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Shark Avatar

The following people helped create the Shark avatars:

Creating Artist:
Ironwood115 @ Discord
Ironwood115 @ Twitter

Commissioning Party:
The “Shork Icecream Cafe” Group:
aries_quitex @ Discord
Kaahupahau Sharpfang @ osgrid ; kaahupahau Resident @ SL
Vixy Sharpfang @ Kitely
Nichelle Valois @ OpenSim

Additional Features & Functions:
OpenSim Exclusive: Blinking Eyes: Xentor Antarix @ OpenSim
OpenSim Exclusive: Shape File: Curvy Sharkess - Jessica Diamon @ osgrid
UV Maps: Caninye Resident @ Second Life
For further entries, check the Components segment further down, where the creators are listed with their creations.

Package forms

Keyword Contents
Boxed Contains male and female avatar plus additional material. Usually a box or chest in shape, which needs unpacking.
Female Contains a female shark avatar, directly wearable. Usually contains sub-packets with eyes and alternative fin sets.
Male Contains a male shark avatar, directly wearable. Usually contains sub-packets with eyes and alternative fin sets.

Versioning Information

Version Contents
V0.x Prerelease versions. Handed out to artists and and a few others to help design the initial skin and shape file sets. Contains all mesh files.
V1.0 Initial release September 2023. Contains per default the head, jaw, a pair of eyes, skin, male and female shape files, two tails and the non-notched fins for arms and back. During deployment the notched fins ( Earfins, back and arms ) were added, but there might be some packets out in the wild still missing them.
V1.1 Optimized release November 2023. Contains all mesh parts, several shape files, male and female skin, two packs with eyes from Aries Quitex and [SKS] Stellya respectively.
V2.0 Feature Complete Release January 2024.
Includes: Blinking Eyes, Talky Jaw, Sit-Scripted Tail.
Streamlined packaging process.
Additional / fixed textures will be released here and maybe as new avatars in OpenSim.

Upgrade Packages

To help people that got older avatar packages or got their avatar pre-assembled from a friend, we deploy optional upgrades in their own boxes. These packages should be located at our main distribution locations, first of all Shork Island in OpenSim. Their hover text and object name should carry the keyword “Shark Avatar” or “Shork Shark” somewhere as a loose indicator. Also, this will be the way we deploy upgrade components until we get to our v2.0 main avatar package milestone (see above).

Shark Avatar Components

Mesh Components and UV Maps

To import the meshes correctly into OpenSim / Second Life, you need to select the following import settings:
 Mesh component import settings for OpenSim
The UV Maps can be used as a transparent overlay to create your own individualized Skins.

Or in List form:

Type / Creator ZIP-Archive
Mesh Component by Ironwood115 (Discord) Shark Mesh
UV Map by Caninye (SL/OpenSim) Shark Mesh UV Maps

Textures

As a note on the eye textures:
After uploading an eye texture, applying it to an eye of a Shork avatar needs one adjustment:

In the Texture tab of the Edit window, “Horizontal Scale” should be equal 1 and “Vertical Scale” should be equal 2. Again, it just works best this way. When you want a different effect or create your own eye textures, play with these values to find your desired effect.
Also remember that, when designing your own eyes for a Shork Shark, the vertical pupil on the avatar needs the texture to have the pupil horizontally. It rotates by 90°, but given we put a lot of effort into the eyes by the time we realized our error, the group decided to leave it as a quirk.

Creator Preview ZIP-Archive
Juancho Renfold (SL) Brown Tigershark PG
Juancho Renfold (SL) Specialty Version Bioluminescent Tigershark PG
Download option, not available as avatar.
Neriati / Bambithedeer (SL) Gray Tigershark PG
aries_quitex (Discord) Ukraine 2024 Coastline Memorial Shark PG
aries_quitex (Discord) Black Shark PG
aries_quitex (Discord) Blue Mako PG
aries_quitex (Discord) Great White PG
aries_quitex (Discord) Toony Eyes
[SKS] Stellya / Myra Green (OS) Female Dark TigersharkMale Dark Tigershark Dark Tigershark HD Skin
Dark Tigershark PBR HD skins
Note: PBR is mostly for artists!
[SKS] Stellya / Myra Green (OS) Female Black SharkMale Black Shark Black Shark HD Skin
Black Shark PBR HD skins
Note: PBR is mostly for artists!
[SKS] Stellya / Myra Green (OS) Female Great White SharkMale Great White Shark Great White HD Skin
Great White PBR HD skins
Note: PBR is mostly for artists!
[SKS] Stellya / Myra Green (OS) [SKS] HD Eyes

Go there for ⇒ Shark Adult Textures

Additional Components

Creator ZIP-Archive / Information
Xentor.Antarix (OS ; furry-world.de) BlinkyEyes Component
Available only In-World
Unknown, Opensource Jawtalk Script
Should be integrated into a transparent boulder or cylinder serving as rotation point for the jaw
Unknown, Opensource TailSit Script
Should be integrated into a boulder serving as rotation point for the tail

Disclaimer: Admiring Sharks Alert

Using Shork products and services may lead to an uncontrollable appreciation for sharks. Side effects may include a heightened sense of admiration for their sleek and powerful design, an increased interest in marine life, and an overwhelming desire to protect ocean ecosystems. You might find yourself daydreaming about the graceful movements of these magnificent creatures and developing a strong affinity for shark-related puns. Embrace the Shork Lifestyle responsibly, as we cannot be held responsible for an unexpected surge in shark appreciation. 🦈✨