To all those people who feel frustrated I can only tell you: keep trying and don't lose hope. It's not worth getting angry or envying others for their LH, believe me.
I spent weeks getting and releasing homes, it was like an exploration process for knowing the different LH. Finally I focused on my favourite style, the Victorian. I tried for weeks and one day when I wasn't expecting to get anything interesting, got one at Neville, this exactly: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Neville/177/136/32. I've been in the same home more than six months and I think I'll only release it if I can't renew my annual Premium.
Be patient, and what you are looking for will come
Good post! Hopping is a good way of exploring, and just when you think there's no chance...
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I buy demos to test for fit, and only bother with those things I already know I want, so 3 demos per 2 purchases on most things. Hair is a bit different, as I try styles out out to see how they feel, as well as how they look. I will sometimes reject hair even it fits well and looks good, if it doesn't seem to sit in the same universe as my skin and clothing. Hair could be 5 demos to one purchase.
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2 hours ago, Raspberry Crystal said:
I may like the style better than the surrounding houseboats, I guess this niche will be filled by the stilt homes?
However, having said that, it looks jarring to me, and out of theme with the surrounding plots.
Though as it isn't a starving breedable packed, yellow smog belching, floating plywood platform stuffed , siren blaring, porn and drug den surrounded by a region sized full bright animated rotating cube it could be tricky to motivate the governance team to intervene.@Leora Jacobus Sorry , I got carried away there, translation = The look is nice, but it doesn't fit with the other boats. I doubt if an AR will work.
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21 hours ago, Leora Jacobus said:
I really wanted to put that into the thread about "Crazy Neighbours" but that is closed. I used to have a view upon some houseboats but now
I wondered wether to AR it but found out that it is an addon you can buy at the MP
Who on earth disguised his houseboat as a HOUSE? and is that allowed??
I may like the style better than the surrounding houseboats, I guess this niche will be filled by the stilt homes?
However, having said that, it looks jarring to me, and out of theme with the surrounding plots.
Though as it isn't a starving breedable packed, yellow smog belching, floating plywood platform stuffed , siren blaring, porn and drug den surrounded by a region sized full bright animated rotating cube it could be tricky to motivate the governance team to intervene.-
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1 hour ago, Alwin Alcott said:
this is posted in another thread yesterday...is it really thát bad?... a male and female example.
Not judging any mesh addict, mijn mains are also full mesh, but with a little work a standard shape with a freebie 7ds skin can look quite nice.
@Alwin Alcott looks great! I guess there must be a lot of people who want to look good and buy their look 'off the shelf', and currently that's easier to do with mesh (once you have the hang of mesh!)
Now I want to go back and work on my system avie
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@Chloe Dolores ooh, a lovely spot!!
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Congratulations @Mercedes Avon it's fabulous when you get what you want after you've almost given up!
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Looks really lovely @Sashay Plumday!
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9 minutes ago, Leora Jacobus said:
THAT seems quite a feasible method. Make an alt, make it premium for 1 month, let it grab a desirable home, furnish it nicely and then sell off the whole package with the password to a customer. It is up to him to keep that alt premium and make a group with him and his other accounts who can live there. Only thing I cannot imagine: how do they keep the furniture in the home? I guess all the customers must keep the decorating mother in their groups aswell who owns it.
If that is so it would be easy for the Lindens - if they want - to find out who is involved and stop it.
Has someone ever talked to @Patch Linden about this mass aquisition of Linden homes?
Yes, I was also wondering how aware the team are about this. If the pair are legitimate it won't do them any harm to be investigated.
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20 hours ago, Nika Talaj said:
I love rezzing into a home that seems nondescript, but when I look around turns out to be a great location. This trad has excellent privacy, a train track running past its back yard, a nice mole park on a pond in a pleasant camper neighborhood right over the hill you see next to it. I would put a home with a front balcony here, because its elevated position gives it ocean views at rez distances under 200. It's a short horse ride to Campwich Forest.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Blue Duck/64/234/35
Look for it in 20 minutes, at 10:30.
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I love that too. I always look on the map first and try to guess what it might be like, and it's delightful when details on the ground make something that could be dull so much nicer.
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2 hours ago, Mercedes Avon said:
I owned this one not too long ago.
Ooh the continental looks good, I have a part decorated Alderley and I'm feeling tempted to change
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1 hour ago, Chloe Dolores said:
This one is for the sand and sea lovers. I will let it out at 9 am SLT today http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Humansville/67/129/25
What a lovely spot!
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3 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said:
It's not actually water (read the replies).
It's ok @Love Zhaoying I had the Meadowbrook Loftroom, and did all of the things I just mentioned so I know it works.
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If you get an animated swim tube, and place it on the water surface, when you sit on the tube, the animation will pull you down to partly below the surface.
If the swim tube has swimming animations, you can also swim.
It's also possible to add fish to the pools if you edit the height of their swim path.
There will be 'sit on pool-side' type pose-balls available that would work as well, but I haven't tested them, and of course a floating pool inflatable could be used.
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I landed a cliff house in Ketran!
Steps, steps, many steps!
Woo hoo!!
Ooh also sea view
Previous owner still there for some time after I arrived, I hope it wasn't a finger slip abandon. She didn't respond to my IM so I don't know.
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Inspired by @Chloe Dolores I decided to go back to Elderglen and wrestle with the Wizard's Retreat.
Creating a loft room platform under the roof skylight, turned out to be the most successful part.
I have to admit defeat with the rest of the building, though it was fun trying!
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Are massive amounts of breedables allowed in Linden Homes?
in Linden Homes
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I was referring to an old thread which you maybe missed, when the topic first arose. A belli resident posted pictures of the interior of her neighbours house, which was filled wall to wall with horses. One of the moles, maybe Abnor or Quartz said that this could be reported as a resource hog. I guess this covers the situation 'massive amounts of breedables?'
I can't understand your second sentence, what are the useless subjects? Maybe you meant other things which may use up a regions resources, I don't think it's a waste of time to raise awareness of those, sometimes it is lack of knowledge which leads to issues.