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Auction System
Current version: 2.8

Have you been looking for an auction system that is easy to use and works for anything? This HUD operated auction system is completely configurable, allows manager control and makes bidding a breeze. Enjoy the simplicity of running an auction, while your patrons reap the benefits and have a little fun using it! This system allows multiple auctions to run on the same sim by using different communication channels. That means each system can also have its own Managers and/or disbursement of Commissions through profit splitting.

The active box lights up, making it easy for bidders to spot, place their bid on and make sales happen! The current bidder and bid amount is announced in local chat, and instead of saying/shouting their bid, patrons simply touch the box to bid on an item. No more worrying about chat lag or being out of chat range! Speed up auctions by using the optional timer, giving each stall a limited amount of time to be bid on. More time is added with each bid, giving just enough time for those impulse buys. ;)

This system allows the renter of the box to lower their opening bid ONCE while being auctioned (as long as there are no bids AND the option is permitted, of course). They can change their opening bid as many times as they want before their item is up for auction. Need to reserve a space for someone? No problem! Type the avatar’s name or uuid into a textbox and only they will be allowed to rent that Auction Box.

Package Includes:
  • Auction Server
  • Auction Box
  • Auction Display Board (optional)
  • Auction HUD
Setup - Auction Server
Adding Managers (optional)
  1. With the Auction Server rezzed, right click on it and choose edit to bring up the build window
  2. Navigate to the Content tab and open up the * Managers * notecard
  3. Add the name of each manager on a new line
Notecard: * Managers *
  • randarose223
  • Lastat Daxter
  • lastat.fang
Profit Share (optional)
  1. With the Auction Server rezzed, right click on it and choose edit to bring up the build window
  2. Navigate to the Content tab and open up the * ProfitShare * notecard
  3. Add each avatar's uuid, followed by an "=" sign, then the percent of profits they receive
Notecard: * ProfitShare *
  • fac2a476-a8f9-4b40-ab0f-4c5037813422=50
  • fa4531f5-ab70-4e53-a62e-7186e49116de=25
Adding Items (optional)
  1. With the Auction Server rezzed, right click on it and choose edit to bring up the build window
  2. Drag any items from your inventory into the Content tab of the build window. These items will be given when someone rents an Auction Box
* Notes *
  • If you add items, you MUST have copy and transfer rights of each item. You do not have to have modify permissions. The next owner's rights do not matter.
Usage - Auction Server
Owner Menu
  1. Touch the Auction Server for the following menu:
    • "Load" = Load * Managers * and * ProfitShare * notecards
    • "Update" = Automatically updates each Auction Box to the script within my contents
* Notes *
  • Managers and Profit share are automatically loaded within 10 seconds of changing them
Setup - Auction Boxes
Configuration
  1. Rez an Auction Box and click on it for the following menu:
    • "Min Bid" = Lowest starting bid allowed
    • "New Lines" = Add new line characters below the hovertext, raising it higher above the box
    • "Comms Chan" = (Owner Only) Channel this auction communicates on. Set differently for different auctions on the same sim. Use this to add an Auction Box to an existing setup
    • "Frame Color" = Color of frame [EX: <1,1,1> is white, <1,0,0> is red, etc.]
    • "Glow" = Amount of glow for the frame. Valid glow is 0.0 to 1.0
    • "Rental Price" = How much to rent this auction box. Submit nothing or 0 to make them free
    • "Text Color" = Color of hovertext displayed above the Auction Box [EX: <1,1,1> is white, <1,0,0> is red, etc.]
    • "Box Num" = This box's number. The HUD will use this number to operate this box
    • "Reset" = Reset the scripts in the auction box (MUST do this after changing the Comms Chan setting above)
  2. Optional - If you link a prim to the Auction Box and rename it to "text", the hovertext will be displayed above that prim instead of the auction box
  3. If this is your first time setting up an Auction Box, take a copy of the one you just configured to make adding more Auction Boxes a breeze
  4. Rez an Auction Box at each of your auction stalls and perform the following steps on each box as you go
    1. Drag a desired texture from your inventory to the center of the Auction Box
    2. In the menu, use the Box Num setting to set this Auction Box's number to be +1 from the previous one. This is how the HUD will control each box
* Notes *
  • ONLY use the Comms Chan setting in the Auction Box's menu if you are adding a box to a previous Auction System.
  • When adding new Auction Boxes to a current auction, you MUST set it's Comms Chan setting to the same number that the rest of the auction is set to and then choose "Reset" from it's menu. You must also click the Auction Server to sync any managers.
  • Configuration is stored in the Auction Box's description field. If you need to restore an Auction Box to its default settings, copy the following:

    1^25^150^<1,1,1>^0.1^<1,0,0>^123456^1^0^1^1^3

    and paste it into the box's description field, then choose "Reset" from it's menu.
Usage - Auction Boxes
Open - User
  1. Pay the rental price or click if free. If free, you will be asked if you want to rent this Auction Box
  2. Type your opening bid into the text box and choose "Submit"
* Notes *
  • When the box is not active, you will be allowed to change your opening bid as many times as you wish
  • If the option in permitted, the bid can be lowered once by either the renter or a manager
Open - Owner / Manager
  1. Click the Auction Box for the following menu:
    • "Kick" = (if rented or reserved) Remove the renter/reservee from this Auction Box, refunding rental price if applicable, allowing this panel to be rented or reserved for someone else
    • "Renter" = (if rented) Privately messages you the profile link of the renter
    • "Rent" = (not rented or reserved for you) Rent the box yourself
    • "Reserve" = (not rented) Reserve this Auction Box for someone. If this box's rental is NOT free, you will be asked if you wish to charge the reservee to rent the box. Enter the name or UUID of the avatar into the text box. Does NOT accept display names. Accepted examples: lastat.daxter; randarose223; Lastat Daxter; fa4531f5-ab70-4e53-a62e-7186e49116de
    • "Min Bid" = Lowest starting bid allowed
    • "New Lines" = Add new line characters below the hovertext, raising it higher above the box
    • "Comms Chan" = (Owner Only) Channel this auction communicates on. Set differently for different auctions on the same sim. Use this to add an Auction Box to an existing setup
    • "Frame Color" = Color of frame [EX: <1,1,1> is white, <1,0,0> is red, etc.]
    • "Glow" = Amount of glow for the frame. Valid glow is 0.0 to 1.0
    • "Rental Price" = How much to rent this auction box. Submit nothing or 0 to make them free
    • "Text Color" = Color of hovertext displayed above the Auction Box [EX: <1,1,1> is white, <1,0,0> is red, etc.]
    • "Box Num" = This box's number. The HUD will use this number to operate this box
    • "Reset" = Reset the scripts in the auction box (MUST do this after changing the Comms Chan setting above)
Active - User
  1. Click the Auction Box to place a bid
Active - Manager
  1. Click the Auction Box for the following menu:
    • "Cast Bid" = Place a bid in the amount of the Asking Price
    • "Mofidy Bid" = Change the current bid amount if it has not been bid on
Setup - Auction Display
* Notes *
  • The display board is an optional addition that reads notecards from within its contents and is used for displaying that information about an item up for auction.
Manager Menu
  1. Click the Auction Display Board for the following menu:
    • "Open/Close" = If opened, avatars may drop a notecard into the board's contents
    • "Clear" = Clear the board's display
    • "Empty" = Empty the board's contents
Usage - Auction Display
Adding Notecards
  1. Create a notecard in your inventory
  2. Rename the notecard to be something like "Awesome Description #1". The "#1" represents the Box Num of the Auction Box that your item is on
  3. Hold the ctrl key (cmd key on mac) and drag the notecard from your inventory, onto the Auction Display Board
* Notes *
  • You MUST include the "#" symbol before the box's number so the Auction Display Board knows which Auction Box to associate your notecard with when it's started
  • You may not include over 25 lines of text and each line cannot contain more than 25 characters, including spaces.
Setup - Auction HUD
* Notes *
  • Do NOT proceed if you have not completed the Auction Server setup or rezzed and configured ALL of your Auction Boxes! (you can add/remove Auction Boxes at any time)
Configuration
  1. Right click on the Auction HUD in your inventory and choose Properties
  2. Un-check the "Transfer" and "Modify" options under the "Next Owner Permissions" section
  3. Right click on the Auction HUD in your inventory and choose wear
  4. Click the center cog for the Main Menu and choose the "Settings" option for the following menu
    • "←" = Back to the Main menu
    • "Comms Chan" = (if transferable) Channel this auction communicates on. Set differently for different auctions on the same sim
    • "Increase Amt" = Amount of $L to increase the asking price by on each bid
    • "Bid Mode" = Bid modes to choose from
      • "←" = Back to the Settings menu
      • "Click" = Click the Auction Box to place their bid
      • "Both" = Click the Auction Box or type the bid in chat
      • "Type" = Type your bid in chat
      • "Cancel" = Exit the menu
    • "Text Color" = Change the color of the HUD's hovertext. Enter an rgb value into the text box. examples: "<1,0,0>" = red, "<1,1,1>" = white, etc.
    • "Change Bid" = Toggles the abilty to allow renters to drop their bid once while an Auction Box is active
    • "Hovertext" = Turn the Auction Boxes' hovertext on or off
    • "Time" = Time menu
      • "←" = Back to the Settings menu
      • "Max Time" = Use with Start Time. Bids will not increment the timer more than this amount
      • "Start Time" = Optional time limit for each box to be bid on. On each bid, increment by Inc Time not exceeding Max Time
      • "Inc Time" = Use with Start Time. Increments timer by this amount on each bid. Will NOT exceed Max Time
    • "Volume" = Volume menu
      • "←" = Back to the Settings menu
      • "Whisper" = Whisper chat messages. 10 meter range
      • "Say" = Say chat messages. 20 meter rang
      • "Shout" = Shout chat messages. 100 meter range
  5. The first thing you want to change is the Comms Chan setting. This changes the Auction Server and Auction Boxes to operate on the same channel, allowing you to set up multiple auctions on the same sim
  6. After configuring each setting, your HUD is ready to give to auctioneers and managers
* Notes *
  • Auctioneers and managers MUST be listed in the * Managers * notecard within the Auction Server. This is what allows their Auction HUD to control your Auction System.
  • Make sure to change the HUD's next owner's permissions! Failing to do so will allow the next owner to access the Settings menu, giving them the ability to change your Auction System's Comms Chan setting, rental prices, etc.
  • The number you enter for the Comms Chan setting is not the channel that will be used for prim to prim communications. Your input is ran through an algorithm to keep the channel secret ;)
  • If you are using Type Bid Mode, the avatar MUST be within chat distance of the current auction box for it to hear them place their bid. We recommend you tell all of your patrons to Shout their bids.
  • If you are using Type Bid Mode, the bid MUST be the first thing the patron types, otherwise it will be ignored.
Usage - Auction HUD
Main Menu
  1. Use the arrows on either side of the cog to change the number of the Auction Box you wish to operate
  2. Click the center cog for the following menu
    • "Settings" = Settings menu (outlined above in Setup > Configuration)
    • "Calls" = Chose one of your custom calls from the * Calls * notecard to announce in local chat (uses volume setting)
    • "Pause" = Pause the current box. Disables bidding and stops the timer. Use "Start" to resume
    • "Start" = Start this box and open or resume bidding
    • "Stop" = Stop this box and announce it's results
    • "Box Num" = The box's number you wish to control. Quicker than using arrows
    • "Open Box" = Make this box available for rent
    • "Reset Box" = Reset this box
    • "Close All" = Close all boxes that are NOT currently rented
    • "Open All" = Make all boxes available for rent
    • "Reset All" = Reset status of all boxes
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