Avatar Radar v1.6

It's been a while since we've mentioned the Avatar Radar here on the blog. Despite the lack of mention Antony has been tinkering with it on and off since the initial release (it's turned into a bit of a pet project for him -- something to tinker with when he's not busy on major projects) and, today, v1.6 has been released.

The main improvements, since the last announcement, include things like improved workings of the menus, the ability to configure the vertical scale used to position the avatars above the map, an access mode that lets you share the menu with others and some general improvements to the robustness of the detection of avatars and the way the avatar "bugs" clean themselves up.

As always, this is a free product. Just pop down to our main store to get a copy.

While you're there, don't forget that The Femdom Hunt III is now on and this means there is a gift hidden in the store somewhere (it also means there is a gift hidden on Raven Park and at around 60 other locations around the grid). Also, while you're at the main store, why not pop up to our new vehicle test track and try out our new range of RLV-enabled vehicles? They're all free to rez and play on so you can see if you like them before you even think about shopping for one.

Announcing: Z&A Vehicles

It might seem that, here at Z&A, we've been rather quiet over the past few months. To some degree we have been. One reason is that we've been working hard on organising The Femdom Hunt III (kicks off today). But that's not the only reason.

For the past couple or so months we've been working on a new product range. As with last year's release of the cells and the creation of the cell store we're launching with a whole range to choose from. There are 10 vehicles available right now from the main store and from the marketplace. In addition to the 10 new vehicles there are also 10 rezzer versions (these include a copy of the vehicle and a public rezzer that you can use to give access to the vehicle -- perfect if you want to provide a bit of fun for visitors to your parcel or region).

The new vehicles are as follows:

Each vehicle has an RLV-enabled sit point, some where the "victim" is the driver, some where the "victim" is a passenger. When locked on by RLV the other passengers get to control their access to their inventory, their rights to use IMs, etc. They also have the option to strip the victim.

All vehicles have copy permission (so you don't have to worry about losing it) and some are mesh. Because they are copy, rather than transfer, we have a no refund policy. But don't worry, we've thought about that. We don't want anyone paying for a product they've not tried. With this in mind we've created the Z&A Test Track:

We invite everyone to come along and use this facility to try out the vehicles. Just walk down the steps, round the front of the landing area, and touch the rez board for any vehicle you wish to try. You'll also find sale boards there for the vehicles and the rezzer versions.

If you have any questions about the vehicles please don't hesitate to drop Antony Fairport or Zardia Avindar a line and we'll do our best to answer all we can.

Coming Soon! II

Something's changed about the new thing that turned up in the shop last week. Apparently one of the question marks has gone missing, and now and again something keeps popping up in its place...

Surely soon must mean real soon?

Coming Soon!

Zardia and Antony have had a bit of a move-around in the main store. The last set of products to be released, which were sat on the "new" display stand, have been moved into the shop proper.

And this has turned up in its place:

What could it be? How soon is soon? Does it have something to do with The Femdom Hunt III?

Welcome back Beaumont Manor

Since the early days of Z&A we've always been lucky to have the support and encouragement of many people and locations in Second Life. Especially important to us, given that it's the primary driving force for many of our products, is the support we've had from many members of Second Life's Femdom community. One such region that's always provided plenty of encouragement is Beaumont Manor.

So, understandably, we were a little sad when, a while back, Beaumont Manor had to scale back. And, as you can imagine, we were delighted to hear that the Manor was expanding and growing to a full region again. We've been and had a tour and it looks wonderful. And, of course, there's some Z&A toys sprinkled around the place.

This weekend sees the grand opening of the new Beaumont Manor, and everyone is invited:

The official opening event starts at noon, Second Life time, tomorrow (September 1st) and runs until 4pm. As you can see in the above invite, there's all sorts of music, including life performances.

You can find the new Beaumont Manor here:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Saranac/181/97/47

Down and Dirty

It's hunt time again. Starting tomorrow we're taking part in the Down and Dirty hunt:

We've actually made a new kind of build for this hunt, something you won't have found in our store so far (although, obviously, still very much a Z&A RLV device) and, while it might not be obviously "Down and Dirty", it will get you down and dirty.

The hunt kicks off tomorrow and you can find more details about it on the hunt's blog.

PS: Talking of hunts, don't forget that at the start of this month we announced the launch of The Femdom Hunt III. Be sure to spread the word and make sure that your favourite Femdom/BDSM/fetish stores and Femdom regions are in the hunt.

Two new gags in the main store

It's been a while since we added to our growing range of gags but, last week, Antony finally made one he's been meaning to make for quiet some time, and we've also decided to properly release a build from quite some time ago.

First up is the older build. This is a nice basic tree branch with rope gag, good for when you want to shut your victim up but just with simple outdoor materials:

Second is a gag that should not only keep your victim quiet (okay, it'll probably have the opposite effect but that's even more fun, right?), it should also teach them a very harsh lesson. This is the mousetrap gag:

You'll find both these products in the gag section of the main store as well as on the Second Life marketplace.