Projects Underway

So far I've talked about items which are newly released, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to give you an idea of the kind of things Rathmeous and I are working on.

I usually have three or four ideas I'm working with at one time. Depending how I feel - determines what gets worked on first!

The Underwater Range
I have working versions of a bed and some furniture out at the moment. If you go to Arwynd Hall you should spot the TP which will take you to the demo area. These will be officially released in the next couple of days and will come as a boxed set. I have some ideas and textures for other furniture in this range - cabinets/cupboards etc.

Windlight Lamps
I'm updating some of my scripted lamps to be windlight-compliant. This means they'll take advantage of the 'glow' setting so they're clearer when they are 'on' and 'off'. The new script I'm using has three states - Off, Mid and High. The Mid setting gives a small amount of glow and the colour of the light given out will match the lamp. The High setting gives a larger amount of glow and a bright white light.
They are also set to automatically come on at night.

The Gold Filigree Globe Lamps have been updated in-world. You'll see the new graphic for them on the wall in Arwynd Hall and you can test out the effects on the ones at the entrance. If you're an Arwynd Creations group member, you'll soon receive a notice telling you how you can upgrade your old lamp for a new one if you prefer it.

The Gothic lamps will follow shortly and have the same settings with the additional advantage that switching one on, switches them all on, to the same setting (saves you having to run around clicking lots of lamps!)

Remember - if you are not using Windlight or have a lower performing graphics card, you may not see the glow effect.

Build Packs
A number of textures I use in my builds are not mine and so I am unable to repackage and sell them. I would really like you to be able to customise some of my builds and create your own add-ons which would match. Several of you have asked for this and it is something I'm starting to work on.

Build Packs will be sets of ready-textured prims in a variety of styles. They will have Copy/Mod permissions so that you are able to make as many as you wish, and change the shape of the prims and the texture alignment as you need.

I am intending to create a pack for each of the main 'styles' of builds in my range, plus some generic helpful textures and shapes - such as vines, spires, etc. Watch this space for progress!

Medieval Builds
Rathmeous and I are working on a whole set of Medieval buildings, suitable for arranging into a village and marketplace. Some of the builds are released already and have copy permissions so you can create as many of them as you like. We're also considering options such as 'sim packs'. With the drop in sim prices, we expect many of you will need to get up and running quite quickly!

There's also a top-end castle which is going to be pretty special. Think drawbridge, dungeon, hidden rooms, treasure room, throne room, huge fireplaces... And with that in mind, add in some awe-inspiring textures, integrated bathroom, furniture sets for a royal dining suite, bedroom suite etc... :)

~Alecto