At some point in our lives, we have all thought it would be neat to be like Siegfreid and Roy and have our very own white bengal tiger. Or maybe a panther. In Second Life, all of our dreams can become reality, and owning our very own exotic pets is one of them!
There are a few places in Second Life that cater to these whims. Many of these SL pets have commands like sit, stay, follow and attack. Another option many of these SL pets have is ROAM. Roaming means that you select an option for the prim pet to walk around in a given amount of area, such as 5, 10 or 25 meters. These animals can add great effect to your parcel…I mean..who wouldn’t want their very own panther guarding their land right?
There is a problem with these animals, however. If you do not use your prim pet in a wide (and I mean WIDE) open space, with no prims interfering, it can cause extreme lag issues in your sim. I know it can be against human nature to listen to the directions, but in this case, it is true! So, if you have a prim pet, please make sure it is either sitting or sleeping while you aren’t using it to avoid repeated collisions with other prims.
Another problem is that these animals do not know the shape of your land parcel. They can enter into your neighbor’s parcel and use up their prim count. It’s common courtesy and practice unless a prior arrangement has been made to keep your prims to yourself and contained in your own parcel. So again, we ask that you please take some care when using these objects.
The reason we are addressing this issue is, we have had a number of lag complaints from different Second Island residential and commercial sims. Out of the last 3 complaints received by one of our Estate Managers, 3 were caused by these prim animals. So please, take time and consideration when using these animals and be sure to follow the advice of the creators in the information notecards. Use these animals in wide open spaces with no prims interfering and please put them in sleep or sit mode when not in use. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding with this matter and hope that asking you to be a responsible “pet owner” is an easy solution for everyone.
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog entry and we wish you a great week!
