UPDATE 10/25/2023 ~ FIXED MESH DEVKIT LINK AND UPDATED KIT TO USE BLENDER 3
NAGA 1 is RESUPPORTED. Dropped Support for the lower quality Naga 2 tail (It really was a huge mistake on my part)
UPDATE 2/24/2023 ~ ADDED NEW MODEL AND UV MAP, OLD VERSION STILL INCLUDED.
ADDED SUBSTANCE PAINTER MODEL IN DEVKIT LINK.
Update 9/12/2020~ Added link to blender mod creation kit, and fixed a typo in the AO HUD notecard. Please redeliver through the marketplace for the update! I do not use Caspervend!
~~~~~~~DUE TO AVASTAR AND SL LIMITATIONS, SOME ANIMATIONS MIGHT LOOK SLIGHTLY UNUSUAL. THIS CANNOT BE FIXED~~~~~~~
This is a very long 17 joint bento naga tail. It uses the hind leg bones and the tail bones, and is designed to work with most standard human mesh bodies. It has its own AO and texture developer tools. It works with Bakes on mesh. YOU NEED AN UPPER BODY AO ALONGSIDE THE NAGA AO. The naga AO only animates the tail! Please already have a human AO to add on top of the Naga AO.
- BOM compatible
- Uses 17 joints
- Comes with AO and modding tools
Good but could be better
No demo meaning if you want to try it, you have to shell out 2000 linden. And I find it difficult to rationalize it for the price, unfortunately. Information on the listing is extremely limited and confusing. Animations are very janky and limited; the slithering looks more like you're hovering forward. I tried it on Jake and it at least fits, so I can commend the effort to make a "one size fits all" tail. There's a noticeable bump on the back and sides where it meets the tail, so unfortunately you can't get a seamless fit here, but again given it's meant to fit multiple bodies I wasn't expecting to get a perfect fit.
At the least, I can give a star because its fulfilling a niche for lamia/naga avatars on SL!
The review I needed to see before buying
I deliberated for two days on whether to buy this product because of mixed reviews, not enough information, and NO DEMO. Finally gave in and I'm both pleased and disappointed with this purchase.
The item is expensive, but it comes with a rather pleasing AO that stands up against human AOs, it already has the tail tip add-on in the folder, and the full tail is Mod+Copy. I also purchased the Concave Pelvis add-on (another 1k Lindens), which I think made it a lot better to work with shape-wise.
More than anything, the lack of information on the product page really kept me from getting this sooner. Even in the reviews I couldn't find whether this tail would work any specific mesh bodies, how adjustable it would be, and if I would be throwing away my precious Lindens to buy it. I can tell you that it is just a shaped tail that your avatar sits in, no sort of shaping to the bodies from the start. I learned that I could adjust it to my Maitreya Lara with enough finagling (I haven't tried with the LaraX yet, will update if I do), but there was little to no chance I was getting it to fit my Reborn Ebody. Someone else said it worked kinda for Legacy, but I don't have that one.
Despite the bit of clipping I have right now on the sides of the hips in order to have a seamless shape, and the hump on the back where it's not meshing closely and I can't get it to at the moment, I do quite like this tail. The movements of the AO are nice and smooth and you can get additional animations for free in their store that add a little more character. I will be seeking out skins for this tail when I can, and trying to find other pieces to make the rest of the avatar more cohesive with it.
4/5 stars because a lot is unclear and the lack of list or demo is stressful, the item is basic in some ways but the AO is very good. That said, I'm very glad I bought this, even if it didn't work with the body I wanted.
See my lamia:
https://gyazo.com/bd50dca4c0acdcb698160aa410c7a201
It's great, but.........
The waistline for the tail doesn't line up with the waistline of my avatar and makes the bottom of my avatar invisible. Please fix.
Great tail if you know what you are doing.
So first off this tail is the one that uses the tail tip and the concaved waist. i made the mistake of buying the MMnM Bento Naga 2 first, which didn't work for what i wanted.
AO: the i used two AO's to compensate for the lack of the upper animation of the Naga AO (untill i make a custom one for myself.
Texture: if you're UV savvy you can easily make the concave texture and tail tip mod required for this.
I personally think the tail should come with all the part in one bundle for this tail. and for a lesser price, since it's not supported anymore, i think i spent a grand total of 40$ on figuring this tail out without prior knowledge. (which is my fault) don't make the same mistake i did and spend 13$ on the naga 2 tail which doesn't work with the concave waist mod, and the tail tip (as far as i know).
The tail is awsome but
The ao is like you are not wearing a ao at all when you walk you see that u use the lagency animations when you not wear a ao at all its a bento tail yes but i would prefer some bento standing animations or at ground sitting that the tail moves a bit otherwise the tail is great but the ao could be better
Love it!
I'm not sure what everyone is talking about with the tail messing up. It works perfectly on me with no problems at all. I love it!
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