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Bond Harrington
Kills Threads At 500yds
Join date: 15 May 2005
Posts: 198
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11-06-2005 20:45
I think the history wiki needs to be updated. Also, I'd like to see an article on the weird effect on AVs, with an accompanying screenshot, either there or in the LSL wiki, where appropriate.
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SteveR Whiplash
teh Monkeh
Join date: 24 Sep 2004
Posts: 173
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11-06-2005 21:25
I see your 2 billion, and raise you 19.5 billion meters!
And I was just about to give up too...  So, according to Eggy, that's well above the theoretical "ceiling." I'm finding the hardest part is actually not overpowering the sim. At least I've managed to stop crashing them  _____________________
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
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11-06-2005 22:35
Good lord... records to be set!
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Stephane Zugzwang
Brat
Join date: 26 Jun 2004
Posts: 192
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11-06-2005 23:42
Should'nt we be seeing a planet rather than the horizon at that altitude ? Or is SL flatland on the back of a giant turtle ?
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Stephane Zugzwang
-- To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour |
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Caleb Moreau
Original Kewlip!
Join date: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 278
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11-06-2005 23:50
Should'nt we be seeing a planet rather than the horizon at that altitude ? Or is SL flatland on the back of a giant turtle ? Or a Hippo.. ^.^ |
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Beatfox Xevious
is THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
Join date: 1 Jun 2004
Posts: 879
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11-07-2005 00:04
Methinks this whole thing is waxing ludicrous.
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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11-07-2005 00:42
wtf, is that 251 billion? oO
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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11-07-2005 00:47
I see your 2 billion, and raise you 19.5 billion meters! And I was just about to give up too... So, according to Eggy, that's well above the theoretical "ceiling." I'm finding the hardest part is actually not overpowering the sim. At least I've managed to stop crashing them Huh? What did I say? The thing about floats is they scale. Floats can go up to 10^38 ish. If I told you they could go up to 2^32 or something then I was confusing things with integers. _____________________
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Strife Onizuka
Moonchild
Join date: 3 Mar 2004
Posts: 5,887
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11-07-2005 03:16
IEEE standard 754 floating point single precision numbers have a range of ±2^127
This is why the graphics are screwed up, as the positions of the limbs etc are too large for floats to store accurately so they get rounded... _____________________
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Robin Peel
Registered User
Join date: 8 Feb 2005
Posts: 163
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11-07-2005 04:44
i only went 6000 meters, and i had quite a few attachments, no problem. that was fun. LOL
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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11-07-2005 07:24
IEEE standard 754 floating point single precision numbers have a range of ±2^127 This is why the graphics are screwed up, as the positions of the limbs etc are too large for floats to store accurately so they get rounded... Yes, Strife, but if you do the math 2^127 ~ 10^38 _____________________
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Einsman Schlegel
Disenchanted Fool
Join date: 11 Jun 2003
Posts: 1,461
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11-07-2005 07:41
You actually do 'fall' but uhm, it won't take you an hour to get down, it'll take you a 'few' 'Days'.
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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11-07-2005 07:47
I think the history wiki needs to be updated. Also, I'd like to see an article on the weird effect on AVs, with an accompanying screenshot, either there or in the LSL wiki, where appropriate. Please, feel free to write it yourself! It's a wiki. We rely on contributions, I will even pay people to write an article for it! _____________________
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Harris Hare
Second Life Resident
Join date: 5 Nov 2004
Posts: 301
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11-07-2005 08:22
Not to rain on your guys' parade but has anyone ever asked a LL tech what happens to a simulator when objects/avatars are placed into such extreme positions? I hope it doesn't cause any kind of havoc (no pun intended).
Furthermore, why don't sims have a upper limit, especially since AVs and hovertext don't work at those altitudes? An oversight in sim design? I mean, they do have "floors". Any object/avatar that tries to move below zero meters is returned. Makes me wonder why they never programmed for the other extreme. |
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SteveR Whiplash
teh Monkeh
Join date: 24 Sep 2004
Posts: 173
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11-07-2005 08:52
Haha awesome.Beatfox, Let's join up and start the SecondLife Aeronautics and Space Administration, SLASA. I want to go to 1 trillion meters! But for now I've got to go to work.  _____________________
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Ingrid Ingersoll
Archived
Join date: 10 Aug 2004
Posts: 4,601
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11-07-2005 09:05
Beatfox looks so diferent when he's up that high in the air. I guess tails don't do well at that altitude.
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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11-07-2005 09:07
Not to rain on your guys' parade but has anyone ever asked a LL tech what happens to a simulator when objects/avatars are placed into such extreme positions? I hope it doesn't cause any kind of havoc (no pun intended). Furthermore, why don't sims have a upper limit, especially since AVs and hovertext don't work at those altitudes? An oversight in sim design? I mean, they do have "floors". Any object/avatar that tries to move below zero meters is returned. Makes me wonder why they never programmed for the other extreme. They did. Avs are an exception. _____________________
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Kage Seraph
I Dig Giant Mecha
Join date: 3 Nov 2004
Posts: 513
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11-07-2005 11:22
So much for the recent threads suggesting that LL build a moon. Since Luna is only on average 384M meters away (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon), we've blown right past that. Someone start a petition to build MARS.
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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11-07-2005 11:44
Who said that SL had any relation to Earth?
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Minasojo Massiel
Kirei
Join date: 14 Sep 2005
Posts: 22
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11-07-2005 11:47
to wonder...what the pile of steaming hot...mess...that it would be if somebody actually let themselves fall all the way back to the ground after launching...
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Kage Seraph
I Dig Giant Mecha
Join date: 3 Nov 2004
Posts: 513
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11-07-2005 11:51
Who said that SL had any relation to Earth? All the people who put detailed restrooms, kitchens, and bedrooms in virtual spaces. |
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Freya Becquerel
Rather fond of Rioja
Join date: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 127
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11-07-2005 13:16
Terribly disappointed! I get to about 200m at most, then fall back to earth. Have I missed something obvious?
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Burke Prefect
Cafe Owner, Superhero
Join date: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 2,785
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11-07-2005 13:30
I was recently attacked by something like this in Blue Rausch. My Av was setn flying off the map and my av was all fooked up, even the eyeballs were betting popped out of their sockets.
Thing is, they did it cause I showed up and said 'hi'. I swear, some people.... |
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Beatfox Xevious
is THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
Join date: 1 Jun 2004
Posts: 879
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11-07-2005 13:31
Terribly disappointed! I get to about 200m at most, then fall back to earth. Have I missed something obvious? Dunno. It's possible that a sim restart may have broken the spell. I'll have to check on it after work and see if I need to re-cast.  _____________________
My Beatworks: Zephyr Chimes wind chimes, the KanaMaster Japanese kana tutor, and the FREE Invisibility Prim Public. Look for them at the Luskwood General Store in Lusk (144, 165).
"You have been frozen. You cannot move or chat. A pony will contact you via instant message (IM)." - mysterious system message I received after making off with Pony Linden |
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Freya Becquerel
Rather fond of Rioja
Join date: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 127
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11-07-2005 13:38
Thanks - I'm keen to try it. I hope it's not just me. I have been eating a lot of kit-kats recently
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