Difference between revisions of "God Mode"

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"God Mode" is the term used to describe the enabling of administrative tools and features in the Second Life Viewer.

Although the features and menus are compiled into the viewer, if an unauthorized user attempts to enable "God Mode" via Ctrl-Alt-G, or the Develop > Request Admin Status menu option, a dialog is displayed informing the user that "Request for special powers failed. This request has been logged." The options available to an authorized user can still be viewed via the Develop > Show Admin Menu menu option- although "God Mode" appears to be enabled, the server will not act upon any attempts to use them.

What it can do?

In Linden-owned grids (such as Agni), "God Mode" enables Linden Lab employees to perform tasks entirely in the viewer, such as:

edit land or region info
kick or freeze avatars,
claim land or objects to themselves
Log everyone out of Second Life

"God Mode" also allows parcel restrictions such as "no fly" to be ignored.

What do they use it for?

Linden Lab employees may use "God Mode" for many reasons, including the privacy granted from being invisible to sensors^[1], reclaiming abandoned land and dealing with griefers.

God Mode Levels

The Viewer source code shows that there are several levels of "God Mode" (each level has all the previous levels' powers):

GOD_NOT

Value: 0 Presumably the default "God Mode" status given to every logged-in user

GOD_LIKE

Value: 1

rename objects without modify permission

GOD_CUSTOMER_SERVICE

Value: 100

Toggle character geometry
Take copy
Owner To Me
Set To Linden Content
Claim Public Land

GOD_LIAISON

Value: 150

Enable land auction

GOD_FULL

Value: 200

Difference from GOD_LIAISON not apparent.

GOD_MAINTENANCE

Value: 250

Difference from GOD_FULL not apparent.

Footnotes

^ Lindens in God Mode are hidden from sensors performed in the same region as the Linden. See User talk:Soft Linden#sensor caveat.

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-== What is God Mode? ==
+"God Mode" is the term used to describe the enabling of administrative tools and features in the Second Life Viewer.
-God Mode is a special tool that lindens use. it has many powerful and dangerous features.
+Although the features and menus are compiled into the viewer, if an unauthorized user attempts to enable "God Mode" via {{KeyCombo|ctrl=*|alt=*|G}}, or the ''Develop > Request Admin Status'' menu option, a dialog is displayed informing the user that "'''Request for special powers failed. This request has been logged.'''" The options available to an authorized user can still be viewed via  the ''Develop > Show Admin Menu'' menu option- although "God Mode" appears to be enabled, the server will not act upon any attempts to use them.
+== What it can do? ==
+In Linden-owned grids (such as [[Agni]]), "God Mode" enables [[Linden Lab Official:Who are Lindens?|Linden Lab employees]] to perform tasks entirely in the viewer, such as:
+* edit land or region info
+* kick or freeze avatars,
+* claim land or objects to themselves
+* Log everyone out of Second Life
+"God Mode" also allows parcel restrictions such as "no fly" to be ignored.
+== What do they use it for? ==
-== What it can do? ==
+Linden Lab employees may use "God Mode" for many reasons, including the privacy granted from being invisible to sensors{{footnote|2=Lindens in God Mode are hidden from sensors performed in the same region as the Linden. See User_talk:Soft_Linden#sensor_caveat|1=Lindens in God Mode are hidden from [[sensor]]s performed in the same [[region]] as the Linden. See [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASoft_Linden&diff=89470&oldid=89468 User talk:Soft Linden#sensor caveat].}}, reclaiming abandoned land and dealing with griefers.
-God Mode can do numerous stuff such as allow a linden to edit land or region info, kick,or freeze avatars,claim land or objects to themselves, and even Log everyone of second life! Lindens access god tools from the "Server" Menu. if any resident will try to log into god mode, they get an error message stating "request for special powers failed. This Request will be logged." there used to be a big bug allowing any resident to access god mode. the lindens are POWERFUL! if you wish to see what what you can do w/ god mode, open the "Client" Menu and at the bottom there is "View Admin Options". you will then enter a "Client-Side" God Mode. This can be used to view region statistics, etc. I have observed one admin option you do have is being able to fly in no-fly areas.
+== God Mode Levels ==
+The [https://bitbucket.org/lindenlab/viewer-release/src/default/indra/llcommon/indra_constants.h#cl-253 Viewer source code] shows that there are several levels of "God Mode" (each level has all the previous levels' powers):
+=== GOD_NOT ===
+Value: 0
+Presumably the default "God Mode" status given to every logged-in user
-/////NOTE: TO GET CLIENT AND SERVER PRESS CTRL-ALT-D//////
+=== GOD_LIKE ===
+Value: 1
+* rename objects without modify permission
-== What do they use it for? ==
+=== GOD_CUSTOMER_SERVICE ===
+Value: 100
+* Toggle character geometry
+* Take copy
+* Owner To Me
+* Set To Linden Content
+* Claim Public Land
-Lindens may use god mode for many reasons. including to be hidden from maps and mini-maps, to reclaim land, to deal with griefer situations,etc. or even a rogue linden could mess up the grid entirely. i will report my findings on the mysterious god mode as they come out. happy SLing :)
+=== GOD_LIAISON ===
+Value: 150
+* Enable land auction
+=== GOD_FULL ===
+Value: 200
+* Difference from [[#GOD_LIAISON|GOD_LIAISON]] not apparent.
-== Who Wrote This? ==
+=== GOD_MAINTENANCE ===
+Value: 250
+* Difference from [[#GOD_FULL|GOD_FULL]] not apparent.
-This Article is done by Glitchez Shilova. a God Mode Fanatic
+== Footnotes ==
+{{footnotes}}
-==See Also ==
+== Related Articles ==
-* [[Godmode]]
+* [[:Category:LSL God Mode|God Mode LSL Functions]]