This model is inspired from a radio many people may have spotted in the Capital Wasteland and Mojave Desert, but it's entirely hand-made and surface transferred from a 120k polygon sculpt down to a 904 polygon model ready for SL.
This allowed me to capture the fine details from my high-poly model and generate various other maps and masks that I used to blend and build up the 6 included texture variations. The radio will also include it's normal and specular maps when we see materials support, making the details stick out and catch light nicely.
The model has 4 hand-made LODs and a physics shape, so it will not decompose into a pile of poo as you move away from it. The lowest LOD is 15 polygons, making it friendly to look at from a distance and for a cost of 2 prims*.
The radio is scripted to play sound effects / music, and is fed notecards which contain the sound UUIDs of each song. The radio contains 6 full cylinder recordings dating from the 1920's to the 1950's, including the well-known Ink Spots title: "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire". You can also add as many of your own songs as you want, too.
The Radiation Queen can play songs randomly or alphabetically once or continuously, and is simply touch to start/stop. Touching the tuning dials will change songs and make the tuning needle scan while the next song loads. Other features include an "Auto Start" option which decides if the radio waits to be tuned when switched on, and a "No Music" option to prevent the radio from playing when it isn't wanted.
Tuning sounds and radio static can be turned on/off, volumes can be adjusted on individual tracks, and controls can be restricted to owner, group or anyone through the easy to use dialog menu. Additionally the radio is modifiable, so it can be resized or de-scripted for use as a completely static prop.
* The tuning needle is a seperate object so it can move and add radio static over playing music. Due to the current Linden script penalty with mesh, the cost is forced up to 2 Land Impact. If this is a major concern, the needle can be removed, putting the cost down to 1 Land Impact.
The music supplied with this radio is Public Domain under Creative Commons.
- 100% Hand-made mesh with custom LODs / physics shape
- 6 texture variants
- Plays music - Includes 6 full songs, or add your own!
- Menu Configured
- Free Updates
I bought this, and its the best Old World radio on SL
Bought it a while back and got in touch with the maker, asked for ADDITIONAL SONGS, and they delivered within seconds. They are the best and this product is one of a kind, 6/5 STARS
Amazing
I love the attention to detail and the overall performance of this radio. Its detailed, it works and it also is low on prims. All in all some serious talent here with that kind of attention to detail to even animate the needle. With how smooth it was I genuinely thought it was a screen or something showing the needle.
Only suggestion I would have is to make the grills on the front 3D but that is nit picking with the detail already shown.
So eclectic!
I think this the only one like this I have seen. Found it at the Dinah Mozes diner.
The best of the best
Worth every Linden. Top quality build, works flawlessly, little to no lag at all even in the crowded Fallout San Francisco RP sim.
Adds Character to My Grungy Beach Hut
The perfect accessory that will add old-world charm to any home requiring depth of character. The music volume doesn't carry too far which is good a on sim with close neighbours, so they won't be disturbed.
Lovely!
Looks great, sounds awesome, love the tunes, the design. Thank you!
