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1. Priority 6 not working anymore?

   Hello. I've been making Priority 6 animations for years. There was a small customization of the SL viewer files that would allow this option. I've installed several updates over the last few months, but had not got around to customizing the system files again. Yesterday I did the customizations so I could upload an animation as P6, but my SL viewer is still stuck at a max of P4. Is there another edit that needs to be done to make the P6 work again in the updated SL viewer? (My SL viewer is installed on my F: drive because it's faster lol) Thank you. Here are the customizations I've been making for years, that suddenly no longer work: FILE EDITED: F:\Program Files\skins\default\xui\en\ floater_animation_bvh.preview.xml Edit these parameters to say... <spinner decimal_digits="0" follows="left|top" height="18" increment="1" initial_value="0" label="Priority" label_width="50" layout="topleft" left="10" max_val="6" name="priority" tool_tip="Controls which other animations can be overridden by this animation" width="90" /> ---------------------- FILE EDITED: F:\Program Files\app_settings\ anim.ini Insert these parameters JUST AFTER the Translations 1.0... [GLOBALS] priority = 6

2. Delete the Land Cutters and View-Blockers Rather Than Continents?

   There is room for both, but they do need " tightening " as animats put it and refinement as I'll put it . And yes , he went too damn far . Lol . Belli needs a slightly less tight leash on the house models ( but not so loose that it just becomes ugly mainland ). We need more models and exterior / interior texturing freedom . But not the freedom to plant a castle or a 100 foot wall down . And mainland absolutely needs rid of the cancerous 16x16 parcels with political and commercial full bright signs littering the roads . It also needs rid of the instant ejection orbs . Give us visible ban lines from at least one region away and we'll gladly avoid your parcel when exploring .

3. last names question

   Apart from them not wanting to spend time to ensure that also names picked by "random" non business entity residents, by making it not very expensive to buy and maintain, I do think that's part of the reason, too - both the randomness of seeing/meeting someone with the same last name plus as well the not randomness of people formerly signing up together, and now paying a name change for a name they can share. The last names kind of create random families and some however small sense of family and community, familiariness, fun within the bigger community. That, as well as the 'history' bit that someone already mentioned. With the new surnames, same as the old ones, they are retired, once a certain number is reached, and then are lost to availability (apart from, IIRC, the seasonal names that do come with some 'might be recycled' small print). Which also has a 'gamble' element ;) - "Should I grab this gem of a name now, or will an even more fitting to me one come along... 🤔?". Imagine it wouldn't be linked to being a business entity and be free or so cheap literally everyone could pay for a custom name. Maybe pretty much everyone would. That would be great, too, of course, but I also don't think it's too bad to not have custom names for personal use - also, take solace in the comfort that it's still better than in first life, you have a much better chance of getting a name you really want, with far fewer hoops to jump through, and dirt cheap, comparibly. 😉 See it not as limiting but kind of a USP of SL, compared to all the platforms/games where you can freely choose your username. 😄 And display names exist, for free, and changeable on a weekly basis, too. It's not the same, yes, I know, but still very useful. However, it absolutely should be cheaper. You even have to pay again, the same amount, to change back to a name you already paid for. I get that it's some administrative act, but really. If someone buys a seasonal name, for example, and wants to change back to their normal name then, maybe repeat over the years... 😂 Well, I guess fun is for the wealthy 😉

4. How to increase immersion

   The problem is who do you juice? Don't worry Governance7, this won't hurt a bit.

5. How Does Your SL Look Today?

   Doreen, is that you on the picture?