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Acryline at 11:17, 23 September 2021

2021-09-23T11:17:36Z

Ubit: /* old days (original text) */

2021-06-22T17:29:40Z

‎old days (original text)

Ubit: /* Step Two */

2021-06-22T17:28:48Z

‎Step Two

Ubit: /* Step Two */

2021-06-22T17:27:00Z

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Ubit: /* Step Two */

2021-06-22T17:25:01Z

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MakoBot: Robot: Replacing 'OpenSim' to 'OpenSimulator', which is the precise name

2012-03-04T06:32:26Z

Robot: Replacing 'OpenSim' to 'OpenSimulator', which is the precise name

MakoBot: Robot: Cosmetic changes

2012-03-04T03:05:09Z

Robot: Cosmetic changes

John.lieurance: /* Step Three */

2011-09-21T02:15:27Z

‎Step Three

John.lieurance: /* Step Three */

2011-09-20T20:33:15Z

‎Step Three

John.lieurance: /* Step Three */

2011-09-20T20:32:23Z

‎Step Three

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	Are you a noob? Well I am... Having zero experience with OpenSimulator and Second Life has presented me with a lot of challenges. As I overcome those challenges I'll share what I've learned. Hopefully it will help you get up to speed with OpenSimulator ASAP.		Are you a noob? Well I am... Having zero experience with OpenSimulator and Second Life has presented me with a lot of challenges. As I overcome those challenges I'll share what I've learned. Hopefully it will help you get up to speed with OpenSimulator ASAP.

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 in old days the following was valid<br>
-=== old days (original text) ===
+=== Old days (original text) ===
 Where's the beef? Well before you can view your newly created 3D world running on your OpenSimulator server you need to download a viewer. I surfed on over to [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life] and looked for a link to download a viewer. Their viewer is free and appears to be the origin for the messaging protocol being used.

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 == Step Two ==
-  Once we have the region running we need to connect to it see [[Connecting]]
+A region is not that good if we can not connect to it, see [[Connecting]] for that
-=== old obsolete ===
 Where's the beef? Well before you can view your newly created 3D world running on your OpenSimulator server you need to download a viewer. I surfed on over to [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life] and looked for a link to download a viewer. Their viewer is free and appears to be the origin for the messaging protocol being used.

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 == Step Two ==
+  Once we have the region running we need to connect to it see [[Connecting]]
 === old obsolete ===
 Where's the beef? Well before you can view your newly created 3D world running on your OpenSimulator server you need to download a viewer. I surfed on over to [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life] and looked for a link to download a viewer. Their viewer is free and appears to be the origin for the messaging protocol being used.

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	== Step Two ==		== Step Two ==
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		+	=== old obsolete ===
	Where's the beef? Well before you can view your newly created 3D world running on your OpenSimulator server you need to download a viewer. I surfed on over to [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life] and looked for a link to download a viewer. Their viewer is free and appears to be the origin for the messaging protocol being used.		Where's the beef? Well before you can view your newly created 3D world running on your OpenSimulator server you need to download a viewer. I surfed on over to [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life] and looked for a link to download a viewer. Their viewer is free and appears to be the origin for the messaging protocol being used.

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 '''Noob mistake number one!''' Somehow I got confused and managed to download the "Source Code" rather then the "Binary Packages". This was most likely caused by the fact that I'm a software developer and wanted to see the nuts and bolts behind the seen. Anyhow if you find yourself wondering why you can't find OpenSim.exe or OpenSim.32bitLauncher.exe throws a bunch of "missing assembly" errors make sure you didn't download the "Source Code" by mistake.
-By using the start-up information from the [[Configuration#Running OpenSim for the first time|Configuration Page]] I got my OpenSimulator up and running. The only additional notes I can add is to keep an eye out on your Windows Firewall. It will prompt you for permission to let OpenSimulator run as a server on your network. Permit it ASAP (don't ask me why, I'm just being extra cautious). My second note would be the '''shutdown''' command. If you need to stop the OpenSimulator server type shutdown at its command prompt.
+By using the start-up information from the [[Configuration#Running OpenSimulator for the first time|Configuration Page]] I got my OpenSimulator up and running. The only additional notes I can add is to keep an eye out on your Windows Firewall. It will prompt you for permission to let OpenSimulator run as a server on your network. Permit it ASAP (don't ask me why, I'm just being extra cautious). My second note would be the '''shutdown''' command. If you need to stop the OpenSimulator server type shutdown at its command prompt.
 == Step Two ==

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 OK so we've seen a few web pages out there, maybe read a wiki article or two, and saw a couple YouTube videos on this virtual world stuff. Somehow we've come to the conclusion that OpenSimulator is kick ass and is a must have application for fulfilling our dreams. For me it was the luring feature set being proposed for OpenSimulator. My dream of creating a free MMORPG seems feasible with OpenSimulator and brings with it the potential to have other dungeon masters creating their own virtual worlds based on my MMORPG gaming rules. Wish me luck!
-==Vocabulary==
+== Vocabulary ==
 Let's start with some vocabulary so we both understand what it is that we're talking about.
 * Assembly - An application library used by executable files.
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 You can find additional vocabulary items on the [[:Category:Tech Reference|Technical Reference Page]].
-==Step One==
+== Step One ==
 Alrighty then. Step one is to download the software and get a local server up and running. Check the [[Download|Download Page]] for a link to download the software. I'm running Windows 7 64-bit and downloaded the file that ended with a ".zip" extension. If your running Unix then you'll want the file with a ".gz" extension.
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 '''Noob mistake number one!''' Somehow I got confused and managed to download the "Source Code" rather then the "Binary Packages". This was most likely caused by the fact that I'm a software developer and wanted to see the nuts and bolts behind the seen. Anyhow if you find yourself wondering why you can't find OpenSim.exe or OpenSim.32bitLauncher.exe throws a bunch of "missing assembly" errors make sure you didn't download the "Source Code" by mistake.
-By using the start-up information from the [[Configuration#Running_OpenSim_for_the_first_time|Configuration Page]] I got my OpenSimulator up and running. The only additional notes I can add is to keep an eye out on your Windows Firewall. It will prompt you for permission to let OpenSimulator run as a server on your network. Permit it ASAP (don't ask me why, I'm just being extra cautious). My second note would be the '''shutdown''' command. If you need to stop the OpenSimulator server type shutdown at its command prompt.
+By using the start-up information from the [[Configuration#Running OpenSim for the first time|Configuration Page]] I got my OpenSimulator up and running. The only additional notes I can add is to keep an eye out on your Windows Firewall. It will prompt you for permission to let OpenSimulator run as a server on your network. Permit it ASAP (don't ask me why, I'm just being extra cautious). My second note would be the '''shutdown''' command. If you need to stop the OpenSimulator server type shutdown at its command prompt.
-==Step Two==
+== Step Two ==
 Where's the beef? Well before you can view your newly created 3D world running on your OpenSimulator server you need to download a viewer. I surfed on over to [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life] and looked for a link to download a viewer. Their viewer is free and appears to be the origin for the messaging protocol being used.
-By default the Second Life viewer will install a shortcut on your desktop. Copy and paste that shortcut so we can create a link to our local server. Edit your new shortcut and add the parameter '''-loginuri <nowiki>http://127.0.0.1:9000</nowiki>''' to the Target (start-up command). Information about the parameter is detailed on the [[Configuration#Connecting_to_OpenSim|Configuration Page]]. When prompt for a user name enter the '''first name [space] last name''' and password that you previously specified when setting up OpenSimulator.
+By default the Second Life viewer will install a shortcut on your desktop. Copy and paste that shortcut so we can create a link to our local server. Edit your new shortcut and add the parameter '''-loginuri <nowiki>http://127.0.0.1:9000</nowiki>''' to the Target (start-up command). Information about the parameter is detailed on the [[Configuration#Connecting to OpenSim|Configuration Page]]. When prompt for a user name enter the '''first name [space] last name''' and password that you previously specified when setting up OpenSimulator.
 '''Noob Note!''' If your avatar appears in your new 3D world as a white egg on a hill surrounded by whiteness then you're not alone.
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 To summarize... I stopped using the Second Life viewer and started using the Imprudence viewer. The Imprudence viewer supports connecting to various servers via the GUI, whereas the Second Life viewer requires a start-up paramter. My avatar now looks like a person on an island surround by water =)
-==Step Three==
+== Step Three ==
 Who am I? By default your avatar has been set to Ruth. Ruth appears to be a female and is anatomicly correct, so think twice before taking her cloths off if you have kids watching over your shoulder. Now I noticed that the Second Life Viewer has a set of pre-defined avatars. I tried everything I could think of to assign one of those avatar and had no luck. I saw a few posts about exporting items from Second Life into OpenSimulator but didn't try that.

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 To change your avatar you need to click on the '''Inventory''' button. An '''Inventory''' window will pop-up. Right click inside of the '''All Items''' tab and select '''New Body Parts''' and '''New Shape, New Skin, New Hair, New Eyes'''. Creating these items will give you the ability to edit them in the '''Appearance''' window. While you're at it, you might as well select '''New Cloths''' and '''New Shirt, New Pants''' to create those items as well. Once you have those items created, double click all of them to "wear" them. After you're wearing them, right click your avatar and select '''Appearence...'''.
-Thumb through the settings and make changes. I'm not sure if you need to select '''Save''' or not. I've had success with just editing the items and clicking '''OK'''.
+Thumb through the settings and make changes. Click '''Save''' after you make changes in a tab.
 [[Image:RuthToNewAvatar.png]]

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	Thumb through the settings and make changes. I'm not sure if you need to select '''Save''' or not. I've had success with just editing the items and clicking '''OK'''.		Thumb through the settings and make changes. I'm not sure if you need to select '''Save''' or not. I've had success with just editing the items and clicking '''OK'''.
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	[[Image:RuthToNewAvatar.png]]		[[Image:RuthToNewAvatar.png]]

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	Thumb through the settings and make changes. I'm not sure if you need to select '''Save''' or not. I've had success with just editing the items and clicking '''OK'''.		Thumb through the settings and make changes. I'm not sure if you need to select '''Save''' or not. I've had success with just editing the items and clicking '''OK'''.
		+	[[Image:RuthToNewAvatar.png]]