OzmaAsimov

Halderim, this is brilliant and thank you so much for sharing it with the rest of us in the building community.

Thank you for pointing that out. I knew I couldn't be the one to mention it, as the dissenters would just brush it off as me grasping at straws. But we are far from the only people to realize the unsubtle "hidden" meaning here. It really makes all the claims that "it's just a Star Wars meme" a complete joke.

Astonishing that an entire thread is titled "shemales", a thread originally posted by @Lisa, no less. Okay, devs, since you (and 90% of the game) don't seem to realize this: "shemale" is a slur. It's not a cute way to say "trans girl"...it's a way for bigots to imply that we're men and it has historically been used to degrade and dehumanize us. This word should be no more acceptable than the n-word or any other derogatory language, and certainly shouldn't be used by the game devs (hopefully you've learned this since 2014 when you created this thread). On the same note, it's ridiculous that poses between cis male and trans female avatars are under a "bisexual" category. There is nothing bisexual about that. Once again, this implies that trans women are male. Pretty bad when the game itself is insulting us while supposedly having rules against such discriminatory behavior.

You have nothing to apologize for, Lunarelf. What you are doing is awesome and we're all cheering for you.

I've been experiencing a persistent bug for some time now with Gallery images. On occasion, an image thumbnail in a gallery (mine or others') is replaced with a thumbnail image from someone else's gallery. That, or the thumbnail just goes blank and reverts to the red question mark image. The image itself is usually fine (though in one case it won't load at all), it's typically only the thumbnail that screws up. Once this happens, it is permanent until the image is deleted and replaced. Here's an example. This isn't my gallery. Only the image on the right is the correct one. I have no idea whose gallery the other two images came from. I'm aware of the old bug with Kapersky and other programs causing images not to appear, and this certainly isn't that (and I'm pretty sure that isn't an issue anymore).

What would really solve a lot of these issues is if we had the ability to selectively disable certain animations on certain objects. So, for instance, you could use that couch animation object, and just disable the animations that don't work for a single bed, keeping the ones that do. This would open up so many possibilities.

@robinnyou are reading my mind. I've been intending to make these exact suggestions. I fully support this and I would love to see both of these ideas implemented, and possibly a search function for room names as well. Room navigation is something that desperately needs an upgrade, and all of these things would vastly improve it.

I'm just positing here, but the lack of applications might be due to the scripted format of what you're proposing. This comes off less like roleplay and more like just a play (albeit an improv play). You have pre-filled roles, pre-determined backgrounds and personalities, and even pre-determined scenes that must play out. That's a lot of scripting. I can't speak for everyone, but personally I prefer to be the one in charge of my own RP decisions. Maybe if you loosened the strings a bit, you'd get more interested parties? I can't say for sure; I'm just guessing.

It's been a fantastic run, but I'm sad to say that SXC has closed its doors...at least for now. This isn't necessarily goodbye forever; it's just no longer feasible to keep the room active 24/7. We are still a Vice City RP partner and may still open the college for occasional special events or a weekend now and then, but it won't be a constant presence. Our Discord server remains as active as ever. As always it is a community of wonderful people and a safe haven for everyone respects our rules and the dignity of others. Participation in our room has never been a requirement to be a part of our Discord community, and that hasn't changed. Feel free to drop in and meet some great fellow 3DX players, talk about your own room projects or find others' projects, talk about nerdy stuff, post art and funny memes, share your music interests, or just hang out with some fun people. https://discord.gg/DynkJwy

Please, please, please change threesome poses so that every person involved must click Accept before the pose will start. This is basic consent here. It's bad enough that anyone can join a Partner group without the full consent of those already partnered. But the fact that only two of the partners need to want a given pose in order to force the third to accept is problematic at best. So this is really a two-part suggestion: When a third Partner is invited to a partnership, existing partners should also get a pop-up to Accept or Deny that new person. When a threesome pose is requested, require all partners to Accept before it is initiated. If any partner clicks Deny, the pose request should be cancelled. I know this has been asked for before, but maybe it needs another reminder that this something that is desired, and frankly something that is both ethical and practical. It's a win-win-win all around.

It's official! We've opened the college as of today! Come on by and see the big changes!

As promised, an announcement! Very soon, Slutmoore: Xtra Credit will be making a big change. Those of you RPing in the Vice City room may already have a notion about this, due to the highway sign there. Slutmoore High School is soon going to become Slutmoore College. The high school theme has always presented certain challenges and limitations. By shifting to a college format, students will no longer need to be strictly 18-year-olds, but characters of any age will be welcome. It also opens the campus more to non-students and non-staff to be present without seeming so out of place. To account for this change within the RP, a kind of "soft retcon" is being implemented in a way that won't actually disrupt any current RP. In brief, Slutmoore High School has been slowly transitioning to a college the entire school year, instituting some college-level courses, and even enrolling some older students on an experimental basis (allowing players who have always wished for their characters to be older to quietly retcon that in). This allows continuity to remain intact with minimal impact. We are presently making some big updates to the map to prepare for the new college format, and I expect to be launching within the next week or two. Stay tuned! Here are some teases of what's to cum...er...come!

Yes, the players of this community are great! They're welcoming and supportive of one another. They appreciate our room rules, which include such terribly strict notions as "Be Civil" and "No Harassment". They enjoy having a place where they can feel safe from predators, colders, bullies, and trolls; where the rooms admins actively take a stand against those people. I won't engage further with this person's salty attempts to undermine a community of good people just trying to have fun with each other. As I suggested before: I assume anyone reading this has a mind of your own and can make your own judgements. If you like immersive RP and think a school environment would be fun, this could be the place for you. I encourage you to come check it out and decide for yourself.

Sadly, there was some drama, it's true. A very toxic person who had a long and documented history of bullying and harassing people, to the point of pushing several into silence for fear of incurring their barbs and at least one right out of our community, was finally asked to leave after being given numerous chances to change their ways. Some people didn't like that, a few of them being pretty toxic themselves, so I can't say I miss them much. If protecting our community from a proven bully makes me authoritarian, I guess I'll wear that badge with pride. But the drama is over. The bully and their sycophants are gone. Things are settling down. You can listen to Xaero's bitter words, or you can come see the compassionate and warm people that chose to remain and restore our community to the welcoming and inclusive place it was always meant to be, and make your own judgement. We're on the verge of some big changes to our theme that will make SXC much more accessible and even more open and inclusive than ever before. I'll make an announcement about that soon with better specifics.

It's a little risky, I know. But that's why we're pushing hard to build a community. I'm modeling it a lot on what I've seen done with the 69th Precinct map. Thank you for the praise, KimmyFox. It means the world to me. I very much want to honor what you created and I hope I can do it justice.