| 15:00 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
can I pose my question? |
| 15:00 |
Ember (emberell) |
Welcome, everyone. |
| 15:01 |
Ember (emberell) |
hold on, I'm going to put out some general announcements first, then you may, Viktoria |
| 15:01 |
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Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) zips her lip. :-) |
| 15:01 |
Ember (emberell) |
Welcome, everyone,m to the Oxbridge General Q&A! Where you all can ask us any questions you have as long as they're general rated - about Oxbridge, Caledon, or SL at large. |
| 15:02 |
Ember (emberell) |
As usual, I'm going to put out some brief community announcements before opening - but if you have questions you'd rather ask in private, please do feel free to IM us up here. |
| 15:02 |
Ember (emberell) |
First off, Elfbiter continues to host his writer's meeting every Thursday at 11:00 am SLT. all welcome to discuss maters of the literary - not necessarily authors only. |
| 15:02 |
GalaFira ru>en |
I want to ask what body can be the best in sl? |
| 15:02 |
Ember (emberell) |
One moment, Gala, I'll answer that as soon as i'm done here. |
| 15:03 |
GalaFira ru>en |
OK |
| 15:03 |
Ember (emberell) |
Prof. Florian continues to host her buildarama every Saturday at 7:30 pm SLT. |
| 15:03 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
6:30pm, I think, Ember |
| 15:03 |
Ember (emberell) |
Er, sorry, 6:30pm. |
| 15:03 |
Ember (emberell) |
Yes, that's my bad. I got distracted :-) |
| 15:03 |
Ember (emberell) |
MGB hosts his radio drama hour Mondays at 7:30 pm SLT. |
| 15:04 |
Ember (emberell) |
Mr. Ormstein hosts his campfire event every Tuesday at 11:00 - and fencing training, both of which he invites the community to join him for |
| 15:04 |
GalaFira ru>en |
how cute is that |
| 15:04 |
Ember (emberell) |
And finally, Dame Farshore shows a movie every Sunday at around 6:00 SLT. All welcome to attend |
| 15:05 |
Ember (emberell) |
Andrea, do you have any announcements for us? |
| 15:05 |
Liska da'Lantros (liskadalantros) |
Tonight's movie is War Horse |
| 15:05 |
GalaFira ru>en |
Cute cat |
| 15:06 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
very! |
| 15:06 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
there will be a dance next Sunday. details to come |
| 15:06 |
Ember (emberell) |
Wonderful ❤ |
| 15:06 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
otherwise |
| 15:06 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
back to you |
| 15:06 |
GalaFira ru>en |
oh i love dancing |
| 15:06 |
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Ember (emberell) nods |
| 15:06 |
Ember (emberell) |
Lindal, do you have anything for us? |
| 15:07 |
Lindal Kidd |
no announcements here :) |
| 15:07 |
Ember (emberell) |
Ok! |
| 15:07 |
Lindal Kidd |
except about the alien invasion |
| 15:07 |
Ember (emberell) |
Now with that, we will open for some questions. Beginning I believe with one asking what body is the best to use? |
| 15:07 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Alien invasion? |
| 15:07 |
Ember (emberell) |
In SL there are many bodies to choose from - which one is the best will depend a lot on what you want to do with it. I often recommend people start with the classic avatar for learning how to use the platform. |
| 15:08 |
Lindal Kidd |
Bellisseria was invaded by giant flying alien Roombas yesterday. A few are still flying around today |
| 15:08 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
Is Maitreya "giving way" to Legacy? |
| 15:08 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
eek! |
| 15:08 |
Ember (emberell) |
Viktoria, you had a question? |
| 15:08 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
thank you! I have a simple question, I hope. I have a lot of older flexi-prim stuff in my inventory - skirts, scarves, hair. When I move, it flaps around like crazy. Obviously, physics have changed since they were created. Is there a way to dial back the flappiness? |
| 15:09 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
or should I just delete them? |
| 15:09 |
Ember (emberell) |
You can, as long as they're modifiable |
| 15:09 |
Ember (emberell) |
if they're no mod you may be out of luck |
| 15:09 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
what setting do I change, if they're mod? |
| 15:09 |
GalaFira ru>en |
I didn't finish the question, sorry |
| 15:09 |
Lindal Kidd |
wear a flexi-skirt whose movement you like |
| 15:09 |
Lindal Kidd |
select one of the prims |
| 15:09 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
IF there is one.... |
| 15:09 |
Liska da'Lantros (liskadalantros) |
Probably increase the gravity |
| 15:09 |
Ember (emberell) |
however as long as they are modifiable you can right click and "edit" the prims. You may need to use the "edit linked" checkbox to edit individual parts, but then you can use the "features" tab to tweak things like tension, softness, and drag |
| 15:09 |
Lindal Kidd |
look at the Flexi properties |
| 15:10 |
Lindal Kidd |
and apply those to the flippy one you want to modify |
| 15:10 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
experiment on copies at first in case of mistakes (I make many) |
| 15:11 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
(#4 on "things I learned the hard way" list) |
| 15:11 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
Thanks. So no general guidelines for making things less flappy? Like "always have at least 5.0 in gravity" or something like that? |
| 15:11 |
Ember (emberell) |
It'll depend on the size of the prim, the effect you have, and the other total settings put in there |
| 15:11 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
got it |
| 15:12 |
Ember (emberell) |
The best thing I can recommend is work with one prim first - tweak the settings sand test them until it responds as you like - then copy that |
| 15:12 |
Ember (emberell) |
Since skirts usually use similarly sized prims it should work pretty much the same from that one |
| 15:12 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
right. |
| 15:12 |
Ember (emberell) |
and as Katie said. Always make a backup copy |
| 15:12 |
Ember (emberell) |
just in case |
| 15:12 |
Ember (emberell) |
That's just good mod practice in general |
| 15:12 |
Ember (emberell) |
Other questions? |
| 15:12 |
Viktoria Paravane (vi.paravane) |
ok, back to GalaFira's body question. Thanks! |
| 15:13 |
Ember (emberell) |
Oh yes, Gala, you wanted to ask more on bodies? |
| 15:13 |
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Phrynne raises a hand |
| 15:13 |
GalaFira ru>en |
I want to say |
| 15:14 |
GalaFira ru>en |
any body must have all its places, am I right? |
| 15:14 |
Ember (emberell) |
Generally bodies will tell you what parts they come with - or do not come with |
| 15:14 |
Ember (emberell) |
Most bodies may not come with a head, for example |
| 15:14 |
GalaFira ru>en |
the body has arms and legs |
| 15:14 |
Lindal Kidd |
sigh...I can never figure out the best flex settings, I just have to keep experimenting. |
| 15:14 |
Ember (emberell) |
But yes, most bodies come with arms and legs. |
| 15:15 |
Ember (emberell) |
Does that answer your question, Gala? |
| 15:15 |
GalaFira ru>en |
also every body must have a head |
| 15:15 |
Ember (emberell) |
Not always |
| 15:15 |
Ember (emberell) |
Sometimes you must purchase the head separately. |
| 15:15 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Not all come with feet. To some extent, I've been able to use the feet from another body. |
| 15:15 |
Ember (emberell) |
Carefully read the product description if in doubt |
| 15:15 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Or you can use your system head. I do |
| 15:15 |
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Ember (emberell) nods |
| 15:15 |
GalaFira ru>en |
oh yeah i bought the head |
| 15:15 |
Ember (emberell) |
The classic head is compatible with some, yes, |
| 15:16 |
KimberlyDworkas |
Most of the expensive bodies do NOT have a head |
| 15:16 |
Lindal Kidd |
ALWAYS TRY THE DEMO!!!! |
| 15:16 |
GalaFira ru>en |
but , I want to have to my body....... |
| 15:16 |
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Ember (emberell) nods |
| 15:16 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
the bodies may be created to work best with particular brands of heads, too. |
| 15:16 |
Ember (emberell) |
If it has a demo, it can help to try that as Lindal said |
| 15:16 |
GalaFira ru>en |
do you understand what i want? |
| 15:16 |
Ember (emberell) |
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking for |
| 15:17 |
Ember (emberell) |
Most bodies come with the arms and legs - maitreya, for example, or legacy, both do. |
| 15:17 |
GalaFira ru>en |
I'm not asking for anything, I'm just fantasizing |
| 15:17 |
Ember (emberell) |
ah, I see. |
| 15:17 |
Ember (emberell) |
Phrynne, you had a question? |
| 15:17 |
Phrynne |
Lindal, since you're here, what would you suggest to improve class attendance? |
| 15:17 |
Phrynne |
Yes-ah! |
| 15:18 |
Lindal Kidd |
more students would do it! |
| 15:18 |
Lindal Kidd |
one thing I've been doing |
| 15:18 |
Lindal Kidd |
I joined some more newcomer type groups |
| 15:18 |
GalaFira ru>en |
well, I see that they do not understand me |
| 15:18 |
Lindal Kidd |
and announce classes in their group chats |
| 15:19 |
Ember (emberell) |
though many groups do ask not to have other groups announce in them. |
| 15:19 |
Lindal Kidd |
Adventure Scouts, The Newbie Mafia, New Resident Services, Firestorm help network, etc |
| 15:20 |
Lindal Kidd |
you, it's important to talk to the group leaders and get permission first |
| 15:20 |
Lindal Kidd |
yes, not you. |
| 15:21 |
Lindal Kidd |
what is it that we are not understanding, Gala? I thought your translator was doing a good job. |
| 15:21 |
GalaFira ru>en |
can i change my question? |
| 15:21 |
Ember (emberell) |
You may, of course. |
| 15:23 |
GalaFira ru>en |
whether work is underway in the SL to improve the body of a woman |
| 15:23 |
GalaFira ru>en |
and when to expect results? |
| 15:23 |
Ember (emberell) |
There are mesh bodies in development. But I do not know who is working on them now. |
| 15:24 |
GalaFira ru>en |
OK |
| 15:24 |
Lindal Kidd |
well, they are working on a new type of starter avatar, called NUX. We are told it will be compatible with the major commercial mesh bodies and heads. |
| 15:24 |
Lindal Kidd |
NUX is short for "New User eXperience" |
| 15:24 |
Ember (emberell) |
That would be something to follow up with individual creators working on them. And yes, LL has announced a few times in the last few years they are working on a new starter avatar mesh - but there is no given time frame for that. |
| 15:25 |
Ember (emberell) |
Or in simpler terms, we do not have a date for what is being worked on. |
| 15:25 |
GalaFira ru>en |
understand, thanks |
| 15:25 |
Ember (emberell) |
Other questions? |
| 15:26 |
Ember (emberell) |
If we are out of questions, I am tempted to call it early. Please feel free to ask anything that might be on your mind :-) |
| 15:27 |
Lindal Kidd |
we're not doing the flexi skirt class? |
| 15:27 |
Lindal Kidd |
oh, there it is |
| 15:27 |
Ember (emberell) |
That would be professor Constantine, Lindal :-) |
| 15:27 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
I love that class! |
| 15:27 |
Lindal Kidd |
that would be a great class to find out how to set your flexi properties |
| 15:28 |
Ember (emberell) |
Yes - I'd definitely recommend that. It's on Sundays at 12:00pm SLT |
| 15:28 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Students shuld come to that class in time... |
| 15:29 |
Ember (emberell) |
But I am hearing no more questions. Last call? |
| 15:29 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
don't forget the scfi con is on |
| 15:29 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
woot! |
| 15:29 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
lots to see |
| 15:29 |
Katie (katie.canningham) |
are they doing a hunt? |
| 15:29 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
yes |
| 15:30 |
Ember (emberell) |
Hearing nothing more, I'm going to go ahead and let you all goo. As always, I'll linger around just in case there are any last minute questions that occur to people on their way out. Thank you all, for being here! |
| 15:30 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Thanks, Deans, everyone. Take care. |