Why did we call this "Best Weather"? Because it's the best way to create the most realistic weather effect on SL.
Why was this system created?
Some real estate companies do not allow weather systems on commercial land for causing lag. I felt this was understandable but also something that needed to be worked around. The reason weather systems are not permitted for some is for the amount of lag caused by particle rezzers and the video lag created by the particles themselves. This system ONLY uses animated textures, producing a more realistic rain without causing server or video card handicaps.
As specified in the LSL scripting wiki - animated textures do not cause any lag.
WEATHER MODES - There are 3 modes for rain and 2 modes for snow plus thunder (with lightning) which can be turned on or off in each mode. Each mode uses a different realistic sound effect to match the rain. Puddles also are effect by which mode you choose to add realism.
Off
Drizzle
Light Rain
Hard Rain
Thunder on/off
Light Snow
Heavy Snow
CONTROLLERS
There are 3 options for controlling the rain for the owner by clicking on either:
1. Best Weather HUD - Gives Owner only usable menu.
2. Best Weather Umbrella Stand - gives Umbrella to any user and also acts as a controller for owner - others get an umbrella with no controls.
3. Best Weather Umbrella - Gives Owner only usable menu.
Features:
BEST WEATHER Rezzer is copyable and multiple rezzers will listen to commands from the owner all at once.
BEST WEATHER REZZER contains multiple prims for giving rain a surround sound effect while in the rain.
When rain is set to OFF....rezzer only uses 1 prim (7 prims when on).
BEST RAIN is NOT a weather system and does not use any particles - meaning it's lag free and will not bog down your video card.
18 X 18 x 24 meters per rezzer
Come visit our store for a demo....right at the entrance ...cant miss it. And you can even pick up an umbrella!
- 3 rain modes - 2 Snow Modes
- realistic surrounding rain sounds and thunder
- realstic puddle animation
All I get is errors
Ever time I try to lay these layers down, they give me script errors. A waste
Owner Use only
I bought this for my rentals and then realized that only I can change the weather and not my renters. Very upsetting .
The perfect storm
Thank you so much for making this! I needed a non particle weather system and this is easy to set up and use, looks amazing and sounds so realistic. You have made me VERY happy! I was able to rez rezzers all around my house, with no rain coming inside even on muiltiple levels (yes, the raindrops are in the sky in some areas, but when i'm outside it will be off, and when inside it is absolutely perfect). If you're thinking of getting this, do it!
Amazing!
I bought it in 2017, and still using!!! It's the best weather I ever had. So happy with this item!
No lag in land, sounds are so real, textures are so beautiful, lightning are so real!
Cannot recommend highly enough!
Epic
My wee home is now complete as its pissing down on ma head and unlike others, the broken umbrella I have provided does nothing to keep them dry. Awesome weather box!
does not work
Unfortunately this is not the BEST weather - it is NO weather at all. There is a script error - the product is broken. The creator does not react to my NC. So it seems that I invested 500 L$ in the only parts of the box that are working - an animated texture with raindrop and an umbrella stand that gives you an umbrella that you can wear when you find it in your inventory and take off your AO. NO RAIN, NO WEATHER, NO ANSWER. Sorry, this is bad!