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Argos Hawks

Eclectically Esoteric

Join date: 24 Jan 2007

Posts: 1,037

01-31-2008 14:52

The feature isn't all that mysterious, but how it first appeared is. The new feature: Friends show up as yellow on the minimap.

The mystery:
Very late last night, long after the rolling restarts were cancelled and all regions supposedly rolled back to the previous version, I restarted my sim. After the restart, friends showed as yellow on the minimap, others still in green. Before the restart, everyone was in green.

Do sim owners have to restart their own sims when LL does an update? If not, why did this feature not show up earlier? If they rolled everything back to Tuesday's version, why did it show up at all?

Desmond Shang

Guvnah of Caledon

Join date: 14 Mar 2005

Posts: 5,250

01-31-2008 14:58

Whew... FRIENDS show up as yellow... I was seriously worried.

To me, yellow on a map means 'for sale'...

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Argos Hawks

Eclectically Esoteric

Join date: 24 Jan 2007

Posts: 1,037

01-31-2008 15:01

I didn't check the normal map, just the minimap. I was not able to set a price to sell my friends, but make an offer and I'll see what I can do.

Kalderi Tomsen

Nomad Extraordinaire!

Join date: 10 May 2007

Posts: 888

01-31-2008 15:02

Argos, I remember them talking about it on some sort of blog post a while back, and I wondered why I had never seen it. I think it was around the same time that they changed the whole "avatar above" and "Avatar below" symbols.

So maybe there was some other component that they needed to get out there and it only started working with this latest update or something.

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Kitty Barnett

Registered User

Join date: 10 May 2006

Posts: 5,586

01-31-2008 15:32

http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/07/rolling-restart-tuesday-nov-6th/

From: someone

Users with 1.18.4 viewers will see friend glyphs in a different color in the minimap

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It's buggy at best though, friends will show yellow at one point then green again later on and back the other way.

Argos Hawks

Eclectically Esoteric

Join date: 24 Jan 2007

Posts: 1,037

01-31-2008 15:40

From: Kitty Barnett

http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/07/rolling-restart-tuesday-nov-6th/
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It's buggy at best though, friends will show yellow at one point then green again later on and back the other way.

Were you seeing it before yesterday? The friends that I talked to last night and I had never seen it happen before I did the sim restart.

And the other question I really hoped to get answered, are the private sim owners responsible for restarting their own, or is the rolling restart supposed to take care of it?

Very Keynes

LSL is a Virus

Join date: 6 May 2006

Posts: 484

01-31-2008 15:50

It is suposed to take care of it, that is why, to the best of my kowledge, you cant postpone some restarts.

Weston Graves

Werebeagle

Join date: 24 Mar 2007

Posts: 2,059

01-31-2008 16:14

That's pretty cool. I'll be looking for that.

I'd be happy if they just showed up on my friends list, though, in any color.

IsabellaRosa Capalini

That Aussie Gal

Join date: 15 Apr 2007

Posts: 129

01-31-2008 16:34

I've been seeing this along with my friends for about a week, depending on what sim we are on, it changes from either yellow dots or green dots.
Could it also have anything to do with the sim you are on at the time, perhaps they havent implemented it throughout the whole grid yet?

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Ciaran Laval

Mostly Harmless

Join date: 11 Mar 2007

Posts: 7,951

01-31-2008 16:37

From: Desmond Shang

Whew... FRIENDS show up as yellow... I was seriously worried.

To me, yellow on a map means 'for sale'...

Caledon has been inundated with authentic Victorian prostitutes

Mysterious new feature
Argos Hawks Eclectically Esoteric Join date: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,037	01-31-2008 14:52 The feature isn't all that mysterious, but how it first appeared is. The new feature: Friends show up as yellow on the minimap. The mystery: Very late last night, long after the rolling restarts were cancelled and all regions supposedly rolled back to the previous version, I restarted my sim. After the restart, friends showed as yellow on the minimap, others still in green. Before the restart, everyone was in green. Do sim owners have to restart their own sims when LL does an update? If not, why did this feature not show up earlier? If they rolled everything back to Tuesday's version, why did it show up at all?
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join date: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5,250	01-31-2008 14:58 Whew... FRIENDS show up as yellow... I was seriously worried. To me, yellow on a map means 'for sale'... _____________________ Steampunk Victorian, Well-Mannered Caledon!
Argos Hawks Eclectically Esoteric Join date: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,037	01-31-2008 15:01 I didn't check the normal map, just the minimap. I was not able to set a price to sell my friends, but make an offer and I'll see what I can do.
Kalderi Tomsen Nomad Extraordinaire! Join date: 10 May 2007 Posts: 888	01-31-2008 15:02 Argos, I remember them talking about it on some sort of blog post a while back, and I wondered why I had never seen it. I think it was around the same time that they changed the whole "avatar above" and "Avatar below" symbols. So maybe there was some other component that they needed to get out there and it only started working with this latest update or something. _____________________ Kalderi, General Manager, Hosoi Ichiba and Hosoi Design - - - Hosoi Ichiba - High Quality Classically-styled Asian buildings, furniture and home decorations in an old-fashioned Japanese market garden on Japan Kanto. http://hosoi-ichiba.blogspot.com/ Hosoi Design - High Quality prefabs and furnishings, plus commercial buildings.
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	01-31-2008 15:32 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/07/rolling-restart-tuesday-nov-6th/ From: someone Users with 1.18.4 viewers will see friend glyphs in a different color in the minimap --- It's buggy at best though, friends will show yellow at one point then green again later on and back the other way.
Argos Hawks Eclectically Esoteric Join date: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,037	01-31-2008 15:40 From: Kitty Barnett http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/07/rolling-restart-tuesday-nov-6th/ --- It's buggy at best though, friends will show yellow at one point then green again later on and back the other way. Were you seeing it before yesterday? The friends that I talked to last night and I had never seen it happen before I did the sim restart. And the other question I really hoped to get answered, are the private sim owners responsible for restarting their own, or is the rolling restart supposed to take care of it?
Very Keynes LSL is a Virus Join date: 6 May 2006 Posts: 484	01-31-2008 15:50 It is suposed to take care of it, that is why, to the best of my kowledge, you cant postpone some restarts.
Weston Graves Werebeagle Join date: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 2,059	01-31-2008 16:14 That's pretty cool. I'll be looking for that. I'd be happy if they just showed up on my friends list, though, in any color.
IsabellaRosa Capalini That Aussie Gal Join date: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 129	01-31-2008 16:34 I've been seeing this along with my friends for about a week, depending on what sim we are on, it changes from either yellow dots or green dots. Could it also have anything to do with the sim you are on at the time, perhaps they havent implemented it throughout the whole grid yet? _____________________ ♥ In Australia, we like to feed vegemite to the dropbears
Ciaran Laval Mostly Harmless Join date: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 7,951	01-31-2008 16:37 From: Desmond Shang Whew... FRIENDS show up as yellow... I was seriously worried. To me, yellow on a map means 'for sale'... Caledon has been inundated with authentic Victorian prostitutes

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