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Creation of Doll NPC avatars
Pypo Chung
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Join date: 26 Dec 2003
Posts: 220
10-04-2005 10:06
Plain and simply, I wish to create a Manequinn That i can rez out will act as 1 prim in world, similar to a box. On it i can drag a skin, body shape, hair, and eyes, You can attach up to 5 objects similar to our avatar attachments, and give it basic limited AI, through gestures and scripts. They will be allowed to present clothing, repeat information, or maybe act as bots for our scripted battle games.

Prim NPC's are way too bulky and we need a more comfortable way to bring AI into the second life world. I'd personally love to also gain ability to posess indiviaual NPC's and set up buy/sell rights for avatars, clothes, even rights to the bot! Since the npc would also be a prim, would fall under the prim allowances for land/attachments to the body.

Tell me what you think/can improve on guys! :D
Jeffrey Gomez
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Join date: 11 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,522
10-04-2005 10:14
Been discussed before. Here are a few previous threads on the subject:

/13/3d/13662/1.html
/13/95/22301/1.html
/13/6b/28050/1.html

Personally, I think it's a good idea - just a little hard to do. The only official "NPC" so far is Pony Linden.
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Pypo Chung
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Join date: 26 Dec 2003
Posts: 220
10-04-2005 10:30
Scairy nuff, posted in all 3 of these already ^_^ hehe thanks for the links tho appreciate it, that way everyone gets to see and a rehash of the old topic ^_^
Satchmo Prototype
eSheep
Join date: 26 Aug 2004
Posts: 1,323
10-04-2005 12:12
hehe, 3 threads aside I agree with this request. I do "Serious Games" work that involves providing virtual game environments to help train first responders. With NPC's I could finally get away from those bloody FPS engines and blow Forterra's stuff out of the water...
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
10-04-2005 12:25
PONY LINDEN IS DEAD

GOT TURNED INTO glue ;)

I'd like more NPCs. Would be nice to populate parks, infobots, and game applications for sure.
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Satchmo Prototype
eSheep
Join date: 26 Aug 2004
Posts: 1,323
10-04-2005 14:03
From: Torley Torgeson

I'd like more NPCs. Would be nice to populate parks, infobots, and game applications for sure.


A homeless NPC that sleeps on a park bench and asks you for money!!! Talk about a great economic sink. This is the key to raising the value of the Linden :P
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Jeffrey Gomez
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Join date: 11 Jun 2004
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10-04-2005 18:24
From: Torley Torgeson
PONY LINDEN IS DEAD

GOT TURNED INTO glue ;)

So Second Life has its own Boxer? That's just too fitting. :D
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Shane Clayton
Registered User
Join date: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 5
would be afraid of sl turning into yahoo
10-05-2005 04:49
ever talked to a bot
been anoyed by a bot had to ignore a bot
they would creat lag and suddenly become advertising tools eating our bandwidth i would HATE to see em in here
hope im wrong but i dont think so
Jeffrey Gomez
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Join date: 11 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,522
10-05-2005 09:02
Ehhh....

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I doubt by virtue of having an NPC, this would drastically change. LSL kinda allows for these "bots" already. ;)

And you can choose to ignore them, anyway.
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Strife Onizuka
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Join date: 3 Mar 2004
Posts: 5,887
10-05-2005 15:59
Don't say mean things about pony or you might get kicked.

Pony isn't really a npc it's a shared account for the liasons. Just IM a liason about getting a ride. The vehicle hovers above the ground so stealing pony is *difficult* (not to mention a hanging offence).
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