Friday 18 October 2024

Halloween Hunt is Over - Congrats to the winners!

Oh my goodness, Dictatorshoppers are an enthusiastic, imaginative lot! When we said we would be handing out bonus points for making us laugh in the Treasure Hunt answers, we could not have predicted the endless giggles that produced! We simply cannot thank you enough for your time and energy and complete commitment to the idea, such glorious fun!

Barnaby caused a lot of confusion, for which he is very sorry, but the skeleton is feeling very much heartened by your sympathies. Loki has quite the attitude now, and Hermione has stolen Brad's new megaphone to yell at the frog. What joyful chaos this event has caused, thank you!

The lowest score achieved was 20 out of a possible 36, and we had precisely ONE perfect score. The most popular score was 24, and the average was 26. And no, we will not be telling who scored what, so don't ask.

In the final analysis, our winners are... *drumroll*...

In first place, winning any 3 products of their choice, is TD Farr, who should seriously consider a career in writing!

In second place, winning any 2 products of their choice, is Pyanfar Chaffe, who even included a photograph in their entry. A cute one too!

In third place, winning any single product of their choice, are Emi Silverfall and Roshy Aura. It turns out that the tie breaker question did NOT help in this case, so we just decided two people could win third place.

Spot prizes have gone out to folks who made us smile or giggle with their entries! Once again, thank you so much for playing, we are already looking forward to the next one.


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Hello, Dictatorshoppers!!

We understand that dreams can often stretch beyond budgets. That's why we've created an exciting opportunity for you to get FREE STUFF with our Halloween Hunt! 

The grand prize winner will select any three single products from our store. The first runner-up will choose any two single products, and the second runner-up will get to pick any one product.  The winners can also choose to receive transferable gift cards upon request.

Rules:

  • You must be a member of the Dictatorshopper group to enter.
  • You must rename this notecard when you submit it:
    Call it '[Ds] TreasureHuntOctober2024 - <yoursystemname>
  • Submit your notecard by posting it in the mailbox in the store (next to the notecard giver).
  • Competition ENDS Friday 1st November
  • Winners are those with the highest points awarded for correct answers. Question 15 will be used as the tie-breaker in the event of a tie. Question 15 will be judged by Dee and Eve and the more we like your answer, the more points you get!
  • Judges decisions are final.
  • Winners will be announced via group notice.

So, how does it work?

  • Teleport to the main DICTATORSHOP store and look for the sign shown above.
  • Click the sign to receive the hunt notecard.
  • Fill in the 15 answers. It's a lot, but look for the flying glowbug (example above NC giver) to help get in the right ballpark to find the answers!
  • Drop it in the BLUE MAILBOX next to the tall notecard giver sign BY the end of the day on 1 November.
  • Winners will be announced by group notice during the first week of November.




Secret Garden - Hot Tubs

 The Secret Garden - Hot Tub Gazebos come in two versions:

  • [Ds] Secret Garden - Hot Tub Gazebo AV
  • [Ds] Secret Garden - Hot Tub Gazebo PG

The Secret Garden product line is intended to bring the fun times out into the open.  From the Arbor Swing, to the Trellis Gate Shibari to these new Hot Tubs it gets easier and easier to make your own garden of secrets and decorate your spaces with all the funnest toys.  

This intriguing hot tub with its own gazebo is special in that it can seat one or two couples.  It has swaps allowing the females or males to be swapped.  When you sit it will ask you to identify which sitter you are.  A for the first couple, B for the second couple's sitters.  The hot tub works seamlessly with a single couple, just make sure both avis choose the same A or B.  

It has individual menus so each sitter can choose their favorite pose without affecting the others.

There is also a GroupSocial menu that allows all four sitters to relax.  There is even a sequence for these sits to keep things interesting.

There are controls for Jets and Steam (on the middle of the back of the tub) to bring the hot tub water to life!  

Presets and individual part controls give you endless possibilities!

Click the [Ds] logo button behind the control for the jets and steam to access texture change (endless variety and presets)

24 Texture Presets:

  •     Bare Woods (6)
  •     Painted Woods (7)
  •     Halloween (3)
  •     Christmas (5)
  •     Valentines Day (3)

Control individual parts:

  •     Arches/columns (12)
  •     Slats (12)
  •     Concrete (12)
  •     Roof (12)

The Hot Tub Gazebo is fully MOD (except the scripts).  It is possible to remove the steps, if you want to sink it into the ground.  Be aware that all of the jets are their own prims, so if you do decide to take it apart it is best to begin with the larger pieces by editing linked parts and selecting them and unlinking.  The root prim is on the floor of the tub, so if you do any linking or unlinking be sure to keep the root prim that invisible prim in the tub.  

The Gazebo is designed to integrate with the larger Secret Garden Gazebo and the various fences and fence related toys. 

Additional Features

  • Copy/Mod/No Transfer
  • Land Impact 24  
  • Strong LOD
  • Highly Detailed
  • Original Mesh
  • Original Hand Made Textures


About CoupleA and CoupleB

If you are seated as FemaleA/MaleA you will see the CoupleA menu.  If you are seated as FemaleB/MaleB you will see the main menus but only the CoupleB menu shows for you.  The two couples are separately controlled to prevent confusion.  That said, check out the Swapping menu for swapping both males or both females around, or swapping the F/M sitter of each couple.  

Menus in the PG version

 Individual

 GroupSocial

 CoupleA

 Swaping

CoupleA

 CuddlesPGA

 LapCuddlesPGA

 KissPGA

CoupleB

 CuddlesPGB

 LapCuddlesPGB

 KissPGB

 The adult version has all of the above menus plus more:   

     AdultA

        ForHerA

        ForHimA

        FacingSexA

        RevSitSexA

     StandingSexA

     AdultB

        ForHerB

        ForHimB

        FacingSexB

        RevSitSexB

        StandingSexB

Secret Garden - Carriage Chandeliers


The Carriage Chandeliers come in two versions:

  • Decor
  • The Adult Kink which include with 86  EXCLUSIVE long duration custom bento animations!

Features

  • Click the [Ds] logo button to access the light switch menu (no texture menu on this one)
  • Classic black and bronze design in new PBR textures, with backup legacy texture just in case.
  • Copy/Mod/No Transfer
  • Land Impact 11 for the Adult Kink version and only 7 for the decor.  Resizing will affect land impact.
  • Comes with adjustable vertical pipe and medallion 
  • Strong LOD
  • Highly Detailed
  • Original Mesh
  • Original Hand Made Textures


These lamps are similar to the Garage Cage Lamps and the Heritage Scroll Lamps, just a fun new style. 

Because I have not yet sorted a color change that can handle the new PBR these lamps only come in basic black.


ADJUSTING TO FIT YOUR CEILING

The decor versions can be stretched as you like without problems.  For the Adult Kink versions please pay special attention to the store logo on the floor.  All of the animations are located in that prim, and it must be the root of everything to work correctly.  That said, you can stretch the lamp a bit without affecting the animations much so long as that logo is at floor level.  I have adjusted it so that you can actually sink the chandelier just a touch, and the leg rings will still show, but the logo hides, or you can select a face and make it invisible once you have everything in place.

If unlinking the whole AK version of the chandelier, be aware that there are several invisible prims.  ring 0,1 & 2 are for the bondage.  Ring 0 is hidden in the bottom tip of the chandelier, ring 1 & 2 are on the floor.  The other four are light bulbs at the middle each lamp.  It is advisable to have transparency turned on (control + alt + t on pc) (command + option + t on mac) to ensure nothing gets lost.  It is copy so you can always rez out a new one and try again :)


ADULT KINK VERSION INFO:

There are enough animations here to keep you busy for a long time! This all-new, exclusive suspension bondage and sex menu is going to blow you away! As you would expect, great care has been taken to balance the offerings so everybody can get what they need, regardless of gender and preference. 

  • AVSitter - no poseballs, easy adjustment, experience enabled
  • Auto rezzing props
  • Fully RLV Enabled


These Animations are included in the AK Version only: 

SoloSub

> MaleDom

        TeaseMD

        TormentMD

        OralMD

        SexMD

>FemDom

        TeaseFD

        TormentFD

        OralFD

        SexFD