One Lucky Elf - Aggi's Blog

I love how you can customize everything in Second Life.  EVERYTHING.  From the pores on your face to the colors in the sky. Yes, that's right. You can control the sun. You have that power.  It's all in your windlight settings, or environments, or EEPs (environmental enhancement program). I'm calling it all these things because people use them interchangeably. EEP is an upgrade to the original Windlights.  There's so many options, and I don't feel qualified to talk about them at all. I've never made one. I mainly use them for photos. I set up a scene, and then scroll through the options forever until I find one I like, then take the picture. You can read all about the technical aspects and learn how to customize or make your own on the Second Life Wiki , and in the SL Forum Knowledgebase . If you also just want to play around with presets, read on. Setting the Environment in your Viewer You can find some basic environment files in Firestorm by clicking on the Wor...

You've probably seen an object called ' Facelight ' in your evoX heads folder, or sometimes they come with an outfit.  Just what are they, and what do you do with them? Read on to find out! Glowing Objects A facelight is a very basic build - an invisible round ball that gives off light. They're very helpful in creating light effects for photography, or to make shimmer effects on skin or clothing more noticeable. I use them particularly in darker scenes when I want my avatar's face to be more noticeable. Before Facelight (left)            After (right) You can either add them to your avatar or rez them on the ground.  You can add multiple facelights, move them around, and adjust their intensity. Moving Facelights Right click on a facelight in your inventory and select 'add' to wear it. Then right click on it again and select 'edit'. You'll get a Build menu and a bunch of multicolor arrows around an invisible spot in front of your avatar. That'...