Where to find SL creation help & apps

Schell (220,144,252) - to get XD fusion, "Puppeteer" script aplication.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gomes/250/137/42 - a HUD (free?) for animation hotkeys

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tsuchinoko/205/100

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Simyit/125/18/70/ - photographers light ring for 1st person photos (in mouselook view, use CTRL + ' to take a snapshot)

Good link sites for SL Scripts --

http://www.mendicott.com/secondlife/slscripts.asp

http://www.wakatech.com/scripts/

IBM CODESTATION (125,159,27)

SL scripting tutorial & sample scripts -- http://www.heatonresearch.com/articles/184

and to download the script examples -- Scripting Recipes for Second Life, ISBN:160439000X

Simple Script Generator for SL: http://www.3greeneggs.com/autoscript/

Creating a HUD -- http://secondview.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/scripting-snippets-7-creating-a-hud/

MystiTool HUD (free) -- Mystical Cookie Designs, Blumfield (26, 147, 296)

Also a great site full of tutorial links for builders in SL to use -- http://www.mermaiddiaries.com/2006/11/build.html

You can pick up a free copy of the working Workspace Buster at (where else? :P) Sirena Hair & Fashion. Its in a box labeled "Privacy/ Skybox". SL Clothes Previewer (SLCP) is available for free. The Windows version is available here. The full version of AVPainter costs L$2495 and is available inword in SL and on SL Exchange. Here is the AVPainter Website.

To create sculpt maps, we need a 3D program. Blender is a freebie that takes a while to learn but has the tools needed for complicated sculpt maps. Theres a Blender template file you can use that makes the process easier.

You can pick up the packaged Temp Rezzer object from Sirena Hair & Fashion. The script makes the Temp Rezzer invisible after rezzing; she disabled this to make it easier to find the Temp Rezzer. If you want it to become invisible, just remove her comments from the "Main" script.

To use the Temp Rezzer:

1. Rez the object (suit of armor in this case) on the ground.

2. Right-click on the object (suit of armor) and select Edit. Go to the Contents tab.

3. Drag and drop the "Object Rezzer Script" (from the Temp Rezzer folder you got from Sirena) into the Contents tab of the object (suit of armor).

4. Right-click on the object (suit of armor) and select Take.

5. Now rez the Temp Rezzer object (from the Temp Rezzer folder you got from Sirena) on the ground.

6. Right-click on the Temp Rezzer object and select Edit. Go to the Contents tab.

7. Drag and drop the object (suit of armor) from your Inventory into the Contents tab of the Temp Rezzer.

8. Touch the Temp Rezzer object. It gives you 3 options: Reset, Sensor On/Off, and Turn On/Off.The Sensor On/Off is an avatar sensor. If you turn it on, the Temp Rezzer will only rez the object if there is an avatar nearby. This saves on server resources when no one is around. So turn it On :)

9. Click Turn On and watch the magic happen!You can position and rotate the object like any other prims. The Temp Rezzer will remember the position and rotation.And check the prim count for your Land. You will notice your 109 prim suit of armor is using 1 prim! :) If you want to stop the Temp Rezzer, just touch it again, and select Turn Off.

Second Life Begins

I'm changing this blog around and removed most of the old blogging to convert this blog into my Second Life blog site.

In SL, my name is Vicki Munz. (Vicki is short for my real middle name, a nickname I used when I was younger in my high school years.) My avatar is one that I can live out how I wish to look and dress without affecting my real life. I have opted for the flirty goth asian style. I also have my neko and furry avatars when I want to goof around and roleplay. I also have my renisance magic look for the midieval combat style zones, crystal staff weapon and all. And of course a more casual "normal" avatar for interacting with those friends who "just don't get it" when I wear my more roleplay style avatars.

I have a growing list of SL friends, and enjoying myself with virtual shopping and hanging out. Plus I'm really trying to learn how to make and build things in SL. I'd like to learn LSL scripting, but without prior scripting knowledge there is a high learning curve to hurdle. I have figured out poseball creations and general animation/sound. And although working with prims isn't too difficult, I like the scripted prims most but have found the amount of sims to make more organic shapes to be highly limiting and feel a strong desire to learn how to produce sculpties. Sculpties are truely the future of SL objects with lower prims and organic shapes.

Anyways... this is where the adventure begins. And hopefully can share the fun with others who may find this blog.