From Japan to SL

The bug that invisi-prims become exposed with shadow ON was reported before. Although you cannot see it with your viewer settings, someone may see you as the left. If you are not using shadow to reduce lag, it is recommended to try once to see how others are seeing you by adopting shadows. In order to get shadow in FireStorm viewer, crick Avatar, Performance, Graphics, and check Advanced Lighting Model. The bug will not come with mesh shoes, but I found a way to fix it with old shoes. The left is old shoes with bug, and the right is with the countermeasure.




My countermeasure is to use the transparent socks for mesh shoes. The left is without shoes that shows foot shape. This foot should be invisible with old viewers when wearing shoes. The left is with socks for mesh shoes on. The transparent socks are included any demo for mesh shoes, so please find suitable ones for your shoes.




Boots also have the same phenomena if they have high heels as shown on the left. The right is with the transparent socks on. Other viewers may have the same trouble with shadow ON.




Since the foot shape was painted white, the foot looks as shown on the left. The right is with the transparent socks. ‘Invisi-prim’ seems not to be with alpha channel but to hide the object behind. This may not be effective with the newer viewers and the foot shape may be visible with shoes on.




There are other types of transparent socks such as shown on the right that erases whole foot. This can be used for boots. The right shows the situation with lower boots detached. All shoes shown in this blog are not mesh but old types.




Platform sandals is OK without transparent socks, but for open-toe heals it is necessary to find transparent socks without erasing toes. Toes are vanished on the right but it is better than the left, so I will use this for right now.