Hey everyone, I noticed this Feature Enhancement requesting the ability to add multiple attachments to the same attachment point, and someone even provided a small mod to the Avatar_lad.xml file that allows one to have 3 attachments per point on the body, and even adds a few new (and long requested) points as well. My question is why hasn't LL added the support for these additional attachments into any of the official clients? It only requires adding the additional points to the one xml file and the sooner LL opts to support an extended standard the better or people will start assigning random numbers to various attachment points when they edit the file themselves.
Here's a link to the site with the mod file and instructions: http://crystalserver.freehostia.com/slattachments.php Here are different cons and pros regarding this addition to the client that I've been able to see. 1. Only users with the mod / extended Avatar_lad.xml file will be able to see the attachments on the extended points. This is why I feel that LL needs to add support for these extended attachment points now rather than later. The longer LL waits, the more this user-defined mod will pass around and the harder it will be for LL to steer users to their own extension of the attachment system. 2. Having multiple attachments to the same point allows users to further customize their avatars with "additions" worn on top of other attachments. The current situation for builders is that they may want to make an item that uses an attachment point (e.g. "furry paw on a hand attachment point") but don't want to prevent their buyers from wearing a "glove" attachment, so the builder has to set their item to "modable" so the buyer can link the glove to the paw. Adding the ability to wear two attachments on the hand allows the builder to set the paw to "no mod" if desired because the buyer can just wear the glove on top of the paw using the second attachment point on the same hand. This effectively would replace the need to detach, link two items together, and then wear the new "composite" item which requires that both items be modable, and preferably copiable as well. 3. Additional attachments allow griefers / abusers of attachments wear more heavy lag attachments. This is already an abusable situation we have with the number of attachment points that currently exist. We also already have means of reducing this form of abuse in muting the griefer with an excessive number of prims/attachments and preventing the client from rendering their attachments. Adding more attachment points will not increase in the number of issues with griefing avatars wearing excessive attachments, it just gives more freedom for builders and users to more easily customize their avatars. 4. The "Attach To" option in the menus are large and overflowing with the mod. This could be corrected with a future addition by adding a more logical and dynamic menu for choosing where to attach an object. I feel that the benefits adding the additional functionality before the additional UI improvement far outweighs the clutter. 5. The mod adds a "neck" attachment point for objects that need to move with the neck and not the head or torso. This is an attachment point that was long requested by builders. Some avs use attachments that need to bend and move with the neck, but only having the torso or head to use. This resulted in either using the torso for neck attachments (stiff-necked avs) or the head attachment points which results in the neck attachment moving far off the actual neck. 6. The mod adds "script" attachment points for unseen obejcts that are attached just to run scripts. This is useful for objects that have no need to be seen, but provide a useful function through its scripts. Translators, some AOs, typing overrides, hug/kiss control, etc, would all benefit from being able to attach to these points where they are only used for the scripts inside and not take up a body attachment point. If anyone can see other pros and cons to having these additional attachment points, I think we'd all love to hear. And if LL is already working on attachment extensions, then I'm sure we'd all like to know what's being done in that regard. VWR-489 hasn't had any Linden interaction for a long time now. - Obsidian Stormwind _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
