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Jade Lily

Cat Herder

Join date: 9 Oct 2003

Posts: 219

03-30-2004 10:12

I apologize if this has been mentioned already. I searched briefly and didn't find anything about it.

Currently when we enter the appearance menu, we can choose from a Male or a Female avatar. I would like to make the suggestion to add additional types of avatar templates which would allow us to create non-human creatures.

It would work like this: When you enter the appearance menu, there would be additional choices to male and female, like tetrapod, for example, which would have different sliders that would allow you to shape a four-legged creature. You could use this tetrapod template to model large felines or wolves.

Other templates could be added to the mix as well. You won't find a "tail length" slider under male and female, but you might see it in the tetrapod template.

etc, etc...

Kris Ritter

paradoxical embolism

Join date: 31 Oct 2003

Posts: 6,627

03-30-2004 10:15

Nice idea Jade, but I dunno about four legged critters. I would think that for one thing animating four legged creatures is way more complex than two. And would of course require a whole new animation set anyway.

Mind you, I'd LURVE to see the 8 dance moves as performed by a cow...

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Jade Lily

Cat Herder

Join date: 9 Oct 2003

Posts: 219

03-30-2004 10:18

Yes, I was thinking about animations as well. Rumor has it we may have custom animations in 1.4 though.

It would certainly take some time to program different animations for the new templates, but it doesn't seem entirely too complex. Perhaps just time consuming.

Cybin Monde

Resident Moderator (?)

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

*biting nails nervously*

03-30-2004 11:06

SL is becoming more and more like a game i had imagined about a year ago..

of course, mine was meant for console gaming (Xbox in particular)..

..so, besides being jealous, i endorse this feature!!!!!!!!

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Marcos Fonzarelli

You are not Marcos

Join date: 26 Feb 2004

Posts: 748

03-30-2004 11:09

i would welcome the ability to at least have avatar bodies that could be made extremely skinny (think stick figure). This would allow me much more freedom with the prim-based costumes I create for my store.

Knees that bend backward would be cool too.

Jade Lily

Cat Herder

Join date: 9 Oct 2003

Posts: 219

03-30-2004 11:34

/me wants to see dancing cows too.

Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

03-30-2004 12:13

I want to make a cabbit AV

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- Cyril Connolly

Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence.
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Jade Lily

Cat Herder

Join date: 9 Oct 2003

Posts: 219

03-30-2004 13:05

What's a cabbit?

Zebulon Starseeker

Hujambo!

Join date: 31 Dec 1969

Posts: 203

03-30-2004 13:28

This is a great idea. It's been discussed before, but i have nothing against it being brought up again and again - we need quadraped AVs!!

Also, this is a cabbit, at least in the Tenchi universe...
http://tmau.fateback.com/chara/tenchi/ryoohki.html

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Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

03-30-2004 16:27

What's a cabbit! X_X

clicky

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Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river.
- Cyril Connolly

Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence.
- James Nachtwey

Oz Spade

ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand

Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

03-30-2004 18:51

I HIGHLY endorse this feature/idea.

I really REALLY want to be able to do this.

It would be harder to do, but well worth it when you can be a fully animated and such and look more realistic than using a bunch of attachments.

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Higbee Protagonist

Yggdrai Ranger

Join date: 7 Aug 2003

Posts: 266

04-02-2004 17:41

Even the option to remove a limb would be nice. At least something not so "human". It also kills me repeatedly how big the smallest av you can make is. Please let us get smaller at least!

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New Avatar Templates - Non-human

New Avatar Templates - Non-human
Jade Lily Cat Herder Join date: 9 Oct 2003 Posts: 219	03-30-2004 10:12 I apologize if this has been mentioned already. I searched briefly and didn't find anything about it. Currently when we enter the appearance menu, we can choose from a Male or a Female avatar. I would like to make the suggestion to add additional types of avatar templates which would allow us to create non-human creatures. It would work like this: When you enter the appearance menu, there would be additional choices to male and female, like tetrapod, for example, which would have different sliders that would allow you to shape a four-legged creature. You could use this tetrapod template to model large felines or wolves. Other templates could be added to the mix as well. You won't find a "tail length" slider under male and female, but you might see it in the tetrapod template. etc, etc...
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	03-30-2004 10:15 Nice idea Jade, but I dunno about four legged critters. I would think that for one thing animating four legged creatures is way more complex than two. And would of course require a whole new animation set anyway. Mind you, I'd LURVE to see the 8 dance moves as performed by a cow... _____________________
Jade Lily Cat Herder Join date: 9 Oct 2003 Posts: 219	03-30-2004 10:18 Yes, I was thinking about animations as well. Rumor has it we may have custom animations in 1.4 though. It would certainly take some time to program different animations for the new templates, but it doesn't seem entirely too complex. Perhaps just time consuming.
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	biting nails nervously 03-30-2004 11:06 SL is becoming more and more like a game i had imagined about a year ago.. of course, mine was meant for console gaming (Xbox in particular).. ..so, besides being jealous, i endorse this feature!!!!!!!! _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Marcos Fonzarelli You are not Marcos Join date: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 748	03-30-2004 11:09 i would welcome the ability to at least have avatar bodies that could be made extremely skinny (think stick figure). This would allow me much more freedom with the prim-based costumes I create for my store. Knees that bend backward would be cool too.
Jade Lily Cat Herder Join date: 9 Oct 2003 Posts: 219	03-30-2004 11:34 /me wants to see dancing cows too.
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	03-30-2004 12:13 I want to make a cabbit AV _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Jade Lily Cat Herder Join date: 9 Oct 2003 Posts: 219	03-30-2004 13:05 What's a cabbit?
Zebulon Starseeker Hujambo! Join date: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 203	03-30-2004 13:28 This is a great idea. It's been discussed before, but i have nothing against it being brought up again and again - we need quadraped AVs!! Also, this is a cabbit, at least in the Tenchi universe... http://tmau.fateback.com/chara/tenchi/ryoohki.html _____________________
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	03-30-2004 16:27 What's a cabbit! X_X clicky _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	03-30-2004 18:51 I HIGHLY endorse this feature/idea. I really REALLY want to be able to do this. It would be harder to do, but well worth it when you can be a fully animated and such and look more realistic than using a bunch of attachments. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Higbee Protagonist Yggdrai Ranger Join date: 7 Aug 2003 Posts: 266	04-02-2004 17:41 Even the option to remove a limb would be nice. At least something not so "human". It also kills me repeatedly how big the smallest av you can make is. Please let us get smaller at least! _____________________ Higbee Protagonist ************************ "Even an immobile stone will respond to you If you approach with love, call out, and talk to it." - Shinagawa Tetsuzan http://www.redprometheus.com