In the heart of the digital realm, where grids and codes intertwined, there existed a special place known as the Gentle Fire Grid. This grid was unlike any other; it was a warm, welcoming community where avatars from all corners of the virtual world gathered to share stories, create art, and celebrate together.

As Christmas approached, the Gentle Fire Grid buzzed with excitement. The avatars decorated their virtual homes with twinkling lights, digital wreaths, and pixel-perfect Christmas trees. The air was filled with the sound of cheerful carols and the scent of virtual gingerbread cookies.

One chilly December evening, the grid's founder, a wise and kind avatar named Santa Mint, decided to host a grand Christmas party. Invitations were sent out to all the neighboring grids, including the renowned OpenSim. The message read, "Merry Christmas from Gentle Fire Grid to OpenSim! Join us for a night of joy, laughter, and celebration with live singer's and DJ's"

On the night of the party, avatars from OpenSim arrived, their digital forms glowing with anticipation. They were greeted with open arms and warm smiles. The Gentle Fire Grid had prepared a feast of virtual delicacies, from pixelated plum pudding to holographic coffee.

As the night went on, the avatars shared stories of their adventures, exchanged gifts, and danced under the shimmering lights of the virtual sky. Santa Mint stood by the grand Christmas tree, watching the joy spread across the grid. It was a night to remember, a night where the boundaries of the digital world melted away, and the true spirit of Christmas shone brightly.

And so, the Gentle Fire Grid and OpenSim celebrated together, creating memories that would last a lifetime. It was a reminder that no matter where you are, the warmth of community and the magic of Christmas can bring everyone together.

♬ WHO: DJ DAVE KING
♬ WHAT:MIXED
♬ WHEN: 6-8 pm GRID TIME
♬ WHERE: THE BADASS HARLEY LOUNGE
♬ COME DANCE WITH US!!!
♬ BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND SONG REQUESTS

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Badass%20Club%20Land/431...

While most of us associate PBR only with mirrors and shiny metals, there is a lot more to it since all surfaces benefit from it. The top pic here shows the room with the old standard (blinn phong) textures and materials taken using the FS 6.6.17 viewer, while the bottom pic shows the same room with all pbr textures taken using the FS 7.1.11 viewer. Note that you can add both texture sets to a surface so that any viewer can see something. Also note that there is a reflection probe filling this room that prevents the blue light outside from seeping in (a current known bug being investigated).

Saturation, lighting, and detail are significantly improved across the board when all surfaces are pbr, which is what Physically Based Rendering was designed to do: to more accurately capture the interplay of light on various surfaces. For those wondering about how performance was affected, these were taken using my 8 year old desktop that has a GTX 1070 graphics card. I was at 40 fps on ultra graphics, but you don't need to set the graphics that high to get this look. That's because the new viewer is more efficient since it uses more of your computer's available resources.

One great tech dude later, and all the regions are up and running that we have active now on the E Grid.

Relocation and recalibration and upgrades ALL done.

Thank you for your patience Visitors and Renters!!

Time for every one to come out and support the people who built a Snow Globe. They need your votes. you can vote for as many globes as you want but only one time per day. Help these people win this event. hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Christmas 2

hi everyone tonight is our christmas event with 4 amazing live singers evan will rock your world ouie will make you melt aint will make you swoon and acidic will light up your world wooohoooo!!!!!!!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Club%20Ryanna/309/348/...

hi everyone tonight is our christmas event with 4 amazing live singers evan will rock your world ouie will make you melt aint will make you swoon and acidic will light up your world wooohoooo!!!!!!!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Club%20Ryanna/309/348/...

hi everyone tonight is our christmas event with 4 amazing live singers evan will rock your world ouie will make you melt aint will make you swoon and acidic will light up your world wooohoooo!!!!!!!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Club%20Ryanna/309/348/...

hi everyone tonight is our christmas event with 4 amazing live singers evan will rock your world ouie will make you melt aint will make you swoon and acidic will light up your world wooohoooo!!!!!!!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Club%20Ryanna/309/348/...

hi everyone tonight is our christmas event with 4 amazing live singers evan will rock your world ouie will make you melt aint will make you swoon and acidic will light up your world wooohoooo!!!!!!!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Club%20Ryanna/309/348/...

hi everyone tonight is our christmas event with 4 amazing live singers evan will rock your world ouie will make you melt aint will make you swoon and acidic will light up your world wooohoooo!!!!!!!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Club%20Ryanna/309/348/...

We've finished the move, upgrade and relocation, as well as calibrations of E Grid, but we have some port forward issues that are new.

Tech coming out today, this one is beyond me.

The Grid and regions are safe. Just no hypergrid. Bear with ...

Come on out and help decorate the tree in Georgetown!
Voting for best ornament on the 29th, and an awesome skating party happening from 1-2 grid time with the awesome
Zoree Jupiter as our entertainment.
Don't miss out on this one!
Hugs...Tig
hop://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/Georgetown/235/352/22

Alternate Metaverse Grid Opensim
DJ Dragon heute 17 bis 19 Uhr im Bikers Heaven mit Klassik Rock, Rock und Metal.
Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zu Bikers Heaven.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon

DJane Dragon at Bikers Heaven 8 to 10 am gridtime playing
Classic Rock, Rock and Metal.

Take your friends and come over to Bikers Heaven and lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe Noctem/209/221/1496

or im for a teleport

All this drone talk I had my own reasoning as to what it was, until I announced the new PBR Metal Materials I created. Seems whoever it is flying them wanted a new updated shiner PBR metal for their craft. You never know who will stop by 👽👁️👁️👽

I added metal PBR Materials in the foyer so that you can edit your jewelry.
Copper, Gold, Rose Gold and Silver, 8 materials in each pack. notes in contents. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

You must have the latest Firestorm and the grid has to have the PBR implemented. To test you can come to my grid it is implemented. I have a sandbox where you can test. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Sandbox

Lynnestra Parker and On The Rocks present "Let It Snow"

Sunday Dec 15th, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Pacific

DJ Maldrul will be playing a collection of Rock songs about Snow, Ice, and Winter as well as his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Airmid/478/97/23

You're invited to the Winter Fair, Sunday, Dec. 15th at 12:00 noon PST (grid time).

Who will be there? What's new to see? Check it out. https://bit.ly/KitelyWinter

Catronian Archipelago:
hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Catronian Archipelago/748/108/2046
(click teleporter sign at landing area)

Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!
Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon