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Strange smoke avatars in new viewer.

madddyyy Schnook
SLGuides Virtual Worlds
Join date: 2 Jan 2006
Posts: 207
07-25-2008 09:09
Anyone seen these new smoke like avatars. i have seen lots of them. like a ball os swirkling smoke. i even logging into my accounting ava and it was a ball of swirling smoke..

Its obviously a new feature. but i dont know what it is or its use.
Maureen Boccaccio
TWJKFA
Join date: 28 Feb 2008
Posts: 14,484
07-25-2008 09:11
From: madddyyy Schnook
Anyone seen these new smoke like avatars. i have seen lots of them. like a ball os swirkling smoke. i even logging into my accounting ava and it was a ball of swirling smoke..

Its obviously a new feature. but i dont know what it is or its use.


It's a new feature, showing avatars while they are rezzing in...
Viktoria Dovgal
Join date: 29 Jul 2007
Posts: 3,593
07-25-2008 09:11
The clouds replace Ruthed avatars. There is new code in the viewer that will show those particles if certain key bits of avatar information (shape, a few textures) haven't yet loaded.

You can right-click on their name tags to use the pie menu for profiles etc, the "bodies" aren't there enough to work well for that.
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 8,371
07-25-2008 09:14
From: Viktoria Dovgal
...You can right-click on their name tags to use the pie menu for profiles etc, the "bodies" aren't there enough to work well for that.


Clicking the cloud itself works for me...
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Lindal Kidd
Viktoria Dovgal
Join date: 29 Jul 2007
Posts: 3,593
07-25-2008 09:16
From: Lindal Kidd
Clicking the cloud itself works for me...

...but not for everyone.

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Sindy Tsure
Will script for shoes
Join date: 18 Sep 2006
Posts: 4,103
07-25-2008 09:18
See number 7.. :)

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/10_Things_You_Want_to_Know_in_Your_new_1.20_Viewer