Well it’s another productive day at my ultra-secret development lab in Second Life (it’s the one in the corner marked “lab”). While Reitsuki has made solid progress sculpting bits of the new balloon gondola and rigging, I improved my balloon HUD controller and added a couple of new features.
If you have my Wind Rider balloon, you’ll be pleased to know that I’m addressing some common customer requests, including:
- The HUD is now more compact.
- The access lock now has three settings: owner-only, group-only, or “anyone”. If you run a business or attraction, you can leave a hot-air balloon for visitors to play with.
- And (saving the best for last) AUTOPILOT! Yes, now you can get your balloon to fly a preset course. It’s great for tours, advertising, or just to add interest to your sim.
Those features will all appear in the next Wind Rider version (sometime soon… don’t know exactly when) as well as in the yet-to-be-named sculpted balloon that Reitsuki and I are currently working on.