FR:
Suite à une panne des serveurs FrancoGrid hébergés chez Scaleway Online , et l'absence de volonté de la part de l’hébergeur de trouver une solution viable, nous sommes en incapacité de remonter la grille.
L'association perdure, et reste en veille.
Les assets sont perdus après 2020, les assets datant d'avant 2020 sont saufs. Notre admin technique réfléchit à une solution pour fournir des .iar aux personnes le souhaitant, pour toute information, veuillez contacter ssm par mail : contact@francogrid.org
Pour toute information concernant la trésorerie, ou pour un hébergement (payant) sur un serveur pour monter des simulateurs sur la grille de votre choix, veuillez contacter Nino par mail : fgagod@gmail.com
EN:
Following a breakdown of the FrancoGrid servers hosted at Scaleway Online, and the lack of will on the part of the host to find a viable solution, we are unable to rebuild the grid.
The association continues, and remains on standby.
Assets are lost after 2020, assets from before 2020 are safe. Our technical admin is thinking about a solution to provide .iar to people who want it, for any information, please contact ssm by email: contact@francogrid.org
For any information regarding cash, or for hosting (paid) on a server to mount simulators on the grid of your choice, please contact Nino by email: fgagod@gmail.com

I have become aware that there are various grids saying they have or will stop the use of the SatyrFarm system due to issues with the animal scripts in the Quintonia edition. As soon as I was made aware of this issue I released an update (version 5.8 of the animal script) and you can pick up the rezzer/updater for this in Box 1 from the Mintor store. I would strongly recommend people to update their animals to this version as soon as you can so as not to get on the wrong side of your grid owners etc. Thanking you for your help in this.

Question:
Is the AVITRON GRID the Reality World created by Alexsandro Pomposelli aka Alex Ferraris aka AviTron Metaverse aka... a dead end street?
A friend with an Avatar in the AVITRON GRID asks me and send me this screenshots.

A carful of too lazy to work thieves tried to sneak into my home late Christmas night. They found out real quick amputee does not always=helpless. An old grey maned wolf with a missing leg still has fangs... heh. Rebelworld is running, but PC still has issues from the most recent breakin during my last hospitalization. Apologies if you experience any lag, or brain hiccups. Happy New Year ya'll, :) hugs n high 5's

I believe, in my opinion, that "war" is founded on envy of the success of a AVITRON... who took advantage of the greed of a grid (Sacrarium) to attract users to their grid, and on the selfishness of some copiers who claim as their own the creations of SecondLife creators, who are not involved in this fight. If you learned to copy and upload your copies, you have 3 options ... 1) you share it with friends ... 2) you share it with the entire Opensim community ... or 3) You don't share it with anyone, only for your personal use . But copiers claim to receive recognition as "Gods" just for knowing how to use a copybot very well. Sacrarium is a good grid, but...IS PART of Opensim...so...Opensim is beyond than Sacrarium. You want Sacrarium copys ?...make a Avitron account...you dont want Sacrarium copys ?...stay quiet in your grid. Its easy. Just...respect the other users and make your own life.

Ausgrid is down at the moment cause I'm having issues with pc that crash with blue screen saying memory management. I guess it Windows that is corrupted so i might have to reinstall windows. It a pain in the ass. Grid and Regions are safe in other hard drive.
It was working fine and that before bad storms and i saw it coming so i quickly shut down grid & regions then shut down pc and that when next day it gone crazy with blue screen saying memory management, etc you know silly thing. I think i guess it can be corrupted Windows cause i run DVD Linux on it and ran for hours so it have no issues. People that have regions in Ausgrid are missing Ausgrid and so am I missing it.

Hello, a few days back I was sent a message asking to have a copy of the Dinkie Dance floor. I did not save the message, and I lost the name of who asked, so I am posting here. In Dallas is a square and says Dinkies; you will find the dance floor there, and I believe there are 8 different Dinkies.

Please be safe today and always kind to one another. Happy 4th

Picked up the lovely Celia avatar from Agartha just for the gown, which is gorgeous just with the regular textures. But I couldn't resist adding the gold pbr textures you see here. The dress is no transfer, so I can't give away a copy, but I put out a box in the lobby at Lunaria Emporium with the materials and textures I created for it. You can find it near the group joiner next to a viking outfit, both are free and full perm to use how you like.

You can find the original Celia avatar here: hop://agartha.ovh:8002/Agartha/218/57/1514
You can find Lunaria Emporium here: grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Lunaria Emporium - Main Store

Ignorance is Bliss ....part 2

Perhaps OSW should require an IQ of at least 10 before allowing individuals to post comments or reviews.

note - if you try to visit a place and get a "region not found" error, talk to the owner...or try clearing cache and re logging. Don't leave a 1 star review on a place you have never seen.

Zephner, I envy everyone you have never met.

Hello everyone, we have opened!!!
that's right Tierra de Volcanes has expanded, we have some new features in the different areas, everyone is very welcome, walk around and enjoy the music of the sim and its new areas, there is a whole sim 5x5 to navigate, so come to know "The Islands" put on your best bikini and enjoy.
Due to the enormous size of the land there is still a lot to do and finish a thousand details, I hope you have patience and understanding, despite all this we wanted to open for you to have the store available.
A hug see you in Tierra de Volcanes
We lava U!!!! ♥

**Gloria Gown&Stilettos + Gaynor Dress&Boots FATPACKS OUT NOW!**
Continuing with the pride vibe - two sparkly sets that include both the pride, rainbow, edition, as well as other 11 colours.
- Available for LaraX, Legacy +Perky +Bombshell, and Reborn +Waifu
- Texture HUD with 12 options
- Material layers included
- Animated sparkles layer (ON-OFF via HUD)

Taxi: hop://sanctumastra.com:8002/StarchildShoppe/115/85/24

**Breach Set FATPACK OUT NOW!**
Right, so I wanted to bring these 2 sets together even tho they are several items, so you can see the combination possibilities. Breach Set is a cool urban/beach-y set:
- Comes with a full bikini for ALL bodies, Strappy Top, and Cargo Trousers for Lara/Legacy/Reborn
- Cargo Trousers come with an alpha layer to hide body for other bodies
- Each comes with its own HUD and tons of textures
- Strappy Tank Top comes with 2 versions (one to wear under pants)
- All material layers included

Taxi: hop://sanctumastra.com:8002/StarchildShoppe/98/135/26

NEWS!!! Diamonds Outfit, this set of clothes contains many pieces, therefore I have decided to deliver it in a hud divided by bodies, so to not fill your inventory with items you don't need, if later you change body you can download the one that fits you.
We lava you ♥
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Tierra De Volcanes/137/125/3827

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/347/529/22

Ruth 2.0 fans, it's back! Remmy Ravenhurst's Make-Do and Mend store for Ruth and Roth is coming back, and here is a brand new release, with a lovely fairy in 5 colors...pick your favorite or take them all, free! Includes dress, wings, tat, particles effect, even your own mushroom scene to sit on anywhere! (Even fairies need a rest from time to time, right?!!?) Come grab a copy, and stay tuned for further releases!

Some may have noticed that Uzuri (formerly Uzuri Virtual) is back. We got in a bit of
a mess with the code and such last year, but hopefully it is done now. New Linux server and new names - Uzuri Prime and Uzuri Common. We're back 24/7 seven days a week.

Why "Uzuri"? you may ask. Well, the word "Uzuri" means niceness, goodness or beauty in Swahili. No, I'm not a Swahili speaker but I thought is described what I want from opensim, so there it is.
Please note, though, that if it doesn't look the same as before, that's becaue I had to use older oar files to load the sims in because of corruption of the other ones. Some stuff is missing and some stuff that was removed is back. Telle est la vie!

We'll get by.

I have removed the Athena stores from Uzuri Prime because the stuff in them was old and were not enhancing the sim in any way - you can find that stuff everywhere.

Uzuri Common is Open Source/ Authorised only. It is "old school", mainly built from scratch in the viewer. It has a bit of Ruth/Roth 2 stuff and lots of Selea Core.

uzuri.zapto.org:9000:Uzuri Prime

uzuri.zapto.org:9000:Uzuri Common

*Takes a deep breath* It's good to be back!

Hello everyone, 3 month left since last Post here. We worked a lot on our City Project and finished lot of Stuff on our Grid. Now the time and mood came back to add new stuff in our Mall.

We just added new Nails, Outfits and Jeans for Lara & Lara X and also new Shoes, Outfit, Jeans and Jacket for Gianni & Legacy in our Mall.

We also want to thank you for your Feedback about the past Stuff we added!

Have a great Weekend and happy Shopping !
Amelia & Hertha

Question about opensim

Is it just me or is others not getting notifications when someone messages them? I dont always jump on osw everyday but lately when i have i look into my messages seeing messages from like 6 days to a month ago. Anyway to fix this, i have checked my settings and all boxes are not checked?

Also

I don't normally post anything politically divisive - and this is not posted to do that although in the current climate some people will choose to leap before looking.
Rather I'm posting this because I'm in awe of the person who made this.
Remember that the right to peaceful protest is something many people don't get the chance of doing.
Let's try and not lose any more chances for creativity in a good cause.
Sing along if you like :)
source: MsNBC covering the rallies in the US

Opening wednesday, 26th march! Gloebit mall of original mesh creations by Remmy Ravenhurst! There will be free gifts which also are not available anywhere in the metaverse. The idea behind this mall is to give original creators an opportunity to make a few coins here and there, hone and improve their skills, support each other, and ensure OpenSim can gain continually more traction as it's own entity, with truly unique items and people!

Some of us may have been around long enough to even recall the days of approx 2003-2008, where average players could create things in SL, hone and improve their skills, sell knick knacks, gestures, what have you...not to get rich or gouge each other, but, perhaps earn a few bucks with our work ethic. But all the big businesses, corporations, and college grads rolled in, had access to million dollar motion capture animation machines, expensive softwares and hardwares out of reach to the average user, and things like this. We happily choose to support other creators that have the "audacity" to ask a small pittance or few coins for their hard and original work.

ALL of these items are legally licensed or free use mesh. Most of it was custom textured by Remmy, and applicable furnitures have poses. Some may have various scripts, a few may have color huds. We will be posting the hop location on Wednesday, when it opens. Thanks for your support and encouragement, in advance!

Jupiter Rowland was wondering in an earlier post why The Virtual Museum had not heard about Opensim. This chart from 2022 from Metaversed Consulting is a reminder of just where Opensimulator places in the metaverse, and is very likely why the Virtual Museum hasn't heard of us. We're one of the tiny dots under Older Users. By 2024, Opensimulator didn't even register on this chart at all. Personally, I love Opensim and plan to be here as long as it's running, whether or not we are recognized by the rest of the virtual world.

This chart comes from here: https://www.metaversed.consulting/blog/120-and-counting

My Newest Female Avatar - Sasha - Legacy Perky. There is a style card also included that links to the wonderful stores that let me use their items that are included with this avatar. A huge thank you and please check them all out as they all have wonderful items. She is a complete avatar which has all you see as well as shoes! .... Come take a look I am learning hope you like, Any questions or concerns don't hesitate to ask. Your Taxi ==>> hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/AMV Street Party/93/183/26 Copy all the way to the end of the numbers.

Hi everyone! Starchild Shoppe has its new location at Sanctum Astra Grid.
As mentioned back in December, the re-do of the website was the first step to put the store in its own place/grid: this should help with any potential lag, HG TP issues etc.
As you can see there's is a new grid behind: No big plans for it, will probably keep it small, maybe add a club if there's demand? We will see.
But, for now, I hope this helps with struggles some people faced in the past about access etc!
There's also an OSW hop page there. Feel free to leave your reviews and comments.
HUGE thanks to @SciattisiGrid for helping to set it up: If you need help to get your very own grid running, please do reach out to him!

Hi everyone our Mother grid will be up in soon time, Better & Stronger! but until then to all my friends and loved ones ... You can Find me here at Sunlight (Gaia welcome area) as am working as usual on other RL stuff. Love to see you there to give ya that special greeting welcome 😉 Lets enjoy the Sunlight together. Those chairs are cozzzzzzzy after all.

Am also at Maze cause you know how I like to Dance with my Sis Pink as always! you'll find her there .. the lovely person that she is 🌷 .. Take your pick. wtih Paela or Prince I always feel at Home back at OSgrid. Miss my mother Grid 😢

👉 Sunlight 🌞 hop://hg.sunlight-grid.com:80/Gaia/
💌 Sunlight Discord: https://discord.gg/7mAuc3qd
🌐 web: https://sunlight-region.com/

👉 Maze 🌷 hop://maze.bz:7002/Maze%20Grid%20Home/142/206/22
💌 Maze Discord: https://discord.gg/TyNBPz5H
🌐 web: https://mazeofthemind.com/

Hugs and blessings .. MG ❤

I wanted to thank you for all the heartfelt reviews of our region Emerald City! A special thank you to Ferd Frederix for bringing the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, Flying Monkeys, Animated Tree, he brought the life and magic with his incredible creations! The most amazing to me is the yellow brick road he created it is all one piece created in blender. When you visit please turn off your music and just listen to the region sounds for the ultimate experience.
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Emerald City

I tried running 5.87 but... I had issues with it. It loaded the wizardry sim 3x the objects. In other words you could delete any object and there would stilll be 2 of the same object in the same spot. Additionally, it loaded only very little of other oars. So regions that were huge would only load like 200 mb. So not sure what is up with 5.87. I did however, find a complete save of 5.62 where i backed up the entire dreamgrid directory. So I copied that to a new production location and executed it, and im back in business. Since I have the storage space I may do this from now on.

Carry the spirit of the bee—a symbol of perseverance, community, and the golden beauty of nature. Let this pendant inspire you to shine brightly, work diligently, and savor the sweetness of life. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

Does anyone know if there are places or clubs where modern dance electronic music like trance or minimal techno or phonk is played? And are there people who like this direction? Like it if you like it. I wonder how many of us there are, heheheh.

Hi folks, I have received a few questions today regarding the body skins I shared (i.e. do they work for EvoX, why no face, etc.)
There's a README inside the pack with some details but a few more details:

1. Body skins generally use the .skin type of item and they only contain Upper and Lower.
1.1. The textures are mapped to the body (especially in places like toes, butts, etc. - hence why those would look weird if used in another body).
2. Face skins generally use the .tattoo type, precisely so that you can 'bake/add' it ON TOP of the .skin of the body (of which [.skin] you cand only wear one).
2.2 The face textures are mapped to the head (Evo, EvoX or others).

In this sense, they are NOT connected (you could wear Legacy and....Catwa as head!), and seldom if ever do body skin come with a face skin (Have NEVER seen that, imagine they come with a Catwa head and you use EvoX, or come with Evo and you use a EvoX head!).

The can be 'related' as far as the skin tone goes (i.e. some body skin creators have a set of tones to which face skins creators try to adhere).
Either way, that's what the neck-fix included (only for EvoX, though) are for. If you can't 100% match the tone, add the fix or the face blender.

The .shape file is also important if you want the default shape. However, you can only wear ONE .shape.
If you 'add' it, it will replace the one you got with your face (and mess the shape).
So, in SL (or even here, if properly here), if you were to start a new avi you would get:

1. The shape [.shape] and eyebrows [.hair] that come with the head. Let's say EON EvoX = You can almost ditch these ones unless you are going with the 'demo'/free face skin that comes with the head.
2. The shape [.shape] that comes with legacy body = You can also almost ditch this one, unless you are going with the 'demo'/free body skin of the body.
3. The shape [.shape] and eyebrows [.hair] that come with the face skin. Let's say EROS (for EON EvoX) = These ones you keep, and will probably the ones you use.
4. The shape [.shape] that comes with the body skin. Let's say Jupiter Muscled TAN tone. = This you want to keep, but just for the values.

1 and 2 don't really have much 'value', they are: 'shape-you-can-use-if-you-dont-add-any-skins-from-creators'. EVEN if you wanted to stick to those, you would need to transfer the body shape values to the shape that come with the head.
ALWAYS combine them.
Why? Because the values (numbers) in the shape of the head are specific values that the face/head skin creator has added so that it looks like in the piiiicz.
Now, legacy creator couldn't possible know those...so if you rely on their shape of the head values...well...it will look BAD.
Body-values-on-head-shape is also because there are less amount of cells/numbers pertaining to body.

NOW, if you got yourself (hopefully) an additional face skin (eg. EROS) and body skin (eg. Jupiter Muscled TAN), you want to merge and use those two.
Why? Because the values relative to the head in EROS will make it look like in the pic, and the values relative to the body in Jupiter, will make it look like in the pic.

So:
- You add the shape of Jupiter just to take the number values on Body+Torso+Leg tabs.
- You switch into the EROS shape, and replace Body, Torso, and Legs with those values.

Result: Your face will look like in the skin pic you bought, and so will your body.

RECAP: .skin for body skins + .tattoo for face skins. Leverage neckblends. Ditch default body/head shapes. Use skin shape as basis, add body skin shape values.

:) I am going to be tearing down the Magic Shoppe at Wizardry in the coming weeks. I wish to replace it with a forest, and an elven temple perhaps. So if you want any of the magical items there please get them now, also Savine has copies at her store which is where you will have to go to get the items. I just feel like the area would be better served as a more natural environment for a wizard. Without the old cluttered up shop on the hill.

An old picture that I came across. This was my first region, years and years ago, shortly after OSgrid first opened. I arrived here from SL with like 5 textures, and some sculptie palm trees I created. :)

edited: They didn't even have mesh back then. :)