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*Note this system is best for 4096 parcels and smaller or "spots of weather on larger parcels....this system has a 10 rezzer LIMIT. if you do not have an area of 18 X 18 to fit this rezzer in, we recommend a particle system. For a larger and more flexible system with resizing and 1/7 the prims, please visit https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MY-WEATHER-CONTROLLER-rain-and-snow-for-sims-and-parcels/25578981
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
Need bigger and better weather?
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MY-WEATHER-CONTROLLER-rain-and-snow-for-sims-and-parcels/25578981
- 3 rain modes - 2 Snow Modes
- realistic surrounding rain sounds and thunder
- realstic puddle animation
- We offer true support 7 days a week!
I LOVE this, BUT I wish the impact ripples were adjustable in size
I really love this system. I haven't tried the snow yet but the rain looks incredible. My only complaint is that I really wish the size of the raindrops hitting the ground could be adjusted. As it stands, the raindrops would have to be bucket-sized in order to make such large impact ripples. I wish that they were on a MUCH smaller scale in order to be more realistic, or at least be adjustable with a HUD or something instead of it just being one size that's way too big. The rain itself though looks amazing and this is by far my favorite rain effect. Also creates zero lag, and I love that the thunder and rain sounds come from 4 different emitters built into the rain for a realistic sound effect rather than just being in one spot in the center or something. Really a great product, I just wish the ground drops were like 1/100th of the size.
Best Weather System really IS the Best!
This review is long overdue! I bought my Best Weather system way back in 2014! It's stellar, truly. The lightning and thunder is amazingly realistic, as it the rain and snow! I love mine and could not possibly recommend this product more enthusiastically! Buy it - you won't be sorry =)
Best snow and rain on SL
I love the snow and the rain. It's so realistic. I'm giving it 4 stars though because the Ultimate Weather System you had before this was better. Sometimes it doesn't pay to mess with perfection. I miss the ground layers you can put down and the rezzers were easier to use. This didn't come with the ground cover pieces. I have two Ultimate Systems and only bought this because I lost the controller for both and they are no copy. Not sure if they just disappeared from my inventory or what but they are gone and I don't see a re-delivery system available. So I bought this hoping it would be the same. It's still the great look but not as flexible or easy to use. All that aside, it still is the best look for any rp sim or just your home. If you ever do get a re-delivery system going let me know. I would prefer to go back to my Ultimate Weather System.
YEARS.
It took YEARS, but I finally found a weather system that's actually worth giving a damn about. Jesus Christ, thank you.
My favorite
He helped me demo it inworld, he was so nice.
For 500L its such a great deal. Highly recommend this advanced system for your weather needs :)
Weather box #4
Well. I have four weather boxes/systems now and this one is beautiful, but a few things:
One MUST rez each WR close to each other; ideally, just going around your home and laying out a rezzer; if they are placed too far apart, the linking won't work, and you WANT the linking to work.
I found it best with ALL the rain I have to rez from inside my home; the way these are made, if one has trees or anything like that out, it ends up being a bit of a pain. So, either put these down without your foliage out, or do it from inside your home and edit them out to where you wish them placed.
Next, "lag" in this case is due to texture issues. My pc just can't handle it. Its not LL or SL lagging my land due to this weather box, it is literally my pc freezing- it's the textures, filling my texture cache, taking my already lowish 20FPS (at best) down to between 2 or 3FPS.
Again, not the fault of the Best Weather system, but certainly an issue for me. So, this beautiful, soft rain is amazing, but, not for me.