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Conifer Dada

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01-31-2010 16:13

Near my home I spotted two avatars in the air. One was stationary and the other was bouncing up and down by about 50 metres endlessly - this went on for an hour or two - I checked back once or twice out of curiosity. I logged in again later and they were still there.

They both belonged to the group that owns the land they were above.

My first thought was they might be 'ghosted' and trapped. But they were both listed as online in their profiles. I IM'd one of them but got no answer.

Soar Wingtips

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Join date: 3 Dec 2007

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01-31-2010 16:27

Yes they do show as online when ghosted I think

Dekka Raymaker

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01-31-2010 16:31

one avatar was trying to hang another with an elastic rope

SuezanneC Baskerville

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01-31-2010 16:38

If you fly above a restricted area and then turn off flying, how far up and down do you bounce?

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Pussycat Catnap

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01-31-2010 16:51

There's at least one hover animation that bounces up and down, but the distance is more like 2 to 3 meters and not 50.

The bounce for hitting a banned lot is also about 3m or so.

50m might be testing some kind of auto-orbiting script.

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Phil Deakins

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01-31-2010 16:58

They sound like bots to me. I haven't measured the bounce elevation but the jump command in the OpenMetaverse TestClient causes the bot to continuously jump. I think that most bots are based on the TestClient programme.

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Melita Magic

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01-31-2010 17:06

I think if their log in is stuck that can happen too.

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Very strange avatar behaviour
Conifer Dada Hiya m'dooks! Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,716	01-31-2010 16:13 Near my home I spotted two avatars in the air. One was stationary and the other was bouncing up and down by about 50 metres endlessly - this went on for an hour or two - I checked back once or twice out of curiosity. I logged in again later and they were still there. They both belonged to the group that owns the land they were above. My first thought was they might be 'ghosted' and trapped. But they were both listed as online in their profiles. I IM'd one of them but got no answer.
Soar Wingtips Registered User Join date: 3 Dec 2007 Posts: 162	01-31-2010 16:27 Yes they do show as online when ghosted I think
Dekka Raymaker thinking very hard Join date: 4 Feb 2007 Posts: 3,898	01-31-2010 16:31 one avatar was trying to hang another with an elastic rope
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	01-31-2010 16:38 If you fly above a restricted area and then turn off flying, how far up and down do you bounce? _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Pussycat Catnap Sex Kitten Join date: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 1,131	01-31-2010 16:51 There's at least one hover animation that bounces up and down, but the distance is more like 2 to 3 meters and not 50. The bounce for hitting a banned lot is also about 3m or so. 50m might be testing some kind of auto-orbiting script. _____________________
Phil Deakins Prim Savers = low prims Join date: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 9,537	01-31-2010 16:58 They sound like bots to me. I haven't measured the bounce elevation but the jump command in the OpenMetaverse TestClient causes the bot to continuously jump. I think that most bots are based on the TestClient programme. _____________________ Prim Savers - almost 1000 items of superbly crafted, top quality, very low prim furniture, and all at amazingly low prices. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Seymour/213/120/251/
Melita Magic On my own terms. Join date: 5 Jun 2008 Posts: 2,253	01-31-2010 17:06 I think if their log in is stuck that can happen too. _____________________ "Every time you help a newbie, an angel gets its wings." - from some movie or other...

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