Newbie, Orgs, and Good To Know
So many things in SL...where to start?
Here are all the entries on newbie-friendly places, getting started, SL organizations, and good general things to know in SL.
Please let me know if there is something you would like me to add or take out. My only criteria is that it is a...um "nice" place :)
Essential Newbie Skills
Getting Started in SL Guide: Here is a step-by-step guide to getting started in SL; gets you out of Orientation Island and ready for the rest of SL
Movement, Camera Control, and Interaction Guide: Guide to essential skills for moving around, using your camera, and interating with objects and other residents
Teleport, Finding Places, and Landmark Guide: Guide on how Teleporting works, how to find places in SL, Landmarks, and a recommended list of places to visit
Inventory, Clothing, and Objects Guide: Guide on Inventory folders, wearing clothing, getting stuff, and managing Inventory
Newbie-Friendly Places
Free Dove: Top quality freebie clothing store! Best place to get your first sets of quality outfits; and come back often as the freebies change
GNUbie Store: Everything for L$1, great resource for newbies and long time residents alike; has some unique items
Luskwood: The place to get started if you want to be a furry! A friendly furry-oriented community with helpful folks
New Citizen's Plaza: Great place to start your SL journey or just hang out; with info, classes, freebies, and friendly people to help
Sarah's Freebie Paradise: Good place for $1L outfits, since Sarah breaks them down into separate displays; excellent for when you need that certain clothing item for an outfit
The Shelter: A place to get started and hang out, with freebies and events
Yadni's Junkyard: The ultimate freebie place (actually $1L place in many cases), with boxes full of everything imaginable (and some unimaginable :P); great way to load up your Inventory
SL Organizations (Note: These are not necessarily Newbie-friendly organizations!)
Justice League Unlimited: Ever need a superhero? This is the SL organization of the most famous superheros, along with a few originals; watching over us from their secret Watchtower to protect the weak and innocent against griefers and other villians...
Good To Know (Note: These are not necessarily Newbie-friendly places!)
Animation Override Tutorial (new): Detailed of Animation Override (AO) gadgets in SL, including WetIkon, ZHAO, and Franimation Overrider script; also building and setting up an AO bracelet
Animation Override (old): How to get and setup your Animation Override (AO) so you can walk and stand sexy :)
Babbler Translator: A free HUD that translates what you say and hear into one of 8 languages!
Buying/Renting Land in SL Part 1: Overview of things to consider if you want to buy or rent residential or commercial land in SL
Buying/Renting Land in SL Part 2: Go on a land shopping adventure to look for 3 plots of land: from 1024M Mainland, to 2048M residential, to 4096M commercial plots
Dance Clubs: What to do (and how to do it) in a dance club, along with how to find them
Dragon: This is where you come if you want to be a dragon in SL; warning: its an expensive hobby :)
EmoterHUD: Show you feelings by using Yadni's EmoterHUD to play facial animations :)
Guy for a Day: My 1-day adventure trying to get a male AV looking nice; helpful tips for the guys
Lag: Some tips (sometimes extreme) on dealing with lag in SL
Mermaid: How to be come a mermaid in SL and where to go :) A MUST READ :P
Prim Hair Adjustment: How to adjust prim hair in Second Life, from the quick and simple to detailed customization
Sailing Adventure/Tutorial: A detailed tutorial on how to sail in SL for free, with a guide to sail through a group of 47 sims
Ski Tutorial: Information on ski equipment and where to ski, including downhill trail skiing and ski racing
Workspace Buster: Need some privacy? Heres a free tool that give you a private workspace/skypad whereever you can build stuff (like a Sandbox)
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12 comments:
I have been reading your blog for about two weeks now, and I just want to thank you so much. Your blog link is right on my browser because I refer to it so much. I was very lost until I found your blog, it has helped me look much, much better, helped me understand how things work, and how to do them much easier. Also, all the great tips on where to go, what to buy & from where has been of the greatest value.
So, THANK YOU! Keep up the great work, and please know how much it is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Tesa Jewell (SL)
Rebecka (RL)
Tesa/Rebecka, thanks for coming to the blog and for your comment :) I hope you enjoy SL as much as I do!
Oh My Natalia,
Your Blogging has helped me in so many way's. Your work inspired me. Made me do what I now do. Thanx so much. And now I definatly need to read your primhair tutorials cause I never tried that :)
Thx again for making SL so transparant end made it a great learning and experience succes!!!!!!
Aester, Im glad you are enjoying SL :) Good luck with the hair project!
I have been reading your blog for only 3 days (my AV is that old), but I am extremely impressed at your knowledge and thankful that you have taken the time to make such wonderful and informative tutorials.
I would like to request that you put Appl$tore VIP as a newb-friendly group (I was only two days old when I found them, and they were very nice to me. Plus, it's free to join.)
Thanks again for being so friendly and helpful to newbs like me!
Luke
Luke, I dont really have a way to list and track groups at this point. But thats a really good idea for someone to do...
There are some really popular groups in SL, with like over 1000 members. Also special groups that serve all kinds of functions, from giant prims to mermaid groups :) Want to start a blog? ;P
This was one of the more useful guides I've seen.
Thank you.
Gabriell, thank you :)
Natalia...I am TOTALLY AWED by your hair!!! WOW! I have a question...I am less than 30 days old in SL. I have known about it for quite a while and have been reading tutorials for some time. I had already decided that I wanted to try to make my own clothing...little did I know about shoes, hair, jewelry....etc. I have always worked with MS Publisher and have just started working with PSP for the last couple of months. I am getting the hang of it but still have so much to learn. My question is: when you started SL did you have any prior experience with these types of programs...I know a lot of you guys are computer programmers....etc. Is it possible that someone with limited experience with these programs can learn them and use them to make their own designer lines? ALSO...do you really make money doing this...I mean, I can tell by your hair that it is wonderful and am sure many people buy it, but is it really profitable? Can you make a living in your real life doing this?
Thank you so much,
Elena Gremminger
Elena, Im not really a computer person (my bro helps me a lot with scripting stuff). I learned Photoshop when I started SL. But I was able to do it full time (I moved back to live with my mom). Lol and pretty much most of what I know to get started are in the tutorials I wrote :)
OK... the Dragons link does not go to dragons... ballgowns... not really what I was expecting.
and for cheap dragons try Grenedels's Children. Its where I got a very cute Fea dragon.
Nalates, the Dragons link goes to the blog entry on Isle of Wyrms (lol its the expensive dragons :P) I also love the ones at Grendel's...def more affordable :)And don't forget the deep water mermaids!
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