Hi everyone,

More good news for those who’ll be spending the holidays in Second Life.

The HUD7 Beta will be going public really soon, so you can take it for a spin.

Here’s how you can prepare yourself:

There will be a Bug-Catcher Leaderboard – just send in a bug report and so long as it’s a new discovery, you’re listed! And you sleep happy that you played a part in making your LULU Gear better.

You will need your LULU password to participate.

It’s the same username (your SL name) and password (not your SL password!) that you use to log into the Public Register. If you’ve forgotten your password, or are not sure, head over to the Public Register and log in from the top left.

If you doesn’t work, just “SIGN UP” or press the “FORGOTTEN PASSWORD” link – and either way you’ll get an invite to sign up again. Both Doms and subs are eligible.

Oh, and though the sign-up form says email is optional, to participate in the Beta, you need to provide a valid email.

♥ Lulu

Good news! The HUD7 (Cuffs only) is out now in closed beta (invite-only). The closed beta group should have received the HUD in the group notice (you may need to look at your notification history).

I’d wanted to release this earlier, but final tests showed up some issues that needed attention. And then I decided to bite the bullet and adopted a new data structure, which took time. And SL was hardly co-operative, throwing up some weird errors here and there.

Anyway, instead of trying to fix all the bugs I’m aware of, I decided to release this earlier, ahead of the holidays. Besides, this will give everyone a chance to get listed on the upcoming Bug-Catcher Leaderboard!

If all goes well, I’ll open up the beta to everyone before Christmas. But no promises.

Right now, I need a mini-break!

Enjoy! ♥ Lulu

HUD7’s quantum core is not just lighter, it packs more inside.  Part of this new power includes new anti-SL-bork features.

Automatic self-repair

Currently, when SL borks your HUD, you are sent a replacement HUD.

With HUD7, it detects the bork and repairs itself, automatically, without intervention.

You almost won’t notice anything.

Smart Restart Button

Sometimes weird things happen due to sync issues that can’t automatically be detected.

The new smart “restart” button:

• will resolve more issues than the old “reset” button.
• will monitor individual script restarts, and track the restore progress. Will attempt self-repair if your settings are not fully restored.
• has a new, more precise progress monitor.
• addresses race conditions while reducing congestion.

The result? A faster restart that fixes more issues reliably.

All with minimal interruption to you. If you are bound in position, you will remain in position even after a restart.

Replacement HUD

The self-repair and smart restart should address 90% of SL borks and sync issues. If that still didn’t work, then you can always opt for a replacement HUD, which will be sent to you.

Currently, you had to transfer all your gear over – and if your borked HUD was really borked, you can’t even start transfer and you’ll need to set up each Cuff, Collar and Gag again.

No more. Now you just need to wear and activate your new HUD and all your LULU gear are ready to go.

You won’t miss a beat.

Coming soon, with HUD7.

The best anti-bork features yet.

♥ Lulu

When the first Signature Gag came out and changed everyone’s SL experience with Air-Rez, it required something like a 7-step set up.

With the Signature Cuffs, it got reduced, but the poor subbie had to set up each individual Cuff plus key.

With the Signature Collar, that got reduced further as there was no need to set up the key.

And now, with HUD7…

No more setting up all your LULU Cuffs, Collar or Gag. They’ll all there, ready, in the one HUD.

Even better, no need to transfer anything from one HUD to another. Just wear the one HUD, activate it, and you’re good to go!

Is that even possible? This changes everything! Again.

Closed beta (invite-only) of the Cuffs is starting soon.  Open beta will come after, and anyone who owns the Signature Cuffs can participate. Collar and Gag beta will be after the Cuffs beta.

♥
Lulu

PS.

Stay tuned for a little surprise soon. Those in the First Slave Circle group have already gotten a preview.