✨ Feature Requests

I would like to see a region wide probe feature that does not require the use of multiple probes or mega prims. I am currently using a mega-prim to achieve a sim-wide sphere probe that improves sim lighting, gives environmental shine a dynamic reflection map of the sim surround and sky, and still allows the use of other smaller probes within the region. There are a few issues with the method I am using: * Reflective surfaces inside of smaller probes will still show reflections from the large probe in addition to the small probe (Maybe rejecting the probe reflection from the larger probe could be a fix) * Probes do not mix well when intersecting or within each other. There's also occasional flashing as the probes fight for priority(Maybe?). There needs to be better probe blending, and some form of hierarchy based on size or manually configured * I noticed when using near clip which is a necessity for a sim-wide probe set at 128 that the projection does not include any terrain which gives the projection a bright floor. (Check snapshot, there needs to be some sort of floor added to projections that is the same texture as the sim terrain, or we need a proper region-wide probe)

Problem The current Second Life documentation ecosystem has several critical issues: Content Management MediaWiki markup creates an onerous authoring process that discourages contributions Documentation frequently becomes outdated when new LSL functionality is introduced Legacy content including outdated meeting notes clutters the user experience Knowledge base and MediaWiki exist as separate, fragmented systems Technical Infrastructure Self-hosted MediaWiki requires ongoing maintenance and resources Platform struggles with spam and needs extensive moderation Solution Build a modern, unified documentation platform at docs.secondlife.com using services like readme.com or Mintlify. Key Features Consolidate knowledge base and MediaWiki into a single site with proper syntax highlighting Auto-generate LSL documentation from the upcoming open-source lsl_definitions.yaml file Enable community contributions with modern editing workflows Automatically keep documentation current with new functionality Benefits Eliminates self-hosting maintenance overhead Reduces moderation burden through improved platform tooling Transforms documentation into a dynamic, community-driven resource that scales with Second Life's development

Since PBR came out, I've essentially been almost PBR-exclusive with my store creations, mainly because PBR is just so much easier to work with for texture HUDs than Blinn-Phong (aka non-PBR textures, classic textures, legacy textures, traditional textures, etc). Part of this is because all of the textures involved are bundled into materials that are a single object with all of the settings saved rather than having to put everything in manually like non-PBR. It would really help creators offer both options and cut down workload by a TON if we could also bundle blinn-phong textures as materials. I don't know about other stores but I like to really tweak the specular settings and often the specular colors as well for metallic and generally more realistic effects rather than leaving everything white for all colors, and coding that into the HUD is fankly, a gigantic pain in the ass. Even if they were called something different like texture bundle or something to avoid confusion for people who sell them and to differentiate in our inventories that would be fine. I know we would not be able to upload them together the same way as PBR because it involves separate files, but there's no reason we shouldn't be able to create the material in-world manually on a cube or something and save it the same way. Bonus if double-sided can be an option for blinn-phong too! It would cut down on geometry needed on a mesh if we don't want it to be one-sided since we could simply check that on like on PBR materials, rather than needing to solidify a mesh (and essentially double its geometry) in order to get the same look. PLEASE let us manually create blinn-phong material bundles that include diffuse, normal, specular, alpha, glow, shininess, environment, shine color, full bright, and blending mode settings. It would make the jobs of creators working with blinn-phong in any capacity much easier, coding HUDs would be easier, and if double-sided can be an option it would also cut down on mesh complexity since people wouldn't need to solidify or fake edges on their meshes to hide that it's just a plane.

We would like to see a dissolution function implemented for Second Life groups. When dissolving a group, it would be desirable to set a 10-day grace period during which purchases can be canceled. Under the current specifications, the larger the group, the more time and effort it takes to dissolve it.

When you have a large inventory it's hopeless not to be able to find things, most of us sort the inventory by creating folders and subfolders and it would be great if you could search only within specific folders without the search covering the entire inventory.

Okay, so here in Second Life we basically only have two options when it comes to messages. Either you get messages from someone or you block them completely, doesn’t matter if they’re on your friends list or not What we really need is something in between! Like how it works on Discord for example. There, you can just ignore people, even your friends. Everything still works the same, but once you set them on ignore-mode, you stop getting popups, sounds, flashing alerts or any of that stuff. You still get their messages, but you won’t even notice until you actually open the chat and look Total peace and quiet until you decide to deal with it! And the best part? They never even know they’ve been on ignore

Since the change in the sale of LS was made, breeders have been suffering from the inflation generated by the change. Selling for LS is becoming more and more disadvantageous and we have to work harder and harder to earn the minimum we used to. At the same time, we don't want to affect customers by increasing the price of products and, on the other hand, the grid has not been able to get more customers to compensate for the new increase. Currently, as I write this, in the market sale option: Offer to Sell Linden Dollars (Limit Sell) Sale of the day: 262 LS for 1 dollar. In this conversion, we have to make 310,000 LS to receive 1,0000 Dollars (already discounting the sales and PayPal fees). In the other option, it's even worse! Sell ​​Linden Dollars (Market Sell) Number of LS: 325,000 LS To receive 1,0000 Dollars (already discounting the selling and PayPal fees). Please return to the old version of the market, but with a quick withdrawal of one day per month or at most TWO days per month, so that the economy is more controlled! Or buy and take LS out of circulation to reduce the inflation generated by your decisions. We have kept the game alive for years, many have more than one store and live off of Second Life! Please think of us and protect the economy! Thank you!

Feature Request: Custom Surname Option for Display Name Changes I’d like to propose an enhancement to the Premium and Plus name change feature: the ability for users to create a custom surname in addition to selecting from the existing list. While I understand and respect the current system of rotating surname options—and the associated fee structure—I believe offering a custom surname option could add meaningful value to users while creating a new revenue opportunity for Linden Lab. This could be implemented as a tiered system: a standard fee for choosing from the curated list, and a higher fee for creating a unique, user-defined surname. To prevent overuse or abuse of the feature, you might consider: • A cooldown period between name changes • A limited number of custom changes per account per year • An optional fee to revert to a previously used name Many long-term residents, myself included, find that the available surnames don’t always reflect our identity or branding needs. By offering a custom option—even at a premium—it would provide greater personalization without undermining the current system. If there are technical or policy reasons this hasn’t been implemented, I’d genuinely be interested in understanding the limitations. Thank you for considering this suggestion.

With the wildly varying quality of mesh clothing, most customers and many creators have realized the usefulness of providing a demo of clothing to test fit, skin weights, in-world appearance, complexity, and many other qualities of a given item. It has, therefore, become frustrating to see something I'm interested in, click on it, only to find I'd be gambling if I bought it because there's no demo available. I never buy clothing without a demo, and manually checking to see if a demo is available can slow down the shopping experience. Add to that the bad actors that state "Demo available at in-world store." To date I have never found an in-world demo, and am instead barraged with a maze of other items they're trying to sell to me (a good portion of which won't even fit my body and also have no demo available) while I look for said demo. In many cases, I come to doubt that the demo even exists. This is VERY poor business practice, as I already have a mental list of stores to avoid while shopping because I know there will be no demo on the MP. Vendors: NEVER make your customer jump through hoops to buy your product. This is a poor idea and just a stupid thing to do. If I am shopping on the Marketplace, I'm not interested in switching to shopping in-world. Actual clothing stores have fitting rooms that are easily seen and accessible, not hid somewhere in the back behind the restrooms. You've just lost your sale. If a filter can be added under the "Do Not Show:" category that specifies "Items with no Demo" it would speed up my shopping experience as well as allow me to more readily award those that perform best practices and provide demos for their products. I believe this will also have the added benefit of inspiring those that presently do not provide a demo, or claim to have one in-world, to actually provide a demo on the Marketplace to allow for shoppers to quickly and easily try on clothes.

Option to return objects either as coalesced (current) or not as coalesced. When returning objects from my land, I know that many times people would prefer to have them returned as individual objects in their inventory. (similar to our ability to choose taking items into our inventory that way)