Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Notecard Conversion Kits

Notecard Conversion Kits

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Omega System Kit for Serious Avatars

Omega System Kit for Serious Avatars


  

 

Serious Marketplace carries a small collection of male and female meshes.

 The Details: 

Omega Kit Type:  

  • Standard: Being a Mod Mesh, a standard drop in script was possible. 
  • Materials Ready: This mesh is ready for the Omega Advanced Materials Update
  • Kit Instructions for Serious:
  • Applier Checklist


Clothing Layers

  • One Clothing Layer
  • Clothing are Separate Attachments

Hands and Feet

  • Hands and Feet are Included with the bodies
  • Hands and Feet can be hidden manually with editing

Head and Neck

  • No head, but the neck goes high enough to use the head appliers

Alphas
  • No Alphas are included, however multiple faces on the mesh let you manually hide some sections. (Knowledge of modding required)



Nipples:
  • No separate nipples
Is it Modify
  • yes!
Is it Fitted?
  • no
Is there a Demo?
  • yes!
Where can I get it?
How Much is it? 
579L per Mesh Body

Where Can I get the Kit?
Note About Male Meshes:
Male Skins/Meshes have no agreed on spot for the Male Nipple. Location varies greatly. Always try a demo appliers before purchasing male skins!

Friday, November 21, 2014

Omega System Kit for [BANNED]!

Omega System Kit for [BANNED] Meshes

 [BANNED] Body




[Banned], makers of the the [Banned] Mesh Booty have now released a Full body mesh body for ladies!

The Details: 

Reminder: We do not REVIEW meshes, only list features and specs. 

Omega Kit Type:  
  • Plugin: Our easiest to use Kit other then pre-installed. Simply wear the Installer while wearing the body and click it. Done. 
  • Materials Ready: This mesh is ready for the Omega Advanced Materials Update
  • It should be noted that the Banned Booty does NOT use this Kit, it uses the Booty Kit.
  • Kit Instructions for [BANNED]:
  • Applier Checklist:


Clothing Layers
  • Two Clothing Layers
  • Clothing layers are attached
Hands and Feet
  • Hands and Feet are NOT included
Head and Neck
  • The mesh does NOT go up the neck, so no head appliers are needed
Alphas
  • There ARE Alphas.
Nipples:
  • Nipples are NOT separate and use the upper body texture instead of the Tango Nipple UV
Is it Modify
yes!

Is it Fitted?
Yes!

Is there a Demo?

How Much is it?

1199L
Where Can I get the Kit?

Inworld: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jacuma/75/72/25

See what other's are saying!



 [BANNED] Bootys





The Details: 

Reminder: We do not REVIEW meshes, only list features and specs. 

Omega Kit Type:  
  • Plugin: Our easiest to use Kit other then pre-installed. Simply wear the Installer while wearing the body and click it. Done. 
  • Materials Ready: This mesh is ready for the Omega Advanced Materials Update
  • It should be noted that the Banned Booty does NOT use this Kit, it uses the Booty Kit.
  • Kit Instructions for [BANNED]:

Clothing Layers
  • Three Clothing Layers
  • Clothing layers are attached
Hands and Feet
  • Hands and Feet are NOT included
Alphas
  • There ARE Alphas.

Is it Modify
yes!

Is it Fitted?
The Fitted Mesh Ass, yes, the rest, no.

Is there a Demo?
yes!


How Much is it?

799-899L depending on version.

Where Can I get the Kit?


Omega System Kit for TZ Designs

Omega System Kit for TZ Designs



TZ Design bodies come in 3 sizes, Athletic, BodyBuilder and Giant Body Builder. The Kit Worlds for all three.
(They also have a couple Telleq Bodys which this kit is not designed for)

The Details: 

Omega Kit Type:  
  • Standard + Clothing Layers: Being a Mod Mesh, a standard drop in script for the body was possible. Pre-scripted layers are also provided for clothing.
  • Materials Ready: This mesh is ready for the Omega Advanced Materials Update
  • Kit Instructions: http://lovenlustdesigns.blogspot.com/p/omega-applier-system-kit-for-tz-designs.html


Clothing Layers:
  • 2 Clothing layers in form of separate attachments.
  • Kit Includes pre-scripted Clothing layers for your use
  • Clothing covers hands but not feet
  • Tighter layer goes slightly up the neck.
Hands and Feet
  • Hand and Feet are included and attached
  • Hands are NOT hidable.
  • Feet can be hidden with manual face editing. Untested if system or slink feet will fit 
Head and Neck
  • No head is included
  • Skin goes high enough on the neck to require head appliers
  • Tight layer goes up the neck high enough to use head tattoo appliers. 
  • Body can be edited to hide the neck portion if need be.
Alphas
  • None
Nipples
  • Nipples are not separate and do not use nipple appliers
Is it Modify
yes!

Is it Fitted?
No

Is there a Demo?
no

Where can I get it?

How Much is it? 
1000L

Where Can I get the Kit?
Inworld: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jacuma/75/72/25

Note About Male Meshes:
Male Skins/Meshes have no agreed on spot for the Male Nipple. Location varies greatly. Always try a demo appliers before purchasing male skins!



Thursday, November 20, 2014

Salvaging Partial Textures

Salvaging Partial Textures

WARNING: THIS IS AN ADVANCED TECHNIQUE. IT IS TIME CONSUMING AND DIFFICULT. WE WILL NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT OR ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. YOU CAN ASK IN GROUP CHAT IF YOU WANT HELP. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASES MADE THINKING THIS WOULD WORK. IT IS VERY HIT OR MISS.

Have you ever bought a beautiful piece of mesh with appliers only to discover that the appliers suffer from the deadly outfit-killing disease Partial-Texture Syndrome?  


Look at this beautiful outfit from Maai!
Can it be saved?!


It's sad and it sucks and makes us all cry. I have a bit of good news though...it  may be fixable...

WHAT?! YOU'VE BEEN TELLING US IT ISN'T!?

That is..mostly true. What I'm about to show you only works in specific cases where you only need the boobie area of the outfit. Like the mesh corset above,  the applier is only needed on the breasts. This technique will ONLY work for partial appliers where the clothing does not extend past the chest area.
(Ie mesh that comes with appliers and pasties)

Any other restrictions...?

There is the additional requirement that the mesh you're working with make use of Alpha Sectioning.


This is what will allow us to hide the faces we do not need. Without it, we are doomed to failure.

Additionally, the mesh needs to be MODIFY. Sorry no-mod mesh wearers. You're still doomed!

Step One: Rez the Body on the Ground
It is a universal truth that things are easier to modify while on the ground.



Step Two: Make transparencys Visible.
Ctrl + Alt + T will make your body look like this:


Step  Three: Use the applier
I've already used the applier on my mesh body (seen on the right covering the arms and belly)
If you have not. Do it now.

Step Four: Hide layer
Use whatever HUD you normally use for getting dressed to hide the layer you are working on.
I personally use my Wowmeh Layer Swap HUD, but whatever HUD that came with your mesh should come with this function. Just make sure the hud is setting the transparency to 100%, not clearing the texture.  If the HUD will only clear the texture do the following:
  1. Re-apply the applier
  2. Right Click Edit the Mesh Body
  3. Select a face of the applier that is currently visible
  4. Set the Transparency of that layer to 100%
  5. Repeat for each visible section.
Step Five: Showing the right bits
Now that you've hidden the parts we DON'T want to see, time to show the parts we do.
  1. Right Click Edit the Mesh Body
  2. Select the breast area of the layer.
  3. Set the Transparency of that Face to 2%
  4. Set the Repeats to 2.0 and 2.0
  5. Set the Offsets to 0.5 and 0.5
  6. Repeat for each section of the breast.

Step Six: Rename and pick up your Body
You're not gunna wanna do this again so rename your body something you'll remember and pick it up.

Step Seven: Be FABULOUS


Enjoy!






Friday, November 14, 2014

Setting Alpha Blending Modes

Setting Alpha Blending Modes

Has this ever happened to you?


You use an applier... a bikini.. something lacy... and for some reason, you get large blocks of black and grey...whats happening?

Chances are good, some how... some way..your mesh has been switched to Alpha Mode: None


See that drop down that says Alpha Mode? Change that to ALPHA BLENDING.
Isn't that better?


Now, you're not done I'm afraid, there is a problem with having your entire body set to Alpha Blending....

If your skin uses inproper .png textures, this can occur!


The easiest way to fix this is to simply reapply your skin using an Omega Applier. All Omega Applier Kits are designed to automatically remove Alpha Blending from the skin layer, putting you back to normal


If you do not have an Omega Applier for your skin, reapplying your propratory skin applier (in this case, kitties liar applier) will often do it as many of the mesh makers have picked up on the fact they can script in the skin fix, if that does not work however, you can select the skin layer manually and change the blending mode to none. Remember you may have to do this several times if the mesh has many links. Alternatively, using an omega skin applier, followed by your normal skin applier may make the task less daunting

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