The role of the sitter is to log into your avatar whilst you are unavailable to look after it for you and to respond to any issues that may have come up. As a result of this, they have the ability to change most things within your avatar, so you should only choose sitters that you absolutely trust.
Dual vs sitter
A Dual is someone who does not already have an avatar on the gameworld, who you invite to play on your avatar with you with the password. You can have multiple duals playing with you.
A Sitter is someone who already plays the server who you can give limited access to your avatar to assist while you are unavailable.
You may add a sitter on the "Sitter" tab of your preferences and give permissions. You can also view the avatars you have permission to sit for.
You may only have a maximum of two sitters at any one time. You may also allow or deny sitters to do certain things.
Note
The Buy and spend gold permission is important, with it set they can purchase gold on your avatar and spend without limits, refunds cannot be given for gold spent by the sitter.
Sitter Login
When you are added as a sitter for another avatar you can log into it through the sitters button in the top right corner of the game. In the same place you can later return to your own avatar.
Old method
There is an alternative way to access sitted avatar by logging out of your avatar and then logging in with their avatar name but your password. You will be granted access as if you had typed their password (so they must not share their password with you).
Please note that this option may not be available in all cases and will be completely removed in the future.
Every avatar starts with 14 days of owner inactivity allowance. (A sitter may log in at any time without affecting this allowance).
- For every day that any of the SITTER IS ACTIVE on the avatar AND any of the owner(s) of the avatar ARE NOT active, 1 day is subtracted from the allowance.
- For every day that any of the owner(s) of the avatar ARE active, 1 day is added to the allowance, regardless of sitter activity.
- If both OWNER(S) and SITTERS are NOT active, no allowance is added or subtracted.
To make it simple:
If only owner is active = +1 day
If owner and sitter are active = +1 day
If only sitter is active = -1 day
If nobody is active = nothing
Once the avatar reaches 0 days of owner inactivity allowance, the sitter’s access will be revoked.
- Avatars will not be able to gain more than 14 days of owner inactivity allowance.
- Whenever the allowance is running out (3 days left) a permanent info box will be displayed for anyone that manages the avatar to remind them.
A dual is another player that you give your password to in order for them to log into your avatar and have full control over it. Generally, you do this if you do not have the time to run an avatar entirely by yourself. Dualling is not built into the game and so you do not have to add a dual, you just simply give them your password.
However, you should make sure you absolutely trust a dual before giving them your password because they will have full control to do anything to your avatar. It is also against the rules to give your password to someone that already plays on your server.