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It allows those transitioning from these avatars to third-party options to split the expense (and learning curve) in doing so over an extended period (e.g. The splitting of the avatars between head and body – given they were originally described as “all-in-one” back around the time of SL19B – is a good move. As such what I have to say here is somewhat subjective and intentionally limited. I don’t want to go overboard in discussing these avatars in detail we’ll all form our own opinions on them over time – and there are others far better qualified to dig down into them than I. A basic, HUD-style animation system with single-click stop / start capability.

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Note that free additional colours of some clothing can be found at the kiosks within the SL Welcome Hubs (at the Avatar area inside the Second Life Academy).

An identical range of clothing (tops, bottoms, skirts, etc.) for each avatar, sized to suit their basic shapes & with alpha layers for the fuller body forms.

A total of six shapes, skins (from bleached to really dark) and nail layers, eight eye colours and nine hair styles (a mix of hair objects and tattoo hairbases).

Thus, they are reasonably compatible with most skin, tattoo and clothing layers. Both use the standard SL avatar UV Map using the universal channels and are fully BoM. In keeping with most avatar bodies and heads, they are supplied Copy / No Transfer + No Modify, and each, as supplied with this release, comprises: In the meantime, this “beta” comprises two avatars: Jamie (female) and Blake (male).

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This initial release for Senra – emphasis here because again, it is important to note that work on further avatars in the range, including anthro, are in development, as per Patch Linden’s comments at SL20B – is referenced as “Beta” in other words, while it is officially released, feedback and lessoned learned from it will be applied to the new versions of Senra avatars as they are released. While it is possible to Add / Wear items directly from the Library, this will result in them being copied to your inventory anyway – but rather than remaining together, they’ll simply be placed in the system folder corresponding to their item type (eyes, shape, object, skin, tattoo layer…) thus scattering them throughout your inventory, rather than keeping them all nearly together. However, and if you have not yet done so (and while it may well be obvious to most) – do be sure to copy the folders from the Library into your inventory.

Whether this is a result of taking lessons learned and replying them or purely coincidental, I’ve no idea but if it is a case of the former, then I say good on LL for doing so, as the Sansar system always came across as easy-to-use.įor those who wish to try the new avatars directly, then as the official blog post notes, they can be obtained via the System Library. Sadly, I’ve been unable to test this customisation process myself, so for that, I’ll have to direct you to the Second Life University video released alongside the formal announcement (and embedded at the end of this article). What I will say about it is that it is very mindful of that used with Sansar. More particularly, the Senra avatars are coupled with a new approach to introducing new users to their avatars and to customising them, using a web-based process integrated into the overall New User eXperience (NUX), which commences with the sign-up process and continues through to bringing new users into Second Life via Welcome Hubs and Community Gateways.

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However, particular excitement / interest has surrounded the Senra project, because it is the first time LL has developed a start avatar making full use of “modern” capabilities within Second Life, including the use of mesh bodies and heads, the rigging and animation capabilities presented by the extended “Bento” skeleton and capabilities such as Bakes on Mesh. Of course, the release of new “starter” avatars for Second Life is nothing new there have been several such releases over the years – some of which have been covered in these pages. The announcement came perhaps a little later than had been planned – at SL20B, Patch Linden indicated the hope was to launch them in July – and more than a year since they were initially previewed at the SL19B event in June 2022. On Tuesday, August 1st, 2023, Linden Lab officially announced the release of the first of the Senra brand of starter avatars for Second Life.

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