Elevator Update and new packages in the works

Yes, that’s right… finally an update to the elevator! Things I plan to include in the next update are:

  • Access lists
    • Now you can have Allowed and Denied avatars per floor
  • Customizable speed*
  • Relative floor configuration option
    • Allows you to set all floors as distances from the elevators starting position
    • Ideal for use in the new package listed at the bottom of this post
  • Lower prim doors**
    • Uses dialogs instead of prim buttons
    • Removed LED floor number display

*Planned but not yet tested (may not make final release)
**Not included in update. To be sold separately.

I also plan on releasing a new package for the current Interior Elevator aimed at content creators (replacing the current no-copy/transfer version). This will be a full-permission package allowing builders to include it in their builds. This does not allow the elevator to be re-sold independently. I still have to write up a license agreement detailing the purchaser’s rights. This package will likely retail in the vicinity of L$10,000.

Re-installed forum

The forum was giving me problems trying to upgrade it so I deleted it and installed it from fresh. All information is still intact, the big differences are the lack of forum attachments now and it’s back to the default subSilver look. I may not bother changing too much on the forums since they don’t appear to be overly active – my resources are best spent elsewhere.
I also cleaned out inactive users because most of them (if not all of them) were spam robots.

Quick Update

Just a quick update since I haven’t posted in a while. The site is now hosted on Dreamhost and things seem to be working smoothly. They have a lot of features that will allow me to integrate things in Second Life with the web. I did a quick XML-RPC test with a chat logger (now disabled in-world) that logged chat to a database.

I’m currently working on another project that will integrate Second Life with the web – more details will be posted soon.

Things are moving pretty slowly as far as new products and updates are concerned because real life work has me for 45 hours for 6 days a week, but I’m still checking my email and the forums for any questions people have for me.

Interior Elevator

Welcome to the most advanced elevator system in Second Life! Built from the ground up with realism in mind, this system will provide passengers with the most authentic elevator experience that your Lindens can buy.

Features:

  • Realistic elevator logic.
    • Queuing system
      • Floors that request service are placed in a queue.
      • Elevator stops at queued floors based on its direction of travel and proximity.
      • This results in Second Life’s most efficient elevator.
  • High quality texturing.
    • Some textures used from Second Life’s top texture artists.
    • Some textures hand-made.
  • Realistic elevator sounds.
    • Start/stop sound.
    • Configurable Elevator music.
      • Turn it on or off.
      • Replace the sound with your own.
    • Opening/closing doors.
    • Floor arrival “ding.”
  • Spacious elevator car.
    • Reliable movement.
      • Elevator car doesn’t get stuck or freeze if configured and placed properly.
      • Smooth and steady with minimal jumping.
    • 10 buttons for floor selection.
      • Buttons appear or disappear to avoid confusion depending on how many floors you have configured.
    • Open door button.
    • 200m maximum distance between ground floor and top floor.
      • This is achieved by using a separate “controller” object which ties your elevator car in with your boarding stations.
  • Realistic boarding stations.
    • Animated doors with sound.
    • Direction of travel indicators.
    • Current floor LED display.

Car – 20 Primitives
Boarding Station – 11 Primitives
Controller – 4 Primitives

No refunds on Copyable items.

Introducing “Union Micro Home”

This is the latest addition to Union Micro by Angela Rosebud. She’s setup shop upstairs at the Union Micro main store selling different things for your Second Life homes. So far we have a small range of shelving, counters, tables, lighting and even a clothes hamper! All items with doors have doors that actually open! Stop by and check it out.

Union Micro Home

Sales Reporting & Delivery System updated

Vendor updated to 1.2
*Restructured the Pay box. It now only presents ONE button which is the price of the item it’s selling.
*Front face of vendor is now full-bright when online, and not full-bright when offline.

Sales Server updated to 1.01
*Reduced likeliness of the sales server not sending out nightly reports every night.
*Your sales logs should not be affected by this update.

I also changed the format of my release notes since there’s a lot of objects with different versions in this package.