Stylish
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SALE – In Need
Sometimes a SALE is a little more than just a SALE. Often life throws not just lemons, but the whole damn tree uproots itself and smacks you in the back of the head. In Second Life we have the chance to help those that we may never meet, and often don’t even know. At the moment one of our residents is having some difficulties and needs a little help, this help would be in the form of shopping at her store. Exposeur is having a SALE and at the moment all pose packs are drastically reduced.
If you cannot make it to the store, then you can also get the same bargains online at her Xstreet page, so dig deep and do what you can to help.
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Fan Flair
Usually I end with the bikini’s, don’t know how I ended up in reverse order this time, but seems to be the route I have been taking all week. Maybe I needed a tan first, who knows.
The kini from Cynful, as are all the clothing pieces today, actually gives two bottoms options. The string bikini or boyshorts look. Now while the boyshorts would be more preferable for those not wanting to reveal too much, we are talking Cynful here, so of course they have as much on display as they could lol. Luckily the Jade skin by TULI has the perfect derriere for such a display. The hair I am wearing is from Magika, and the style with the over the shoulder look, is perfect for swimwear, neat and pulled back, and then out of the way so you can get that all over back tan.
While I really like the pulled back and behind the ear look of the first one, the rockabilly sprayed with more product than should ever be allowed upswept bangs look of the next one is all love. The overalls all in one look on the left is great, easy to wear, add some jewelry, in this case from Ala Mood and you are off for a night out. Cynful does a lot of great denim, and these capris are fun too. Totally giving me the chance to show off my new thongs, these are from Addictia. They call them flip flops, I call them thongs. They are an all in one fake feet system. As you can see from the top pic you can choose to wear with the thongs or without, then also with beads and flowers or without.
Now these come in only three colour choices, pink, blue, or purple. Personally I would love to see white available, as it would go with more, as well as the ability to chose with or without the flower, because sometimes you just want beads. Maybe one day those options will come, there are also plug ins available for nail polishes and tattoos you can buy separate, for me it was all about the all in one. The other thing is that the big toe is big, and for me, I have a size ten foot RL, so delicate feet are more alien to me, so it was not a deal breaker, but there are demos, so be sure you look at them closely, so that you know you can live with it.
The other Jewelry I am wearing in the second pic, is also from AlaMood Boutique, it also matched perfectly to the dottsie top I am wearing, so cute and fun to wear. Lastly in Exile hair this time, these fab pigtail do’s are so fun, the pixie bangs on the left are still a fast favourite, I cannot get enough of the styles being created with those. The soft curls of the second look make you just crave to see it down. Very very short is the theme for the skirts in this pic, I am torn between the highwaist and the mini, as both have their pluses. The tops are a new sculpted fit top, easy enough to resize if needed, and a easy throw on wear.
The jewelry in this pic is from Gangked, incredibly over the top pieces that are fun to wear, and have very telling names, the one on the right had me awwwing and sad at the thought of it. Mercy heels by Orange Creations come in so many fab colours, that it was easy to match a pair to each look, and the skin tinting is a breeze with so many presets to choose from.
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair: Sarah – Magika
Skin: Jade – TULI
Clothes: Kini Plain and Patterned – Cynful
Shoes/Boots: Tropica Flip Flops – ADDiCTIA
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Poses by : Body Language SLC
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
Picture :2
Hair: Katie – Magika
Skin: Jade – Tuli
Clothes: Corset Overall , Orange Button Capri, Dotsie Top – Cynful
Shoes/Boots: Mercy – Orange Creations
Tropica Flip Flops – ADDiCTIA
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Daring Armwrap/Fingerwrap, Mirage Set – AlaMood Boutique
Poses by :
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair: Pipa, Kinsey – Exile
Skin: Jade – TULI
Clothes: ChrizzpyMini, Beertilicious, ChrizzpyMini Highwaist– Cynful
Shoes/Boots: Mercy – Orange Creations
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Florida Set , He used to Love me set– Ganked
Poses by : Body Language SLC
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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It is in the Melody
I love being able to modify stuff, especially when an idea you have works out. That was the case with todays look.
With the release of the halter tops by Fri.day had me wanting to stretch and try my hand at modifying one into more of a babydoll dress. Because of the flared out style of the sculptie, it was easy to do so, able to cover the hips and bottom with ease. Not wanting to go too long, because that would have changed the way it would have moved. This length allows it to not move around too much and take away from the look.
The only thing left to do is make sure that I was covered underneath, so I used the bodysuit from a previous release as a modesty layer. The hairstyles I am wearing are both from Hair Solutions, lately Kia has been releasing new hair at a much faster pace than the past, which is always great to see. The boots are the latest from Adam n Eve, booty bay boots, if you WoW you snickered like me I am sure. The boots come in either plaid or plain as a choice, and with much surprise they are mod, so even though red on the right, they were a little brighter than the rest of the red worn, so a quick change to the luminosity in edit tint, and voila, more matchy matchy.
Showing more of the beautiful Jade makes ups by TULI, this skin is so soft and pretty, but as usual Tuli has made sure that many different styles are catered to with the make ups, from soft and delicate to hard core rock girl, you have it covered. It is always great to have as many options as possible, without having too many of a particular style.
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair: Erin, Kaylee – Hair Solutions
Skin: Jade – Tuli
Clothes: Melody Halter Black (MODIFIED) , Melody Halter Red – Fri.day
Allure Stockings, Allure Girdle – Maitreya
Amelia Leggings – LeLutka
Shoes/Boots:
Booty Bay Boots – Adam n Eve
Accessories/Jewelry:
Ashes Necklace – Ganked
Lashes – LeLutka
Long Pearls Nite – YS & YS
Poses by :
Body Language SLC
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Red Sole
I totally cheated today, you may wonder how and with whom? but it was all innocent and Mel knows all about it.
Fact is that recently Baiastice released some menswear, and while this is not all of it, it is a great taste for both sexes. The male in the pics is actually just me in Mel’s shape wearing the Daniel skin from LAQ. The hair the male me is wearing is also part of the Daniel skin pack, as well as a huge amount of facial hair options. Very rugged and chiseled features on the face, he is a looker for sure. Baiastice always provides beautiful textures and lovely quality whether mens or womens wear. It also always has that Euro influence that is probably more visible in the mens. The first look can be regarded as an afternoon early evening, maybe into the night look.
The second look is all evening, and scrumptious. I really love the snugglyness of the sweater, and that dress, Sissy really knows how to leather up a lady. The Kristel dress comes in many colours, but this deep red is just gorgeous, and went so well with the Mercy shoes by Orange Creations. These shoes have not only fabulous colours and straps, but the soles can be either red, black or tan which is sometimes so sexy or can really enhance a look. Easy to use HUD for skin tone matching and nails. I love a red sole and was actually reading an article about Loubouton only yesterday, one of the things that I found amazing in that article was the fact that his biggest customer with over 6000 pairs of his shoes is Danielle Steele. Imagine what she could do for the SL shoe economy if she became a resident.
I am liking my little door for the time being, so I think that will be used a tad more, who knows though, I tend to change mid post as you have seen lol. The poses I am using today are from aDORKable who are about to celebrate ONE YEAR… I am so excited for them, as they are an amazing team, and have such passion for what they do. So Happy Happy One Year Dorks <3
I really enjoyed doing a post with both skins from the same place, the idea of a couple having the same skin creator is kind of nifty. Daniel is definitely a looker too, he reminds me of Smith from Sex and the City. The Aline skin is so much fuller in the lips and that really works for me, it is nice to have that change without touching my shape. I also love the eyebrow gems as they fit the arch of the brow of this skin like a dream, again no changes made, I just double click wore.
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair: Allison – fri.day
Skin: Aline – LAQ
Daniel – LAQ
Clothes: Kean Highwaist Pants, Kean Shirt – Baiastice
Male : Dots Light Shirt, Denim Pants – Baiastice
Shoes/Boots: Mercy – Orange Creations
Male – 3 way Engineer boots – J’s
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Leather Bands – Urbanity
Deco Hoop Earrings – Essentia
Poses by : Adorkable
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair: Mana – The Obscene
Skin: Aline – LAQ
Daniel – LAQ
Clothes: Kristel Dress – Baiastice
Shoes/Boots: Mercy – Orange Creations
3way engineer boots – J’s
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Diamond Eyebrows – Baiastice
Pretty Hands Long – Page 3
Poses by : Adorkable
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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SL7B
Yesterday I was able to explore the SL7B location. Every year it just gets bigger and bigger, and it is always lovely to see how many residents want to be involved. Every year I also wish there was more of a fashion presence there, and this year thanks to the Fashion Bloggers Group we have a small plot to show others what we do, which is great. I didn’t take pics, so you will have to look for it on your visit.
There was an awesome dedication to the sculptie, May 2007 is when it first was released and I cannot believe the incredible change it made in the grid and creative content. There were displays showing how Music is a huge part of SL, the University of Western Australia had a beautiful tribute to all those involved in making their campus what it is in SL. I felt that their words were a message to all.
There is an incredible amount of gifts, of which I left for another time, entertainment, and so many reasons to celebrate this incredible world in which we either spend most of our days, a few hours a week, or just visit when we have time. Whatever and however you are a resident, I truly think that SL7B is a place in which you can give thanks in your own special way, whether by taking it all in, or just letting others know it exists.
Press Release Info
Help us celebrate Second Life’s 7th Birthday!
Spanning 21 sims with over 700 contributors, over 300 exhibits, over 300 live performers and speakers with special speeches from Philip and M Linden, SL7B is a showcase for the accomplishments and content of all SL residents, celebrating the “life†of Second Life.
Sponsored by Linden Lab, this year’s theme is “Unexpected Collaborations,†a celebration of the unique character of our special world. With an emphasis on the social networks created through Second Life and the chances for creative and productive collaboration, the celebration will go on from June 21 through June 27
It started the first year as a parade through mainland sims, with Philip Linden giving a speech over their newly connected media stream. Each subsequent year it has become more elaborate, more spacious, more compelling as the technology of Second Life has increased and the creativity of the residents has bloomed. Enjoy with us this year live musicians and DJs, exhibits, media-on-prim, and machinima.
This is the world we’ve made: let’s celebrate!
TP to SL7B
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Black & Blue Fair COMING SOON
On the 4th of June the Black and Blue Fair – Fashion for Mental Health Awareness –
will open it’s doors, or at least open it’s airspace to the public, seeing as I don’t think I actually noticed a door while there.Keira Seerose and her team have put together an amazing event, combining space for dozens of stores all over Second Life, some familiar and some new to me brands, which makes this event a MUST ATTEND. All of the items are available only at the fair for it’s duration, but it is not only the range, but also the pricing that will have you right click buying everything in sight.
:: T HEÂ P U R P O S E :: Explained by Keira Seerose
The purpose of this fair is twofold… firstly, FASHION. Who doesn’t love a good fashion event? Brand new items, some at discount rates, all in one glorious place. Lovely. Secondly though, there will be information about all sorts of mental health issues and illnesses throughout the venue. Mostly these will be visual aids around the precious couture so that people don’t have to read huge chunks of text. The main purpose of the fair is to de-stigmatise mental health issues. A lot of people in Second Life have unhappy “real lives”… for whatever reason. Some of us are unwell, disabled, depressed and other people are just lonely or don’t like who they think they are; but no one is alone and in SL we can be ourselves. So don’t let it beat you black and blue… couture can help!Whimsy and I were so impressed by this event, and did see all of the subtle ways of sharing information, such as the international crisis centre phone numbers on the wall etc. This is such a positive event, one of many that Second Life residents put on each year to help others, another reason to appreciate this Virtual World that gives so much of it’s time and heart to others.
For more info on the event, and of course info as to the location when it opens, please go to http://www.trashfashblog.com
Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.
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Hair:
Angela , Poof , The – Magika (Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Skin:
Sabrina – Tik Tok
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Clothes:
Buttons Dress – GLD
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Sassy Kimono – Sassy Kitty Designs
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Andrea Top – Just Me
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Knit Capris – Relentless Couture
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
No Sweat in Teal – Twisted &Â Spoiled
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Lacey Babydoll – Blacklace
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
B&B Fair – Auntie Latica Corset – III
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Holed Leggings – Acid & Mala
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Shoes/Boots:
Funny Girl Flats – Periquita
Accessories/Jewelry:
Lashes – LeLutka
Pearls are for Girls Necklace – III
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Bangles for B & B Fair – Sigma Jewels
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
COLOUR CHOICE SCULPTED NAILS ONE PALETTE SPECIAL – Hello Dave
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
collar marquis diamond – Just You
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Pretty Hand Black and Blue – Urbanity
(Black & Blue Fair 4th June – 3rd July)
Byzantine Cross Set – Essentia
Poses by :
Glitterati
Equipment Used:
VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck
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Home Expo RFL
Home Expo has just started and the sims are layed out with enticing builds and products available, each booth having a RFL item apparent.
Home Expo 2010 Exhbitor List
Name / Business Name / Space Number
Felicity Sneerwell   A Take on Simplicity   23
Aya Liotta   abode   72
Desiree Bisiani   Ambiance Interactive Furnishings   10
Webby Merlin   Angel Beach   43
Stormy McAllister    Another Man’s Treasure   51
Fatima Ur    Antique Artistry   67
Callirhoe Ballyhoo   Ballyhoo 512 Homes   37
Jeremey Ryan – Homes   Barefoot Prefab Homes   75
Barnesworth Anubis   barnesworth anubis [ba]    18
mainit Hellman   [Baustein]   38
Bella Bertone   BellaRose   32
Leyla Firefly   Belle Belle   33
Belle Loll   Belle’s Happy Birthday, Rez Day, Party & Seasonal Store   9
Aisuru Rieko   Beloved Custom Designs   12
Zedellbee Zuhal    blonde*   30
Bluto Brando   Brando Construction   24
Nikki Brennan & LaDonna UpShaw   Brennan Homes – Sweet Romance Furniture   17
Cherelle Capra   C&D Designs   78
Canolli Capalini   Capalini Fine Furnishings   4
Paige Raven   Cozy Homes   42
Julia Hathor   Creative Fantasy Home & Garden   16
Rogan Diesel   Diesel Works   46
Sam Portocarrero   Dominion Homes   76
Xadie Katscher   Forbidden Thorn Interiors   3
Robert Galland   Galland Homes   6
Mamap Beerbaum   Garden Oasis   57
Kristina Simon   Garden of Dreams   39
Ginger Lyne   GLD Homes   42b
Dakota Neumann   GOL DESIGN   14
Marmottina Taurog   Green and Wild Garden Centre and Landscaping   26
Peter Stindberg   GREENE concept   11
Gumi Yao   Gumi’s Flower Shop   84
Mash Mandala   Home Depoz   29
Bracken Back   Homes by B&S Designs   52
Cristalle Karami   House of Cristalle Low Prim Prefab Houses   71
Kira Spaatz   Houses for You   61
Neveah Niu   Jaded Modern Designs, Inc   83
Kristoffer Juneau   JJ Lane’s Furnishings   66
JL Zinner   JLZ Home   41
Joyus Sohl   Joyus Living   15
Julez Odigaunt   Julia Collection   55
Naku Nishi   Kabuki Creations   63
Keanu Kharg   Khargo   60
Cierra Anatine   Kismet   27
Amaliscious Destiny   La’Licious Designs   25
Suzi Rosca   Lazy Dayz  Furniture   45
Petronilla Whitfield   Lilleshall Luxury Low Prim Furniture   80
Sesi & Winston Ackland   Little Boxes   59
Mac Illios   Mac’s Original   85
Veekay Navarathna   Medley Estates   40
Tegan Sideshow   Modest House   73
Mo Miasma   Morantique   1
Rayvn Hynes   MudHoney Designs   31
Piedras Chama   Natural Fantasies   49
Aki Shichiroji   Organica   68
Callie Cline   Pampered Pets   19
Lehlah Karu   Petals on the Wind Home Boutique & Garden   65
Carter Denja   Pocket Gardens   13
Eladon Galsworthy   Pondlife   81
Prim Perfect   Prim Perfect & Designing Worlds   79
Winona Wiefel & Reven Rosca   Prime Furniture   82
Susan Ramos    Ramos Designs   56
Rawly Rousselot    Rousselot Construction   69
Resje Bailey   Sacred Flame Weddings   2
Marcel Flatley   Sampireun Design – Low prim furniture   50
Charlotte Bartlett   Scarlet Creative   7
Elle Kirshner   Second Spaces Furniture & Accessories   20
ShamelessTrouble Bing   Shameless Bits   28
Soliel Snook   Snook’s Garden Centre & Giverny   21
Sofia Standish   Sofia’s   53
Sonya Haight   Southern Comfort Furniture & Homes   36
Honeydew Lake   Splash Out   47
Sam Portocarrero   Sprout   77
Serina Juran   Stones of Heaven   44
Hailie Callisto   StoneWood Homes & Interiors   34
Nephre Nefarious   The Higher Spectrum   5
Incanus Merlin   The Incwell   70
Bethany Heart & Colleen Desmoulins   The Loft   22
Laufey Markstein   Trident   54
Dellybean North   True North Designs   62
Turnip Sorbet   Turnip’sâ„¢ Homes and Stuff   48
pitsch Parx   UrbaniZeD   35
Nika Dreamscape   Wine And Roses   8
RH Engel   WOODSHED   58
Poppet McGimsie   Wunderbar   74
Xenius Revere   Xen Style   64 -
VR Studio release notes
This post is a sticky, so will permanently stay at the top of my blog …..
UPDATE more incredible than before : I haven’t had a chance to do a real update post yet, but I wanted to make sure that those reading this post realise that there has been one, and all the improvements are INCREDIBLE.
See More Here ……
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Viewer 2
STOP and Breathe, it really will be ok.
Today marks the day many have been waiting for, Second Life Viewer 2.0 – or whatever version they end up releasing, either way it will start with a 2.
I am really not entirely sure where to start with this post, but I did want to try and help out a little in the understanding of the new viewer.
For me the first place I needed to go was inventory, and this will take some getting used to. But lets try and visit as much as we can, it really is a whole new world.
First Picture :Sidebar:
Home Tab:
This is going to be more useful for New Residents, but also handy to have some of the major website links used for Second Life on hand in your viewer.
* Destination Guide : Listings for Hot Spots and Popular Places around the Grid.
* World Map : An easier reference to the World Map with easy interface.
* My Appearance : This takes you to Appearance Editor – not to be confused with Appearance Mode. With two tabs for My Oufits and Worn – we will go into that in a sec.
* My Dashboard : A short cut in world to your accounts pages on the Main Website. You will still have to sign in, but it will help people get a better understanding of how their account info is handled.
* Quick Start Guide : takes you to the Second Life Wiki Pages.
Profile Tab :
This is everything that your regular profile has. Though things have been moved around and are more in your face than in the past.
You have your Second Life picture at the top, with description beside it as would be your first page on regular profile. Then directly under it is your Real World picture and info, so there is no getting around see the both of those together.
Also includes a ‘homepage’ area for your websites , xstreet page etc…having this easier to access than from previous webtab page.
Partner name is directly under that and is clickable to visit their profile. The one startling thing about this viewer is that profiles are not separate boxes, that means no more minimising a profile to save for a few hours later to shop etc.
It also makes sending multiple people items complicated as you do need to open a second inventory to pull from. If you find that you do not have a picks tab when using Profile, then either right click your body and select my profile that way, or press the save changes button at the bottom of your profile to kick it into place.
People Tab :
*Nearby : Shows all avatars in your immediate area.
* My Friends : Shows your full friends list, broken up into Online and All. The thing to look out for in this is that deleting calling cards CAN remove from Friends List, so be very wary of doing that, even if you have doubles.
* My Groups : Is your full list of groups you are part of. You have the option to click on the info button for a quick highlight where you can leave the group, or you can click the arrow for full info box broken up into drop downs.
* Recent : Recent is a list of people you have been in contact with.
Places Tab :
* My Landmarks :
Favourites Folder – this is the place to store all your most used landmarks, the ones that you put in this folder will appear along the top of your screen as easy access to tp from them without having to go to find them.
My Landmarks – all the landmarks you make or get sent for places you wish to return to or visit.
* Teleport History : LM’s you can reuse to visit places you have visited even if you didn’t make a landmark for it, they are broken up into today, yesterday and so on.
Second Picture :
Inventory Tab :
*My Inventory : New folders are Current Outfit and My Outfits.
**Current Outfit : this is a different take on the worn tab of other viewers. Will show all items of clothing and attachments that you have on your person.
** My Outfits : In thepast if you made an outfit using appearance mode it would ask you what you wished to keep, and then would make copies of those items and throw them in your clothing folder. If the items you were wearing were no copy they would move them to this new folder and you would have a hell of a time trying to get them back to where they belonged.
NO MORE DRAMA …this is one of the most awesome NEW features of this Viewer.
Items that are gathered in the My Outfit folder now LINK to their originals, so that means if you make an outfit of mix and match items, and through out the look are a few pieces that are NO COPY, it will not matter, you do not have to worry, because none of the items actually move from their original place.
All the items that are in the My Outfits folders are just Links that you can click on to zoom your mouse to the original folder. Just like an imbedded link in a website, so now you can make as many looks as you like and not effect your inventory count, or your permissions at all.
This system is perfect for Models, Fashion bloggers and Business owners wanting to put together looks for vendor ads etc, and just everyone that likes to organise their inventory in a way that is a complete fashion look you have loved so much but never wanted to move your favourite belt from its original location in case you can’t find it for another outfit.
* Recent Tab : This shows all items that have come to you, or been changed since your last log in, that may vary due to your filters, but it isn’t much different than the regular viewer recent tab.
IMPORTANT : The dropdowns at the top of your Inventory are relatively the same with ONE MAJOR Exception.
UPLOAD has now moved to Inventory folder. All your upload functions are now in this area, so if you want to bring a picture, sound file, animation into world you will have to do it from the FILE menu in inventory.
My Appearance Tab :
* My Outfits : as already mentioned above , the folder also has a tab function of its own.
*Wearing : is the tab similar to current, showing you all the items you have on your person or hud attachments. Again these are just links to the originals.
Third Picture :
Notices, IM’s and Teleports:
The way we are used to receiving notices, and items is a thing of the past with this viewer and many of you will struggle with it. It will take practice but for many that hated the whole blue dropdowns way that interrupted building etc, this will be ideal.
On the far right at the bottom you will see an envelope and a voice bubble icon. These are your indicators of incoming items, notices, and IM’s.
This can be daunting because of the fear of losing something sent, but practice makes perfect.
To recieve an item you need to click the envelope and then click on the box/window that comes up. This will give you anything sent.
In the case of notices from groups, you will need to double left click the notice to get any LM’s or notecards.
If objects are sent a box will appear on the left of those icons, again clicking on them will give you the option to accept them. My problems with this have been that you may not see them for a very long time, as a drop down is a lot more noticeable. The IMs do make a noise.
Teleports also hide down there, so if someone sends you one hopefully they will let you know lol.
Notice also that an image appears showing you who is IMing you before you open it. So if you are familiar with the profile pics of close friends etc, you will know straight away.
Chat Bar and IM:
The far left chat bar is difficult for me personally to deal with, but there is a fix for that.
If you go to your Viewer folder on your hard drive and then click on the Skins folder, then the Default folder, then the XUI folder, then the EN Folder and find the XML file called panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml right click and open it with notepad and then increase the value of max_width - I changed mine to 1500 (thank you Psi)
Fourth Picture:
I have come back after a relog to show you the larger chat bar, but also an example of how chat appears now also, every single thing you type will not include your profile pic, including IM’s and GROUP CHAT. Chat also stacks together if you keep writing and enter without someone putting text in between.
Now for what you have all been waiting. Have you noticed my clue yet ? those of you who know skins well will have noticed by now I would imagine. It is what many of us older residents have been begging for for years, and it is finally one of TWO new features for Second Life avatars.
I guess having the pic up means you probably didn’t read a word I just said lol. But yes it is finally here, Tattoo layers on all the mesh.
Just so you knew I wasn’t playing tricks on you, here it is on the head portion of the mesh. I made this masque a year or so ago for an event on an Eloh mod I did. I was so happy that I still had it in layers form to show you how wonderful this new feature will be.
Fifth Picture :
Tattoo Layers :I can just imagine I lost everyone then, this ability is going to open a whole new world in design, not only the possibility of tattoos, but make up options for skin makers to do as seperates, or even other creators to do as collabs or solo. The Costume and Fetish industry have been long awaiting the ability to hood the head so to speak. That is possible now as you will be able to wear these over your favourite skin, not buy something that comes on a skin layer with a mod, or someone elses skin style.
The other incredible new feature, and again this is going to do a whole lot for the RP and lifestyle avatars.
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Alpha layers: again a much sought after item, allowing for no more scripts and animations to shrink down a mesh body inside of a prim avatar. I personally love this, because I always get all freaked out when Fia lags and his body inside of his dragon avatar is all stretched and mishapen, makes me sad he looks hurt.
Not only will this help creators of RP and Prim avatars, but it will also mean with some Photoshop practice that you will be able to manipulate the regular mesh for your own designs…yes people
NO MORE INVISIPRIMS …
once this is mastered shoe creators will be able to make an alpha layer that only covers the deformed mesh of the feet, or completely hides the foot, so that there is no need to have an invisi prim at all ruining pictures or making your leg disappear when you sit and so on.
There are so many more things you will have to navigate around with this viewer, it is daunting, and scary. But if you persevere you will open up many new challenges to yourself, and you could have some amazing fun with it. I mean Imagine hair fair this year as someone with full alpha travels through the fair, no prims needed because no one can see you anyway .
Mwahahahahahaha.
xox Sasy Scarborough xox
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blog – MUST HAVE
In the middle of last week Fiachra TP’d me to something that changed my whole SL . It gave me back something which I felt I had lost, and totally changed how I want people to look at how they live – in Second Life.
From early on in world, we aspire – many of us – to own our own slice of paradise. Whether it be a 512 plot – I still have mine – or a whole sim. But unfortunately, regardless of the size of your land, you end up not exactly living the way you dreamed of – of course not the case for all.
I have been lucky enough to live on full estates ever since the first few months in world. I have had whole sims at my disposal, but alas always lived in the sky because the ground was of course always a business.
A platform in the sky, or a skybox. Usually security orbed up the whazoo as with blogging I change so much and often am left standing there half dressed while in IM with either clients, or friends – actually 99.9% of the time I am in meetings I am always clothed, just to clear that up.
But for the outlay of a full sim, to end up in a box in the sky, is a real letdown. Often you hear designers/creators in group IMs discussing that they spend all day in their skyboxes or platforms, or worse that they just never get out at all. They spend the time in an enclosed space, and wonder why they get down in the dumps… because lately I have seen a lot of that.
In first life there is a condition called Cabin Fever, usually this is because of the enclosed space, but with the added torture of nothing to do…in Second Life we are usually always doing something, but the prolonged isolation has definite effects on how we respond to things, and even how we create.
Even if not on a full estate, many that live on mainland have resorted to skyboxes, mainly to get away from the uglyness that is their neighbourhood, or to give a sense of space to a small parcel.
The place that Fiachra teleported me too is called Landscapes Unlimited and it has changed my life, as well as Whimsy’s and the estate itself.
The pictures you see in the top of this post are taken at over 3000 metres in the sky, the water was a gift to me in waves format for my ground level when I got The Deck – thanks Mel again ♥ – the rocks in the water are part of some outside sim reefs that I bought, which are a wonderful thing to have.
I was able to purchase the incredible sculpted land , that spans across my whole sim, once rezzed it is phantom, so you will have to add some mega prims along where you want to walk, I actually have one as big as the build just below the water, because I kept falling through lol. The other incredible thing is that the other night Mel and I sailed around my new area, as though on the ground level, and Whimsy and Gary have already used their jetskis on their level.
You see now a few hundred metres apart, Whimsy and Gary have a sim sized area of their own too, with landscapes and trees, plants and beaches…hers is so cool she has even built houses on either side of the mountains so that it is like traveling to a holiday house.
There are desert builds and more mountainous regions than mine. But whichever one you choose it is incredible, and adds so much to how you live.
If you rent residentialy on an estate, imagine if instead of land parcels going up, your landlord allocated altitudes instead, same prim limits but you had the size of a full sim…imagine how incredible it would be.
Or for people wanting to combine residential with commercial, you can do both, because your land mass isn’t in question.
There may be other stores doing this, I am not sure. I do know also that in some cases because it is aerial mapping that is used as a texture, there is sometimes size issues, such as most of the green on mine that looks like moss is actually trees from a great height. So look at which builds you like closely and see if they work best for you…there is a display platform that you can rez them, and even cooler they have demos you can take home to try out.
Thanks Fiachra for showing me how to have cake and eat it too.