Refillable Auxin & Mutagen Combo System

The ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Team is phasing out the old style Auxin & Mutagen dosing system. We're replacing it with a new refillable combo system with a single dispenser that works for both Auxin & Mutagen.

The new Auxin & Mutagen (A&M) Combo dispenser has a "harlequin" appearance when it's "off." When set to function as Mutagen, it turns green (just like the old containers) & it turns yellow when set to Auxin mode.

A&M Combo Kit Refills come in 10-dose cans, available singly or in six packs. Because the Combo dispenser is refillable, you don't have to rez out separate containers for Auxin & Mutagen. And you're able to load as many doses of the boosters as you want.

The A&M Combo dispenser is menu driven. When you need Mutagen, use the menu to select that mode, the Combo jug will change to solid green & you're good to go. When you need Auxin, switch to Auxin mode with the menu & the jug will change to solid yellow. If the dispenser is out of Auxin or Mutagen, that option won't appear in the menu.

And that's when you need to reload. Just click "Refill" in the menu & Ctrl-drag refills from your inventory, just like loading Liquid Plant Food refills. If you don't use Mutagen, just don't load it. The Combo Kit will work with nothing but Auxin (or Mutagen) loaded in it, if that's what you prefer.

The A&M Combo dispenser is backwardly compatible with any leftover old style singe-dose or 10-dose Auxin or Mutagen you already have. As long as they haven't been rezzed out already, they'll work fine as refills. Be cautious: previously rezzed or partially used 10-dose containers will be accepted ... as single dose units.

Sorry, but old style 50-dose jugs are not compatible with the A&M Combo. You have to use those up!

Watch the Growers & Breeders Group for information about pricing & availability!

914 is Rolling!

Porsche 914
We didn't name the new version for it,
but DJ had one for a while in the 1970s.

ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Version 4.19.914 is now pushing through the HUD Update Server! The new version has some cool feature, along with a ton of "adjustments" we've made to hopefully reduce the impact of Linden Labs' continual dicking with the SL Server system.

The key features of Version 4.19.914 are:

• BulkGroup -- A new method for assigning plants to HUD groups in bulk using the HUD by itself! For those who've not used HUD groups because they're hard to set up, this is a big step forward!
   
• Yield information is now in the "Compact" hovertext display. This will make the uncluttered Compact banner a lot more useful for a lot more of you. Reduce SL air pollution with the Compact display!
   
• We fixed the indoor/outdoor lighting bonus system so that plants with I/O breeding stats between 1.0 and 1.499999 will still get the bonus.
   
• The transfer penalty for flowering plants has been reduced back to 24 hours. Taking flowering plants in & out of inventory or transferring them to new owners no longer takes 30 hours off the time remaining. This means we're back to the original Version 4.19 transfer penalty and basically gives you an extra transfer before the locusts eat your plant!

As always, we've also made a bunch of memory optimizations and streamlined the scripts to (hopefully) make them work faster and smoother.

Version 4.19.914 started pushing this week. All our Standard seed packs and Starter Kit seeds & new LEs are available in the new version, too!

Burning the Bridge!

Since Version 4 was first released almost five years ago, growers have used the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Bridge Transmogrifier to update Version 2 & 3 plants to the latest & greatest. The Bridge was an old school standalone Update Transmogrifier that delivered a special ovule that combined Version 2/3 harvesting protocols with Version 4 scripting. The Bridge process took two generations to be done right, and it was a tedious process that stumped a lot of new growers.

During development of Version 4.19.912, the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Team had to change some of the harvesting protocols yet again to accommodate changes Linden Labs made in the SL Server platform. While implementing these changes, we made a happy discovery: the Bridge was no longer necessary.

Version 2 & 3 mother plants can be directly updated to Version 4.19.912. Simply set your HUD 4.20200120 to "CSLUT On" mode & click the "Update" button in the mother plant's menu. For one-seed mothers, that's all you have to do.

The only trick is that 2- and 3-seed Version 2/3 mothers need to be re-updated between each harvest. Update, harvest the first offspring, update again, harvest the next offspring. If you don't re-update between harvests, the odds of a failed offspring are very high.

Lastly, we have found that Version 2/3 plants that aren't updated will harvest properly on some server versions but not on others. For this reason we recommend that all Version 2/3 mothers be updated to 4.19.912 before harvesting.

Disclaimer: The above information is provided as a courtesy to growers who have older seeds & archived plants. The ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Team cannot guarantee that updating very old seeds will work properly in all situations. (See the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Terms of Service.) ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ does not officially support Version 2 & 3 plants. Version 4 was first released almost five years ago & that's plenty of time. But we realize that a few growers have large "seed banks" extending back almost to the beginning & we want to provide backwards compatibility whenever we can!

912 is Ready!

A vintage Porsche 912, which has absolutely nothing to do
with ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ except for the number, but looks cool.

ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Version 4.19.912 is now rolling through our HUD Update Server very soon! Whats new?

• Three more HUD groups available (for a total of nine), when used with the new HUD 4.20200120!
• Addresses problems when plants are harvested on SL Server Version 2019-12-16T (and newer)!
• Three new Epic Standards (when all else fails) -- Honduras, Mazar-i-Sharif & Malana Cream.
• As usual, lots of little bug fixes & code clean-ups!

"When All Else Fails" -- New Epic Standards
(L-R: Malana Cream, Mazar-i-Sharif, Honduras)

To get the update for your plants, just wear your old HUD 2019. In a few moments, the HUD Update Server will send you a new HUD 2020, which includes the CSLUT for Version 4.19.912.

Along with the regular HUD-based CSLUT, we're releasing an all new "Bridge" for updating Version 2 and 3 plants to the latest "912" scripts! The "Bridge" is an old school standalone updater for folks who grow heirloom plants from seed.

Keep an eye on group notices for more info, and of course watch for your updated HUD to pop up soon!

ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ™ invites you to Come & Grow with us in SL

 

As we continue to grow from 2011 to today and settle into our beautiful island that has been magically transformed from a tropical island into a wintry landscaped mountain!  Please come join us at our home @ Strength in SL.  We have now over 350 distinct varieties of LEs which to create your own strains using FX and Sounds and Tints!!!

The newer plants are also reviving the amazing VINTAGE varieties too, updated to have their OWN unique features that our Pharmers mix & tease to blend all the mutations and other details that make "Designer" LEs that are their very own creations. You can find many on display in the LE Museum and on sale @ the dedicated pOT pLOTz sales yard all ready to take home to your "Secret Gardens" of ganja delights.

Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Decade as we travel around our private Second Life worlds.

Wishing you all the best,

DJEAUX & GLEAUX
Co-Creators of ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ™