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Matt
06-17-2007, 08:19 AM
Welcome to Living Avatars everyone. This is just another simple (and hopefully fun) distraction for the site.

If you go into your UserCP>Choose Avatar Options>

you will see a choice on how to create a living avatar. Here is how it works:

There is all kinds of stuff to buy out there and the amount of money you have is directly reflected in how many posts you have, more posts, more money.

Most of the stuff is really cheap but some takes a few bucks.

You buy what you can and then follow the instructions to create a avatar, mine is an example of what can be done and I plan to add new stuff to it all the time.

The fun part about it is that you can buy stuff over time and then easily switch out your avatar depending on mood, season or holiday. :lol:

Obviously, folks don't have to use this as their avatar, just if you want to mess around with it. :grouphug:

enjoy!!

Jean
06-17-2007, 08:32 AM
fantastic!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gif

sarajean
06-17-2007, 08:58 AM
how the hell do i get a face and a body?!

fernandito
06-17-2007, 09:42 AM
Matt - are you talking about post count as in the number displayed on the top right corner? or all your posts in total?

Frunobulax
06-17-2007, 11:17 AM
I'll have to postwhore more now to get intrawebs rich.

Randall Flagg
06-17-2007, 11:18 AM
I think it's the posts listed in the upper right hand corner. I have 201 (prior to this) posts and when I checked my "bank" for living avatars I had 201 points to spend.

Jean
06-17-2007, 11:20 AM
I'll have to postwhore more now to get intrawebs rich.

are you going to change your Zappa avatar?????????????????????

sarajean
06-17-2007, 11:24 AM
hell no.

(that's what fruno will say)

Jean
06-17-2007, 11:26 AM
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_grin.gif

Letti
06-17-2007, 01:33 PM
I'll have to postwhore more now to get intrawebs rich.

are you going to change your Zappa avatar?????????????????????

If you ask me: impossible. :D

Matt
06-17-2007, 02:41 PM
I believe Jerome got it right in his response up there. :D

You should be able to start by buying a person (if you have enough money) and then dressing from there.

The people with hair are really cheap :lol:

sarajean
06-17-2007, 02:52 PM
seriously, though...where the hell are the heads and bodies? i have hair, clothes, background, etc...i just need...a body.

Matt
06-17-2007, 02:58 PM
The bodies are on the root of that chibi_life folder under the others.

mostly just bald, naked people. :lol:

sarajean
06-17-2007, 03:10 PM
duh, i just hadn't scrolled down. :lol:

here's mine:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/living_avatars/avatars/la_4.png?time=1182121784

how the hell did my shoes get off my feet?

sarajean
06-17-2007, 03:14 PM
gah. nevermind, it won't save it like it looks. it keeps fucking it up. :(

Matt
06-17-2007, 03:26 PM
hmmm...do the shoes fly up? that happened to me once :lol: Other than that it should be fine. I do think you have to save it though, make it your av to see, but I also think you other one can be added back easily. :)

I'm still tinkering with it but it shouldn't be too screwed up. :lol:

sarajean
06-17-2007, 03:30 PM
yeah, the shoes keep flying up. so did the pants. then it looked like my shirt was tucked in. i fixed it all and saved it, but then when i looked, the shoes were up under my armpits again. :rolleyes:

it was my av, but it was all messed up, so i changed it back to the decepticons logo.

Matt
06-17-2007, 03:32 PM
Dang, sorry about that, it always works so great for me. :(

I'll sign in as my parents and see if I can do something

sarajean
06-17-2007, 03:38 PM
nah, don't worry about it. it was fun to do. :)

sarajean
06-17-2007, 03:42 PM
oh, and i couldn't get my bat'leth to work in the picture. can i sell it back, or trade it to someone here?

:D :P

(i know i can't, please don't take me seriously)

Matt
06-17-2007, 04:07 PM
Didja see Shrek was in there? :ninja:

sarajean
06-18-2007, 11:17 AM
i did, but i had a lot less to spend than some people do.

:P

Matt
06-21-2007, 04:05 PM
I screwed up a tiny bit and had to uninstall/reinstall the "people" pack.

The good news is it doesn't change the current av and...anything you bought, it was refunded. Just have to buy again.

I know only a couple of us are trying this, but I figured I would announce the mess up anyway :D

tamez
06-22-2007, 04:47 AM
this is fun Matt :dance:
i cannot yet afford a background :borg:

Matt
06-22-2007, 05:30 AM
heehee--I made those kind of expensive for the future but I should have a "grand opening" sale or something.

Everything 90% off :lol:

I love yours, its very cool.

tamez
06-22-2007, 05:53 AM
thanks matty
i like yours too
but, it seems like homer is mad at you
what did you say to him? lol

Matt
06-22-2007, 05:54 AM
:lol:

I won't give him any of my peanuts.

I was this close to making a DarkTower.com logo teeshirt for in there when I screwed the whole thing up yesterday.

Matt
06-22-2007, 05:59 AM
All prices are slashed now!!

Backgrounds for a buck!! :rock:

tamez
06-22-2007, 06:00 AM
sweet! i'm on it :cool:

Matt
06-22-2007, 06:06 AM
:o

That one is very cool. Get however many you can while they are low. :lol:

tamez
06-22-2007, 06:07 AM
i'm in the graveyard
but, i'm not scared.

good idea to stock up on backgrounds now heh :thumbsup:
thanks so much matt
this is a blast !

Chassit
06-22-2007, 07:25 AM
Wow, I just saw this. Will start playing with it as I get time....


XIX

Matt
06-22-2007, 07:28 AM
Its a fun little distraction. :lol:

I am hoping to find some good graphics people that can figure out how to make specialized stuff for us in the future.

Chassit
06-22-2007, 08:51 AM
Interesting...If I happen to come across an image I'd like to use is there a way to submit it?

XIX

Matt
06-22-2007, 08:59 AM
It has to meet a very specific criteria so that is why I need some good graphics people to handle it. I tried to add our logo to a white teeshirt in paint and screwed it up a bit. :lol:

Chassit
06-22-2007, 09:16 AM
Well, I am an IT person, but not a graphic person, unfortunately. I could try to help (I have got Photoshop pirated on my PC), but can't promise i'll make anything usable. I would be happy to try in my free time. Send me a PM if interested :)

XIX

Matt
06-22-2007, 09:26 AM
I'd love some help. Basically it is just a certain sized .gif with a corresponding .png file uploaded to the correct folder. My problem is I couldn't make it transparent. You can see an example of what I did by looking in the top garments folder under tower shirt :lol:

Here is a link on all the info about them.

http://www.livingavatars.com/

Chassit
06-22-2007, 09:41 AM
Cool, I will check it out on lunch break heheh.

XIX

Chassit
06-22-2007, 01:47 PM
Well, I got invited to lunch with the managers here and got a bit buzzed instead of checking this site out...I will get on it though :)

XIX

Matt
06-23-2007, 10:32 AM
Take your time man, no hurry at all. :)

David
06-23-2007, 02:11 PM
Neato feature!

She-Oy
06-23-2007, 06:03 PM
I tried the crop feature on mine, just playing around, and I couldn't make it go away...so anyone wanna take a stab at where I am in my background! LOL

David
06-23-2007, 06:07 PM
That's a really nice henge you have there.

She-Oy
06-23-2007, 06:52 PM
Thanks Chef Ramsey! Now how do I get the crop to go away?

Brice
06-23-2007, 07:19 PM
I'm not sure you can. You might have to completely redo the avatar.

Frunobulax
06-23-2007, 07:28 PM
hell no.

(that's what fruno will say)

Wrong.

Fuck no.

Frunobulax
06-23-2007, 07:29 PM
It's still a cool idear, though. Cheers and shears.

Aesculapius
07-01-2007, 03:30 PM
Thanks Chef Ramsey! Now how do I get the crop to go away?

The crops are here to stay. :ninja:

Nerak
07-01-2007, 05:23 PM
These are fun

can't wait til I can afford tigger!!!!

Letti
07-04-2007, 12:23 PM
Some of your avs make me think... a lot... guys. :lol: Brice, I neend't mention yours. :D

Jon
07-05-2007, 02:30 AM
But letti is just friggin' sexy!

Brice
07-05-2007, 07:36 AM
Some of your avs make me think... a lot... guys. :lol: Brice, I neend't mention yours. :D


:huglove: but...do so as much as you like. :huglove:

Matt
07-05-2007, 07:41 AM
I am glad this thread is getting bumped. I plan to make the entire month of July TOTALLY FREE in the avatar store. :D

soon...

Matt
07-09-2007, 06:58 AM
Every thing out there is now free if you guys want to have a look at it.

Kind of fun :D