How to Wear Two Alpha Layers in Firestorm Viewer
Now that a lot of people wear mesh clothes with an alpha layer that comes with it, a question has arisen about how to wear two alpha layers at the same time. Shoes in particular, be they mesh or prim, often come with alpha layers too — and if you try to wear them with [...]
6 Tips For Selling On The SL Marketplace
I’ve been selling on the SL Marketplace for a couple of years now and have nearly 400 items listed. While the Marketplace will never replace an inworld location for me, I can’t imagine not having it. Sales are good on the Marketplace. It’s the way people tend to shop now, and some creators claim it’s [...]
Griefers: Ways to Deal With Them
In Second Life a griefer is someone who tries to inflict harm, chaos or distress onto other residents by various means. This could be by trying to crash a sim or by annoying people with repetitive shouting objects. A griefer is almost always anonymous and their attacks can be either random or deliberate. With a [...]
How To Run Multiple Viewers at the Same Time
Now and then I (still) get asked how to log more than one avatar in at a time. Thought I’d bring out one of Torley Linden’s old tutorials to explain it.
Finding Radio Stations For SL
If you own land in Second Life, you have the option to share audio with your visitors. This is one of the privileges of having a place, and the main reason I set out on my own in SL. But how does one find good radio? Where do I find my stations from? I am [...]
Fixing Myself and My Viewer
BY SHAUNA SKYE Yesterday evening I logged in to find myself not rezzing. I stood there looking like a “curry cloud” (as I’ve begun to call it) and nothing I did would make me rez. I tried all the usual things like rebaking, clearing cache, character tests, etc. None of that worked so I eventually [...]
0,0,0 Dumping Ground – Find Lost Objects
BY SHAUNA SKYE Did you know that the location 0,0,0 on a sim can be a dumping ground for lost objects? It’s true. When things get lost after they are rezzed, for whatever reason, you can occasionally find them at 0,0,0. Once I rezzed a rabbit which appeared for a split second then disappeared. Searched [...]
How To … Animation Overrides 201
BY ASSISTANT EDITOR PAYPABAK WRITER A few weeks ago, I wrote about how to set up an animation overrider that uses a HUD. Imprudence (complete docs here) and Phoenix both developed built-in AO devices that cut down on scripts and the use of a HUD. You basically move all your animations into a designated folder, [...]
Two Tips To Make People Feel More at Ease in a Club
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Have you ever been to a club filled with people, and yet everyone seemed like a stranger to everyone else? No matter how many people were there, it was like people were either alone or in a private conversation. If someone did speak it was likely an official “hostess” or “dancer” who [...]
The Ultimate Guide For Noobs (Part2)
BY STAFF WRITER FERAL MOSSRIDER Last week I looked at the basics of stepping up a gear as a new Resident in Second Life and taking on a more convincing appearance. Hopefully you also gained some pointers as to some of the more fundamental things that every self-respecting avatar needs to have a grasp of [...]
Tips For Starting a Clothing Store
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Though I own a clothing store (Subculture) I’m fairly new to making clothes considering I’ve been on Second Life almost five years. Aside from a brief attempt as a noob, I only started making clothes seriously a few months ago. Having said that, I thought I’d share a bit of what [...]
The Ultimate Guide For Noobs – In Two Easy Instalments!
BY STAFF WRITER FERAL MOSSRIDER So, you’re new to Second Life, you’ve made your first tentative steps off Welcome Island and you want to make your mark in this crazy, eye-popping, mind-blowing brave new world. Where do you start? You’re acutely aware that everything about you screams ‘Noob!’, but you want to be taken seriously, [...]
How To … AO Programming 101
BY ASSISTANT EDITOR PAYPABAK WRITER Last year, just as I was making the effort to get beyond the limitations of this Animation Overrider (AO) or that AO package, Phoenix and Imprudence started incorporating the AO into their browsers. I thought I might share my knowledge for those who have yet to take the plunge. The [...]
How To Edit One Part of a Linked Object
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Now and then I’ll have friends ask about building, and since I’ve been asked this particular question by three different people within the last two weeks, I thought it might be helpful to include here. The question? If an object, such a house, is linked, how can you edit or remove [...]
You Can Make Megaprims
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Hi gang. Many of you who use the latest version of the Phoenix Viewer may notice that unlike the old days of building, you no longer have a 10 size limit on a prim. What? You haven’t noticed that? I am surprised at the amount of people who haven’t. First, a [...]
Building Stuff for Noobs
BY WRITER GRAZ FIRECASTER This article is aimed at people who would like to build things in Second Life but haven’t got a clue where to start. If you’re an experienced builder you might want to skip this article completely. If you do decide to read on please try to refrain from pointing and laughing [...]
Prims For Dummies
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE If you’re new to Second Life, or if you’ve been around a while but never owned or rented property, you may not be as familiar with prims as you could be. What are prims? How do they affect you? Do prims really equal money? I remember a guy who had a [...]
How to Stop Your Hands From Typing
Contributed by Shauna Skye Are you tired of your hands typing in the air? Sick of that typing sound? Maybe you type and delete a lot like I do (it’s the editor in me) so it seems your hands are always moving even if no text comes out. Maybe you want to have lots of [...]
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