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Not dead! Taken a bit to get back to next step at Starchild Shoppe: furniture review. During the first months the goal was to make available as much as I could. Now it's time to refine, some based on your feedback, it will be a slow process, but Float and Mattress are done!:
- Bumpiness and shine layers now included.
- Permissions have been reviewed so they are Copy+Mod
- Wear props have been reviewed with Matthew Stevenson's fix so they rotate properly.
- Includes a HUD, and I have added the remaining 15 textures.
The updated items will also get their vendor updated, so just click on the screen for those (rather than the usual GET button).
hop://playground.darkheartsos.com:8002/Darkhearts%20Boutiq...
- Bumpiness and shine layers now included.
- Permissions have been reviewed so they are Copy+Mod
- Wear props have been reviewed with Matthew Stevenson's fix so they rotate properly.
- Includes a HUD, and I have added the remaining 15 textures.
The updated items will also get their vendor updated, so just click on the screen for those (rather than the usual GET button).
hop://playground.darkheartsos.com:8002/Darkhearts%20Boutiq...
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Yay for adding materials! I honestly do not understand why so many creators do not bother with this simple process. It is fairly easy to do and adds so much benefit. and if you have not been to Starchild's what are you waiting for? You would be hard pressed to find better quality furniture anywhere in OS.
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For a lot of years, FS's oxp didn't save or import materials...I'm going to guess that the copybot viewers didn't get them either. I've only noticed in the last 3 or so years that I no longer have to re-upload and re-texture materials into my builds after restoring them (things I build in SL, and then bring to OS). Before that, I would have to find and add my normal and specular maps manually.
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I think this is probably spot-on Harper. From the few I have spoken with the copybot viewer is not good at capturing the specular maps and even FS has trouble. Now with PBR lighting in SL, there will likely be an additional map in SL, not sure if or when that will ever happen in OS. Luckily, they have become pretty easy to duplicate. Both Photoshop and Gimp are very good at making them. There is even a free open source ap, "Materialize" that is specifically designed to make them. I have fooled with it a bit and it can handle pretty intricate textures well. (Not perfect, but well.)
https://boundingboxsoftware.com/materialize/
The maps can add a lot to larger objects like furniture and houses and rocks, so that is why it is such a treat to see that @Aurora has taken the time to add them.
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https://boundingboxsoftware.com/materialize/
The maps can add a lot to larger objects like furniture and houses and rocks, so that is why it is such a treat to see that @Aurora has taken the time to add them.
@HarperHeld yes...it is a pain... I am learning as I import stuff...didn't even know what bumpiness and shine did before! I think the WORST are some clothes from some brands...like TETRA... now THOSE are a nightmare...
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