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HUD7 Beta.13 uHUD is here for everyone

August 15, 2015 Lulu Leave a comment

Hi everyone,

Beta.13 brings the uHUD (i.e. Utility HUD) to everyone, not just those who have the Collar.

If you have Collar, Cuffs or Gag, I’d encourage you to take the HUD7 beta for a spin – it’s got over 100 individual little (and big) improvements over HUD6. If nothing else, it’s a lot lighter in scripts due to the Quantum Engine.

It now takes 30-60 secs to activate everything, depending on how fast you are (no more individual setups, transfers and such!)

About the uHUD

Why is there a separate uHUD?

Firstly, so that it is optional. Not everyone wants an AO, RLV features (forcesit, attach, strip, lock attachments/clothes etc.), pose, rez furniture, etc. etc. You can save some script-count by not wearing this uHUD.

And even if you use the features, you can optionally remove just the uHUD if you need to when some sims complain you have too many scripts, while keeping your main HUD and LULU Gear on. The main HUD and gear are designed to be script-light enough for sim script counters.

Secondly, the uHUD is moddable, and you can drop your own anims, landmarks and scripts into it (you can add buttons to the menu!) to extend its features. The uHUD is essentially a sandboxed area.

This is in contrast to the main HUD – being no-mod allows the LULU gear to be the most secure system out there. There’s simply no way for the sub to hack prims or scripts after deactivating RLV, etc.

What’s new with uHUD 2.0-beta.1

improved RLV Relay, courtesy of Chloe Constantine and thinkKink
improved RLV menus, courtesy of Nagi Michinaga
RLV Relay, lock-attachment, lock-clothing, lock-edits, lock-rez, lock-inventory, lock-shared-folder now all remember their settings after restart.
improved uHUD lock – now works in conjunction with HUD’s own ‘lock HUDs’ (which locks the uHUD independently from any other uHUD lock). All the locks must be released for the uHUD to be detachable.

GET THE UHUD from the BETA VENDOR (Secret Warehouse).

What else is new with main HUD beta.13

Prettier menus: can you see what’s new?
Fixed: some people being asked to set up RLV folders even after setup, under some specific folder situations.

For the Collar:

Fixed: random going into Pet-Crawl when you log on, even when you were standing when you logged out (Thanks Vanny! Issue #115)
Your Pet-Crawl will now persist through restarts or crashes.

For the Cuffs:

Fixed: Modifying thigh chains to and from tight should issue or release RLV restrictions (essentially No-TP etc.). (Thanks Idris! Issue #111)

For Gags:

Fixed: Gag Label persists through HUD restart.

Thanks to the BugCatchers

Our busy Dom Idris Georgia has widened the gap with this release and is now in the lead.

Vanny Richez has pushed forward to a convincing third place.

If you’ve found a bug (something that you can repeat with certainty, on a different sim), click ‘report bug’ on your HUD and get listed on the Bug Catcher Leaderboard…

Plus the fuzzy feeling knowing you’ve made your LULU a little better!

How to get your beta.13 and uHUD

To get both HUD7 beta.13 and the uHUD, just go to the Secret Warehouse, say the password (“ponygirl”) and click the blue HUD7 Beta Board right above the Update Switch.

Sorry, you can’t get the uHUD from the HUD menu yet.

Enjoy! ♥ Lulu

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HUD7 Beta.12 Rez into Pet-Crawl

August 4, 2015 Lulu Leave a comment

Hi everyone,

Time for the next update…

welcome to Beta.12!

What’s new with beta.12

Rez into Pet-Crawl: Now when you rez your LULU Collar, you wll drop nicely into Pet-Crawl. (Or, you could turn it off in settings.)
Rez/Derez Settings: choose Drop-rez, Starburst, Derez anims options, plus Rez-to-PetCrawl.
Smaller memory: Beta.12 has fewer scripts with even more code being squeezed into the Quantum Engine.
Improved stability: internal rewirings so things run smoother

Note: If you have changed Collar color to White Leather base in beta.11, you’ll need to do it again in beta.12. Sorry!

Cuffs got some love too!

Lockguard & Lockmeister: now works with third parties’ toys, not just your own or your Owner’s toys. For those public places. (Issue #99 Thanks Gaea Morpork).
Fixed Cuff chains missing when worn from inventory (or after TP). (Issue #84, thanks Vanny Richez).
[EDIT] Fixed PetCrawl turns on after TP (Issue #92, thanks Gaea Morpork… who’s been quietly climbing the Bug Catcher Leaderboard!)

And Gags even!

Color for Labels: Easily change label colors to suit your surroundings or to match your Gag, Collar or Cuffs. (Suggestion #91 by Gaea Morpork)

And keys

Key now auto-detaches after use: Owners need to take a new Key Box to get new keys. Old keys will no longer work with this version. Feel free to delete them. (Issue #84, Thanks Idris Georgia!)
New Key Box sent out. To make things easier, every time the sub upgrades to a new HUD with a new Key Box or key version, the new Key Box is automatically sent out to all Owners.

How to get your beta.12

If you have an earlier HUD7 just wear it and you will get the option to update.

If you have HUD 6, just go to the Secret Warehouse, say the password (“ponygirl”) and click the blue HUD7 Beta Board right above the Update Switch.

Do not wear your old (i.e. current, existing) HUD or uHUD together with HUD7. Bad things will happen if you do!

Report any bugs!

With each release, a chance to find new bugs!

And get listed on the Bug Catcher Leaderboard…

Plus the fuzzy feeling knowing you’ve made your LULU a little better!

♥ Lulu

HUD7, Signature

HUD7 beta.11 Collar now partially available

July 22, 2015 Lulu Leave a comment

Hi everyone,

Beta.11 brings you most of the features of the Collar, squeezed into the tiny memory profile of the new Quantum Engine.

What’s working now

The following buttons are now working on the Collar Menu:

Pet Crawl: you can go around on all fours, with four types of crawls. Your Owner can also ‘lock’ you in Pet Crawl so you can’t get up.
Pet Expressions: Most gestures will work: wriggle, whine, beg, bob etc. Hug might be a bit wonky.
Bell: You can also adjust Bell Pitch (5 sounds, from a low cow-bell sound to a high kitty-bell sound) and volume. You can click the Bell to jiggle it (No cheating, you have to be near enough though!).
Tag: there’s a new Tag button on the Collar Menu for your convenience. But it’s more fun to actually click the physical Tag inworld and seeing it flip up. Again, you need to be close enough.
Gravity: Bell and Tag will magically drop correctly through various crawls and anims.
Deed: your Ownership Deed is fully working.
styling: you can re-size, color and position your Collar.

For those still waiting on the fence, this Collar addition should be enough to get you to try HUD7, as the Cuffs and Gag are fully working already.

What’s coming

Other features like rez/de-rez options (starburst, drop-rez), emotes, and error messages will be added soon. You will not be required to activate a new HUD as these will be rolled out live and you will get a message when you log in.

Other features like Leashing and Utility HUD will be added in the next major releases (beta.12, beta.13 or beta.14).

The following are beta.11’s improvements over HUD6:

Smoother Pet Crawl Transition

Pet-Crawl has been improved. The transition from one crawl to another is now smoother. Also when standing up from a crawl. Yes, it’s subtle.

Improved Gravity

Gravity is a special Collar feature where the Bell and Pet Tag hang down towards the ground whether you’re on all fours, or whether you’re standing.

The all-new Gravity Engine results in smoother and quicker Bell and Tag transitions, especially with slower or crowded sims. They hang down perfectly with each movement for that sexy look on all fours!

And remember, you can always wear your Collar slanted. Bell and Tag will adjust themselves automatically.

Smaller Memory Footprint

Beta.11 uses even fewer scripts than beta.10, while doing more. This is possible due to the incredible Quantum Engine.

How to get your beta.11

If you have an earlier HUD7 just wear it and you will get the option to update.

If you have HUD 6, just go to the Secret Warehouse, say the password (“ponygirl”) and click the blue HUD7 Beta Board right above the Update Switch.

Do not wear your old (i.e. current, existing) HUD or uHUD together with HUD7. Bad things will happen if you do!

Report any bugs!

With each release, a chance to find new bugs!

And get listed on the Bug Catcher Leaderboard…

Plus the fuzzy feeling knowing you’ve made your LULU a little better!

♥ Lulu

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HUD7 Beta.10 Supercharged Rezzing

June 14, 2015 Lulu Leave a comment

Hi everyone,

Beta.10 is here and brings with it an improved rezzing experience.

Neighboring No-rez Land

Don’t you hate it when you rez a Gag or Cuff and it fails because you’re standing too close to the wall and they were trying to rez just over the neighboring parcel?

Now, HUD7 will automatically scan the land around to make sure this doesn’t happen. Even if you are standing next to a sim crossing, you can rez away.

Not just Gags, Cuffs and Collars, but Yellow Circles, and color balls too.

Air-rez and rlv-rez

When you issue the rez command, HUD7 will attempt to air-rez first. If air-rez fails, HUD7 will fall back to rlv-rez, so you don’t miss a beat.

Beta.10 improves on the process of beta.9 and is faster, more reliable.

RLV-rez

If you don’t wish to have all the used Cuffs in inventory, or if you know you are on no-rez land, you can always force an rlv-rez by saying “/1c rlv”, or “/1g rlv” or even “/1c1 rlv” (for wrists only).

Basically just add “rlv” to the end of your command (with a space before)

Auto rezzing matching Cuffs/Collar type

A new feature for those lucky enough to own both leather and padded-steel versions of Collars and Cuffs.

If you’re wearing leather Collar and you rez Cuffs, leather Cuffs will automatically rez, skipping the menu that asks which version you want.

Similarly, if you’re wearing padded-steel Cuffs and you rez your Collar, the padded-steel Collar would be rezzed, matching the Cuffs, automatically.

Delayed Re-rez

Beta.10 also improves delayed re-rez, removing a rare situation which might prevent a solitary wrist or ankle Cuff from re-rezzing.

How to get your beta.10

If you have an earlier HUD7 just wear it and you will get the option to update.

If you have HUD 6, just go to the Secret Warehouse, say the password (“ponygirl”) and click the blue HUD7 Beta Board right above the Update Switch.

Do not wear your old (i.e. current, existing) HUD, uHUD or Collar together with HUD7. Bad things will happen if you do!

Report any bugs!

With each release, a chance to find new bugs!

And get listed on the Bug Catcher Leaderboard…

Plus the fuzzy feeling knowing you’ve made your LULU a little better!

♥ Lulu

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HUD7 Beta.9 Refresh: Cuffs, Gags are Ready

June 3, 2015 Lulu Leave a comment

Hi everyone,

Beta.9 took a bit longer as it was more complicated than I expected. But it’s finally out, and with that, both Cuffs and Gag features are all working now.

So, if you have only both Cuffs and Gags, you can already switch over to HUD7 Beta.9 from the older HUD6 for a better experience.

After this I will be working on the beta Collar. For now, you can wear your Collar, but no Collar features are working yet.

Meanwhile, these are the biggest shiny new things in beta.9:

Delayed Re-rez

You already know that when the sub’s locked Collar or Cuffs or Gag gets detached for whatever reason (yes, even with RLV on!), LULU Gear will re-rez automatically.

Now, if the sub is on no-rez land, and if there’s no RLV on (so no RLV-rez), this re-rez will still happen – only later – when the sub steps onto land with rez-rights.

As usual, the sub’s Owner is notified when the detached item is successfully re-rezzed.

Re-starting the HUD will not prevent the delayed re-rez either.

SL bug triggering Alarm after TP

This SL bug has been around for ages, but seems to happen more lately. Basically your attachments randomly detach upon TP, and SL/your viewer quickly re-attaches it back for you without your noticing – irrespective of whether you have RLV on or not.

Unfortunately, the act of detaching would have triggered our Alarm if it was locked, causing untold grief to many a sub having to explain things to her Owner who was, of course, notified.

I’ve finally been able to address this in beta.9. Now, the SL detach bug will no longer trigger your Alarms.

But – in some rare cases, SL’s auto-reattachment would fail. In which case, our re-rez should kick in. But if re-rez doesn’t happen immediately (see above) – you need to re-wear your gear from inventory within about 30 secs. Otherwise the Alarm will be triggered.

Gag Training in HUD7 Beta.9

Beta.9 brings on Gag Training, (formerly Trials), with quite a few new improvements.

In addition, now the SL-detach-on-TP bug will no longer stop your Training as it won’t trigger your Alarm (see above).

But you still need to be vigilant to make sure that they are automatically re-attached, otherwise you have to re-wear your Gag from inventory within about 30 secs.

For a recap on what Training is all about, see here.

If you haven’t comleted your Trials yet, this is a good time to start 🙂

Getting your HUD7 Beta.9

If you have an earlier HUD7 just wear it and you will get the option to update.

If you have HUD 6, just go to the Secret Warehouse, say the password (“ponygirl”) and click the blue HUD7 Beta Board right above the Update Switch.

Do not wear your old (i.e. current, existing) HUD, uHUD or Collar together with HUD7. Bad things will happen if you do!

Report any bugs!

With each release, a chance to find new bugs!

And get listed on the Bug Catcher Leaderboard…

Plus the fuzzy feeling knowing you’ve made your LULU a little better!

♥ Lulu

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