Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Fairgrounds! I had so much fun trying to put together a green outfit from stuff in my inventory.
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I’ve been trying to get my inventory down from 130,000 items but after cleaning it for several hours, I’m still at 129,000! According to this Second Life Wiki page, having an inventory larger than 10,000 items may slow performance so… uhh.. I think we’re all in trouble. For the “fashion” crowd, I don’t think 10,000 items is a realistic number! I wish SL would let me sort my inventory by YEAR so I can purge everything from 2009 and beyond.
Please take my poll, cos I wanna know how my inventory size compares to other SL residents.
I’m feeling super Spring-y today, so I put on my floral Giordana necklace from Donna Flora, and a Minty green colored Clark top from ColdLogic. Truth also released this adorable new India hairstyle, with a hair flower (with color-changing petals) attached.
What I’m Wearing:
Truth – India (Treacle)
ColdLogic – Clark Top (Mint)
Mon TIssu – Denim Lou Lou (Light)
Ingenue – Gatsby Heels (Citrine)
Donna Flora – GIORDANA necklace
The Avatar Welcome Pack is now available in the library and is free for all residents. To use it, copy the entire pack from the library into your inventory. I decided to challenge myself by dressing from head to toe in free items. Additionally, SeraPlus, the newly released gift pack from Seraphim, is also available. However, this gift pack is for paid residents only, meaning you need to be a Plus, Premium, or Premium Plus member to access it. I chose to mix and match items from both of these packs to create my version of Gogo Lite. Given the limitations of this mesh head and body, I think I did fairly well.
Almost immediately, I noticed that because I was using the lite Avalon head, I lack a HUD to control various features – can’t change lashes, expressions, HD makeups, etc. Furthermore, some of the shape sliders for facial adjustments are disabled. While I could edit about 90% of the features, one slider I really wanted to use, the chin depth slider, was unfortunately unavailable.
UPDATE: You can edit the chin slider and all of the sliders if you wear ANY BODY that is not Legacy Lite. I was able to edit the Avalon Lite head when I’m wearing the Maitreya LaraX body.
This is my first time wearing Legacy, so I can’t provide an informed opinion about it. Since it was free, I took the opportunity. However, I spent quite some time searching for a long sleeve alpha to cover my elbows, which were poking through the top; this was not included in Riot’s package. I assume the SeraPlus gift is aimed at residents with the full Legacy body, but if you search for it, you can likely find a free alpha to hide the arms. I also added a random shorts alpha to maintain modesty, as there were instances where private areas peeked through in various poses.
As for the Avatar Welcome Pack, while they stated that HUDs were omitted to simplify things for new residents, I believe HUDs are crucial for learning. It would have been beneficial to include at least some HUDs or controls. Though I find the free body and head adequate, the inability to hide certain body parts is a significant limitation. To top it off, I noticed I don’t have any fingernails, and the nails on the body skin I’m wearing is a hot mess on the Legacy lite body.
Overall, whether you’re a new resident or an experienced player looking spruce up your avatar, the Avatar Welcome Pack provides lots of items to get you started. If you prefer not to spend any money at all, I recommend checking out FabFree for all the latest freebie offerings.
Anara Customeyes (the first top two are colors I made, and the rest are presets)
Mesh eyes are all the rage right now! I blogged about some Mayfly eyes last week, but I wanted to show you guys another set of mesh eyes that are are realistic & a lil bit fantasy — with lots of customize-able features.
I am wearing Anara Customeyes, this includes a HUD to change Shine (select from several different options), Cataract, Shade, Inner Iris, Outer Iris, Iris Size, Eye Size, and so much more! There are also 16 presets for you to wear as-is, or use as a starting point to customize further.
I’m really excited about these! I loved being able to make my own color combination. Visit Anara to check it out!
