- Home points
- Login settings
- Beginner helps
Login window with
entry point options
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The instructions here apply to the standard Second Life viewer, 3.2 or above; they may not apply to other viewers.
Home, Home point.
Home, Home point.
- A specific safe location that the system remembers for you.
- Quick access: click on the house, top left of screen.
- Where you first arrive in Second Life is your initial home point. You will always arrive at this point until you set home to a new place or change the some login settings.
- Place you will return to if you "die" in a game.
Where can I set my home point?
- On any info hub, such as the Hobo Railroad infohub.
- http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Calleta/110/221/29
- On land you own
- On land owned by a group you are in if the group allows that.
To set home to your current location (if permitted)
World (Top menu)-- Set Home to Here .
You may need to have the group activated if you are on group land.
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Login Settings
You can choose a login point before you login. If you don't see the Start at option (screenshot above) on your screen, get it this way:
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Login Settings
You can choose a login point before you login. If you don't see the Start at option (screenshot above) on your screen, get it this way:
- Click the preferences button: V3.2 Preferences button (gears)
- Click the General tab
- Set the Start Location
- Check Show on Login
When you next start to login, the screen will show the start at options. The drop-down menu may show My home or My last Location and <Type region name>. If you select <Type region name> , you can enter a slurl or the name of a sim.
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A home is not a house. Your home point is just a point, not a house. If you want a house, there are various ways to get them There are several houses in the Hobo Welcome Kit,
available on hobo Island.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hobo%20Island/97/168/36*****
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