Prims in second Life

PRIMS SECOND LIFE

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I would like to talk about prims in second life. Each Object in Second Life is made up of Prims. Every Little thing you see on SL is made of one or more prims. For example your hair, house, cars, furniture and even your penis is made up of prims.

When someone buys a piece of land in SL, the first thing they ask is “How many prims does it have?” In order to put up a house, furniture, and all the fetishes or hobbies you might have, they will all need to be within the prim limit. If it’s not within the limit, the owner of the sim may ask you to lose some of your stuff. When buying a piece of land or skybox, make sure you know what you want put in it. If you want to put a whole lot of high prim furniture, then it is preferable to get a place with at least 1500 prims. However, these places can be quite pricey and put a huge hole in your pocket. Renting a skybox for around 100 lindens per week is fine if you don’t want to put any extra stuff. Usually these cheap sky boxes already have furniture put in and give you around 50 prims to play around with.

I remember when I first started playing SL, I had joined a bloodlines clan and they gave me a room at the castle when I turned into a vampire. Now they told me to watch my prim usage…I was like “Ok, whatever that is”. I was so excited to have my own personal space in SL that I just wanted to stuff it with all my cool shiz. The next day the king had told me that I used too many prims and that I should remove my stuff. I removed EVERYTHING. So my friend Vikki comes to me and says “Let me teach you about how to decorate while keeping to the prim count.”

So for all of you who don’t know, here’s a little explanation. Rezz an item on the ground. Right click it and choose to edit. On the edit screen there is something called “Land impact”. Under Neath that is a number, that number is how many prims make up the object. Most Items I use are 1 prim. There 2 prims, 3,4,5,etc. more defined, High quality objects use more than 1 prim. So Make sure you add up your prim count when decorating so that you don’t exceed the limit.