17 December, 2024

Introducing ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 - Beta Testing to Begin soon!

First, a word of self-introduction. Operating in Second Life as Cyberstar Heavy Light Industries, I am a scripter. I also have the singular misfortune of being a RL friend of the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ developer. I've done quality testing for ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ for a very long time. \

Flowering male (left) and female (right)
with Liquid Plant Food
About two years ago, the developer (who will remain nameless) suggested that we explore making a more realistic mesh version of the CannabiSL system. Neither of us being mesh designers, we shopped around and found a cannabis mesh that had what we envisioned: distinct seedling, vegetative, and flowering plants ... with clear differences in male and female plants.

After false starts, failures, and forlorn misery, the newest ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ product is almost ready for beta testing! ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 is a mesh breedable! It retains many familiar features and is compatible with ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Liquid Plant Food, Plant Auxin, and Grow-Lites.

PROJECT GOALS

There were a few expectations going in regarding the project.

First, the mesh plants and the way they grow should be realistic. The mesh model we used distinguishes between different growth stages and frankly, it's much more realistic than the old prim sculpty. Plants grow, but they aren't improbably small or large. Growth is smoother, thanks to a completely new growth mechanism; instead of jumping by 2 or 3 percent maturity at every 90 minute growth cycle, ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 plants grow at a constant one percent at growth intervals that occur more frequently. The end result is the same: an unfed or "very slow growing" plant takes 6.25 days to mature in either system.

Second, the "one prim weed you don't have to feed" rule was fundamental. The mesh had to stay at one LI even with data and scripting. (Those who've meshed around probably know that scripts can increase a mesh's prim equivalency and that LI can balloon if meshes are grown too large.) This required a bit of testing and research to explore the limits of the mesh model.

Third, a major goal was to use less script memory. The latest ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ version (4.19.925) has two large scripts ("Main" and "Lib") that together comprise 2,880 lines of scripting. The current testing version of ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 has less than 1100 lines of script. Now, "lines" isn't a very accurate metric, but it is the old pay standard for IBM. In practical terms, the single script in ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 does 90% of what both ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ scripts do and uses about 75% as much simulator memory.

Third, ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 does not use an out-world database for it genome. Thanks to a relatively new scripting method called LinksetData (LSD), ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 contains all genetic information without relying on external data. For the paranoid, this means you can't be tracked. It also means fewer simulator resources are used. And it means that ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 is powered by LSD!

NEW TWISTS

Additionally, there are a lot new twists on old features:

  • A completely new growth engine. Instead of varying the percent a plant grows during each 90 minute cycle,  ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 plants grow 1% at each cycle while the length of the cycle varies. The result is the same (very slow, slow, medium, fast, very fast) time to maturity, but the visual process is smoother. And the amount of scripting to make it happens is smaller and faster.

  • Streamlined menu. This has been done by setting new defaults, eliminating seldom-used options, and off-loading some operations to the HUD. There is no color coding option in the menu. The plants automatically color code (pink for females, blue for males). This streamlines the menu layout and makes for a smoother work flow.

    ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 plants use only Liquid Plant Food. So there is no food type option in the menu. Also, the plants automatically scan for food at every growth interval, so there is no "feed" button in the menu, either. To feed a plant, put a Liquid Plant Food dispenser in range; move the dispenser away if you don't want to feed your plants.

  • Different visuals. Because the mesh model isn't a great "canvas" for fancy artwork, ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 plants won't have wild (and improbable) graphics, cartoons, and so forth. The primary goal was a more realistic breedable cannabis project. The chief "visual" variations for ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 are the foliage tint and, of course, plant size. (For example, crossing Panama Red with Acapulco Gold would produce an orange-tinted offspring.) 

WORK IN PROGRESS

ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 is not a finished product. We're still contemplating more fun with the genetics, including FX. The HUD isn't pretty yet. But we'll be ready for limited beta testing in early 2025. Watch this space and the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Growers & Breeders Group for details. If you're interested in testing ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420, contact djeaux@gmail.com or bluenote.cyberstar@gmail.com to get on the list!

In the meantime, you can visit the ƜȅȇĐăßĨê 420 Growers Guide for more info.

 



2024 Year in Review

Even though this blog hasn't been well-maintained, CannabiSL plants are still being released regularly via the Secondlife Marketplace Store

As "catch up" here is a rogues gallery of Limited Edition plants released in the past year...

Lucky 13
MG OG
Cherub Rock
Paddy's Green
Total Eclipse
Jarilla Sinaloa

Pink De Ville
Uncle Sam    
Hazlenut Cream
Sunset Sherbet
Primal Scream
Catrina Calavera
St Stephen



10 August, 2023

The Cult of Franklin

 The newest CannabiSL limited edition, FRANKLIN OG, comes to SL as a low potency, fast growing outdoor varieties. It will shower your grow with piles of "Franklins" with its RAINING BUCKS FX.

In the strange world of American cannabis law, the RL counterpart of Franklin OG has a special place. Charitably described as "brick weed," it is legal industrial hemp with less than 0.3% Delta-9 THC. Delta-9 is the cannabinoid that gets people baked. So Franklin OG is basically the sort of hemp that gets cooked into the CBD and derivatives stuff they sell in convenience stores. However, enterprising growers discovered that Franklin OG has an extremely high THCA concentration. THCA is a so-called "related cannabinoid" like CBD, but it's not Delta-9, so its "federally legal." And as it sits in the bud, THCA won't bake anybody. The twist is that when heated (like burnt at the end of a blunt) THCA converts into ... you guessed it, Delta-9 THC. 

Nobody is exactly sure how Franklin OG got its name. Perhaps it comes from the "Founding Father" tradition: Jefferson and Washington were known hemp growers, so why not Ben Franklin, too. Another possitibility is that it originated near Franklin, Tennessee, just outside Nashville. Tennessee is ground zero for "Cult of Franklin" hemp growing, so that might work too.

Either way, FRANKLIN OG is on Marketplace now! Regular two-seed packs are L$420, and ten-seed bulk packs are L$1800. It's extremely possible that our shipping department actually put eleven seeds in the bulk packs -- in addition to the guaranteed male you get with bulk packs -- so you're looking at over L$500 savings compared with the regular seed pack! For a limited time... Only on SL Marketplace!

P.S. Franklin OG is the first release of the 4.19.925 scrips update. This is a very minor upgrade that fixes some wonky behavior with the sensemilla 'joint giver' feature. This pack includes the 4.19.925 CannabiSL Update Transmogrifier (CSLUT) HUD. Again, this is a minor update, but bringing your plants to this version will make them function 100%. HUDs will be distributed periodically on the inworld Growers & Breeders Group.

19 February, 2023

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler! 2023 Mardi Gras LE!


 Mardi Gras has been a ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ tradition for over ten years, and 2023 is no exception! Now available on Marketplace, FLEUR-DE-LIS!

Medium potency very fast growing outdoor plants, FLEUR-DE-LIS features New Orleans style SECOND LINE FX to "jazz" things up!

Standard two-seed packs are L$420, and Bulk Packs of ten seeds are L$2000 for a limited time only!

But wait, there's more!

Every standard and bulk pack contains a copy/transfer collectible Gumbo Gris Gris Ya Ya Pot Pot so your FLEUR-DE-LIS plants can all have a "hot" planter!

New Version! 4.19.924 is rolling. FLEUR-DE-LIS seeds are all the new version. 4.19.924 corrects some harvesting issues (sensemilla and shake bricks) as well as an ongoing glitch with FX inheritance. Every seed pack comes with the new HUD (4.20230218) with built-in ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Update Transmogrifier (CSLUT) for updating your existing plants. (To get a free HUD, simply wear your old 4.20211125 HUD, and a new one will arrive automagically.)

LAISSEX LES BON TEMPS ROULER! Let the Good Times Roll!

21 January, 2023

Lunar New Year LE & a Few Random Notes

 

DRAGON BREATH with DRAGON DANCE FX
NEW LIMITED EDITION PLANT! 

It's Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year) & time for the first LE of 2023... DRAGON BREATH, a medium-large, very fast growing, very high potency outdoor variety with DRAGON DANCE FX

Seed packs are available exclusively on Marketplace at the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ store.

Regular two-seed packs are L$420. Ten-seed bulk packs are L$2000, a savings of L$100 compared to the regular seed pack price plus one of the seeds in bulk packs is guaranteed male!

AND A FEW MORE THINGS...

The current stable version for ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ plants is 4.19.921. This was released over a year ago, about the time that Gleaux left us. I'm aware of a couple of minor glitches -- they don't affect growing & breeding at all -- and I've been trying to solve them. They're the last vestiges of the problems we had when LL moved their servers "to the cloud." I'm working to resolve these, but they affect only shake & sensi bricks so most growers don't notice.

Updating older breeding lines to 4.19.921 involves using the latest HUD (v4.20211125) in CSLUT mode. Older plants may not pass FX properly after updating. At this time, FX have to be worked back into updated breeding lines from males. (Older males will work fine without updating.) There are a few old-timers on the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Growers & Breeders Group who know how this works. It's similar to passing a Version 2 foliage forward, for those who remember that far back!

If updating seems like too much trouble, remember that using auxin to speed up growth & get a chance for higher yield females, or mutagen to enhance your odds of dwarf, giant, superweed & ultra fast plants, or even color coding the hovertext aren't available in older versions. And with the "cloud" issues, some older versions may not harvest properly at all. I do keep small test grows going at the double secret Utility Muffin Research Lab & I'm currently focusing on older version plants. 

But I'm a crappy customer service person, LOL! I also don't do well setting up auctions or managing sales plots. The LEs come out less frequently, in part because I don't have snappy ideas & much of an eye for "art." That was what dear Gleaux did best.

Long story made short: The ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Growers & Breeders Group is the best place for questions you may have. We don't have CSRs any more, but there are still growers out there who have far, far more experience than I do! (Seriously!) And if you have ideas for LEs or products, I'm best contacted by email -- djeaux@gmail.com

Also, a few growers have expressed interest in auctions. Unless things get silly, anyone organizing auctions is free to post in the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Growers & Breeders Group. All I ask is that notices be sent only once or twice a day & that they be related to ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ. No club notices or sales for other products (weed or not), please! If you have any questions or maybe want an exception to send notices for a special event, please email me.

Happy Growing! It's 4:20 somewhere!



30 November, 2022

Cyber Week Special LE (and more)!

LOTS OF SAVINGS... LIMITED TIME! MARKETPLACE ONLY! 

SWEET GEORGIA BROWN is the latest "Marketplace only" LE. This low potency, very fast growing outdoor variety is medium large with a fat shape & features EMBERZ FX.

For CYBER WEEK, we're running some very special deals, too. The usual two-seed pack includes an extra seed, plus a PLANT FOOD SPIKE (L$50 value) for the regular price of L$420. The 10-seed bulk packs have an extra five seeds, plus a two-pack of PLANT FOOD SPIKES (L$100 value) for L$2000. You'll be getting 33% more seeds for the money, plus free plant food! (And remember, the bulk pack pricing saves L$100 compared with the standard packs.)

Available for a limited time at the Marketplace Store



02 September, 2022

Marketplace-Only Limited Edition - BLUE DREAM


The first-ever Marketplace ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Limited Edition, BLUE DREAM, is now listed! It will remain on sale through the month of September. 

BLUE DREAM is a very high potency, medium growth rate, medium-large variety featuring a hypnotic BLAZE ON FX.

Standard two-seed packs are L$420, and ten-seed bulk packs are L$2000. And every bulk pack contains one seed that's guaranteed to produce a breeding male! Only available at the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Marketplace Store