Second Life Forums Archive - My avatar is slacking off

Daz Honey

Fine, Fine Artist

Join date: 27 Jun 2005

Posts: 599

10-21-2005 00:41

ok, I am probably nuts but I swear, recently, my avatar is getting lazy. Several times she has sat down without me telling her to, she woke up from somekind of narcolepsy once and looked disorientated and I saw her yawn the other day. Are these features I never noticed or am I nuts, hmm don't answer that part haha! but seriously is any of this possible??

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Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

10-21-2005 00:43

I've seen the same thing! Torley the avatar is even more narcoleptic than the offline one!

I dunno why it happens. Plus, a few weeks ago, I noticed going into AWAY totally broke for me. It no longer works if I select it as a menu item.

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Daz Honey

Fine, Fine Artist

Join date: 27 Jun 2005

Posts: 599

10-21-2005 00:49

hmmm sounds like a reasonably exciting one hour sci-fi tv show plot, The Avatar That Rebelled hehe!! I kinda like the idea of my avatar doing independant actions randomly though, poor thing had to AFK dance for 9 hrs while I was at wurk today hehe!!

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Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

10-21-2005 00:55

Hahaha... yeah... "Damn thing, why won't you obey!??!"

O wait, that sometimes happens enough already.

It'd be funny to have an av who couldn't control [insert pronoun her] primal urges and did, uh, schtuff.

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Zapoteth Zaius

Is back

Join date: 14 Feb 2004

Posts: 5,634

10-21-2005 00:59

From: Torley Torgeson

Hahaha... yeah... "Damn thing, why won't you obey!??!"

O wait, that sometimes happens enough already.

It'd be funny to have an av who couldn't control [insert pronoun her] primal urges and did, uh, schtuff.

Reminds me of Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot and such, they yawn and do their own thing when you're not controlling them

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Essence Lumin

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Join date: 24 Oct 2003

Posts: 806

10-21-2005 04:01

I like the rare(?) occasions when the Lindens mess with people's minds. Like when everyone who looked at Prok's profile saw FIC except Prok himself, or so the story goes.

Oh, and I met a player in SL and RL who was new and witnessed the welcome area being blown up. She said she was totally freaked out. She thought it was a terrorist attack or something.

Brent Linden

eXtreme Bug Hunter

Join date: 16 Feb 2005

Posts: 212

10-22-2005 16:25

Hi Daz and Torley!

Weird avatar behavior can be a result of a few things. I usually suspect a faulty settings.ini file (you didn't go poking around in there, did you?!) or a corrupted cache. Rarely, a single right-click can hit the Phillip-forsaken Go Here option on the pie and send your avatar a-truckin across the sim to go stand somewhere. It's also possible to accidentally click Sit Here in the pie too.

If you think your cache file or settings files are messed up, mosey on over to c:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Application Data\SecondLife and zap the following files: user_settings\settings.ini and the whole cache folder. On a Mac go to ~/Library/Application Support/SecondLife and zap the same files. This will reset all your settings in the client but will not cause you to lose any of your stuff!

If you think your right-clicking is to blame, try right-clicking and holding down the mouse button, then selecting what you want.

Hope that helps!
Brent

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Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

10-22-2005 17:14

Thanxies Brent... THAT worked!!!

And now I can slump away in classic AFK again!

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Mona Faddoul

Registered User

Join date: 14 Sep 2005

Posts: 16

10-22-2005 18:48

thank you... thank you ... thank you! This solved a major problem I was having

My avatar is slacking off
Daz Honey Fine, Fine Artist Join date: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 599	10-21-2005 00:41 ok, I am probably nuts but I swear, recently, my avatar is getting lazy. Several times she has sat down without me telling her to, she woke up from somekind of narcolepsy once and looked disorientated and I saw her yawn the other day. Are these features I never noticed or am I nuts, hmm don't answer that part haha! but seriously is any of this possible?? _____________________ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - Pablo Picasso
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	10-21-2005 00:43 I've seen the same thing! Torley the avatar is even more narcoleptic than the offline one! I dunno why it happens. Plus, a few weeks ago, I noticed going into AWAY totally broke for me. It no longer works if I select it as a menu item. _____________________
Daz Honey Fine, Fine Artist Join date: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 599	10-21-2005 00:49 hmmm sounds like a reasonably exciting one hour sci-fi tv show plot, The Avatar That Rebelled hehe!! I kinda like the idea of my avatar doing independant actions randomly though, poor thing had to AFK dance for 9 hrs while I was at wurk today hehe!! _____________________ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - Pablo Picasso
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	10-21-2005 00:55 Hahaha... yeah... "Damn thing, why won't you obey!??!" O wait, that sometimes happens enough already. It'd be funny to have an av who couldn't control [insert pronoun her] primal urges and did, uh, schtuff. _____________________
Zapoteth Zaius Is back Join date: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 5,634	10-21-2005 00:59 From: Torley Torgeson Hahaha... yeah... "Damn thing, why won't you obey!??!" O wait, that sometimes happens enough already. It'd be funny to have an av who couldn't control [insert pronoun her] primal urges and did, uh, schtuff. Reminds me of Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot and such, they yawn and do their own thing when you're not controlling them _____________________ I have the right to remain silent. Anything I say will be misquoted and used against me. --------------- Zapoteth Designs, Temotu (100,50) ---------------
Essence Lumin . Join date: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 806	10-21-2005 04:01 I like the rare(?) occasions when the Lindens mess with people's minds. Like when everyone who looked at Prok's profile saw FIC except Prok himself, or so the story goes. Oh, and I met a player in SL and RL who was new and witnessed the welcome area being blown up. She said she was totally freaked out. She thought it was a terrorist attack or something.
Brent Linden eXtreme Bug Hunter Join date: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 212	10-22-2005 16:25 Hi Daz and Torley! Weird avatar behavior can be a result of a few things. I usually suspect a faulty settings.ini file (you didn't go poking around in there, did you?!) or a corrupted cache. Rarely, a single right-click can hit the Phillip-forsaken Go Here option on the pie and send your avatar a-truckin across the sim to go stand somewhere. It's also possible to accidentally click Sit Here in the pie too. If you think your cache file or settings files are messed up, mosey on over to c:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Application Data\SecondLife and zap the following files: user_settings\settings.ini and the whole cache folder. On a Mac go to ~/Library/Application Support/SecondLife and zap the same files. This will reset all your settings in the client but will not cause you to lose any of your stuff! If you think your right-clicking is to blame, try right-clicking and holding down the mouse button, then selecting what you want. Hope that helps! Brent _____________________ The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -Alan Kay
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	10-22-2005 17:14 Thanxies Brent... THAT worked!!! And now I can slump away in classic AFK again! _____________________
Mona Faddoul Registered User Join date: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 16	10-22-2005 18:48 thank you... thank you ... thank you! This solved a major problem I was having

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