Lovecraft Forest » Second Life http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog Kerwin's Musings And Other Discoveries Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:50:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Windlight Rendering http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2007/12/29/windlight-rendering/ http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2007/12/29/windlight-rendering/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:37:58 +0000 Kerwin http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2007/12/29/windlight-rendering/ Windlight is coming along nicely.   Here’s Mathue’s shot with the new test viewer from SouthWest Lovecraft Forest.new_first_001.jpg 

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Well, I couldn’t resist the charms of the new Kani Rabbit from Lost Forest Creatures. So I’m currently trying out a look, in basic black.

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]]> http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2007/07/10/mathues-sculpy-lamp/feed/ 0 Better Than A Swiss Army Kinfe http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2007/03/17/better-than-a-swiss-army-kinfe/ http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2007/03/17/better-than-a-swiss-army-kinfe/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:58:02 +0000 Kerwin http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2007/03/17/better-than-a-swiss-army-kinfe/ MystiTool.jpgHUDs are fun, but they can quickly become clutter. To cut down on the clutter, combining a tracker, flight booster, landmark history, etc. into a single tool has been the goal of many SL product designers. There are a lot of good ones out there, but so far I’ve settled on Mystitool by Mystical Cookie.

Why?

Well, for starters it has a great kit. It includes:

  • a tracker
  • flight assistance
  • landmark management
  • object rezzer
  • stationary camera (helpful in those large builds)
  • a builders work area and elevator when you need to get away from it all
  • instant table and chairs
  • URL catcher
  • and other handy tricks and devices (3 menus worth!)

Next it has a backup and restore system which makes keeping those setting and easy upgrades. And by easy upgrades, I mean easy! The server automatically hands you a fresh copy when an update is available. At your convenience swap tools, load settings again, and away you go.

This basic tool is a handy kit and I wear mine all the time. It’s available for $423 lindens (less than USD $2) through the usual places including SL Exchange.

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