To get the latest update, go to the update area underneath HUDDLES Headquarters. Use the following SLURL to get there directly:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Animation%20Island/120/82/28/

Once there, click on the green ball to get the updater object. Rez it and follow the directions that are on the object. The directions are also on this website. And if you want to see what has changed since 1.2.1, check out the change log.

If you have an EZ Animator Deluxe, head to HUDDLES Headquarters. The update area is directly below the store on the island. Use the following SLURL to get there directly:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Animation%20Island/120/82/28/

Once there, click the orange ball to get your updater object. Rez it on the ground and follow the directions right on the updater:

Click this Orange Ball to get your test version

The directions are also on this website. And if you want to see what has changed since 1.2.1, check out the change log.

The directions for updating are here.

What’s new?

• A button to sit on the ground anywhere
• Flight assist
• Improvements to the hugger
• New commands like /99set name
• A way to play macros by their name
• New macro tags – [NO_DANCE], [TARGET_LAST] and [TARGET_FIRST]
• Generally faster and more efficient dancing
• Numerous small bug fixes

You can read the release notes on the web, however they may be incomplete. More documentation is in the works.
If you have previously upgraded to one of the Release Candidates, just come grab the final and run it again.

Please note, only people who own the EZ Animator Deluxe already can get the update. If you think you own one and it’s not giving it to you, IM Keiki Lemieux.

Also, if you were using version 1.1.3 or earlier you should look here on info about how to upgrade your AO.

P.S. I think most current users could say /99update and receive the most updated version this time. However, this will not work for future updates. Future updates must be picked up in person below HUDDLES Headquarters.

Since RC4, I’ve fixed two bugs (changing just two lines of code):

• The new ability to choose a dance to play by touching it WHILE in Dance or Random mode was not perfect. When using a notecard to dance from, the dance you chose would likely be cut too short. This has been fixed.
• After teleporting, if you were using an animation (for instance the Sit Anywhere button), you would appear to not be in that animation, however others around you would see the animation. This is actually a bug in the SL client, but I inserted a short correction for it in the ~Animator script.

When will it be available? Probably tomorrow. I want a day to let me test it with some alts. I’ll post it here on the blog when it’s ready.

• The math error shouldn’t be happening anymore.
• It will remember it’s status when you turn it on and off, across different sessions.
• The problem of drifting away in certain situations shouldn’t happen anymore.

Also, follow the link to find out about the latest options with the flight assist.

The Release Candidate 4 upgrader can be obtained by clicking the green ball on animation island. As before, the object will turn your old EZ Animator Deluxe (v1.0.4 and above) into a shiny new one without you having to move all the animations. I’ve also added instructions on the web on how to do the upgrade. You can read the release notes on the web, however they may be incomplete.

If you have previously upgraded to Release Candidate 1, 2 or 3, you can just use this updater and run the process again.

Please note, only people who own the EZ Animator Deluxe already can get the update. If you think you own one and it’s not giving it to you, IM Keiki Lemieux.

I’ve also added a pink prism you can touch to receive some extra items you may need if you never had version 1.2.0, like the notecard with all the radio streams and HUDDLES Group Radio, the gestures which allow you to press buttons on the hud by click F2-F12, and most important, the ZHAO II Notecard converter.

Also, if you were using version 1.1.3 or earlier you should look here on info about how to upgrade your AO.

Once again, I’m hoping that this will be the last Release Candidate. If I don’t find any bugs within the next week, I’ll put together the final version and get that ready.

If you have previously upgraded to Release Candidate 1 or Release Candidate 2, you can just use this updater and run the process again.

Please note, only people who own the EZ Animator Deluxe already can get the update. If you think you own one and it’s not giving it to you, IM Keiki Lemieux.

I’ve also added a pink prism you can touch to receive some extra items you may need if you never had version 1.2.0, like the notecard with all the radio streams and HUDDLES Group Radio, the gestures which allow you to press buttons on the hud by click F2-F12, and most important, the ZHAO II Notecard converter.

Also, if you were using version 1.1.3 or earlier you should look here on info about how to upgrade your AO.

I’m hoping that this will be the last Release Candidate. If I don’t find any bugs within the next week, I’ll put together the final version and get that ready.

• FIXED 7/25: PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION not set bug with Hugger.
• FIXED 7/19: Text reads flight assist on/off instead of flight boost on/off.
• FIXED 7/19: Sit on/off status incorrect after update, fixed by reset.
• FIXED 7/25: Hugs should turn off your AO and turn it back on when the hug is over.
• FIXED 7/25: Minimized HUD does not remember maximized position when detached and attached again.
• FIXED 7/26: Walking backwards is broken.

Changes to the updater:

• DONE 7/26: Goes to Step 1 on rez.
• DONE 7/26: Combine Step 8 & 9.

If you have previously upgraded to Release Candidate 1, you can just use this updater and run the process again.

Please note, only people who own the EZ Animator Deluxe already can get the update. If you think you own one and it’s not giving it to you, IM Keiki Lemieux.

I’m particularly interested in finding out if this version is any smoother than previous versions. If you find problems, please IM me.

UPDATE: Bugs squashed after RC2:

• Fixed and Current, 7/18: Self animation off led to repeated “Stop All Animations” in Dance or Random mode.
• Fixed and Current, 7/19: The updater itself wasn’t showing the instructions.
• Fixed 7/19: Text reads flight assist on/off instead of flight boost on/off.
• Fixed 7/19: Sit on/off status incorrect after update, fixed by reset.
• Not Fixed Yet: Hugs should turn off your AO and turn it back on when the hug is over.
• Not Fixed Yet: Minimized HUD does not remember maximized position when detached and attached again.

I’ve updated the upgrader, you might want to grab it again, if you got it yesterday, but the only real change was the one bug fix from yesterday. I didn’t think it was worth it to do a whole new Release Candidate for it.

I’ve also added a pink prism you can touch to receive some extra items you may need if you never had version 1.2.0, like the notecard with all the radio streams and HUDDLES Group Radio, the gestures which allow you to press buttons on the hud by click F2-F12, and most important, the ZHAO II Notecard converter.

• Various changes to optimize for dancing and to try to reduce lag bubble moments.
• Made a small change that allows you to choose a Dance while in Dance or Random mode, without popping you out of those modes. Choosing a macro or animation while in Sit Anywhere mode, pops you out of Sit Anywhere mode.
• Playing a macro or animation pops you out of Sit Anywhere mode. By the way, in case you haven’t noticed the new Sit Anywhere button, it’s on the AO buttons, lower right. It looks like arrow pointing down.
  
• Whitespace at the beginning of an emote should no longer be stripped.
• Sit Anywhere animation changes when you select a new one via the menu.
• Fixed a number of small problems when Hugs are not accepted.

After some more internal testing, I hope to set out a new Release Candidate by tomorrow.