Faye Blackheart

Thank you!!! Your response makes me feel much better, and that I am not crazy haha. Much appreciated!

Hi all, I am still getting acclimated to the new PBR mirror technology, but have been able to get it to work consistently with decor items. It does tend to be a little finicky, in that when you have 2 mirrors rezzed in the same area, one works while the other stops...but that seems to be the norm? If anyone knows how to overcome that glitch I'd love to know! Also, I've noticed some inconsistent mirror behavior when in sky platforms vs. on the ground (I assumed that, as usual, strange things happen at high altitudes), and oddly enough I've noticed that when I make the mirror, it often helps for me to grab a copy and then rez a fresh one out before it starts working properly. I don't know if that's because I'm on Firestorm, or losing my mind...but the mirror function has been anything but predictable. Curious if others have experienced the same/similar odd behavior with mirrors. That aside, my main reason for posting here is that I have been experimenting with implementing the same mirror function on a pair of Aviator sunglasses (which I thought would be a neat stylistic option). What I've observed is that the mirror function doesn't seem to work from a forward-facing view (if you stand in front of the person wearing the mirror Aviators, you do not see a reflection...just the nice shine/materials benefit). But, when you zoom in from a sharp angle to the side, you can see mirror working. It is very bizarre, and hard to describe...so I took a short Gyazo video so you can see what I mean: Firestorm-Releasex64 7.1.9.74745 - Faye Blackheart (gyazo.com) At the very end of the snippet, you can see reflection of the surrounding environment only when I cam from the far side. But from the front view, there is no mirror reflection visible. Is this just the universe telling me that mirrors are to be rezzed and not worn (which may be a good point in general for the sake of people's computers)? Is there a trick to wearing mirrors? Should I angle the reflection probe to be the same angle as the lenses (which are at maybe 5-10 degrees tilt), or keep it perfectly vertical? Has anyone else tried something similar with any luck? Thanks in advance for any thoughts/insight. Feel free to tell me to pound sand about wearing mirrors too...It may be a terrible allocation of computer resources. I am open to all feedback/suggestions! Best regards, Faye

Black Acre Rentals is a very small rental company managing 4 exclusive private residential parcels that are available to rent on two homesteads located on a three-region estate. Currently there are only 2 homes available, a waterfront parcel (Cedar Glen) and a cliffside view (Oakhurst), both are 1,000 prims for 2,000L per week. We pride ourselves in great customer service and have a large inventory of houses if you would like to switch the house out, tweak the terrain/landscaping, or possibly rez your own home (so long as it fits the aesthetic of the regions). Renters enjoy a quiet, low-lag environment with full estate two-hour rez rights so you can drive around, use the beach, campground, or grab a bite to eat at the Rodex diner near the mall. Come take a drive around and check out all the amenities available for these exclusive homes! Contact Faye Blackheart with any questions. Cedar Glen Home @ Black Acre: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Black Acre/66/70/24 Oakhurst Home @ Northbridge: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Northbridge/189/223/38

I think for the first time, I may actually pass on the new Linden Home theme... as I'm drowning in Linden Homes at the moment that I've dedicated months of GOH's diligence for that simply cannot be topped....BUT...if that pub is coming soon with the new Chalets, you can bet you'll find me there as a transient throwing back a few cold ones haha! Love it!!!

Great topic, as GOH has offered much stimulation for me while we have been awaiting the Stilt release. I am big on water access, not only because I enjoy sailing (or just floating on a tube), but the gorgeous water views usually offers much less lag for me. Though I have some glorious places, I decided to take GOH to another level this past summer/fall during the Stilt wait. This time, the mission was to play GOH until I was able to snag not only a Traditional and Houseboat in the same region, but to find them as adjoining parcels! I aspired to be able to live comfortably in my Traditional, and then be able to walk over to my houseboat and enjoy the pool or get on my boat and head off sailing. This was, for me, the ultimate GOH challenge - being that regions with Traditionals and neighboring Houseboats are somewhat limited, but the odds of being able to snag BOTH adjoining parcels....IMPOSSIBLE! I worked at it religiously for months and was starting to lose hope, but by some combination of perseverance, obsession, and sheer luck...one day I pulled it off! Below is now, hands-down, my favorite place to be in Belli. I will probably continue to play GOH with the new releases (because it's just too fun not to), but I am pretty sure I will never be able to top this one.

It warms my heart to see my garage in use....what a lovely job you've done with it ❤️

Some of us are doing our part to keep SL alive in the wake of COVID-19. I’ve waived rent on my region as an “economic stimulus package” for my tenants. Sales may go down for a while as people’s budgets tighten up, but we love SL and can still enjoy it while spending less. SL is our one safe place during this time, so I have faith it will weather this storm. Not all of us create and sell products for just profit. That’s a bonus, but at least for me, I do it because I enjoy it... I’m not going anywhere and I’m sure many share that sentiment. Hang in there, we are all in this together ❤️

Yeah, I mean it's not ideal...but I'm gonna go ahead and note that, personally, I'd rather see some nicely done mesh that's out of theme than some 1980's worthy prim/sculpty decor (which I see everywhere, names shall not be named lol). But, in the end the moles will decide. I'm curious to see what the result is.

I hope you update us on the result. I'm curious if they restore your land, or if they leave the land with the new person. I would guess that you'd be out of luck even if it was a mistake, because from LL's perspective, they'd rather have one irritated customer than two. But, who knows. Good luck to you, so sorry this happened!

Hey Elora. The Great Room add-on script to change textures requires that you pick ALL textures before it will change. So you have to make sure you're at the top of the menu, select the exterior texture, roof textures, and the floor texture...then select Done. Only after that will the textures change. I should probably update the notecard, a lot of people are getting confused about that. My apologies, hopefully that explains it! If you still have questions, please don't hesitate to hit me up in-world. - Faye

OMGGGG thank you for linking this on MP.... It looks SOOOO good, 1 simple prim transformed my sand to a nice grassy mixture and saved me 9 prims of tall grass which I wasn't super happy with. This is a really excellent find, it blends with the sand so well!! I am forever in your debt haha.

Oh I love the pond! So pretty!

Thank you! Botanical has some great desert plants. I almost bought his cacti, but I found this particular cactus from CVR and it was much cheaper and very low LI so I took a chance and ended up liking them!

My beach house is coming along, still more interior work to do. Decorating with sand can definitely be a challenge! But rather than hide it, I tried to work with it for a dry landscaped climate. I still can't believe someone abandoned this waterfront parcel - what luck! I am so glad LL did all this, I can't even remember what I used to do in SL before Bellisseria. I just loveeeeee it here.

Hmmmm...that mailbox looks vaguely familiar hehe. ❤️