I now have a better idea as to what shape my SL8B exhibit will take - literally. But first, the art. I've put in for next Monday and Tuesday so I've got four days, but I want to have the textures done by then and spend most of that time scanning, prepping, and placing.
I also have a name for it, but I can't tell you yet. I have a party set and need to look into where I can add it to an events listing. There's always the possibility that I can't of course...
On a similar note, Burn2 started accepting art camp proposals & lottery ticket purchases for October's festival. For those with money - among which I wished I could be - parcels are for sale in the Marketplace. Keep in mind that Burn is no longer a Linden event; all monies from Marketplace, Lottery, and donations go toward purchase and maintenance of Burn sims during the festival.
Burn2 also asks for sim donations this year. They'd pay for relocation & renaming to and from the Playa.
At any rate this gives people a chance to work physically on their spaces throughout the summer. Ideally one should develop and build on the playa and not just plop down pre-existing or sandbox builds. This would give creators the chance to do more like what is done at Burning Man. Then again, what about people? Will they see it this way?
This Friday I'm hosting another DJ Dance Party in Bay City to raise money for Relay for Life. Tip the kiosk if you're having a good time. Music this time will be MTV-era pop, aka New Wave For Life pt 2. Snurky is going to promote it in RFL's group chat this time. That is, if group chat actually works.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Message to Rod Linden re The Scourgemobile Queen's New Racket
So we can now add squatting on Linden Land to AnnMarie's offenses according to a post brought to my attention.
@Rodvik & Company: this is what happens when you condone bad behavior. You reinforce that behavior and the child - or in this case a mentally unstable individual - believes what they're doing is okay.
And by that I mean it's clear to her (can't speak for the person but the persona is female, so we'll respect) that she's violating the TOS on counts we've already brought up, only she feels she's above those rules and allowed to treat ALL of mainland as her personal sim. This is a grievance on behalf of all residents and the squabble SHOULD be between Governor Linden and her since she's abusing your property for self-interest, personal gain, and the express discomfort of everbody else you've invited to use it.
Yeah yeah she's ready to spout poorly datamined statistics of people who were curious of these drunkenly lumbering vehicles, people who accidentally clicked them, and people who selected them to get info to complain and claim they all appreciate what she's doing.
Whatever your developers think they're benefiting from by her antics, it's bad for business. Your developers & QA team are accessories to her actions and are part of the problem. If they can't use your exclusive mini-continents to stress test performance instead of this vicarious method of research, then they must cease and desist at once. We're paying members - customers - and we are extremely dissatisfied with how we are regarded so much lower than a known nuisance.
The Petition already includes parcel encroachment.
@Rodvik & Company: this is what happens when you condone bad behavior. You reinforce that behavior and the child - or in this case a mentally unstable individual - believes what they're doing is okay.
And by that I mean it's clear to her (can't speak for the person but the persona is female, so we'll respect) that she's violating the TOS on counts we've already brought up, only she feels she's above those rules and allowed to treat ALL of mainland as her personal sim. This is a grievance on behalf of all residents and the squabble SHOULD be between Governor Linden and her since she's abusing your property for self-interest, personal gain, and the express discomfort of everbody else you've invited to use it.
Yeah yeah she's ready to spout poorly datamined statistics of people who were curious of these drunkenly lumbering vehicles, people who accidentally clicked them, and people who selected them to get info to complain and claim they all appreciate what she's doing.
Whatever your developers think they're benefiting from by her antics, it's bad for business. Your developers & QA team are accessories to her actions and are part of the problem. If they can't use your exclusive mini-continents to stress test performance instead of this vicarious method of research, then they must cease and desist at once. We're paying members - customers - and we are extremely dissatisfied with how we are regarded so much lower than a known nuisance.
The Petition already includes parcel encroachment.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Busy Busy...
Now back home (but insufficiently settled), I resumed drawing. It's a healthy thing, like breathing.
There are many things on the plate that I need to get through; no spinning it to make them fly off into oblivion.
For one I've paid rent on that small shop in New Babbage for the past 3 months. The space gave me the inspiration for a series of "prints". Yes I know: I'm working backwards and instead should find a place for existing work. Well, that's where artistic license comes in; real artists seldom act in conventional sequence. That was also when RL stepped in of course, hindering any chance of quality time to create the prints and set them up in an appropriately designed vendor.
Then a portrait of one of my friends which I've owed for about 11 months by now. I haven't forgotten that.
Giant Snail Races tee shirts for Relay For Life donations. Had hoped to make a new one every week or two, but that hasn't panned out. There are two available currently at Cartoon World, with hopefully a new one available this weekend. Remember all the money in those vendors goes to The American Cancer Society.
SL8B. I knew the theme about 2 months ago. No time to work on it. I have about a dozen ways I can present what I want to present, which may just get narrowed down based on my abilities. I know what I'd LIKE to do...
Scourgemobiles: They were taken offline for a week or two and it was grand. Apparently this was temporary while the vehicles were reprogrammed. I found out one day by messaging someone while standing on Route 3. Some car came up behind me and stopped, then did its usual lumbering thing in an effort to ride around me and still remain on the road. Selecting it revealed the source sim where it was rezzed is no longer displayed. The vehicle had 16 scripts and a landmark. Still adfarming and still solid. They're still a problem when you're trying to ride the road. And the things still jump the roads into water and rail routes. AnnMarie just doesn't get it, does she?
By the way, Friday June 3rd is a meeting between LDPW and SLRR afficionados in Tuliptree. A certain someone is likely to be there.
Last but not least, dance parties in Bay City to raise money for Relay for Life. I hold them every other Friday evening from 6pm SLT. I usually pick a specific era and run with it. Right now it's New Wave, with the first one from its beginnings. Next one on June 10th will be from the dawn of early MTV era, with a great variety of sounds and several blasts from the past. Tipping goes to a Relay for Life Kiosk.
That's all for now :)
There are many things on the plate that I need to get through; no spinning it to make them fly off into oblivion.
For one I've paid rent on that small shop in New Babbage for the past 3 months. The space gave me the inspiration for a series of "prints". Yes I know: I'm working backwards and instead should find a place for existing work. Well, that's where artistic license comes in; real artists seldom act in conventional sequence. That was also when RL stepped in of course, hindering any chance of quality time to create the prints and set them up in an appropriately designed vendor.
Then a portrait of one of my friends which I've owed for about 11 months by now. I haven't forgotten that.
Giant Snail Races tee shirts for Relay For Life donations. Had hoped to make a new one every week or two, but that hasn't panned out. There are two available currently at Cartoon World, with hopefully a new one available this weekend. Remember all the money in those vendors goes to The American Cancer Society.
SL8B. I knew the theme about 2 months ago. No time to work on it. I have about a dozen ways I can present what I want to present, which may just get narrowed down based on my abilities. I know what I'd LIKE to do...
Scourgemobiles: They were taken offline for a week or two and it was grand. Apparently this was temporary while the vehicles were reprogrammed. I found out one day by messaging someone while standing on Route 3. Some car came up behind me and stopped, then did its usual lumbering thing in an effort to ride around me and still remain on the road. Selecting it revealed the source sim where it was rezzed is no longer displayed. The vehicle had 16 scripts and a landmark. Still adfarming and still solid. They're still a problem when you're trying to ride the road. And the things still jump the roads into water and rail routes. AnnMarie just doesn't get it, does she?
By the way, Friday June 3rd is a meeting between LDPW and SLRR afficionados in Tuliptree. A certain someone is likely to be there.
Last but not least, dance parties in Bay City to raise money for Relay for Life. I hold them every other Friday evening from 6pm SLT. I usually pick a specific era and run with it. Right now it's New Wave, with the first one from its beginnings. Next one on June 10th will be from the dawn of early MTV era, with a great variety of sounds and several blasts from the past. Tipping goes to a Relay for Life Kiosk.
That's all for now :)
Monday, May 9, 2011
Ketchup May 2011
I was this close to taking out a new stream last Friday to celebrate my return home that night. But with short notice who'd come?
Anyway there's a big weekend coming up for Bay City for their third anniversary. It's also my second since the gallery opened there. Am doing a dance party featuring music from the 20th century (I'm that ecclectic normally anyway). Again it will be to raise money for Relay For Life, with donation of creations and a kiosk to divvy up between two teams I represent. So if you like what you see: buy. If you like what you hear: tip for a good cause.
Things to do:
Poster for Bay City event. Theme will be purple.
Replace slideshow, box and listgiver at Retro Metro in Sistiana with new ones from Fishiversary and post to 7Seas' forum. Note it's back to a 1-minute rez time for bait and rod purchases; there must have been a griefer lockdown in Nova Albion at some point that it was changed to no-rez.
Refine the Gallifrey Ten swim trunks. I think a smaller denser pattern may look better.
More important than the swim trunks are to finish off the first wave of sketches for Artifictions and draw another couple of racing snails for shirts. One will be purple.
Dance and fish at Bacchus on the Beach. I realize that new fish or no, I'll never become a Hall of Famer and unlock the omega level if I let my alts fish.
Anyway there's a big weekend coming up for Bay City for their third anniversary. It's also my second since the gallery opened there. Am doing a dance party featuring music from the 20th century (I'm that ecclectic normally anyway). Again it will be to raise money for Relay For Life, with donation of creations and a kiosk to divvy up between two teams I represent. So if you like what you see: buy. If you like what you hear: tip for a good cause.
Things to do:
Poster for Bay City event. Theme will be purple.
Replace slideshow, box and listgiver at Retro Metro in Sistiana with new ones from Fishiversary and post to 7Seas' forum. Note it's back to a 1-minute rez time for bait and rod purchases; there must have been a griefer lockdown in Nova Albion at some point that it was changed to no-rez.
Refine the Gallifrey Ten swim trunks. I think a smaller denser pattern may look better.
More important than the swim trunks are to finish off the first wave of sketches for Artifictions and draw another couple of racing snails for shirts. One will be purple.
Dance and fish at Bacchus on the Beach. I realize that new fish or no, I'll never become a Hall of Famer and unlock the omega level if I let my alts fish.
Friday, May 6, 2011
That Does It! I'm Going Home!
Yes, some things are worse than a neighbor with bedbugs. Staying at dad's is definitely high on the list. Being devoid of a gamer's mousepad or Photoshop are certainly among them as well. When you can isolate the bed from "visitors" with a non-toxic spray, why suffer in a state of deprivation and verbal unpleasantries?
So I'm going back home tomorrow morning. I'll move back out for another week when it's time for a second treatment.
If the home video market made DVDs of all the films I had on cassette I'd have my shelves cleared so fast... ah well
So I'm going back home tomorrow morning. I'll move back out for another week when it's time for a second treatment.
If the home video market made DVDs of all the films I had on cassette I'd have my shelves cleared so fast... ah well
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Someone's Karma is About to Hit the Fan
As you may have read from my post from March 18 (Giving & Getting), Dr Who fandom in Second Life has its pro's and cons. With the help of that network I was able to determine which TARDIS system best suited my needs - as well as carry off its functions with just the right level of immersion.
I also wrote about the sense of community in some places and lack thereof in others. These were all based on personal observations without any favoritism or personal gain; of course based on those experiences I have made my choice of favorites for one aspect or another.
Well, you can understand my surprise when someone shared this link with me on the premise of some big exposé over TARDIS sim by victor1st Mornington. I was shocked by what I'd read, but because so much of it was libelous and written out of personal bias.
I felt that most supporters of TARDIS sim and its goings on responded poorly in several comments. Let's face it: not everyone who writes on the Internet can write. So with a couple of exceptions their responses amounted to rhetorical drivel. I had an answer of my own as an objective party, but Victor1st has locked the blog's commenting capability.
So here are some facts to set things straight...
The claim that the TARDIS (aka New London) community leaders have tried to pull people away from Katrina is untrue. Kat, Laredo, Saxondale, etc al have never brought this up to me, publicly in general local chat, or in group activities.
New London's activities and interests have kept to their products and own sim's events plus - of course - Dr Who and related fandom. That's a full plate and I doubt they have anything to fear about losing their support base. They have a community and it's very nice. The recent memorials for Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen were heartfelt and done out of a need and not for any petty competition.
As for minors, note that before seeing Victor1st's post, I had already blogged how it was so much more prevalent in the Katrina-based Dr Who group that I just had to leave it. The group chat was at times an embarrassment. You'll get minors everywhere since Dr Who is technically a Kid's Show by British standards (yes, I just said something about America's).
You may also remember from my blog post how alienated I felt on Katrina (I've since learned that I'm not alone apparently), and no one is around on Who Island most of the time. So there's a lot of ranting over a community presence which simply does not exist. I'm sure Katrina's owners may be nice themselves, but their presences aren't always what people see...
...I don't think. Since that blog post I ventured up to a group one evening who were clearly NOT trying to blow eachother up. After 10 minutes of what I thought was reasonably sentient banter, I was told that they had enough of typing and were going back to voice. Seems they were just tolerating me. Back to square one with Katrina: in to buy something then leave. Maybe in time I'll activate the RP setting and land there to refuel by the Cardiff Millennium Center.
The ranting against Ebak's radio listening parties was way out of line, and I'm afraid Victor1st has a responsibility to retract and apologize for any statements he's made about them. They are not a project coordinated by the owners of New London, who simply provide the space and access rights for those who do. Furthermore, they never ever claimed to have exclusive permission to play Big Finish's Doctor Who audio dramas. Just as Victor1st said in his own blog: anyone in Second Life is authorized to play them as long as there is a link back to their website. There most certainly is in the listening room, and all banners and posters displaying the radio listening events prominently display the Big Finish logo. This is by fans for fans, and should not be seen as anything else.
I can't say what sort of support experience Victor1st or friends of his may have experienced with a New London Systems (NLS) product, because one of NLS' own officers recommended Hands of Omega for the features I wanted in a TARDIS. He objectively gave me a rundown on how each system functioned and features available so that I could make an informed decision. You have to admire right there the integrity and objectivity to help someone over hardselling one's own product. They certainly have enough people using their system who could badmouth them anywhere and don't. NLS announce updates and upgrades regularly. It's more than I can say for my previous system.
As long as they make me feel at home in New London and throw their club parties and other fun events, as well as give fans a place to gather for special occasions, they'll get my Sim donations & Radio tips and support as a fan. They've earned it; none of them are personal friends. To me they're the best haven for Doctor Who fans in Second Life at this time.
TARDIS sim's management were just recently made aware of it, and promptly went into lockdown with a number of disclaimers. Can't blame them under the circumstances. They didn't name names, I'll give them credit for that, but for the first time since I've known them, they had to refer to communities outside of their own.
I certainly don't have any personal grudge against Victor1st Mornington over this. Something happened and he's behaving very human. However he must address the issue and instigator directly. If he's had some sort of Dalek vs Cyberman bitchfest with Kat Kassner then fine. The blog post was a lot of acid spit out over a lot of little things, but also based on geography and guilt-by-association. The person who gave me the link probably took Victor1st's word without knowing first hand the facts. Many time-honored expressions apply now as they did in their time: "Two wrongs don't make a right," "Absolute power corrupts absolutely," "With great power comes great responsbility." It's all a matter of rising above one's gut reactions and doing the right thing. He's offended people who never did anything to him; he's made false accusations which hurt strangers. It does matter, and in time these actions will come back to haunt him. Maybe he can take that breath, rise above those gut impulses and do the right thing. He can't make Katrina's social circle look any better to me; I can't expect that from anybody and I'm certainly not a consensus; people like that need a place too. But someone's credibility has flown out the window, and as more people find out the validity of what's been written, the dominoes will tumble.
I also wrote about the sense of community in some places and lack thereof in others. These were all based on personal observations without any favoritism or personal gain; of course based on those experiences I have made my choice of favorites for one aspect or another.
Well, you can understand my surprise when someone shared this link with me on the premise of some big exposé over TARDIS sim by victor1st Mornington. I was shocked by what I'd read, but because so much of it was libelous and written out of personal bias.
I felt that most supporters of TARDIS sim and its goings on responded poorly in several comments. Let's face it: not everyone who writes on the Internet can write. So with a couple of exceptions their responses amounted to rhetorical drivel. I had an answer of my own as an objective party, but Victor1st has locked the blog's commenting capability.
So here are some facts to set things straight...
The claim that the TARDIS (aka New London) community leaders have tried to pull people away from Katrina is untrue. Kat, Laredo, Saxondale, etc al have never brought this up to me, publicly in general local chat, or in group activities.
New London's activities and interests have kept to their products and own sim's events plus - of course - Dr Who and related fandom. That's a full plate and I doubt they have anything to fear about losing their support base. They have a community and it's very nice. The recent memorials for Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen were heartfelt and done out of a need and not for any petty competition.
As for minors, note that before seeing Victor1st's post, I had already blogged how it was so much more prevalent in the Katrina-based Dr Who group that I just had to leave it. The group chat was at times an embarrassment. You'll get minors everywhere since Dr Who is technically a Kid's Show by British standards (yes, I just said something about America's).
You may also remember from my blog post how alienated I felt on Katrina (I've since learned that I'm not alone apparently), and no one is around on Who Island most of the time. So there's a lot of ranting over a community presence which simply does not exist. I'm sure Katrina's owners may be nice themselves, but their presences aren't always what people see...
...I don't think. Since that blog post I ventured up to a group one evening who were clearly NOT trying to blow eachother up. After 10 minutes of what I thought was reasonably sentient banter, I was told that they had enough of typing and were going back to voice. Seems they were just tolerating me. Back to square one with Katrina: in to buy something then leave. Maybe in time I'll activate the RP setting and land there to refuel by the Cardiff Millennium Center.
The ranting against Ebak's radio listening parties was way out of line, and I'm afraid Victor1st has a responsibility to retract and apologize for any statements he's made about them. They are not a project coordinated by the owners of New London, who simply provide the space and access rights for those who do. Furthermore, they never ever claimed to have exclusive permission to play Big Finish's Doctor Who audio dramas. Just as Victor1st said in his own blog: anyone in Second Life is authorized to play them as long as there is a link back to their website. There most certainly is in the listening room, and all banners and posters displaying the radio listening events prominently display the Big Finish logo. This is by fans for fans, and should not be seen as anything else.
I can't say what sort of support experience Victor1st or friends of his may have experienced with a New London Systems (NLS) product, because one of NLS' own officers recommended Hands of Omega for the features I wanted in a TARDIS. He objectively gave me a rundown on how each system functioned and features available so that I could make an informed decision. You have to admire right there the integrity and objectivity to help someone over hardselling one's own product. They certainly have enough people using their system who could badmouth them anywhere and don't. NLS announce updates and upgrades regularly. It's more than I can say for my previous system.
As long as they make me feel at home in New London and throw their club parties and other fun events, as well as give fans a place to gather for special occasions, they'll get my Sim donations & Radio tips and support as a fan. They've earned it; none of them are personal friends. To me they're the best haven for Doctor Who fans in Second Life at this time.
TARDIS sim's management were just recently made aware of it, and promptly went into lockdown with a number of disclaimers. Can't blame them under the circumstances. They didn't name names, I'll give them credit for that, but for the first time since I've known them, they had to refer to communities outside of their own.
I certainly don't have any personal grudge against Victor1st Mornington over this. Something happened and he's behaving very human. However he must address the issue and instigator directly. If he's had some sort of Dalek vs Cyberman bitchfest with Kat Kassner then fine. The blog post was a lot of acid spit out over a lot of little things, but also based on geography and guilt-by-association. The person who gave me the link probably took Victor1st's word without knowing first hand the facts. Many time-honored expressions apply now as they did in their time: "Two wrongs don't make a right," "Absolute power corrupts absolutely," "With great power comes great responsbility." It's all a matter of rising above one's gut reactions and doing the right thing. He's offended people who never did anything to him; he's made false accusations which hurt strangers. It does matter, and in time these actions will come back to haunt him. Maybe he can take that breath, rise above those gut impulses and do the right thing. He can't make Katrina's social circle look any better to me; I can't expect that from anybody and I'm certainly not a consensus; people like that need a place too. But someone's credibility has flown out the window, and as more people find out the validity of what's been written, the dominoes will tumble.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The TARDIS Upgraded
I spent money like a pig this past weekend. I really did.
I suppose for most of its users DCL's upgrade was a good thing. I suppose the new HUD for the sonic was what they'd prefer: custom graphics over blue dropdown menus. And maybe with today's hearing-impaired society the selection beeps on the HUD were at a comfortable volume. Personally I don't plan to go deaf from a HUD.
I wasn't overly thrilled with the fact that landing now meant forming the box around me instead of sending it ahead. I didn't need a travel system for something an emdash HUD could do just as well.
I liked running around the console, pulling this lever here and pressing that button there, seeing the destination on the display...
When asking around last month, a rep from New London Systems gave me a rundown of their TARDIS line and answered many questions. I could certainly see the benefit of switching from an external database server to an inworld notecard system; it's something New London has touted as being less laggy. Also it's a wise method if a system owner or their server host decide to shut down. With the lack of support presence and bugfixes throughout the year it seemed to me that this could happen with DCL; as many of you know I had that concern when I started shopping around.
At any rate, he was very objective about what he felt would better suit my needs and suggested Hands of Omega (aka HoO).
A Hands of Omega user plus (I think either) one of their developers or QA testers were both very helpful. They explained its compatibility with Horizons' systems, which most of you may recognize as a form of holotechnology. This would enable me to switch between TARDIS designs in seconds while maintain configuration & position (I still plan to make a den or trophy room, which should always line up with some doorway). It used a self-contained travel system while they maintained a network server. With reputable support, HoO wouldn't just disappear and leave users in the lurch. Seemed like the best of both worlds.
Last but not least of the big systems was Novatech, which it seemed required the use of a sandbox to do anything substantial with it.
I was content to wait until May and following an RL crisis to make the change, but last week's upgrade made the move easier at this time.
Happy with this arrangement I think, except I spent money unnecessarily on a TARDIS for the classic sounds, which were in the style I settled on in the end for my default. I took Seven to a demo platform and showed her some styles I liked (she remarked that the Eccleston/Tennant one was "alien." It was something I mused about since I almost regarded it to be distinctly alien; the new TV version is the opposite: very human, with its cranks, levers and spigots). She relayed some feedback and we settled on a wooden version of Tom Baker's console room. VERY classy, with rollback shutters to conceal unused controls and displays.
I can't say I fancy some of the exteriors available which I've selected during my travels. For those unfamiliar with the Doctor Who mythos, a program called a Chameleon Circuit automatically camouflages the TARDIS into something ordinary upon materialization so as not to attract the attention of local inhabitants. Except in the show it's broken (or the TARDIS just likes police boxes), so it looks the same everywhere. In Second Life, depending on your system, you can choose from any number of objects to land in (HoO and Novatech each offer dozens to choose from). I don't think bumping into a small cabinet should count though. Or an office chair. I feel one should stil emerge or enter. I'll need to see how big the juke box is and whether it opens up before I consider it...
Added a room finally, but man those trophies gobble up the primcount (except for Razzap's blakslee trophies, a mere 3 apiece, with Bacchus Beach about the same). Will be scaling those back to maybe the best snail race one, the best Cheep Cheep one, etc. Alas as grand as the Blakslee solar system trophy may be, that will have to wait a bit longer to be flaunted.
Guess I'll have to look into a sofa, add a video screen... And if I decide I want another style TARDIS, the doorway should line up perfectly.
Yes, that nice wood finish has made the transition from Smith's much easier. I'm sure we'll meet again but for now I'm good. Click to see it larger.
I have to say the folks of HoO were very good about helping me through setting up the Horizons system and answering all questions (it's not that I'm that dense; I just use my brain for other things). There were also two helpful videos on YouTube from Victor1st Mornington to get new users started. Consistently positive customer service is not something I'm used to in SecondLife from a group. Anyway they've definitely made me a satisfied customer, and with their larger contingent of users there's a much larger public network to choose from. And gosh I love it: I can land in Livingtree or anywhere else rezzable via coordinates.
I suppose for most of its users DCL's upgrade was a good thing. I suppose the new HUD for the sonic was what they'd prefer: custom graphics over blue dropdown menus. And maybe with today's hearing-impaired society the selection beeps on the HUD were at a comfortable volume. Personally I don't plan to go deaf from a HUD.
I wasn't overly thrilled with the fact that landing now meant forming the box around me instead of sending it ahead. I didn't need a travel system for something an emdash HUD could do just as well.
I liked running around the console, pulling this lever here and pressing that button there, seeing the destination on the display...
When asking around last month, a rep from New London Systems gave me a rundown of their TARDIS line and answered many questions. I could certainly see the benefit of switching from an external database server to an inworld notecard system; it's something New London has touted as being less laggy. Also it's a wise method if a system owner or their server host decide to shut down. With the lack of support presence and bugfixes throughout the year it seemed to me that this could happen with DCL; as many of you know I had that concern when I started shopping around.
At any rate, he was very objective about what he felt would better suit my needs and suggested Hands of Omega (aka HoO).
A Hands of Omega user plus (I think either) one of their developers or QA testers were both very helpful. They explained its compatibility with Horizons' systems, which most of you may recognize as a form of holotechnology. This would enable me to switch between TARDIS designs in seconds while maintain configuration & position (I still plan to make a den or trophy room, which should always line up with some doorway). It used a self-contained travel system while they maintained a network server. With reputable support, HoO wouldn't just disappear and leave users in the lurch. Seemed like the best of both worlds.
Last but not least of the big systems was Novatech, which it seemed required the use of a sandbox to do anything substantial with it.
I was content to wait until May and following an RL crisis to make the change, but last week's upgrade made the move easier at this time.
Happy with this arrangement I think, except I spent money unnecessarily on a TARDIS for the classic sounds, which were in the style I settled on in the end for my default. I took Seven to a demo platform and showed her some styles I liked (she remarked that the Eccleston/Tennant one was "alien." It was something I mused about since I almost regarded it to be distinctly alien; the new TV version is the opposite: very human, with its cranks, levers and spigots). She relayed some feedback and we settled on a wooden version of Tom Baker's console room. VERY classy, with rollback shutters to conceal unused controls and displays.
I can't say I fancy some of the exteriors available which I've selected during my travels. For those unfamiliar with the Doctor Who mythos, a program called a Chameleon Circuit automatically camouflages the TARDIS into something ordinary upon materialization so as not to attract the attention of local inhabitants. Except in the show it's broken (or the TARDIS just likes police boxes), so it looks the same everywhere. In Second Life, depending on your system, you can choose from any number of objects to land in (HoO and Novatech each offer dozens to choose from). I don't think bumping into a small cabinet should count though. Or an office chair. I feel one should stil emerge or enter. I'll need to see how big the juke box is and whether it opens up before I consider it...
Added a room finally, but man those trophies gobble up the primcount (except for Razzap's blakslee trophies, a mere 3 apiece, with Bacchus Beach about the same). Will be scaling those back to maybe the best snail race one, the best Cheep Cheep one, etc. Alas as grand as the Blakslee solar system trophy may be, that will have to wait a bit longer to be flaunted.
Guess I'll have to look into a sofa, add a video screen... And if I decide I want another style TARDIS, the doorway should line up perfectly.
I have to say the folks of HoO were very good about helping me through setting up the Horizons system and answering all questions (it's not that I'm that dense; I just use my brain for other things). There were also two helpful videos on YouTube from Victor1st Mornington to get new users started. Consistently positive customer service is not something I'm used to in SecondLife from a group. Anyway they've definitely made me a satisfied customer, and with their larger contingent of users there's a much larger public network to choose from. And gosh I love it: I can land in Livingtree or anywhere else rezzable via coordinates.
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