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Oxymoron Parx

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Join date: 11 Nov 2008

Posts: 43

01-04-2009 06:30

I asked here a while ago how to find an object (a cage) that I had rezzed, left, and which had then gone missing. I've not been able to find it.

Someone suggested 'scanning' for it.

How do I do that ?

Oxy

Feline Slade

Hatstand 2.0™

Join date: 19 May 2007

Posts: 201

01-04-2009 08:09

There are several tools that let you scan an area by basic criteria to try to locate an object. I use http://xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1069525 for it. It lets you enter the partial name of the object and will notify you when it is nearby, and it's super-cheap. Maybe someone else knows of a completely free version.

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Qie Niangao

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Join date: 24 May 2006

Posts: 7,138

01-04-2009 08:10

If you happen to have a MystiTool (seems everybody does), it has some kind of object scanner script built in (which I've never used). I hacked a quick-and-dirty script for an ad hoc hunting expedition a while back, and use that sometimes, but it's too kludgy even to give away; I only mention it because if you're into scripting at all, a manually-positioned scanner attachment is an easy application of llSensorRepeat(). (If I could get in-world, I'd love to help with the hunt, but it's not an option today.)

LittleMe Jewell

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Join date: 8 Oct 2007

Posts: 11,319

01-04-2009 10:32

I use the one that Rika Watanabe created. I don't remember the cost, but it has a lot of other features that are useful for various types of treasure hunts also.

Her store is called Clever Things, if you want to go look at it.

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Dante Tucker

Purple

Join date: 8 Aug 2006

Posts: 806

01-04-2009 17:57

I use a very nice product called World >> Region/Estate >> Top Scripts

Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

01-04-2009 19:43

Scan-Foo is an excellent tool for that. Not very expensive either, as I recall. Can do things like scanning only for things owned by a specific person, scanning by partial object name (like "name contains 'cage'."

, or scanning only for scripted things belonging to others... Very versitile.

If it is a scripted item, an Estate Manager or Sim Owner can determine if it is in-world in their estate, using the Estate mamangement tools and the top scripts list. They can return it to it's owner, sight-unseen, from that list, too.

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Oxymoron Parx Registered User Join date: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 43	01-04-2009 06:30 I asked here a while ago how to find an object (a cage) that I had rezzed, left, and which had then gone missing. I've not been able to find it. Someone suggested 'scanning' for it. How do I do that ? Oxy
Feline Slade Hatstand 2.0™ Join date: 19 May 2007 Posts: 201	01-04-2009 08:09 There are several tools that let you scan an area by basic criteria to try to locate an object. I use http://xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1069525 for it. It lets you enter the partial name of the object and will notify you when it is nearby, and it's super-cheap. Maybe someone else knows of a completely free version. _____________________ Forum Cartel inworld events calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=forumcartel%40gmail.com Send me a PM here or IM inworld to get write access to add events or to have your events added.
Qie Niangao Coin-operated Join date: 24 May 2006 Posts: 7,138	01-04-2009 08:10 If you happen to have a MystiTool (seems everybody does), it has some kind of object scanner script built in (which I've never used). I hacked a quick-and-dirty script for an ad hoc hunting expedition a while back, and use that sometimes, but it's too kludgy even to give away; I only mention it because if you're into scripting at all, a manually-positioned scanner attachment is an easy application of llSensorRepeat(). (If I could get in-world, I'd love to help with the hunt, but it's not an option today.)
LittleMe Jewell ........... Join date: 8 Oct 2007 Posts: 11,319	01-04-2009 10:32 I use the one that Rika Watanabe created. I don't remember the cost, but it has a lot of other features that are useful for various types of treasure hunts also. Her store is called Clever Things, if you want to go look at it. _____________________ ♥♥♥ -Lil Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it? ~Mark Twain~ Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on. ♥♥♥ Lil's Yard Sale / Inventory Cleanout: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Triggerfish/52/27/22 . http://www.flickr.com/photos/littleme_jewell
Dante Tucker Purple Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 806	01-04-2009 17:57 I use a very nice product called World >> Region/Estate >> Top Scripts
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	01-04-2009 19:43 Scan-Foo is an excellent tool for that. Not very expensive either, as I recall. Can do things like scanning only for things owned by a specific person, scanning by partial object name (like "name contains 'cage'.", or scanning only for scripted things belonging to others... Very versitile. If it is a scripted item, an Estate Manager or Sim Owner can determine if it is in-world in their estate, using the Estate mamangement tools and the top scripts list. They can return it to it's owner, sight-unseen, from that list, too. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.

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