Firestorm may have a “local mesh” preview option, but developer Beq Janus notes it ain’t easy. “I have a TODO item on my personal project list for build tool improvements, to add local mesh support to Firestorm (and ultimately contributing back to the lab so everyone gets it). It is, however, a lot of work.” Via SL Community Forum: https://community.secondlife.com/forums/topic/416679-local-mesh-capability-in-some-viewer/
As you may know, the St John estates are closing. My shop in St John Parish is open until 23JAN: When is St John going to close? Here is the St John estate closing schedule. Residents must clear their parcels when their tier expires or by 12:00pm SLT on the dates listed, whichever comes first. Friday January 5 – Bayou St John Sunday, January 14 – St John Woods Tuesday, January 16 – Lake St John Tuesday, January 23 – St John Parish Tuesday, January 23 – St John Maurepas I’ll be pulling furniture and things off my parcel, and…
New on the Second Life Marketplace – a mesh project that I finally finished, for once! A simple black top hat, which reveals a moire’ satin texture when using Advanced Lighting (see viewer preferences under graphics, must be enabled depending on your hardware). Any biggie, Tiny, Dinkie, or Furry avatar can wear this hat with pride! Note, the interior does NOT have invisible or deleted faces, so it could be placed upside-down on a table to display a pair of gloves, etc. Materials – requires Advanced Lighting to see effect Is a matte silk fabric hat on low settings Unrigged…
With the coming closure of the St John Estate, my main shop will now be at the mainland location in Tweddle, sharing space with my business partner, Dhughan Froobert. SLURL: Chameleonic Possessions and Frooberts Further West I’m undecided about whether I’ll open another secondary shop again. I am quite tempted by 2 locations, both run/managed by old friends. Both are either in the Steampunk genre, which I’ve missed, or in the “early Americana” style, which has a comfortable vibe for me. Almost all of my older products will be priced at about 50% off. I’ve deleted a few really old…