[Issue with the Maitreya Lara V5.0]

3 hours ago, Nova Convair said:

Reading the documentation would have told you that too.

How dare you suggest such a thing! ~snorts~

[What is the benefit of BoM exactly, besides salvaging old skins?]

3 hours ago, hectic1 said:

I was waiting to see how Maiterya will implement BOM, before I seriously test it. They did, and in my opinion they offer the most versatile and effective way to optionally mix BOM with layers

As much as I loath the quality of the mesh body itself, I concur with you 100%; on the "technical/implementation" side of things, they are definitely in the lead right now (based on my owning all the leading mesh bodies) - up to now, it was actually Tonic that was leading in "technical/implementation" (Example: the foot-shape auto-change script? Three or four years ago on Tonic - just an example, not a plonk or anything.) Maitreya is now the new leader of the pack in that aspect and so Belleza, Eve, and any other hold-outs have a new bar they really need to reach.

[What are some of your pet peeves?]

4 hours ago, Syo Emerald said:

8 hours ago, Cinos Field said:

I have *never* witnessed furry sims that don't allow human avatars to at least visit. Like, over almost 14 years of SL I've not seen it a single time, whereas I still run into the reverse. (I keep a human in my pocket for those occasions)

Same. I have never seen a sim, that focused on any non-human avatar be against human avatars visiting. The other way is indeed awfully common, which makes me even more hesitant to go out with my avatars, because I always have that thought in the back of my head, that anything more than maybe elf ears isn't welcome. (On RP sims I can totally understand it, but those aren't the places I go to anyway)

I like to visit fury and gay places because I'm usually ignored or, at least, I'm not constantly hit-on to drop my pants. And the local people (or fauna, if you like LOL) are (usually) amazingly friendly and upbeat.

[4 person cuddles]

It's an exponentially-difficult problem because it's not just setting up the furniture to be that way, it also requires animations designed for that. If you can provide the animations, I can make the AVsitter you need for any furniture you can come up with.

[How is Two Factor not on SL?]

My alt is at Web Group Linden meeting right now, just thought I'd mention that it is said that 2FA is on the roadmap and among the things being worked on, though no e.t.a.

[What happened to SL]

[What are some of your pet peeves?]

3 hours ago, AyelaNewLife said:

The phrase I tend to use in these situations us "the problem lies between keyboard and chair".

My dad worked in a tech department, they always told the user "It's okay, it was an ID-10-T ERROR between chair and keyboard."

[Good places to buy classic avatar clothes for BOM]

23 hours ago, leilaangelica said:

Hiya

I have just discovered BOM and its amazing possibilityes for layering. I'm sure you all know how hard it can be to layer mesh clothing.

I was wondering if there are any good stores still for classic avatar clothing? 

I went to a huge multi level store that had heaps of cheapish classic clothes back when I first stsarted. Unfortunately I forgot my avatar password and had to start again so I lost the TP in my history as well. Would anyone know what I am thinking about?

Thanks so much,

Leila

One "trick" you can use is to search or peruse marketplace and sort by "Oldest First" - there will be pages upon pages of system-layer stuff. Many are junk, but many are actually still very decent.

[TMP Legacy mesh body]

7 minutes ago, Orwar said:

   It's okay, I'll just make sure you aren't wearing too many additional attachments. Grins.

Well, birthday suit or not, there's still Bakes on Mesh system clothes LOL Besides,

Legacy is on my alt. I'm sticking with my Belleza Venus, even if I'm the last person on the grid who still uses it. There is still more stuff for it than I can ever buy, it still looks to me to be higher-quality and better shaping than any other mesh body, and BUTT PHYSYCS, so HUH!

~makes street-cred gangster-looking offensive finger-signs and exaggerated bad-girl stance with blank "can't touch this" stare toward to you, before stomping off with a loud harrumph~

[TMP Legacy mesh body]

18 minutes ago, Cinos Field said:

I recognize the Maitreya shoulders or the Hourglass mega-butt

Haha! So do I! Those Maitreya armpits are visible 100 meters away. Okay, exaggeration, but I know you know that I know you know what I mean!

20 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

That said, I don't get it: everything about how this business is run (and has been run in the past) seems to flash "Warning!" in big red letters.

Perhaps, but is that also true for many things in RL? I see it this way: By experience: All support for most things in SL is user-supplied through groups. CSRs and Creator=direct usually only for purchasing issues, no?  Though the redraw of the body when using auto-alpha is relatively slow, it's a consistent speed: it neither speeds up nor slows down based on region lag. So once I've become used to it, it isn't much bother.

As for "past" activities or lack thereof, or past experiences, etc., one cannot plan the future on events of the past. A translation for those who don't like to think: Events of the past rarely repeat themselves; the likelihood of such is exponentially lowered. So trying to predict the future based on those events is akin to the Chicken Little doom-and-gloom that never seems to come to pass in all the other places you see doom-and-gloom so direly predicted.

Here's a pro-tip for those in need of one: Second Life isn't going to be around forever; it will stop working one day. When it does, many will be sad. So why do you bother using it (and spending money on it) now when you know this is inevitable? Because you are able to enjoy it now. This also is how I see the Legacy thing - the creators would be utterly stupid to not put forth a full, good-faith effort at top-notch support (meaning system updates, body updates, perhaps new features down the line, etc.).

So those buying and using Legacy now realize it won't be around forever, but we are enjoying it now.

26 minutes ago, Orwar said:

   It also has 4.5 times the VRAM compared to Maitreya 5.0. No wonder the mesh freaks out an an altitude and starts literary bursting apart at the seams.

If that's the cost of higher quality then I'll pay the price.You can derender me if you like; it's your loss. ~snorts~

12 minutes ago, missyrideout said:

Re: lack of Legacy sightings in the wild. I think the perception of its ascendancy is in no small part driven by bloggers and photographers who never leave their platforms, except maybe to hit up shopping events? 

I agree that Lara/Legacy is taking off as a popular rigging. I’m sure for creators it’s not simply market share but the type of consumer who is likely to own the body. They SHOP. 

Generally speaking though, (don’t @ me!!!) it is amazing how half-baked products take hold in the market and inspire such devotion. It’s the shape of the mesh I suppose, everything else can be excused. I guess I get that, she said, standing on a platform checking out her own butt. 

I have no response to this whatsoever. Except to say: DITTO THIS.

[TMP Legacy mesh body]

1 hour ago, Cinos Field said:

It is a little peculiar how everyone is very vocal about how good the body is and how there's tons of support, but when you're actually in-world, almost nobody wears it, and beyond the initial big brands that spontaneously started supporting it, nobody else has begun to.

 

I'm not sure about this. The only true way to know what someone is wearing is with a scanner HUD or inspecting, etc. And it is certainly a niche product, because higher wuality costs more, so the masses gravitate toward the plastic, rather than the leather, so go figure.

I am also seeing a lot of "Maitreya Only" creators adding Legacy. Lots of smaller creators who do make some nice stuff, decent, if not really good quality and their products are now specifically saying "Maitreya/Legacy Only.) I'm not saying this is happening en-masse across the grid or Marketplace, but I'm seeing it a lot at sales events and finding Legacy-specific stuff on Marketplace is pretty easy (and the selections is growing at a steady pace.)

I grabbed the new Maitreya Lara 5.0 update and decided to try it and the difference in quality was stunningly immediate. I really like the updates Matreya has done, but I just cannot unsee the flaws in the Lara when compared to some others, like Belleza and Legacy. Many do not care and that's well and good, though for people like myself where quality is a high priority, we often find ourselves in the minority. Thus, I don't know if I will (or can) stick with it. I'll give it a couple weeks to see which priority wins out: Newer, better techno-features or obvious-higher-quality mesh with a lot fewer flaws? (Sorry, the Lara armpits and thighs are just plain terrible and too late to attempt a fix, else break years of creations made for it, but I digress.)

There are a lot more Fiats and Kias on the road than there are Cadillacs, Mercedes, Rolls Royces combined.

[Maitreya update]

The person who started this thread is why 90% of everything we know about the world is misinformation based on hearsay, because too many others take their words as truth, rather than finding the actual truth for themselves..

[Texture quality]

3 hours ago, Bitsy Buccaneer said:

(And just to be clear, you are using 1024 rather than 1k?

According to standard English lexicon: 1k =1000; 1K=1024

Though many are not edified well enough to know the different and too feeble-minded to care. LOL

[What are some of your pet peeves?]

12 hours ago, Gregorian Chant said:

People who ask for landmarks to a store in group chat because they couldn't be bothered to take 5 seconds to utilize the search function.

And... people who start a group chat in a super-group (Like Blueberry, with thousands of users) with something like "Hello! How is everyone?" Or worse: a shortened link to some picture and nothing else. Seriously?

[Last year the selling rate around 253L$:1USD, now L$259:1USD. Is this inflation normal?]

1 hour ago, Dima Plessis said:

I can see how that might seem appealing, however that also means those $L you buy are worth less.

Your logic is flawed. I stopped reading after this line because of it.

You are basing the value of the L$ on the U.S. $ and that is not what I am buying; when I am spending U.S. $ to buy Linden $ then the more Linden $ I get per $1 U.S., then that is a higher value of that $1 U.S.

Important distinction: When trading L$, the value is placed in the L$ - the source of the trade for you wen buying U.S. $. The opposite is true when trading U.S. $ for Linden $; the value for the source is the U.S $.

This is simple-simony arithmetic: The more you get for your trading currency, the higher value that trading currency is.Or do you shop for a new [name anything] and choose the value your purchase based on how much profit the seller is making, or how much you save when acquiring it? So, you'd rather pay $1 for 5 M&Ms because the M&Ms are where the value is, rather than getting 10 M&Ms for the same $1? I don't ever what to go shopping with you. Anyone with half a care (Governments notwithstanding) will always budget themselves and attempt to get the best value they can for their purchase.

This is why there are two trading levels on the exchange: a "trading zone" - People buying L$ want as much as they can get for each U.S. $ and vice-versa for those wanting sell L$ for  U.S. $. You say you want to sell only L$10 for each $ U.S.? Fine, but I'll buy from the person selling L$11 per $ U.S. - fortunately the system automatically adjusts for this.

When I buy L$, I am buying from those who want $ U.S. really fast and willing to spend more L$ to get it (I am selling U.S.$). When you want as much $ U.S. as you can get, you are selling to people who want L$ right now (I am selling L$). In both cases, the value is in what I am selling. The more I can get for each count of what I am selling, the higher the value of what I am selling is.

It is fortunate that there are both types and that the system safeties ensure we each get the maximum for our trade.

This is how it works in SL; this is how it works in RL.

Do yourself a favor, stay away from the LindeX, you might get burned.

[Those crazy neighbors...]

4 hours ago, Lucille Babenco said:

I hope than  the "generic" solution that Linden provides to ARs related to clearly inappropriate content isn't only "leave the home and look elsewhere for a new one".  That would be very unfair to residents who really like their homes and want to keep them in their current place.

I doubt they would ever consider that as a solution or even as an acceptable work-around.

There are two issues at play here, with the caveat of a third:

• The Governance team is surely swamped; they will get to them when they can.
• The Governance team has visited the complaint and has deemed it to be not an offense (within covenant stipulations)
• [Caveat] The complaint was resolved with removal of the offending objects; the offending objects were replaced (re-rezzed) after-the-fact

In the case of the first: excruciating patience must be observed. In the case of the second: each person has different perceptions of ambiguous or "hazy" scenarios and that includes members of the governance team; not all offenses are clear-cut-and-dry. In the case of the third, multiple ARs over re-rezzing something that has been found in violation will beget a punishment, including a suspension, and in some cases, an outright ban.

In the cases of suspension versus a ban: A ban is permanent and difficult for all but the most nerdy of hackers to circumvent. In the case of a paid premium subscription, a suspension is the most likely worst-case scenario unless the offense is *so bad* that governance feels tolerance is not an acceptable answer and will likely escalate the issue to higher-ups for a final decision in this regard. Any time there is a ban, Linden Lab has very carefully vetted everything at their disposal and does not do so lightly. It is the proverbial nuclear bomb dropped onto someone's head.

I am with the firm belief that these are the primary causes of an apparently ignored (by Governance) Abuse-Reported activities or objects, etc.

[Those crazy neighbors...]

19 hours ago, Pussycat Catnap said:

Someone is on the land, but this has also been here long enough to show on the map:

Note that the world map is updated every Tuesday and Thursday, though I'm not sure about Saturdays or at what time on the clock.

Generally-speaking, some AR's must take weeks. I AR'd a traditional clearly out-of-theme (and garish) near my very first. Twice (the second time after a week) - I decided to move out a month after I moved in. Either they've always had a massive back-log or sometimes they just wave it off and move on.

[Does SL need a chat mobile app?]

Whenever a headline asks a yes or no question, the answer is always NO.

Every. Single. Time.

As such, it also is true for thread titles.

Because the operative word, being the word "need", demands a negative response. There is no need, only want. And why bother wanting a method to chat in-world when you're not in world when so many in-world are hyping chat out-of-world... through Discord?

[Monolids not working with Genus???]

4 hours ago, DAT4BASE said:

Try turning the Intensity circle down to 10% (I've never been able to get to to go below that, anyway.) Also, in your example image it appears to be a lighting issue. A moonlit applier or even a skin designed that way may still show a lid based on the shape of the mesh. Have you flattened the face profile (as many Asian faces are flatter than others)?

Doing so can also minimize any protrusion of lids.

[Who wants to organize a "Belli 500" street/road race?]

3 minutes ago, Fushichou Mfume said:

Search Groups (in SL) for "Bellisseria", and I think there's a "Bellisseria Riding Club" or something like that.

That group is mostly for horseback riding.

[Anyone heard of "Speed Light Web Viewer?"]

2 hours ago, Solar Legion said:

CoolVL Viewer is not on that list and is a legitimate Second Life Viewer/client.

Legitimate and endorsed+vetted are not the same. Just saying.

[Anyone heard of "Speed Light Web Viewer?"]

1 hour ago, Wulfie Reanimator said:

The very point of his joke was that someone saying "ok, boomer" offhandedly is not discrimination.

Certainly, Your Honor. I wasn't aware you were privy to the Bench. LOL

I posted that more on the "Here's some funny news" aspect than actually to plonk anything anyone says. We all know how the courts like to legislate from the Bench. My purview: There is no constitutional right to be not-offended. LOL

[Bellisseria Choo-Choo Train Thread]

25 minutes ago, Malayaa said:

I got a lower prim 2015 era open air tram yesterday by the same maker after looking at the high prim count on the cable car, and it definitely struggles at the region crossings, and it also does the auto flip thing Chucky described.  It is 75 prims...the little freebie Michie train zips through the crossings and does not flip...Could definitely tell the difference with the scripting...The tram is super cute though    and has a cool bell to ring at the stations...

Sometimes super-cute outweighs LI cost and crossing efficiency. This is truth, it is known.

[Anyone heard of "Speed Light Web Viewer?"]

1 hour ago, ItHadToComeToThis said:

Boomers....😞

Careful, you could be sued for using that word. LOL

https://apple.news/AhitRufHOR2SvpJyQpciSKg

[Anyone heard of "Speed Light Web Viewer?"]

21 hours ago, DanielWolfsong said:

An advertisement for this web service just popped-up on Facebook's Second Life Group - I suspect it is a scam to obtain SL account information. Does Linden Labs KNOW anything about this? I have seen no notices of it posted.

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• 100% browser-based, no downloads required
• 100% mobile and tablet ready
• Allows switching between devices without logging out
• Allows keeping avatar online 24/7
• IM history always available (even offline)

 

We've launched just recently, so more functions will be added overtime, such as 3D World View (Yes, you will be able to see SL from a browser!) and much more.

 

Check it out & try it out 😊

If it's not in this list, treat it at phishing: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory