All I ever did when I was here was build, create magic huds, create oars, and try to help people. I was harassed a lot by a band of trolls, constantly picked on and lied on by others who will say and post and do anything. Even fake made up stuff. Many of you have asked me to come back and keep creating. I will think about it. I did have some more oars I designed and it would be a shame to see them languish on an old hard drive and not get shared. I'm not sure if they survived the last ssd failure on my system. But to date they have not been seen by anyone but me. Perhaps I will come back in a few weeks. I am thinking about it - in the very least to upload the other fantasy oars I have made if they survived.

Liebe Freunde,
bald ist es wieder soweit – die fünfte Jahreszeit steht vor der Tür, und wir können es kaum erwarten, sie gemeinsam mit euch zu feiern! Dieses Jahr erwartet euch ein kunterbuntes Programm voller Spaß, Musik und guter Laune.
Los geht’s am Donnerstag, den 27. Februar, mit unserer großartigen Kostümparty. Kommt in euren kreativsten, verrücktesten oder elegantesten Outfits und startet mit uns in die Karnevalstage. Für die perfekte musikalische Stimmung sorgt unser DJ Marlon, der euch mit den besten Klängen den ganzen Abend über begleitet. Tanzen, lachen und feiern ist angesagt – das dürft ihr nicht verpassen!
Weiter geht es am Montag, den 3. März, mit dem Höhepunkt der Karnevalssaison: dem großen Pangea Rosenmontagsumzug in Köln. Freut euch auf farbenfrohe Wagen, beeindruckende Kostüme und die einzigartige Karnevalsatmosphäre, die Köln so besonders macht. „Kamelle!“ und jede Menge Spaß erwarten euch in den Straßen der Domstadt – seid dabei und feiert mit uns diesen unvergesslichen Tag!
Den Abschluss bildet am Dienstag, den 4. März, die traditionelle Nubbelverbrennung. Gemeinsam verabschieden wir uns von den Karnevalstagen und lassen mit dem Nubbel symbolisch all unsere „Sünden“ zurück. Lasst uns diesen Moment nutzen, um die festliche Zeit mit einem Lächeln ausklingen zu lassen.
Markiert euch die Termine im Kalender und bringt Freunde, Familie und gute Laune mit. Wir freuen uns auf euch und eine unvergessliche Karnevalszeit!
Alaaf und Helau!
Euer Pangea Team
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Dear Friends,
The time has come – the festive season of Carnival is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to celebrate it with you! This year, we’ve prepared a vibrant program full of fun, music, and great vibes.
We’ll kick things off on Thursday, February 27th, with our amazing Costume Party. Put on your most creative, wacky, or elegant costumes and join us to start the Carnival festivities with a bang. To keep the party alive, our fantastic DJ Marlon will be spinning the best tunes all evening, ensuring a night full of dancing, laughter, and unforgettable moments. Don’t miss it!
The highlight of the season awaits us on Monday, March 3rd, with the grand Pangea Rose Monday Parade in Cologne. Get ready for colorful floats, stunning costumes, and the unique Carnival atmosphere that Cologne is famous for. Shouts of “Kamelle!” and pure joy will fill the streets – come and be part of this spectacular day!
Finally, on Tuesday, March 4th, we’ll wrap things up with the traditional Nubbel Burning. Together, we’ll bid farewell to the Carnival days and symbolically leave behind all the “sins” of the season. Let’s enjoy this special moment and end the festive time with smiles and good spirits.
Mark these dates in your calendar, and bring your friends, family, and good vibes along. We’re looking forward to seeing you and sharing an unforgettable Carnival season!
Cheers and let’s celebrate!
Your Pangea Team

Hey Everyone 🙂
I'm performing at AnKaBi Bikers Heaven at 11:am/1100h Grid Time!
Come join us for some great fun & music!
Bi-Weekly on Saturdays!
» Шhen: ❈ ∵∴11:am/1100h OST ∵∴ ❈
» Шhere: ✫ANKABI BIKERS HEAVEN!✫
» Dress: ❈ ∵∴ CASUAL∵∴ ❈
» Ride: ankabi.de:8002:AnKaBi Bikers Heaven

The new season of HG Safari is underway and as always the hypergrid is proving to be a rich tapestry of fascinating places! For example:
Bloom Peter's tech-savvy and activity-rich sim Frutti on Winxtropia
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2025/01/tutti-i-frutti.html
The awesome Daqtheion Empire on Mobius
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2025/01/crazy-like-phos.html
The California biker's paradise on CCI grid
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2025/01/safari-does-anarchy....
Lynnestra Parker's fun and fascinating sim on AMV
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2025/01/going-to-goddess.htm...
All this, plus the background to the latest calendar 'Men of Opensim' - thanks to all the talented hotties who agreed to participate
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/12/calendar-guys.html

Fifteen years, how fast they flew,
Dorena’s World, a dream come true.
A digital realm, so full of life,
With shared ideas, escaping strife.

From the first pixel to today’s delight,
You’ve built a world that shines so bright.
Friendship, dreams, and fantasy,
All united in harmony.

Let’s celebrate, day by day,
For all the wonders that pave the way.
Fifteen years of inspiration,
A reason for joyful celebration!
Further information on the upcoming events will follow.

MEMORIAL DES FRANCOPHONES DE L'OPENSIM
Une cérémonie civile à la mémoire des amis francophones disparus d'opensim aura lieu le samedi 11 janvier 2025, 21h30 (Fr), 15h30 (Qc). A cette occasion, nous partagerons, durant quelques instants, le souvenir de ceux qui ont eu une vie virtuelle et qui ne sont plus parmi nous aujourd'hui. hop://francopholie.fr:8000/Francopholie/784/763/38

MEMORIAL DES FRANCOPHONES DE L'OPENSIM
Une cérémonie civile à la mémoire des amis francophones disparus d'opensim aura lieu ce samedi 11 janvier 2025, 21h30 (Fr), 15h30 (Qc). A cette occasion, nous partagerons, durant quelques instants, le souvenir de ceux qui ont eu une vie virtuelle et qui ne sont plus parmi nous aujourd'hui. hop://francopholie.fr:8000/Francopholie/784/763/38

Free rentals now available on Suburbs region as well as two larger rentals on Princess Islands.

Please note the information boards at the landing area for what to expect and please check the TOS on the rentals themselves.

Additional rentals are planned for Princess and Autumn regions.

All homes are provided on an "as is" basis and the facility may be withdrawn if abused.

Hi, everyone. I am now here, too. Everyone said I should (have to) come to OSW and also put my Big City Life here to find it. Ok, now I am here although I don't need drama and avoided to have much contact. My Facebook account is enough usually for my friends.
But if many people always ask for the hop address then it would be easier just to have it on OSW. Although my Big City Life is not suitable for many people at once, because it is so big (7x7) and full with stuff and active scripts, it is worth to visit. So if you come as couple then it is ok. But don't come at once with a bus of 20 people. Then it is hard to walk straight there. lol If you have gamer computer and fast internet it might be no problem. But for normal users with normal computers it would be horrible to be on my Big City Life with 20 people. So you are warned.
Just wanted to introduce myself here and say hello.
And here is my Home in opensim:
hop://decadence.ddns.net:8002/Big City Life/

@ferdfrederix is offering Dreamgrid owners ad spots on the Dreamgrid Splashscreen of his future software releases.

https://outworldz.com/outworldz_installer/backdrop/

📌 Requirements:
Format: MP4, PNG, or JPEG
Resolution: 480px height
Length: 10 seconds
With Sound is fine!
No nudity, please


Thank you @FerdFrederix 💗

A heartfelt thank you to Ferd Frederix for opening my eyes to the creative possibilities of Firestorm Viewer. Your insights into Field of View (FOV) lighting effects have truly transformed my virtual photography and builds.

With Ferd’s guidance, I explored how to use light leaks and colorful textures in Firestorm’s FOV editor. Here’s how you can do it too:

Create or Find Textures: Use Photoshop or download light leak textures. Save them as PNG or TGA.

Upload to Firestorm: Import textures into your inventory.

Apply in the FOV Editor: Open the FOV settings, drag your texture into the designated slot, and adjust opacity, rotation, and position.
Experiment: Play with blend modes and colors for seamless integration.

Sync with WindLight: Combine with environment settings for cohesive, cinematic effects.

Ferd, your tutorials have been a guiding light, helping me turn creative visions into reality. Thank you for sharing your brilliance with the virtual community—you’ve made our worlds magic!

DJ Macy's Rock, Blues and...BLUES ROCK!! Blue Grotto Bar 6:00pm!
Region: Mermaid's Cove
Event begins: 6:00pm
Added by: JojoA
Details:
DJ Macy is back to bring you her famous Blues, Blues rock and rock! If you know Macy, you know she's an amazing DJ and her specialty is Blues and Blues Rock! if you don't know her, it's about time you come to see and hear her! Macy is bubbly and fun and loves to spin for you! Come on over to the Blue Grotto tonight to party with us! We will try to make the mermaids behave but more fun if they don't! Fun attire, come as you are! (bits covered please!)
SORRY, ABSOLUTELY NO CHILD AVIES
hg.osgrid.org:80:Mermaid's Cove

If you have been keeping up with the weather in the US, you know that about half of the US is dealing with blizzards, sub freezing temperatures severe enough to challenge infrastructures, and peripheral states are dealing with flooding and electrical infrastructure challenges. Two of our presenters had to bow out due to last minute inclement weather, and my own electricity is VERY sketchy. We have experienced power surges in my city for over 24 hrs, with uncertain relief. Sadly, I live in a state that has puffed out their chest about being off the federal grid, and in the last 10 years, we have paid dearly for that.

We are committed to this. We will reschedule sometime after the Hypergrid World's Fair, where WolfTEC will be have a presence! We hope to see you all there!

Join us at the Piazza at 3 pm grid time, for a couple of hours of fun and music while Rockin' Robert spins the tunes for us via his radio station Wax Radio.
The Piazza, where good friends and great music always come together.
bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

Are you using a 4K monitor ? Are you looking to upgrade ?

I publish here some benchmark in the hope it might help those who are looking to up part their performances using Firestorm. I was myself looking to find those information before i upgraded.

This will allow you to see what performance you could get with a similar hardware. I chose Intel, but AMD is also a very good choice, so for comparison it would need to be an AMD with similar performance to get similar result, the same for the video card.

Please note, these benchmark are with Firestorm with everything enabled Ultra Detail and Distance view set to 864. With a 4k Monitor (3840x2160)

To See the Benckmark : https://vallands.ca/187-2/


hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/ValLands/1180/815/52
http://www.vallands.ca
Thank you for your generous donations.
https://paypal.me/valr300?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US

Grace Noel, beloved by the Dinkies community, celebrated another year of life. Her friends had arranged a birthday surprise party at the Beach Club in the Funsize Dinkies World Resort. ** Happy Birthday GRACE **

The Funsize Dinkie love coming together... (If your a Dinkie and looking for a place to meet other Dinkies over Opensim, The Funsize Dinkies World Resort is a Dinkies Dream World, where friendships are made..)

Sam and I are restarting our tradition of Thursday parties. You are warmly welcome to come enjoy our eclectic mix in a super relaxed environment. 11am - 3-ish PM SLT Every Thursday. No excuses! lol

groovyverse.com:8002:welcome

I've just added some trial rentals to Suburbs which replaces the "by invitation only" housing.

Please note that this is on a "trial" basis and will be removed if the facility is abused.

Note the information boards at the landing area for what to expect and please check the TOS on the rentals themselves.

If this works well - I plan to add more rentals to Princess, Princess Islands, and Autumn regions.

This is a replica of a RL rocker I have, rusted horseshoe rocker. I created it trying to make the shoes rusted looking so they are missing a few "faces" on the mesh, to try to resemble rusted out, I am still working to make it better but this is at the dump, it is a fun addition to western themed sims.

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Gracie and Dexter's Community Dump

Compte rendu de la réunion du jeudi 9 décembre : la 1ère réunion francos de 2025.

12 personnes ((plus que d'habitude avec des personnes venant de SL) se sont réunies dans une bonne ambiance. Le sujet principal évoqué fut celui de la voice, que l'on peut déjà lire dans le wiki de Acryline. Lien vers le wiki : https://cogito.no-ip.info/cogito/OSWiki/index.php/R%C3%A9u...

Le nouveau type de voice est pour le moment testé sur SL, pourra fonctionner sur OpenSim et ne sera pas une solution externe. Mais il sera payant.

Vlad nous informe de la mise en place d'une petite grille "Ecrin" par une personne bien connue, Erwan (login URI 185.13.36.19:8002:ECRIN). Minord donne rendez-vous samedi 11 janvier pour l'inauguration du mémorial.

Compte rendu de la réunion du jeudi 9 décembre : la 1ère réunion francos de 2025.

12 personnes (plus que d'habitude) se sont réunies dans une bonne ambiance. Le sujet principal évoqué fut celui de la voice, que l'on peut déjà lire dans le wiki de Acryline. Lien vers le wiki https://cogito.no-ip.info/cogito/OSWiki/index.php/R%C3%A9u...

Le nouveau type de voice est pour le moment testé sur SL, pourra fonctionner sur OpenSim et ne sera pas une solution externe. Mais il sera payant.

Vlad nous informe de la mise en place d'une petite grille "Ecrin" par une personne bien connue, Erwan (login URI 185.13.36.19:8002:ECRIN). Minord donne rendez-vous samedi 11 janvier pour l'inauguration du mémorial.

Il reste une réunion très sérieuse abordant aussi des sujets sociétaux. Tristan qui en reparlera nous a évoqué le projet théâtre. Cette fois, ce sera en parlant et non plus enregistré. Pas de télécospage : la réunion du 1er jeudi du mois reste maintenue.

Lynnestra Parker & On The Rocks present TGI Thursday!

Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Pacific time

DJ Maldrul will be playing a mix of classic and contemporary Rock & Roll and his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Come check out Rocky Shores where you can dance, surf, play Greedy, hang out and explore!

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

As you know we've been looking for little mite just received a message that she had passed away the other day she couldn't breathe, and she passed away I would like to send our sympathy to her family and out to Tomi who love her much. take a Moment of Prayer.
Most know her as Autumn Brown

Region Monitor added here @ Valland Shop Section Estate Manager & Estate Owner Tools


features
-----------
. Monitor visitor in your region
Statistics:
parcel visited,
zone visited,
arrival time,
departure time,
time in,
Avatar name,
Gender,
Arrival position
and many others
. Parcels: Parcels visited
. Zones: You can also define your own zones:
Sphere
Cube
. Work with LinksetData
. Output Statistics on Notecard or MySQL DB API
For the MySQL Query:
Detailed visits,
Daily visits,
Numbers of visits daily (unique visitor, Nbr visits),
Query on specific users or Zone,
Number of visits per month
Number of visits last n days
. Reports in Notecard to come later.
. Requirements:
You need OpenSim 0.9.3 for this to work as it keep data in “LinksetData”.



hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/ValLands/1180/815/52
http://www.vallands.ca
Thank you for your generous donations.
https://paypal.me/valr300?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US

Are you using a 4K monitor ? Are you looking to upgrade ?

I publish here some benchmark in the hope it might help those who are looking to up part their performances using Firestorm. I was myself looking to find those information before i upgraded.

This will allow you to see what performance you could get with a similar hardware. I chose Intel, but AMD is also a very good choice, so for comparison it would need to be an AMD with similar performance to get similar result, the same for the video card.

Please note, these benchmark are with Firestorm with everything enabled Ultra Detail and Distance view set to 864. With a 4k Monitor (3840x2160)

To See the Benckmark : https://vallands.ca/187-2/


hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/ValLands/1180/815/52
http://www.vallands.ca
Thank you for your generous donations.
https://paypal.me/valr300?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US

Hello everyone :)
Today 11:00 am -12:30pm at Speakeasy Swinghard at AMV! Always so much fun and such a friendly group of people ready to have a good time!
Hugs and hopefully see you there!!
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Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events