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Mark Busch

DarkLife Developer

Join date: 8 Apr 2003

Posts: 442

10-09-2003 14:33

A limit of 10x10x10... I think it's too small. 25 would be better
a lot of people make bigger buildings then 10x10x10 so that means they have to user more objects then needed.
I understand why there is a limit, but 10x10x10 is too small I think...

Gwydeon Nomad

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Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 480

10-09-2003 14:39

Bigger would be cool I think but its just scary the power we have already with 10^3....

Were you around when I had the Giant Angel Statue up? It was huge, seen from 2-3 sims away, the only reason it wasnt bigger was due to the fact that the head was 1 prim (sphere) and i couldnt make it proportionate without limititing it to that.

Bigger can be better, but remember, power utimately corrups, and utimate power corrupts absolutly... or however that goes.

But I have to say, if one 40^3 prim is easier on the server / client than 8 10^3 prims then its the best way... just make them pay for it!

Dave Zeeman

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10-09-2003 14:45

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Gwydeon Nomad

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10-09-2003 14:50

I have to ask. How did you make a 10,000x10,000x10 box anyhow?

Hikaru Yamamoto

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10-09-2003 16:06

Dave has some weird powers to enlarge stuff in SL, i seen lots of giant prims made by him.

BuhBuhCuh Fairchild

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10-09-2003 16:24

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Originally posted by Hikaru Yamamoto
Dave has some weird powers to enlarge stuff in SL.

MUST..RESIST...URGE ...TO...BE...IMMATURE...

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Gwydeon Nomad

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10-09-2003 16:38

LOL So Dave.... how much did your biggest Cylinder cost?

*snicker*

Hikaru Yamamoto

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Join date: 10 Mar 2003

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10-09-2003 17:24

From: someone

Originally posted by BuhBuhCuh Fairchild
MUST..RESIST...URGE ...TO...BE...IMMATURE...

lol, its so tempting, but i won't say it.

Eddie Escher

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10-10-2003 07:36

Maybe Dave discovered a magic Viagra shop way up in the sky...

DAMN! Ah well, at least it was a mature kind of immature

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Matina Appleby

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Join date: 24 Mar 2003

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We also need smaller

10-10-2003 07:42

I DO fancy big rocks but my AV wasnt able to carry her diamond on 1 finger...

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Dave Zeeman

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10-12-2003 22:46

Sorry Matina. Although I do hold powers special enough to create massive giants of objects, it does not work in reverse.

My biggest cylinder? Same size as the cube, since all you have to do is a base-primitive change

10kx10kx10

And for the record, no I won't tell you how to make large objects, yes it is fixed in v1.1, no I won't give you any large objects, yes I can make them larger than 10k in any dimension, no it doesn't crash anything, yes you can see your entire map covered up by a single object, no you cannot make them physical as they go "off world" in an instant (depending just how large it is) and finally, yes, I will sign an autograph.

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Lynnix Muse

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Join date: 26 Dec 2002

Posts: 156

10-12-2003 23:43

lol dave...

Relee Baysklef

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Join date: 18 Sep 2003

Posts: 360

10-13-2003 09:23

I for one would really like a 20 meter dome. It would satiate my laboratory needs.

Heh, did anybody else see the giant geodesic dome someone built in Olive? That thing was GIGANTIC.

Gwydeon Nomad

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Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 480

10-13-2003 13:29

They can be bigger.... cover an entire sim....

Dave I'm going to try to catch you online some time before 1.1 goes live. I had an idea a little bit ago, just a 1 time temporary stunt that I would like to try and this would make it easier to put together / clean up.

Side note:

Why... exactly... wont they let us have these bigger prims? I know I make the argument that some things would be made to be HUGE but if your paying for it....

Relee Baysklef

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10-14-2003 14:09

Well for one thing each prim is made of triangles, and not all prims are created equal. There's a lot less triangles on a cube than there are on a sphere.

The larger a sphere gets, the more obvious those triangles are. To prevent that obviousness, the triangles have to be increased exponentially.

That's one theory anyway. The other one is that there's a limit of 30 prims on an object if you want to make it physical, and if the prims could get much bigger then we'd be able to make much bigger physical objects.

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Mark Busch DarkLife Developer Join date: 8 Apr 2003 Posts: 442	10-09-2003 14:33 A limit of 10x10x10... I think it's too small. 25 would be better a lot of people make bigger buildings then 10x10x10 so that means they have to user more objects then needed. I understand why there is a limit, but 10x10x10 is too small I think...
Gwydeon Nomad Registered User Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 480	10-09-2003 14:39 Bigger would be cool I think but its just scary the power we have already with 10^3.... Were you around when I had the Giant Angel Statue up? It was huge, seen from 2-3 sims away, the only reason it wasnt bigger was due to the fact that the head was 1 prim (sphere) and i couldnt make it proportionate without limititing it to that. Bigger can be better, but remember, power utimately corrups, and utimate power corrupts absolutly... or however that goes. But I have to say, if one 40^3 prim is easier on the server / client than 8 10^3 prims then its the best way... just make them pay for it!
Dave Zeeman Master Procrastinator Join date: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,025	10-09-2003 14:45 Check my signature. _____________________ llToggleDaveZeemanIntelligence(FALSE); Philip Linden: Zeeman, strip off the suit! Dave Zeeman - Keeping Lindens on their toes since v0.3.2!
Gwydeon Nomad Registered User Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 480	10-09-2003 14:50 I have to ask. How did you make a 10,000x10,000x10 box anyhow?
Hikaru Yamamoto Oldbie Join date: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 895	10-09-2003 16:06 Dave has some weird powers to enlarge stuff in SL, i seen lots of giant prims made by him.
BuhBuhCuh Fairchild Professional BuhBuhCuh Join date: 9 Oct 2002 Posts: 503	10-09-2003 16:24 From: someone Originally posted by Hikaru Yamamoto Dave has some weird powers to enlarge stuff in SL. MUST..RESIST...URGE ...TO...BE...IMMATURE... _____________________ START! Make your own movie in Second Life for The Take 5 Machinima Festival Films due Dec 4, screening Dec 7! http://www.alt-zoom.com/take5.htm
Gwydeon Nomad Registered User Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 480	10-09-2003 16:38 LOL So Dave.... how much did your biggest Cylinder cost? snicker
Hikaru Yamamoto Oldbie Join date: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 895	10-09-2003 17:24 From: someone Originally posted by BuhBuhCuh Fairchild MUST..RESIST...URGE ...TO...BE...IMMATURE... lol, its so tempting, but i won't say it.
Eddie Escher Builder of things... Join date: 11 Jul 2003 Posts: 461	10-10-2003 07:36 Maybe Dave discovered a magic Viagra shop way up in the sky... DAMN! Ah well, at least it was a mature kind of immature _____________________ Eddie Escher ...apparently 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the population here... Eddie Escher Gadgets & Skins: Hotei and Seacliff
Matina Appleby Snow Princess Join date: 24 Mar 2003 Posts: 281	We also need smaller 10-10-2003 07:42 I DO fancy big rocks but my AV wasnt able to carry her diamond on 1 finger... _____________________
Dave Zeeman Master Procrastinator Join date: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,025	10-12-2003 22:46 Sorry Matina. Although I do hold powers special enough to create massive giants of objects, it does not work in reverse. My biggest cylinder? Same size as the cube, since all you have to do is a base-primitive change 10kx10kx10 And for the record, no I won't tell you how to make large objects, yes it is fixed in v1.1, no I won't give you any large objects, yes I can make them larger than 10k in any dimension, no it doesn't crash anything, yes you can see your entire map covered up by a single object, no you cannot make them physical as they go "off world" in an instant (depending just how large it is) and finally, yes, I will sign an autograph. _____________________ llToggleDaveZeemanIntelligence(FALSE); Philip Linden: Zeeman, strip off the suit! Dave Zeeman - Keeping Lindens on their toes since v0.3.2!
Lynnix Muse Registered User Join date: 26 Dec 2002 Posts: 156	10-12-2003 23:43 lol dave...
Relee Baysklef Irresistable Squirrel Join date: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 360	10-13-2003 09:23 I for one would really like a 20 meter dome. It would satiate my laboratory needs. Heh, did anybody else see the giant geodesic dome someone built in Olive? That thing was GIGANTIC.
Gwydeon Nomad Registered User Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 480	10-13-2003 13:29 They can be bigger.... cover an entire sim.... Dave I'm going to try to catch you online some time before 1.1 goes live. I had an idea a little bit ago, just a 1 time temporary stunt that I would like to try and this would make it easier to put together / clean up. Side note: Why... exactly... wont they let us have these bigger prims? I know I make the argument that some things would be made to be HUGE but if your paying for it....
Relee Baysklef Irresistable Squirrel Join date: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 360	10-14-2003 14:09 Well for one thing each prim is made of triangles, and not all prims are created equal. There's a lot less triangles on a cube than there are on a sphere. The larger a sphere gets, the more obvious those triangles are. To prevent that obviousness, the triangles have to be increased exponentially. That's one theory anyway. The other one is that there's a limit of 30 prims on an object if you want to make it physical, and if the prims could get much bigger then we'd be able to make much bigger physical objects.