The Problem of Prim Chest Attachments

Last week I found some really nice sculpted nipples I decided to try. They look wonderful, were fairly easy to fit, and I was able to satisfactorily adjust the color to match my skin. You would think all is well and I can proudly wear beautiful 3D sculpted nipples. That is, until you view them in the Phoenix viewer with breast physics enabled. Any bouncing movement and it appears my nipples are coming off of my breasts :(

There is a lot of confusion about this problem. It's a problem that applies to any prim attachment worn on the chest or moved to cover the chest. And it's not a problem you can deal with. People think they can solve this problem in two erroneous ways:

• I just won't use Phoenix
• I'll use Phoenix but disable breast physics

These two "solutions" only mean that you will not see the problem on yourself or others. Others running Phoenix with breast physics enabled will still see your breasts bouncing through prim attachments. Half of the residents of Second Life use Phoenix and a good percentage of those residents enable breast physics (it was the number one reason for the dramatic increase in Emerald users). So, maybe 1 in 3 avatars will see the problem on you and others.

What is a real solution ? The only thing you can do is to edit the prim attachment so it is positioned slightly off of your chest and then thicken it as much as possible without distorting the look too much. My post on J's Lace-Up Bra has instructions on how to do this with J's hud. Other items will need to be edited manually. It is tricky and difficult but the only thing you can do aside from just not wearing prim attachments on your chest. This solution works well for my bra, corset, and bikinis but does not work for sculpted nipples as they really must be positioned close to the breast.

The only time I can wear my 3D sculpted nipples is when I know I will not be bouncing much - posing for photographs, sitting, etc.

J's Black Leather Corset

J's black leather corset and the previously reviewed front lace-up bra are two of my favorite items in Second Life. Sexy and stylish, well made with detail and a comfortable feel.

Corset from J's Main Shop
Rings & nails from Mandala
Hair from LAQ

Front Lace-Up Bra from J's

I really love the front lace-up bra from J's. However, there are a few tricks to making it fit right - I'll explain below.

 The bra comes with an assortment of extras including garters, stockings, and even a belly piercing. The th*ng p*nties are super nice and add the hawt when you need it turned up.

 

It's a prim bra and comes with either spine or chest attachments as well as a choice of clothing layers. The prim attachment is a nice feature but unfortunately Linden Lab has not yet implemented bra physics to accompany the breast physics available in some viewers.

What this means is you may think you have fitted your bra properly but if a viewer has breast physics turned on they may see your b**bs bouncing in and out of the bra! I used the pretty nifty fitting hud included in the package to thicken my bra so my b**bs don't bounce out and it still looks and fits perfectly.

 

The fitting hud is very cool but took me a few tries to figure out. Be sure and make a backup copy of the prim bra you are fitting before modifying it with the hud (although there is a Reset button to take it back to the original settings). The accompanying notecard is pretty worthless but there is a texture included with the package that has instructions. I have not yet figured out how to delete the scripts once the bra is fitted - I do this with all my shoes and other items that have resize/fitting/color scripts so as to reduce lag. If you figure out how to delete the bra scripts, let me know.

I wore my black leather Alessandra and black nails, rings, & bangles from Mandala along with black Yolanda shoes from Kalnin for an all black look I love. Getting a little worked up dancing with your sexy friend ? Just take your pants off to reveal the tiny th*ng p*nties!

Hair from Calico Ingmann
J's Front Lace-Up Bra and p*nties from J's MainShop
Nails, rings, & bangles from Mandala
Black leather pants from ALESSANDRA
Shoes from Kalnins

Photography by Missy Restless