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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 03/08/2025

Entering #SecondLife events are huge risks to us small creators! I've been in events where I did not even break even. It's painful.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 11/04/2025

✮ Something different for the Weekend ✮ Addons!! Hete's my FIRST PEXEL PACK Animated GIF Addons! Swallow S/XL/Pixie Male or Female → 4 GIF Animations in the LITE → Add on 12 with the GAMER PACK → Animation Sequencer Built In 100L Each! #secondLife maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Y...

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 04/04/2025

Amazing! Another #secondlife furry body where the creator has a nice devkit! I wonder if this body plays nicer with furry heads or also the normie heads 🤔

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 29/03/2025

✮ The Special Edition is now on sale at Gothcore!! - Something different for your weekend - PEXEL Tunnel Ear Gauges ✮ Comes with 30 GIF Animations 😉 Swallow S/XL/Pixie Male or Female Animation Sequencer Built In Exclusively at #secondlife #Gothcore Event maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/C...

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 02/03/2025

After figuring out some adjustments with the bones, the in-world upload tests are now going purrrfectly! Here's a mesh fit of the PEXEL Tunnels on the [FH] Shredded Canid Ears 😍 #secondlife #slfurry

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 02/03/2025

Now that the PEXEL GIF Animated plugs out (see previous posts on this😁) I've begun porting them over to work with some #secondlife #slfurry ears! I've asked 3 brands for a devkit, but only frettchenhaussl.bsky.social has graciously shared 😍 so I'll start with [FH] Shredded Canid Ears first!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 28/02/2025

Fingers crossed for this weekend's event at #secondlife #gothcore! Booth build timelapse video here : www.youtube.com/watch?v=79yW... Also... I'm exploring FURRY gauged ears next, deciding which #slfurry ears to port the PEXEL system over to - Anyone has requests / recommendations?

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SecondLife Event Booth Setup Timelapse - Opus Labs Gothcore Booth

YouTube video by Opus Labs (Second Life)

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Lukas (skunk) @lukasisaskunk.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Hey #secondlife, this one's important. Generative AI is, both conceptually and in practice, antithetical to the human creativity that made SL what it is. Without people making art of all sorts, SL is nothing. Please help remind Linden Labs of that. feedback.secondlife.com/feature-requ...

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A reversal of standing company policy and doctrine on generative Artificial Intelligence | Feature Requests | Second Life

For the past nearly 22 years, Second Life has been a bastion of creativity and and expression, providing un-paralleled experiences that even to this day, its'

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 21/02/2025

Finally, I'm done with the #secondlife product image 🎉 The layout for this design was tough cos of all the features I needed to show! These are GIF Animations! Oh, I also included an animation sequencer! Here are the results of many hours in photoshop 💀 I cant wait for the event to open next week!

PEXEL Tunnel Ear Gauges for the Swallow Gauged Ears!

These are the skull addon pins for the PEXEL TUNEL EAR GAUGES!

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Gogo @ JuicyBomb @gogo.juicybomb.com · 23/02/2025

Disappointed to see a fellow resident selling illegal streaming videos in Second Life. Just because it's easy to steal from big studios doesn't make it right. Piracy harms creators and the industry. We should support ethical behavior, even in virtual worlds.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 23/02/2025

If you drop by the booth and purchase something, reply here with a selfie snapshot and I will pick a random person for a special gift as a thank you for your support!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 23/02/2025

Final update on my series of sharing my process for the upcoming #gothcore #secondlife event starting next week! (24th ~ 12th | 6:00 PM SLT) The booth is done! Here's a time-lapse video of the booth building process: youtu.be/79yWuDHN0RE I'll give 3 random customers a special gift, details below!

If you drop by the booth and purchase something, reply here with a snapshot and I will pick 3 random people for a special gift in thanks for your support!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 21/02/2025

Personally I prefer a package with both.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 20/02/2025

Continuing my updates for the upcoming #gothcore #secondlife exclusive item, is the product image! Step 1: Do a photo shoot!! 📷🤩 So, since I'm just a small designer and I don't know how the bloggers in SL work - thankfully, I got a friend who is helped me to model this! Next step, Photoshop!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 19/02/2025

Finally finished up the HUD for tinting the skulls! I decided to give users the flexibility to choose whatever color tint they wanted! What's left? All the boring administrative stuff. Packaging everything, checking permissions and preparing the #gothcore #secondlife booth!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 19/02/2025

Update on my exclusive item for #gothcore #secondlife coming up later this month - here's how the polished in world item looks! The skulls really make the GIF animation POP! 🤩 Next I have to work on the customizable HUD for the skulls!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 18/02/2025

And... tadaaa... the magic of PBR! When you export properly for PBR, everything works like magic!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 18/02/2025

Taking a break from the geometry side of things for a while.. optimizing for #secondlife is a pain in the *** Switching tracks to texturing. Substance Painter is my fav tool for this! Thankfully I paid for this software before Adobe bought them, so mine's the Steam version 😍 This part is most fun!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 18/02/2025

Oh, that's an optimization routine in Blender! It creates a more uniform and optimized surface topology. Very good for smaller objects where you want to adjust surface detail. Personally, I mix it with Decimate to optimize and just go with my gut feel 😆

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 18/02/2025

Fit test!! This part... takes a lot of patience! Upload, adjust the LOD settings, adjust physics.. rinse and repeat, until I get the result I'm looking for! Insider Tip: SL Viewers have the temporary mesh option to test meshes without paying each time, but I'd say the test grid's your best friend!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 18/02/2025

Next step in in my process.. is to optimize my mesh for #secondlife - I use a combination of remesh and decimate to bring down the triangle count. Lesser is better!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 17/02/2025

Now that I've been confirmed for the upcoming #gothcore event in #secondlife I figured I'd give a behind-the-scenes peek at my creative process in polishing my exclusive item - Animated Skull Plugs for the Swallow Gauged Ears! 💀👂 But first, I need to finish up this mesh in Blender! Crunch Time!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 17/02/2025

OMG! Whatttt?! I've just got approved for my very first event this year! It's #gothcore #secondlife 😱🥳 It's gonna be okay right?! Just breatheeee! I'm left with the final touches of the exclusive item! I'll be debuting goth styled ear gauges for this event!! 💀👂 Who else gets pre-event jitters??

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 07/02/2025

Welcome! Use the #SecondLife tag to appear in the second life feed!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 07/02/2025

The way lovense and xtoys api integrate currently is very third party, but it’s enough of a proof that secondlife scripts can interact with devices. With some R&D - it could be extended into a haptics / IoT ecosystem! Imagine representing avatars location in a racing sl sim on haptic display!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 05/02/2025

Thanks for the feedback Marlon. Much appreciated! 🤩 I will give those a spin!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 05/02/2025

Could any #SecondLife creators advise me - what furry heads have good resources for support and friendly to new accessory makers like me? I’m trying to branch out a bit and I see lots of cool posts about the Gremlin Heads and the Fairy Dragon heads and I want to create some accessories for them!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 03/02/2025

Useful resource for #SecondLife Creators! Make your stand.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 02/02/2025

Eventually, I got a working thingie out and gave out to my friends to test and just to use! Eventually I had more people asking me to just sell it, and tadaaa that's how the Organizer System came to be... But.. there's a weird / funny side story as well, I'll save it for next time. 😅

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 02/02/2025

I couldn't afford another system because back then these things were so darn expensive! So I decided to just make my own for me and my friends! I realized that it was quite complex to build and code it, but it wasn't impossible, esp with lots of feedback from my Elven builder friends back then!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 02/02/2025

#SecondLife Story time again! So back in the day in 2007 when I was first learning to build and sell things in SL, I was having so much trouble with textures, so bought my first texture organizer, but it was buggy. I gave the creator lots of feedback, but they mostly ignored me maybe cos I was new.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

It wasn't always this easy to use tho haha! They've improved it so much. Feel free to ask any questions if you're stuck.. altho I think it's pretty straightforward!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

So, the backstory on this PBR Materials Organizer which I sell in #SecondLife - It's a revamp of the Texture Organizer System which I made a while back, but totally revamped for PBR because I'm such a visual person, being able to see my Materials is so much better! 😁 #SLCreator is.gd/pbr_organizer

PBR Materials Organizer System for Second Life Creators

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

I second OBS studio. Reliable and robust.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

I think it’s tricky. It’s a lot of extra work with some risk of someone ripping it, but also depending on the product.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

Wow. 54 buttons is a lot. Curious what this HUD is for? I’ve made some complicated HUDs before but the challenge is to make them easy for the user.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

Thanks for sharing! I just applied 🥳

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

Great point! You’re only shooting yourself in the foot 😔

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

Instead of AI, my advise to my moots, is to find designers, ask friends, learn it yourself or use trustworthy asset packs! #SLCreators #SecondLife

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

I think SL has a certain feel to it, and when we see something that’s manipulated or using outside renders, we get a sort of “uncanny valley” effect.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 01/02/2025

Most times, the I effort put into creating a #SecondLife product is so much and not obvious. This includes efforts in ideation, product design, coding, testing, adjusting and marketing. IMHO, all of it is put into jeopardy by even considering AI.

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 30/01/2025

Exciting news fellow creators! I've just released an update to the PBR Materials Vendor System for #SecondLife is.gd/pbr_vendor Are you a creator as well? This let's you visually sell PBR Materials! Customize the theme, add in your own branding, profit share or set to group only!

PBR Materials Vendor System - For the creators

PBR Materials Vendor System - It's feature packed for creators

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 29/01/2025

This is by far the coolest thing I've seen for #SecondLife peeps here on Bluesky! 😱 Thank you @lukasisaskunk.bsky.social and @secondlife.bio

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Lukas (skunk) @lukasisaskunk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hey there, welcome to the SL feed! While you're here, check out the video feeds! Careful, second one is NSFW-only. bsky.app/profile/did:... bsky.app/profile/did:... You should definitely also check out @secondlife.bio if you're interested in having a custom handle to show that you're an SL account!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 29/01/2025

Awww I wish I joined BlueSky earlier, totally missed this chance! Perhaps the next one!!

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 29/01/2025

Is it me or has the elven community shrunk in #SecondLife? Back in the day we used to be all over the grid, now, not so.. #SLElves #SLElven

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DrenBoy Opus - Opus Labs @opuslabs.secondlife.bio · 29/01/2025

OMG Who put all this together?! Thank you @alwaysdreamn.bsky.social That's alot of content to follow!

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