Second Life Newbie Info: Day 1.

Hi there, welcome to Second Life and ZEN METAL Hatchlings!

This is a quick newbie orientation guide as to what is possible on Second Life, not so much HOW TO DO everything on Second Life, as there is SO MUCH …

Getting around on Second Life

You will quickly learn to teleport between places, but you might find the different types of teleporter systems a bit confusing. Some require you to touch them and choose a destination before you sit on them, some require a whole …

How tall am I supposed to be (on Second Life)?!

Oh, my bugbear about Second Life! Honestly, how tall you’re supposed to be is very much a matter of opinion, but let me clue you in on the reasons. I don’t want to TELL YOU to be of any size, …

Second Life newbie avatars – the basics

So if you’ve just joined Second Life, there’s no need to rush into buying stuff – in fact, it’s likely you’ll buy a lot of incompatible parts that you’ll just wind up throwing away in the end. You may not …

SL Lingo

AVATAR – AVI – AGENT

Avatar, or avi for short, is the character you play with. You, the human, are the AGENT of that avatar. In practice, nobody but Linden Labs and scripters uses the term “agent,” but it’s good …

Different Second Life Viewers

Once you have your account set up, you know who you are and where you are, you might want to switch to another viewer. Just like in Internet browsers, there are different viewers for the same Second Life grid out …

Doing It in Second Life Part 1 – Good Pixel Sex

General rules.

Second Life is, generally speaking, very sex-positive and open-minded. There is really just one taboo: No kids. However, there are content ratings, General, Moderate, and Adult. While Moderate areas are good for your house and whatever you’d do …

Doing It on Second Life – Part 2: Functions

All sex activities in Second Life require some type of tool to happen. It may be a HUD, a pose ball, OR a piece of furniture. There needs to be an object containing the needed animations for the avatars to …

Doing It on Second Life – Part 3: Easy Sex

While most of the time, people want you to get comfortable on Second Life before even talking to anybody; basically, but the truth is sometimes all you want is some easy sex action. I personally don’t judge, but it’s best …

Doing It on Second Life – Part 4, (Peer) Pressure

There are certain things that Second Life -users like to pressure you into liking and disliking when it comes to Second Life sex.

POSE BALLING vs. ROLE PLAYING (RP)

One of those things is “pose balling” vs. “role-playing.” Now… It’s …