Right, I am just throwing this up here before I sadly have to disappear for a while (only for the long weekend).
What’s going on??
Having seen many questions about the latest update for the Second Life viewer 1.9.0(5), have seen many bug reports about people complaining that the Restrained Life feature has vanished. Let me explain this:
As the viewer is open source (that means that you can copy the source [1] and build your own viewer (kinda like mac donalds really … “have it your way“) and publish it (providing you provide the code again). And this is exactly what Marine has so wonderfully done.
So why doesn’t it work? Simple. The Restrained Life functionality is a two-parter. There are scripts in the cuffs that do certain things (like not being able to TP, and unable to detach while locked. These script (or rather the functionality in these scripts) in turn are enforced by the Restrained Life viewer.
Now the Restrained Life viewer has always been intended for bondage-(nuts, hardcore-fans, etc), people who want a almost more realistic experience (certainly from a ‘poor’ subbies point of view). However the scripts are designed perfectly well so you can use the cuffs with the normal viewer (okay, you loose some functionality that makes the cuffs so deliciously wicked and erotic).
The only way I can really think of making it any clearer is to use a car analogy:
You have a car (second life viewer), to driver around inworld (doesn’t need explaining does it), now lets say this car runs on ‘unleaded fuel’ (Real Restrained Viewer), suddenly you decide to fill your car with this ‘leaded fuel’ (Linden Lab Offical Second Life Viewer). Sure the car may drive but it doesn’t work as your old fuel and it kinda gives that “I miss something feeling”
So where does that leave us?
Basically, exercise patience. A new viewer would need to be recompiled from scratch and made sure that all functionality works [2]. This process might take a couple of days. All I would suggest is keep an eye on the various sources (I am thinking the Real Restrained Update and Support group, Marine’s Blog, etc) and update when the latest version of the Restrained Life viewer is released. Please note that versions for the Mac and/or Linux may be slightly behind, again, patience is all I can advise.
But, now it doesn’t work and I wan it back!?
The only thing I can suggest for this is to download and reinstall the old viewer. Sadly I don’t use Windows or a Mac (I am open for sponsor deals *grins*). For Linux users I would advise using a lot of symlinks to keep separate versions apart. IM me in-world if you really want to know.
Good luck and I’ll try to let people know when the new viewer is released and all (unless Marines releases it over the weekend. Anyway, I hope that this clarifies a bit what is going on [2].
footnotes:
[1] - yes I know there is a lot more to it, but this blog is not the place to go into F/OSS software and GPL issues.
[2] - No I don’t know. I am not associated with Marine [3], nor do I do development work or testing.
[3] - Although if I had the money, I would buy any/all the stuff she releases *grins* and yes, it’s just that good.
Hey Lex, thanks a lot for the detailed explanation and the kind comments
Right now, we are kinda awkwardly sitting between a 1.19.0 SL viewer that runs more or less well but is not Windlight, and a 1.19.1 RC-Windlight SL viewer that is not compatible with the latest RestrainedLife viewer.
So people who still the RL viewer experience still have to :
EITHER
-> Stick to the old 1.19.0 Windlight viewer + 1.19.0 RL viewer (like I did), but they must not download the latest Release Candidate since the link to 1.19.0 WL viewer is not on the Linden Lab site anymore (am I making myself clear here ?)
OR
-> Use the regular 1.19.0 SL viewer along with the standard (non-windlight) 1.19.0 RL viewer that is provided on the eRestraint’s website as well, at least for Windows
As soon as LL release their 1.19.1 as the official viewer after finishing their tests, I will try to release RL 1.19.1 as well.
Long story short, 1.19.0 doesn’t like 1.19.1, and RL is still 1.19.0
Marine
is somebody gonna create an alternative viewer for those less into strict bondage and more into forced fantasies? (i.e., that will allow scripts where others can rip off your clothes, move youto a pooseball, etc.)? Just curious. It’s awesome what you guys have been working on, though–it seems there’s plenty of happy people out there. Thanks.
Hi Sonja,
You can use the RL viewer for so many different things, it has not to be anything bondage, even PG things or the Teen grid (how about locking your kids in their room? *grins*).
Time goes on and so does the viewer development. Marine has a version based on 1.19.1.4 with the regular Linden UI now. I have one with the official 1.19.1.4 as well as a bit faster version based on 1.19.0.5 with the Nicholaz style old UI, also with the 1.10.5.2 RL built in. You can switch it on and off, and need only one viewer to install.
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Hugs,
Boy
@Sonja: i.e., that will allow scripts where others can rip off your clothes, move you to a poseball, etc.
As Boy already pointed out, the RL Viewer in combination with Marine’s real restraints already can do much of what you mention there. In fact Mistress has used both to great amusement (of herself of course *grins)
@Boy: Yeah I am aware that development moves on (and yay for that too). I posted this when everyone [or mostly everyone] on the RealRestraint Update Group was suddenly updating to the latest linden lab Viewer and suddenly we get all spammed with messages why their RestrainedLife functionality didn’t work as planned.
Sonja,
Actually, the latest version of Restrained Life has the features you want, i.e. forced removal of clothign and forced sitting on items. Check Marine’s blog, found on the sidebar of this page :).