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what is Cheesy Beacon?
Sabine Maruti
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10-21-2008 16:52
There isn't anything about this rendering option in the knowledgebase about it that I could find....
Kaos Jansma
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10-21-2008 16:57
i don't know but its closeness to the words cheesy bacon makes me drool
Galen McGinnis
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10-21-2008 17:02
When to teleport, you will see a red line reaching up into the sky if you didn't land where the landmark was directing you. This can happen when you use an old landmark and the sim owner has defined a new tp zone. Cheesy Beacon "enhances" the line, by making it more visible, which reaches up into the sky from the point where you had tried to land, letting you move towards it.

Actually just tested inworld, and it now seems to send a pulse up the red line on SL Viewer 1.21.6.
Sabine Maruti
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10-21-2008 17:08
Thank you... I tried it and see what you mean, like a slow Roman candle fireworks. Its pretty cool in mouselook to watch it shoot up in the sky. I guess I'll leave it enabled...
DancesWithRobots Soyer
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10-21-2008 18:23
It sends a pulse up the red line AND a wave that travels out over the grid
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Raudf Fox
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10-21-2008 18:42
In other words, they used the most descriptive title for the kind of beacon it is :p
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10-21-2008 19:53
Unfortunately they didn't bring back the original beacon that let you see where exactly a target above you was, and how far away the target was, even if it was in another sim. :(
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Tex Nasworthy
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10-22-2008 08:34
Somewhat related question here.

In the past when I selected a location on the map the red destination arrow also displayed the distance from my current location. I just recently noticed the distance is no longer displayed.

Is it possible to turn that on/off. When traveling by flying vehicle that's a handy bit of info to have.
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10-22-2008 08:42
Mmmm.. Cheese..
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10-22-2008 08:57
Grommit looks sternly and a trifle sadly ...
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Desmond Shang
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10-22-2008 10:02
I just can't stop myself from reading "cheesy bacon" every time I see the title.

I want my cheesy bacon beacon option!

Who's got nerve enough to request such a thing in the jira...
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Sredni Eel
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10-22-2008 10:09
I'm horrified to learn this thread has nothing to do with bacon.
Meade Paravane
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10-22-2008 10:44
From: Desmond Shang
I just can't stop myself from reading "cheesy bacon" every time I see the title.

I want my cheesy bacon beacon option!

Who's got nerve enough to request such a thing in the jira...

Ok!

https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-10035

:)
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Handy Skytower
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10-22-2008 10:49
I just voted for it, I want a cheesy bacon beacon too!

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Desmond Shang
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10-22-2008 11:05
Oh dear.

This was so not intentional!

Well likely they will laugh and not get angry over the time wasted looking at it... I hope!

*runs and hides*


Edit: just read it, and she defiantly added the enhanced provolone option too. Oh the panache!
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10-22-2008 11:32
From: Desmond Shang
Well likely they will laugh and not get angry over the time wasted looking at it... I hope!

Lindenz is peoples too!

I'm (sorta) sure they won't get too mad about it. Hopefully it will get shot down with a clever response.. :)

edit: or, even better, we'll get cheesy bacon beacons!
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10-22-2008 12:00
I skipped lunch so I voted for it :)
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10-22-2008 13:00
From: Tex Nasworthy
In the past when I selected a location on the map the red destination arrow also displayed the distance from my current location. I just recently noticed the distance is no longer displayed.
That's part of what I was talking about in my previous message... this got removed about the same time as they added Cheesy Beacon. Now they only tell you the distance when you're within a few hundred meters in the same sim. It's very annoying.
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