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I got an IM from an item called "Fangs: The Thirst: Bloodlines" that asked me for a bite and then said some horrible things to me. What is this?
This is not our system, it is a system made by griefers trying to give us a bad name. If anyone harasses you with this, please mute them and abuse report them.
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All of my souls are gone! I'm sure I had some. What happened?
If your status is also destroyed, then it means your souls were lost because of your loss of blood. Every night, the Curse takes 0.25L of blood from everyone, and if your vital blood drops to 0, you will lose all of your collected souls and your status will become destroyed. Once you've been cursed, always make sure you have at least 0.25L of vital blood!
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Someone took my soul, and I wanted to give it to someone else. How do I reset and start over?
There are some things that we've set up in the game to be permanent to make it more realistic. The first person to bite you gets your soul, and there's no way to reverse this. You won't be connected to them forever, and the souls you collect won't go to them. The souls you collect get added to your liege's total, and you can pledge allegiance to whomever you want.
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I've lost all my blood and become destroyed, how do I get back to my previous status?
All you should have to do is drink some blood, and you'll come back.
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I'm getting an error with my HUD, fangs, or stat viewer. What should I do?
The easiest way to fix an error is to re-rez your crate and get a new copy out of it. Also, make sure you have the latest version. If you attach your HUD and you're not auto-delivered a new crate, then you have the latest version. You can also get the latest version in the bloodlines store at the update kiosk.
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How are the generations determined?
The number of available spots in each generation increases exponentially in powers of 2. There is 1 available spot in generation 1, 2 in generation 2, 4 in generation 3, 8 in generation 4, 16 in generation 5, and so on. Players are placed into these spots based on the number of total souls they have collected. This is the sum of all the souls collected by themselves and their minions. There can be ties for each available spot, which means there may be more vampires than the number of available spots in each generation. As players gain souls, ties will be broken, and the true Bloodline will be revealed.
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When I click the bite button on my HUD, nothing happens. What should I do?
Make sure you are wearing your fangs, and that they are attached to your Mouth attachment point. Bites won't work unless your fangs are attached, and your fangs won't work unless they are attached to your mouth. Next, make sure you're on a parcel that allows scripts.
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My fangs are attached, but the bite still isn't working. What should I do?
Make sure you're on a parcel that allows scripts. If you're sure you're on a parcel where you can run scripts, try getting a new copy of your fangs and HUD out of your Thirst: Bloodlines crate. If it still isn't working, send an IM to Curse Aszkenaze.
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My gender isn't set correctly, how do I change it?
You can change your gender any time by clicking on the 'settings' button on your HUD. The settings button is the button with the little gear on it. You should get a blue menu with many options. Select 'gender', and then you'll be able to select 'male', or 'female'. This is only used to make status distinctions, such as 'King' vs. 'Queen'.
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I'm getting a message that says "Error retrieving member data, please try again." What's going on?
This happens sometimes when your Second Life Viewer is still loading your member data. It has to fully load before Bloodlines functions will work.
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What if I want to use the fangs, but I don't want to play the Bloodlines game?
Your fangs have two settings "Free Mode", or "Bloodlines Mode". In Free Mode, you can use all of the functions of the fangs without interacting with the Bloodlines Server. In Bloodlines Mode, your actions will be subject to the rules of the Bloodlines game and will affect the information on your profile. In Free Mode, you are still subject to the daily Curse. To set the mode of your fangs, click the settings button on your HUD (the button with the gear on it), then select "Mode", then select "Free".
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I'm getting a message that says "The Bloodlines Server is down for maintenance." What's going on?
If there is a problem or an error with the Bloodlines system, the game may be temporarily taken down for maintenance. In this case, you can still use your Bloodlines system in Free Mode. To put your fangs in free mode, select your settings button on your HUD, then select 'Mode', then select 'Free'. This will allow you to bite victims without interacting with the Bloodlines system. Check the homepage of this website for important system status information.
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I've pledged allegiance to someone, or someone has pledged allegiance to me, but our soul totals don't seem to have updated. What should I do?
Soul totals and status updates are committed every night at midnight, when the Curse takes effect. This is because we must rebuild the tree of allegiances, and all pledged souls travel upwards to the top lieges.
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How do I increase my status?
Status is based on the number of souls you've collected. You get one soul for each registered Bloodlines player that you get the first bite on. So, if you're the first to bite someone that isn't registered, you'll only get their soul if they later purchase the bloodlines system. The souls that your minions collect also add to your total souls. The more souls your minions collect, the higher your status will be, and the more souls you collect, the higher your own status and the status of your liege will be. But remember, be a good liege to your minions. If they move their allegiance to someone else, you lose their collected souls. If your vital blood ever drops to zero and you become destroyed, you lose the souls you have collected, but you retain the souls pledged to you by your minions.
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How do I turn off the detector on the HUD?
The detector can be turned off through the settings menu. Click the settings button on your HUD (the button with the little gear on it), then select 'Detector'. This will toggle the detector on and off. You may get better performance on crowded sims by turning off the detector.
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When does the Curse take effect?
The Curse is enacted every night at midnight, SL time. At this time, everyone gets -0.25 L Vital Blood (unless your vital blood is already 0, or unless you have amulet protection), and all amulets are reduced by one day. All unprotected Vampires must make sure they have more than 0.25 Liters of Vital Blood before Midnight to avoid destruction!
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Sometimes the detector on the HUD doesn't show the game info on others. Why not?
The detector will only show information on others that are wearing their HUDs. If a player isn't wearing their HUD, it may show them as a victim. When the detector senses more than 10 people in the immediate vicinity, it will go into a faster mode where it only displays names and not extended game stats on nearby avatars. If someone is wearing their HUD and it still shows them as a victim, the detector may be running slowly.
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How do I know if I'm on a parcel that allows scripts?
In the menu bar of your Second Life Viewer, there are a couple of little symbols to the right of your 'Advanced' menu. If you see a little symbol with a couple of little gears and then a 'no' sign, then the parcel you are on does not allow scripts. Alternatively, you can click on the parcel name in the menu bar to bring up the 'About Land' dialog. Select the 'options' tab. If the box next to 'All Residents' next to 'Run Scripts' is not checked, then this parcel does not allow scripts.
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All I got out of the vendor was a box, where is the product I purchased?
Your product will come in a Crate that you'll have to open, that's what the box is. To open your crate, you'll have to rez it on the ground somewhere where you have rez permission. You can rez your crate in the Bloodlines store, but be advised that there is a 2-minute object return. Once you've rezzed your crate, right click it and select 'Open'. This will bring up the contents of the crate in a window. You can then select the button at the bottom that says 'copy to inventory'. You will receive the contents of the crate in your inventory. Pick up your crate again by right-clicking it and selecting 'Take'. Save this crate in case you lose your objects. If the items inside allow copy permission, you'll be able to take as many copies as you like out of the crate.
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Do you accept requests for custom work?
Liquid Designs is focused on bringing the highest quality products in Second Life to everyone. Unfortunately, we're unable to fulfill requests for custom work at this time. If you have a suggestion, please drop a notecard in the suggestions box at Liquid Designs. Your suggestion may become part of a future release!
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I have an idea for the system. Who should I send it to?
Type it out on a notecard, then drop the notecard in the suggestion box at the Bloodlines store.
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My avatar was bitten in Second Life and now my av's name is on this website. How do I get it taken down?
Send an IM in-world to Curse Aszkenaze or Lyle Maeterlinck and we'll take it down for you right away.
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Someone told me that if I don't keep drinking blood that my Second Life avatar would disappear! Is this true?
No, this is not true. Bloodlines is just a game within Second Life, the fangs are just a toy like any other in SL and it has absolutely no effect whatsoever on your avatar. If you don't want to play Bloodlines or you don't want to drink blood, just detach the HUD, detach the stat viewer, and go do something else. We run the game on our own web server, and while Second Life sends information to our web server, we don't change any information about your avatar on the Linden Labs servers.
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I was bitten and someone told me that I need to buy a potion in order to leave Bloodlines. Is that true?
This is absolutely false. In fact, none of our potions will remove you from Bloodlines. One of them will make you human again, but only within the game, and the only reason to drink any potion is to change your stats within the game, which will only matter if you're playing. If you don't want to play, you don't have to do or buy anything. If you want your profile removed from slbloodlines.com, send a polite IM to Curse Aszkenaze, and we'll deactivate you right away.
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I joined bloodlines, and my soul went to the first person who bit me, and I don't know them. I wanted to give it to my husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend, and my husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend is upset that someone else has my soul. Can you fix this?
Unfortunately, we can't undo a bite. Once you're bitten by someone, it's permanent. If you were attacked by a vampire in real life, there would be no way to undo it. However, just because someone else has your soul doesn't mean that you're linked to them, you can still pledge allegiance to anyone or join any clan.
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I saw an IM that said "[name] took 1L of blood from you". I didn't give permission for them to do this. How can they do this without asking?
This IM does not come from any of our items. That's from another vampire system.
