Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ACCESS/199/182/22
I love a Cheongsam / Qipao and own many, despite having a constant worry that my love is Cultural Appropriation.
This offering is currently available at Access
L$270 a pop
Fatpack L$1,100 (breakeven 4.07)
Megapack (including all shoes and fans) L$2,700
(Update: Feb-2025 – price in-store is now L$266, L$1,155, and L$2500 respectively)
I was only really interested in the dragon patterns. So I took a punt on the dark pink.
There is no HUD whatsoever on a single pack; not even the ability to colour the metals or the edging, which I think is a little stingy.
One thing I did not notice on the demo is major alpha issues on the shoulders for Maitreya Lara. Unfortunately this cannot be mitigated with alpha cuts unless for static photography (ie. mask the front and you get invisiareas at the back, solve that and you get pokethrough at the front)
Also there is no BoM alpha mask supplied.
Frankly I had my reservations when I saw the demo was called “Object”
Update: Feb-2025
Now that I have a BoM skin, I am able to use alpha masks. I painstakingly created my own, something which I really should not have had to do, and I have achieved generally satisfactory results although it was a huge amount of effort. I was not helped by poor weighting which means that some areas of skin are covered or uncovered by the dress depending on pose, which means it is impossible to mask those scenarios. However, what I have come up with is acceptable for most cases.
Contact me if you want a copy.
