Difference between revisions of "Good Building Practices"
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Animation [[File:InvIcon_Animation.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Animation [[File:InvIcon_Animation.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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* '''[[Animation Streamlined]]''' - Make your creations move without dragging Second Life to a crawl! | * '''[[Animation Streamlined]]''' - Make your creations move without dragging Second Life to a crawl! | ||
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Mesh [[File:InvIcon_Mesh.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Mesh [[File:InvIcon_Mesh.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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* '''[[Mesh and LOD]]''' {{New|expiry=20130104}}- Mesh objects that don't crash your friends' old computer. | * '''[[Mesh and LOD]]''' {{New|expiry=20130104}}- Mesh objects that don't crash your friends' old computer. | ||
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Pathfinding [[File:InvIcon_Shoe.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Pathfinding [[File:InvIcon_Shoe.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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*'''[[Pathfinding_Overview]]''' - Pathfinding explained. | *'''[[Pathfinding_Overview]]''' - Pathfinding explained. | ||
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Physics [[File:InvIcon_Physics.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Physics [[File:InvIcon_Physics.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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* '''[[Physics Optimization]]''' - Not everything needs physics, learn how to add the least load necessary to the physics engine. | * '''[[Physics Optimization]]''' - Not everything needs physics, learn how to add the least load necessary to the physics engine. | ||
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Scripting [[File:InvIcon_Script.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Scripting [[File:InvIcon_Script.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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* '''[[Debugging Tips]]''' - how to work out what your code is doing without a conventional development toolkit | * '''[[Debugging Tips]]''' - how to work out what your code is doing without a conventional development toolkit | ||
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Sound [[File:InvIcon_Sound.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Sound [[File:InvIcon_Sound.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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* '''[[Environment_Sounds|Environment Sounds]]''' | * '''[[Environment_Sounds|Environment Sounds]]''' | ||
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Sculpted Prims [[File:SL-Sculpty-Sphere-RGB-128x.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Sculpted Prims [[File:SL-Sculpty-Sphere-RGB-128x.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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*'''[[Sculpted Prim Usage]]''' - What you need to know about how sculpted prims effect Second Life. | *'''[[Sculpted Prim Usage]]''' - What you need to know about how sculpted prims effect Second Life. | ||
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<h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Textures [[File:InvIcon_Texture.png|20px]] </h2> | <h2 style="background-color: #dbe7e4;"> Textures [[File:InvIcon_Texture.png|20px|right|link=]] </h2> | ||
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* '''[[Texture Usage]]''' - What size to use, and what to avoid. | * '''[[Texture Usage]]''' - What size to use, and what to avoid. | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 4 December 2012
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