The elevator updates are coming along nicely. It’s taken me the best part of the last 2 days to recode the logic of the elevator! And you thought elevators were simple… Anyway, it seems to be a lot smarter with its path-finding routine now than it was before, and since it now uses 2 scripts instead of 1 it might be a little faster too!
I’ve implemented the first feature update which wasn’t even mentioned until now… there are now 2 different door opening modes. Mode “1” is the default with the doors both sliding into the same side, mode “2” now has the doors part separate ways and position themselves on either side of the doorway. Thanks goes to Robbie Riptide for the suggestion.
Also (I’m quite proud of this) there are new sounds! The elevator car start and stop sounds have been replaced, and the door opening sound has also been replaced. But wait, there’s more! There’s now a looping sound in the elevator car while it’s moving! These sounds GREATLY enhance the experience of riding the elevator.
I’m still debating on how I want to package the new cars with the direction markers and LED numbers inside of them. I’m not sure if I want to replace the current cars with them and continue including 2 cars in each package, or include all 4 cars in each package. The only problem with the latter is that I have to update 4 cars multiplied by how many different packages I have every time I release an update – a logistics nightmare! I’m considering just doing the replacement and offering a basic low-prim car for the people worried about prims – this car will of course be cheaper than the other, more detailed cars.
On a non-elevator related note there are some changes coming to the Union Micro site as posted below. I’ve designed a new logo which looks SO much more professional than the current “Photoshop n00b Logo” that I use currently. As I update vendor posters with the updated logo I will be DRASTICALLY CUTTING prices on older products. I have a lot of products that are starting to show their age and are no longer priced reasonably as competitors have put out better products. So I will cut my prices to try to offer a bang-for-your-buck product. As you can imagine some of the newer and more popular products such as my elevators will remain unchanged – you get what you pay for and what you’re getting is the most advanced elevator in Second Life! 🙂