Updates and Newness

We have updated some clothes at Maitreya again and there is one very special update, because it also contains a NEW add-on: the Push-up!!

At this point the Push-up is only available as part of the Vixen dress (push-up version). If people like the push-up (for LaraX, PetiteX and Lara), we’re thinking about releasing it as an add-on for the mesh bodies. We’d also share it in our creator kits, so designers in SL can create apparel for it.

Besides the new push-up version, the original Vixen dress is also updated for LaraX and PetiteX.

The Vixen dress was originally released in 8 colours. For this update, the all-colours Fatpack now comes with a HUD featuring 8 brand new bonus colours!

Also updated for LaraX and PetiteX so far:

- Nova Romper (6 colours print and 6 colours plain, each with 3 bonus colors in their fatpack HUD)
- Amala Bikini (12 colours + 24 bonus colours in fully customizable fatpack HUD)
- Boyfriend Jeans and Boyfriend Jeans Slim (Both come in 8 colours + 2 new bonus colours in fatpack HUD)
 

- Twist Dress (12 colours + 12 bonus colours in fatpack HUD) 
- Malika Top (10 colours + 10 bonus colours in fatpack HUD) 
- Vintage Jeans (7 colours + 7 bonus colours in fatpack HUD) 
- Crop Top (10 colours striped and 10 colours plain, each with 5 new bonus colours in the Fatpack HUDs) 

 

- Slouch Stockings (24 colours in Fatpack HUD)
- Thigh High Boots (9 colours leather, 9 colours suede, 3 colours patent leather, 3 colours snake leather and 3 colours croco leather. Also 9 mini fatpacks containing 3 colors)
- Tank Top & Hipster (16 colours + 8 new colours in fatpack HUD) 
- Caia One-Piece (15 colours + 5 new bonus colours in fatpack HUD) 
- Leather Mini Skirt (9 colours + 6 bonus colours in fatpack HUD) 
- Zene Dress (12 colours + 12 new bonus colours in fatpack HUD) 

   

All skirts and dresses that are updated come with optional panties and a colour change HUD for the panties. Fatpack HUDs have been added for the clothes that didn't have a HUD driven Fatpack option before.

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A new mesh body: LaraX

We proudly present an entirely new version, a next generation of Lara: LaraX

The long anticipated arrival of our neXt generation Lara mesh body is finally here! If you update your Lara mesh body you will find the LaraX body in the folder, alongside your original Lara mesh body. There is a redeliver button on your Lara HUD -> misc page, or you can use the redelivery terminal at the store.

The LaraX body was made with all your requests in mind: it is a rounder, softer version of Lara, with smoother weights (which was a request from many content creators who had to work with the kit). We have improved the shape of the shoulders and arms, slimmed the wrists down a bit, smoothened the ankles and wrists, improved the weights of the breasts to look better on higher slider settings, we added a jiggle option for the butt (physics), and improved the geometry flow of the body for a softer and more defined shape.

These changes to the mesh and to the weights do imply that content that was made for Lara most often will not fit the LaraX body. The LaraX body should be perceived as a new and different mesh body, requiring it’s own size mesh clothes. For this reason the LaraX is not a replacement of your original Lara body, but a complementary body. For your existing wardrobe you can keep wearing your original Lara and as more and more things will be made for LaraX, you can switch over or switch between them as you wish.

As many of you have also requested, the LaraX alpha HUD has more and smaller sections to alpha out in the torso area. The alpha auto-hide script (that is often used in mesh clothing) is still the same. But because the alpha sections are different, it is important to set the script up for the right body. Content made for Lara, containing an alpha auto-hide script, will not hide the correct parts on LaraX

The hands and feet haven’t changed, so footwear and hand jewellery that was made for Lara, will also fit LaraX. Skins, BoM layers and appliers will all still work on LaraX as well.

The LaraX and LaraX Petite bodies come with the beautiful Venus skin from Velour, in 20 skintones (skin presets in the HUD and BoM layers)! Also included for LaraX and for LaraX Petite are 3 gorgeous lingerie sets by Addams, Blueberry and Velour!!

There is also a LaraX version for the Petite add-on and we have introduced a full body option for petite now too. For those who bought the Petite Add-on for their Lara body before there was a choice (between full body or add-on), we made a special redeliver option in the redelivery, with the full body Petite as an extra. For people who don’t yet own the Petite there will simply be a choice between the Petite as add-on (which requires the Lara/LaraX body) or the Petite as full body, if they don’t own the Lara/LaraX body.

The Flat Chest Add-on has not yet been made compatible with LaraX. We hope to complete that the coming weeks. As soon as we finish that, we will release it like the Petite.

We will also be working on LaraX (and LaraX Petite) updates for our clothes collection at the Maitreya store.

We hope you will enjoy the LaraX body as much as your Lara body, or more! (but either way, you will have both, so you have options and you can switch between them effortlessly at any time).

Tank Top Gift for Lara Petite

We have an exclusive color of the Maitreya tank top for Lara Petite, as a Maitreya VIP group gift at the Itty Bitty event. The tank tops at the Maitreya store have also been updated with a Lara Petite size!

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Vintage Jeans and Malika Top

The Vintage Jeans come in three different lengths, for bare feet, medium feet and high feet. There is a high-waist and low-waist version included. The jeans are available in 7 colors and the scripted fatpack has 7 bonus colors added.

The Malika top is a bandeau style top that is perfect for the summer days! It comes in a Lara and a Lara petite size and there are 10 colors to choose from. The scripted fatpack has 10 additional bonus colors.

Both the Malika top and the Vintage jeans are materials enabled.

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Rêve Lingerie Set

We have collaborated with Erratic to bring you the most luxurious and dreamy lingerie set: Rêve
You can buy the panties, bra, suspenders with stockings and babydoll separately, or as a complete set. The pieces are available in 9 colors and the all colors fatpack comes with 8 additional bonus colors!!



The Rêve set is made for the Lara mesh body and the Lara Petite add-on.

A lot of love and hard work went in to the creation of the Rêve lingerie set and we hope you guys will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed working on it!


You can find the Rêve lingerie set at the right 'wing' (side) of the Maitreya store. It is placed in the display wall that separates the right and left side. (when you tp to Maitreya isle, you choose the right entrance of the main building and it will be on the wall to your left)

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The lingerie set will btw also be sold at Erratic!

Petite add-on for Lara mesh body

The Petite is a small breast add-on for the Lara mesh body.

This add-on requires you to wear the latest V5.2 version of Lara (which is in the redelivery servers now).
The Petite add-on hides and replaces your Lara chest. It comes with it's own HUD with textures created by Mochi Milena (Pink Fuel) in the usual (Glam Affair) skin tones.
Just like the Lara breasts, the Petite add-on has 3 nipple shapes to choose from: regular, hard and puffy. There are also the optional HD nipples with 30 high resolution textures.

We are putting the finishing touches on a new Lara mesh body kit that will contain the small breast add-on. We are hopeful and confident that some mesh creators will specialize in creating content for Lara Petite, or will add these sizes to their new collections in the near future.


Please note: Since the petite add-on breasts are smaller than the regular Lara breasts, some mesh clothing made for the Lara mesh body may not fit it well. However BoM and applier layers are totally supported. The Petite add-on has it's own 3 layers (Tattoo, Underwear, Clothing) to replace your Lara layers.

Shanti for Lara

We are happy to join the Stay at Home Club, an initiative in second life to bring fun and gifts in these difficult times.

The Maitreya Gold Shanti heels were originally made as sculpties, in 2009. The Shanti were at the time our 'best seller' heels, the most popular shoes we ever made.
We converted these sculpties to mesh and resized them to fit the Lara mesh body feet high. We have added a few new colors too.

We want to offer the Shanti heels as a gift to everybody who loved them in 2009 and who would now like to wear them again with their Lara mesh body and to everyone who joined second life since.

You can find the Shanti Fatpack gift on the desk at the Maitreya store
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Please stay safe!
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Bakes on Mesh

We have made a BoM relay hud for the Lara mesh body, so you can try out the Bakes on Mesh (BoM) feature, that was recently released by Linden Lab. This is not an "Update" to the Lara body, it's just a tool to let you see what the new feature is and how you can use it.
Consider this a preview tool - nothing more. It will function normally for skins and layers, but alpha layers will not work until the full BoM body is released, due to needed changes to the mesh body itself. For alpha, for now, use the Lara HUD as you currently do.

Please keep in mind that older pre-mesh-body skins will work, but expect to see some odd texture effects around the fingers and toes. This is because the default SL avatar has no toes and no fingernails and these skins were made with that in mind. So in order for your toes and fingers to appear properly, no matter if your skin textures are applied to your body or bakes on mesh, it is key that the skin was created for the Maitreya body.

The new Bakes on Mesh feature does not influence your mesh clothing in any way, you can still use that as you always have. BoM also won't influence your Tattoo, Underwear, and Clothing layers. They too can still be used the way you always have (with Tattoo, Underwear, Clothing appliers made for Maitreya or Omega). You can use the new BoM features in combination with the mesh body layers, to allow for more layering options.


To use the BoM relay:
Make sure you have removed your full body alpha layer (The one that hides your default body) and that you are using a BoM capable viewer. Then simply wear or add the BoM relay as you would any HUD or applier and touch it to activate. Now every texture you have on your default body will be "baked" together on the SL server and sent to your mesh body. Each time you add, remove, or move a layer within the stack, your body will re-rez to display that change.

Note that others near you who are not in a BoM capable viewer, will not be able to see the baked textures on your mesh body.

To switch back to your standard mesh body: add your full body alpha and just re-apply your skin (on the hud or with a skin applier).


Where do we go from here?
This relay is a temporary measure to allow you to see and play around with the possibilities of BoM. It is our intention to have BoM fully implemented in the next update of the Lara mesh body - this will be a free update, you will not have to buy a new body. BoM will be an addition to the Lara mesh body, not a replacement of anything. We fully understand that many of you have invested a lot of time and money in both buying and creating appliers. We also expect that for certain things the use of appliers and dedicated layers might still be preferred.

There has been an update in the works for quite some time now. We want to express our gratitude for your patience and want to use this opportunity to explain a bit about what has been taking us so long. First of all, because nothing crucial was broken or malfunctioning, we felt less pressure to release an update fast. Our plans for the next update were based on your requests for things to be added to Lara and on some new ideas we had for the mesh body. The road turned out to be a lot more rocky than we anticipated and the progress was frustrated more than once. We came across some unforeseen obstacles that challenged us, but we feel we are in a better position now to move forward.

Please understand that we cannot give an ETA for the next generation of Lara. We have learned too well how dependent we are on too many variables. In addition, BoM is in its early stages. It will be interesting to see in which way it will enrich us and what it won't be useful for. Now that BoM has been released some of the insurmountable obstacles we were trying to overcome are removed. We have been re-thinking the layer system and how to best use it in a world where BoM exists. Some changes and features that you have been asking for will be addressed. In the coming weeks as more viewers, thus more users become BoM capable, your wants and needs may change. Please let us know if your needs change so we can take the new information into account as we wrap up the next generation of your body and get it ready to send out to you.


The BoM Relay HUD will be shared in the Maitreya VIP group and in the Maitreya Lara Friends group. You can find it here on marketplace and it's copy/transfer, so it can be shared with your friends.

Bali Boho Blouse

A new Maitreya release at the Mesh Body Addicts Fair



The Bali Boho Blouse comes with monokini bottoms in 20 colors!
The blouse is available in 10 trendy summer colors and the hud-driven fatpack comes with 10 additional "bonus" colors.

You can find the new release at the MBA Fair

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Maitreya Gold Zeal heels

Maitreya Zoie boots

Amala Bikini

The Amala bikini is available in 12 colors/textures and there is a fully customisable fatpack option that has 24 bonus colors and the ability to recolor the strings separately for a contrasting effect. The strings and tassels can be hidden, allowing for more layering options. You can find this new Maitreya release at our booth at the Mesh Body Addicts Fair (MBA fair)

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Maitreya Mesh body Lara Update V4.1

Today we sent out an update for the Maitreya mesh body Lara: V4.1

Based on the feedback we received from so many of you about the 4.0 update, we have:
- Re-installed the minimize function by clicking the logo bar
- Added a "cycle natural hand poses" button to the HUD.
- Added an "ankle lock" to correct the heel on the tiptoe feet for poses that break them.
- Added an optional mini AO HUD, with just the hand poses.
- Fixed an alpha auto-hide error
- Fixed a potential issue with nail polish vs gloves (alpha glitch)

Re-attaching your current mesh body or wearing it on login, will trigger the updater.

Maitreya Bento Hands

It took us a while... at times it felt like forever ;), but we are happy to announce that our bento hands are finally ready and released!

There are two wonderful things about having bento hands. One is that with the 14 added hand poses you now have 14 different hand shapes included with your mesh body (just like having a 'mesh hands fatpack'). The second great thing about this is that Bento hands allow for finger movement, if you have a bento AO, making your hands dynamic and the options for how your hands appear endless.


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The 14 hand poses on the lara HUD can be used in combination with all your model poses and AOs. We also added 2 new nail shapes (Almond nails and Stiletto nails) to this Lara update and the ability to hide the nails completely, which makes the hands better compatible with 3rd party nails.
The best thing about the Maitreya Bento hands though, is that you will get them for free if you own the Lara mesh body. Wearing your mesh body will trigger the updater to send the updated version with all this yummy newness!
We hope you will enjoy this gift, as an expression of our gratitude for your support!

Twist Dress and Low Sneakers

Todays release is the perfect late summer/early fall outfit. Sexy, stylish and very contemporary!

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The Twist Dress is a tight, figure hugging dress with a nice fabric twist in the front. From the back it looks like a skirt with a bra-top. It comes in 12 beautiful colors and the HUD-driven fatpack has 12 bonus colors! (The fatpack already gives a discount of more than 50% for the 12 colors, on top of that it contains the 12 extra colors). The dress comes in a fitted mesh size for the Lara mesh body and in the 5 standard sizes. 􀀁



These trending Low Sneakers come in two sizes (37 and 39), for both the Maitreya and the Slink feet flat. The larger size is recommended for taller avatars, but both sizes will fit your feet. The fatpack of these sneakers is fully customizable. It has many texture options and colors and the different parts (main, tongue/toe, logo, laces and heel tab) can be separately re-colored. With all the textures options in the fatpack HUD you can be creative and make your own unique sneaker design. We have created 17 of our favorite sneaker styles as single color options. Note that the single colors do not come with a HUD and can't be recolored. The demo at the store is the fatpack demo, so it allows you to see (and count) all the options and styles that can be made with the fatpack. As a matter of fact, we want to challenge you to calculate how many different sneaker designs can be created with this fatpack. If you get the correct answer you could win the Low Sneakers fatpack, or if you already purchased the fatpack, you can win 2500 L in store credit. This little contest is prolonged till Saturday 23:59 am SLT. You can send your answer in a notecard to Gryphon Ronas. From the correct answers we will draw 10 lucky winners. A little hint: you will need to use a formula to calculate this, because manually counting the design options will take a very long time :)

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Important Announcement for Mesh Creators

Designers who work from template mesh are an important part of the mesh clothing industry in Second Life, and we seek to provide venues where they can buy the raw materials without the worry of being subjected to legal action or takedowns due to circumstances that were beyond their control.

So, by popular demand we have decided to open up dev kit applications for full permission creators. There is one important restriction and that is that you can't sell, transfer or in any way share the .DAE, .FBX, or any other file format that contains the weights. Selling the full permission items made with our kit is limited to selling inworld copies. We welcome full permission stores who have a strong TOS and who themselves have been respectful about the property and copyrights of others, to apply for a full perm kit license. We will of course add this category to our blog list of approved developers, as a reliable source for everyone who seeks legal, properly fit, high quality full permission (or also called template) mesh.

If you are a 'Full Perm' designer/creator, we are asking that you please complete the application form (again, I know....) and select the Full Permissions option.  This will help us get to you much faster because having to go back through that list and read every entry to find you will take forever...

The application can be found here: Mesh Creation Kit Application

Mihira Bikini

We have a new Lara mesh body exclusive Bikini in store. The Mihira bikini comes with an optional jewelry piece. This boho style jewelry piece has a color-change HUD for the metal and the stones (metal in 5 color options, the stones in 6 options). The bikini is available in 12 colors and textures. The fatpack is fully HUD-driven with all 12 colors plus 6 bonus colors!

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We have two brand new items for the Lara mesh body out at the MBA fair. The Naomi bodysuit is available in 8 colors. The HUD driven fatpack comes with 4 bonus colors! The little string knot at the bottom can be hidden, to wear this bodysuit with the new High Waisted Jeans shorts. The high waisted jeans shorts are available in 6 colors and also have a HUD driven fatpack option. There are two versions of the shorts included: torn and rolled. Both versions come with an optional leather belt.



You can find both new releases at the MBA Fair

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Nova Romper

A sexy, boho romper and colour-changeable soft leather belt, in 10 colors and 5 different metal tones for the buckle. The rompers are available in 6 plain colors and 6 prints. The two fatpacks each have 3 bonus textures and are fully HUD driven. These rompers come in a size for the Lara mesh body and in the standard sizes.

They can be found at the left side of the main building, in the first corner after the left entrance.

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Anais Lingerie for the Lara mesh body

The Anais babydoll and v-string set comes in 10 colours and there is a hud-driven fatpack option too. You can find the new release at the right side of the main building, against the right wall.

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