Heralding a cloud

This is a mirror post of a SL Notecard by Wolwaner Jervil and Valie Eun:

How to make yourself visible instead of being a cloud.

1) Ensure that all inventory items are loaded completely

• open the inventory sidebar
• enter some text in the search line
• wait until all is loaded).

2) Try edit appearance

• Open the outfits sidebar
• press the tool icon on right upper corner
• change something
• save, exit by clicking the green left arrow on the top line.

3) Try Alt-Ctrl-R (Rebake textures) to reload your Textures

4) Use one of the Preset Avatars from the library (Boy next door or girl next door) to REPLACE your outfit. This will reset your avatar to a library default. If becoming visible, get your previous items back on.

5) Open the Develop Menu (Ctrl-Alt-Q), go to Develop --> Avatar --> Character Tests --> Test Female or Test Male

6) Turn on the advanced menu (Ctrl-Alt-D), Select Debug settings.....a small window will open. select "RenderUnloadedAvatar" from the drop down box and then set it to "True" then click the X in the corner to close the window.

This will stop YOU from seeing others as clouds but not stop you from being one to them. They must change their settings for that. With this setting you will be able to see what item is not loading corrctly and you can replace it with another one.

Wolwaner Jervil and Valie Eun - SL Guided Tours

WJ and VE enclosed a note card inside the note card. Here is the English text:

*** SL Guided Tours - we guide you through SecondLife

******************* English *************************
SL Guided Tours offer various services:
A maintained index with description and pictures to many places in SecondLife at http://members.a1.net/secondlife/
A copy of this index is available inworld in at the Web-Tab of the profile of Valie Eun - you can also copy http://members.a1.net/secondlife/profil/index.htm into your own web tab to have the index in your profile available.
We offer courses and help to all new residents - IM for class schedules.

All our services are free - but a tip to Valie Eun or Wolwaner Jervil is always welcome - Thank you.

Join the group SL Guided Tours (also for free) to get tour tips and other information about guided tours, great places and class schedules in SL.

Wolwaner Jervil and Valie Eun (Owners)

Thanks, WJ and VE. I will add another trick:

0) Fully clear your SL Cache

• In Second Life, select Edit > Preferences > Network
• Click "clear cache"
• Travel to a very quiet sim, such as Kara
• Exit and re-enter Second Life
• Wait quietly while your inventory re-loads, as step 1) above.

There are even more tips at the Second Life Wiki Article:
Why Do I Look Like A Particle Cloud?

Love Arth

PS I made a invisible avatar with a surrounding particle cloud and a title that says ...loading. I'd post a photo, but you know what that looks like. 0 {:-{D}