Drag the box from your inventory to the ground and click on it to open. Copy the contents into your inventory and pick up the box.
You will recieve 4 boxes - Male and Female in both standard and V2.
The V2 avatar is designed to be used in Viewer 2, where 'transparent skins' are enabled. They include a transparent skin and attachments that do not include invisiprims (the old standard method for hiding body parts). These invisiprims can be visible against water, shiny surfaces and avatar bodies, so if you're using viewer 2 it's advised that you use this version of the avatar (it's much prettier!).
From your inventory choose the box you wish to use and unpack as above.
Find the unpacked content in your inventory and simply 'wear' the parts of the unpacked avatar and you're ready to go. Please note that the box doesn't contain clothes, so if you just drag the folder onto yourself you'll end up slightly naked...
The male and female avatars are designed to fit the default avatar shapes (included). Whilst you may use your own shape, if it differs significantly from the default you may find the attachments do not fit properly. If your shape is modifiable I suggest you make a copy to use with the avatar, and adjust the parts necessary to make it fit.
This mostly affects the legs and so won't spoil the look of your shape. Details of which body parts need to be which size are listed in the customisation section.
Centaur Avatar HUD
- Hide - Clicking the 'hide' button will minimise the HUD to a subtle 'show' button in the top left. Clicking the 'show' button will reveal the HUD again
- Notes - toggle hoofbeat sounds on / off
- Cloud - toggle dust on / off
- Prints - toggle hoof prints on / off
- Help - opens a dialog box asking if you wish to open this page
- Bow - play bow animation
- Kick - play kick animation and push nearby avatars and physical prims
- Rear - play rear animation
- Sit - play sit animation
- Poop - ...
Note: in other Hoof It avatars, kick can be set to 'push' avatars or not. However, for this release I decided to stop playing Mom and let you be responsible for your own hooves ;D All the same, please use caution when kicking - people might take offense and report you!
AO HUD
The AO (Animation Override) HUD controls your animations.
- Full AO
- Partial AO
- Deform
- Undeform
- On
- Off
- Reset
Full AO / Partial AO - this loads either the full or partial AO notecard.
- The full AO plays animations on both the upper and lower parts of the body.
- The partial AO only plays animations on the lower part of the body in stand, walk, run, jump and sit. This allows you to use it in combination with another AO whilst still moving your legs like a centaur.
Note: there may be some conflict with the leg animations if your secondary AO uses priority 4 animations. If you're unsure as to the priority levels of the animations you're using, contact the seller.
Deform / Undeform - this is what makes your legs look like horse legs, combined with the avatar shape. When the AO HUD is worn, it automatically deforms your avatar. When you take it off, it undeforms you. These buttons are provided so that you can make the change manually. For example, a common issue occurs if someone doesn't 'see' you change avatars and undeform - you may still appear deformed on their screen. Simply re-attach the AO HUD and click Undeform to revert to normal, then take it off again.
On / Off / Reset - turns the AO on, off, or resets it. Generally you won't need to use these, but they're there in case you do.
Random sounds
Turn random sounds on or off by clicking the back of the avatar and choosing On or Off from the dialog box
You can add your own sounds to the random sound list by simply dragging them into the parent prim - i.e. the body - of the Centaur.
Customisation
As with all Hoof It avatars, the centaur is modifiable so you can customise it as you wish.
It works using a system of 'hidden legs' and avatar animation. The front legs are attached to your avatar and animated using the AO. The hind legs are attached to the body and show and hide legs (animation 'frames') to create the impression of animation.
To make a change to a hind leg, and have it show in every position, you need to edit all the hidden legs too. This is best done on the ground with the transparency of all parts set to 0, not while you're wearing the centaur - or every time you move the legs will hide themselves again!
When you wear the body again and move, the legs will reset themselves and only show the ones that are supposed to be visible.
If you wish to use your own shape with the avatar, you will need to modify it so that the legs fit correctly. Go into Edit Appearance and apply the following settings:
| Male Torso | Female Torso | ||
| Part | Size | Part | Size |
| Torso Muscles | n/a | Torso Muscles | n/a |
| Neck Thickness | n/a | Neck Thickness | n/a |
| Neck Length | n/a | Neck Length | n/a |
| Shoulders | n/a | Shoulders | n/a |
| Pectorals | n/a | Breast Size | n/a |
| Breast Cleavage | n/a | ||
| Arm Length | n/a | Arm Length | n/a |
| Hand Size | n/a | Hand Size | n/a |
| Torso Length | 42 | Torso Length | 42 |
| Love Handles | n/a | Love Handles | n/a |
| Belly Size | 0 | Belly Size | 0 |
| Male Legs | Female Legs | ||
| Part | Size | Part | Size |
| Leg Muscles | 0 | Leg Muscles | 0 |
| Leg Length | 0 | Leg Length | 0 |
| Hip Width | 75 | Hip Width | 75 |
| Hip Length | 38 | Hip Length | 20 |
| Butt Size | 25 | Butt Size | 25 |
| Package | 20 | ||
| Saddle Bags | 14 | Saddle Bags | 14 |
| Knee Angle | 50 | Knee Angle | 50 |
| Foot Size | 0 | Foot Size | 0 |
Those settings which state n/a should not affect the attachments, allowing you to keep your own shape looking the same.
Permissions
The Centaur avatar is fully mod and copy (with the exception of the scripts and animations which are copy only) - this allows you to customise it as you wish, and make backup copies in case anything goes wrong. Please, make a copy before you modify anything!
If you'd like to give an avatar as a gift, gift certificates are available in the main Hoof It store, or you can use the 'buy as gift' feature for my products on Xstreet SL.
RefundsSince the avatars are copy/no transfer I can't provide refunds - all sales are final.
If a part gets broken when you're making alterations, I can replace that piece, but it'd be really nice if I didn't have to so PLEASE make a copy of your av before you do anything to it!
Updates and Replacements
If updates are released they will be provided free of charge. Updates will be announced on this website and to the Hoof It group, which is free to join.
FAQWhen I wear the avatar I'm burried up to my knees in the ground
New quick fix - right-click on yourself and select (viewer 1) Appearance or (viewer 2) Edit Shape.
Close the edit window without making any changes.
When I move my arms wave around all over the place!
You have the Partial AO active. This Animation Override has no upper body animations in it,
as it's designed to be worn in comination with other AOs. If you're not using another AO, click the Full AO button on your AO HUD.
Where's my HUD?!
If you don't wear your HUDs in their default position, they may attach rotated so that you cannot see the front face and buttons.
If you need to wear them elsewhere because they're clashing with another HUD attachment,
please be aware that they may attach incorrectly and you'll have to rotate them in edit mode until you can see the front face.
For a quick fix, unpack a new copy from your box and just 'wear' it.
The HUD gets in the way :(
Press the Hide button to minimise your HUD. Pressing it again will expand it.
None of my HUD buttons are working!
If the parcel you're in does not allow scripts to run, you may not be able to use some features of your avatar. Look for the
'no scripts' symbol at the top of your window.
I keep getting the message 'cannot create object'. How can I make it shut up?
If the parcel you're in does not allow for creation of objects and you have hoofprints turned on, you'll get this message when you move and
your avatar tries to leave a hoofprint. Turn them off using the button on the bottom of your HUD.
Will you make me a custom colour / swishy tail / something else?
Sorry, but no. I just don't have the time to do custom work right now! If you need a hand fitting your avatar to your shape I'll try to
help, but I can't take custom requests.
I've got a problem with the centaur Saddle System
See the Centaur Saddle Guide.