IMVU Creating vs Second Life?

by Soli · 36 posts
3 years ago in Off Topic

Posted 3 years ago · Author

Hello Mafia Fam. It's been a while. I've been feeling bored with IMVU and think it's about time to step away. I recently dusted off my old SL account. I've never really used it but I do like the graphics. I'm not really in to the social part of it so I was curious about creating. Has anyone here created for SL? How does it compare to IMVU? Can the meshes I created for IMVU be uploaded to SL?

Also, I'm assuming it'll cost L$ to upload. Are there any reputable currency resellers?

Thanks!

Posted 3 years ago

@Soli

Okay, I did some research into this. Unlike IMVU, you don't need to pay to be creator however you do need to have payment information attached to your account. However, as you expected, to actually upload you need to pay L$.

Source: https://community.secondlife.com/knowle ... Section__1

As of 2021, 1 L$ is equal to about $0.0031 USD.

Source: https://exchangerate.guru/ld/usd/1/

Also worth noting, you need a premium account to access adult content. I assume this also applies to uploading as well.

Also, with regards to L$:

SL Community Page wrote:
As a Premium member, you get a one-time bonus of L$1000 and receive a weekly stipend of $L300 and a 1024 square meter premium tier bonus.

Source: https://community.secondlife.com/knowle ... rship-r346

As for getting L$, it appears you can buy it in worlds and online on something called the LindeX. It looks like SL has a reseller program and you're not allowed to purchase outside that but I'm not finding any recent information about it.

Source: https://lindenlab.freshdesk.com/support ... en-dollars

Hope this helps.

Last edited by DataMine on Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Fixed typos

Posted 3 years ago

so second life accounts do have grandfathered accounts i mean old accounts are needed and have marketi i have 13 years old account there i can give it out

Posted 3 years ago · Author

@EV0L

my account is over 10 years old. Is that considered gf? I finally got around to using it so I'm not sure if it has any perks.

@DataMine

ty. I bought L$ in game but was wondering if there's a bm type of shop. It cost over $50 to buy a body, hair, and head.

Posted 3 years ago

@Soli

Yeah, though if I remember correctly, there's isn't really such a thing as BM on SL since it's all allowed.

Posted 3 years ago · Author

@DataMine

not the sex items, I was just looking for L$ so I can go shop without it costing a small fortune. I figured if I can just upload my IMVU meshes for sale that would help too. Avatars and clothes probably have different types of rigging but maybe non interactive furniture will be easier. Anyways, thanks.

Posted 3 years ago

@Soli

I'm not sure what the price is to upload but I do wonder if the monthly L$ you can from being a premium member is enough cover your needs. What I would do if I were you is look into the cost of a premium membership then compare that against the cost of buying L$. It might be cheaper to live off the monthly stipend.

Posted 3 years ago

@Soli

mine was 13 years old it have a family name do you have that ?

Posted 3 years ago · Author

@EV0L

No. I saw the option for it but I can't recall if it was in the stuff you buy. Maybe part of vip

Posted 3 years ago

@Soli

Let us know how it goes. I am curious if it's improved at all since the last time I tried it many years ago.

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