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Zoe Synclair @ZoeSynclair
bernicia.outworldz.net:8002
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I discovered Opensim around 2013 and have loved it ever since because it really encourages personal creativity.
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Joined 2 years ago
About Myself
Not much to say, really. I discovered Opensim a long time ago and tried a few of the early versions, then joined Openworld and learned to build.
I had been a member of SL but found it too much like the "Wild West", so did a little bit of building and clothes making there and then came back to Opensim.
I had been a member of SL but found it too much like the "Wild West", so did a little bit of building and clothes making there and then came back to Opensim.
My Interests
I'm interested in building and exploring. There's little I like more than exploring other people's creations and expressing my own creativity through building.
Favorite Quote
Is it just me, or is everything shit?
(book by Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur)
(book by Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur)
Music I Like
Very eclectic taste in music - everything from opera/classical to heavy rock. If I had to choose one genre, I think it would be Northern Soul.
Films I Like
I'm limited in my taste of films. Action and Sci Fi would probably be my films of choice.
Books I Like
Can't read, I'm an avatar
My Heroes
Never set anyone on a pedestal - they will always fall off.
OpenSim Version
0.9.2 Yeti
Viewer Version
Firestorm OS - latest release
Hardware
Various computers and servers
My Regions
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Bernicia Hyperton
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Way out past the Eastern Reef from Bernicia is a distant new land to explore. It's still largely under construction and adaptation but has a lot there already, including underground caverns and catacombs.
It also has free shops for you to use if you want to get your stuff out there.
When I say...
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BerniciaWorld
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Visit us for exploring, photography, shopping and entertainment. All are welcome!
Bernicia has a large town surrounded by countryside and coastal walks. with lots of original builds and things collected from around the grids, including clothing and accessories for men and women. We also have a go...
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Spring has sprung but has been accompanied by snow flurries and arctic blasts. Just the excuse for a visit to the virtual seaside.
Way out past the Eastern Reef from Bernicia is a distant new land to explore. It's still largely under construction and adaptation but has a lot there already, including underground caverns and catacombs.
It also has free shops for you to use if you want to get your stuff out there.
When I say "free", I mean FREE.
No need to sign up or click rental boxes, just put your stuff in the store (must all be free to buy or free to copy - no money is used on Bernicia) and put your sign up. That's it - it's your store, you can sell what you want. Don't worry if there are no stores left, when I see the mall is full I'll build more! Truly Free stores.
No comitment, no hasstle, no prim limits! When you no longer want the store, just take your stuff away - no hard feelings. All I ask is that you keep your stuff inside your store, please don't rez stuff willy-nilly around the sim, I'll probably return it if you do.
Want to add decorations to the mall? feel free. Hyperton Mall is really a FREE MALL!
Too lazy (like me) to fly out over the sea? No worries, you can get to it here;
https://opensimworld.com/hop/85765
It also has free shops for you to use if you want to get your stuff out there.
When I say "free", I mean FREE.
No need to sign up or click rental boxes, just put your stuff in the store (must all be free to buy or free to copy - no money is used on Bernicia) and put your sign up. That's it - it's your store, you can sell what you want. Don't worry if there are no stores left, when I see the mall is full I'll build more! Truly Free stores.
No comitment, no hasstle, no prim limits! When you no longer want the store, just take your stuff away - no hard feelings. All I ask is that you keep your stuff inside your store, please don't rez stuff willy-nilly around the sim, I'll probably return it if you do.
Want to add decorations to the mall? feel free. Hyperton Mall is really a FREE MALL!
Too lazy (like me) to fly out over the sea? No worries, you can get to it here;
https://opensimworld.com/hop/85765
Happy Christmas (or whatever you celebrate in winter) to all.
Let's hope it is the end of a very stressful year and the beginning of better days :)
Athena isn't the only mesh avatar on Opensim. There is growing interest in the Opensource Ruth2 and Roth 2 Avatars. Version 4 (now available) is also BOM compatible!
Come and meet Ruth2 and Roth2. We've found more stuff for them. Ruth is in Synclair Designs store in the Market place. Roth2 is in the FOR MEN store, opposite the Decadence Warehouse
Come and meet Ruth2 and Roth2. We've found more stuff for them. Ruth is in Synclair Designs store in the Market place. Roth2 is in the FOR MEN store, opposite the Decadence Warehouse
I've decided, for the sake of sanity, that 64 regions is too much for the server and for me to manage, so have consolidated to 2x16 region independent sims.
It was an interesting experiment but not all experiments are successful and, sadly, this was one of them. In most cases, frames per second were down to unacceptable levels - often 4FPS or less. That is, of course, not conducive to an enjoyable experience.
The Sims are now Bernicia World and Icescape. FPS now are at between 15 and 30FPS with a draw distance of 512 after allowing time to rez, a much more acceptable range. If you visit, it might be better to keep draw distance down to 248 for now.
It was an interesting experiment but not all experiments are successful and, sadly, this was one of them. In most cases, frames per second were down to unacceptable levels - often 4FPS or less. That is, of course, not conducive to an enjoyable experience.
The Sims are now Bernicia World and Icescape. FPS now are at between 15 and 30FPS with a draw distance of 512 after allowing time to rez, a much more acceptable range. If you visit, it might be better to keep draw distance down to 248 for now.
Online time has been a bit spotty for the last two days. This is because we have doubled our server size and RAM, as well as getting a higher speed connection. We have also joined the four mega regions (16 sims each) into one super region of 64 sims.
We have also separated Bernicia East and renamed it Icescape. This is so we can have different ground textures on there.
At the moment, this is experimental and we'll see how it works and whether it improves any region crossing lag and has manageable login lag. I have noticed that rezzing of terrain and ground textures is longer than before and would be interested to know what others think. Is it too long? Does it impact your enjoyment of the regions - for instance.
If you experience any problems, please leave a comment here as I can only tell what happens between the UK, which is where I am and Germany, where the server is. Things may be different from other countries and continents so feedback is appreciated.
We can change back or reduce the number of sims if this doesn't work reasonably well.
We have also separated Bernicia East and renamed it Icescape. This is so we can have different ground textures on there.
At the moment, this is experimental and we'll see how it works and whether it improves any region crossing lag and has manageable login lag. I have noticed that rezzing of terrain and ground textures is longer than before and would be interested to know what others think. Is it too long? Does it impact your enjoyment of the regions - for instance.
If you experience any problems, please leave a comment here as I can only tell what happens between the UK, which is where I am and Germany, where the server is. Things may be different from other countries and continents so feedback is appreciated.
We can change back or reduce the number of sims if this doesn't work reasonably well.
We've found some new stuff for the Adult Store. BDSM stuff mainly for men and a few new things for the girls.
Women's stuff is on the ground floor, Men's stuff, BDSM and Animesh is upstairs.
Reminder: No Child Avatars allowed in this store.
Women's stuff is on the ground floor, Men's stuff, BDSM and Animesh is upstairs.
Reminder: No Child Avatars allowed in this store.
Well, because of the recent tech issues I haven't had time to make a halloween scene, so in an attempt to make up for it I'll be streaming creepy stories over the halloween period. Just turn on your "music" and listen. There is a short delay before it starts to play, so please be patient. Happy Halloween!
This pic is Shay, Sandy and I sitting by the waterfall at midnight listening to the creepy stories. Midnight is always the best time to listen to scary stories.
This pic is Shay, Sandy and I sitting by the waterfall at midnight listening to the creepy stories. Midnight is always the best time to listen to scary stories.
Bernicia Prime Adult Store.
I'll leave it to your imagination what's in there - unless you want to find out for yourself ;)
Some cool... erm.. I mean... hot stuff. No child avatars allowed in this store.
I'll leave it to your imagination what's in there - unless you want to find out for yourself ;)
Some cool... erm.. I mean... hot stuff. No child avatars allowed in this store.
Thank you to all who offered advice and help in the recent crash, including those who commented, IM'd and emailed. The problem could not be fixed by remote, so I've reset the whole server and started again from scratch (using last backed up OARs and IARs)
This last week Bernicia has been limping along on a standalone server with SQL Lite (the problem was so bad that I couldn't even get a working MySQL working). Now it is back to normal, running on Dreamgrid again with Robust and MySQL.
Thanks again to all those who contacted me, you have given me great confidence in the Opensim Community.
This last week Bernicia has been limping along on a standalone server with SQL Lite (the problem was so bad that I couldn't even get a working MySQL working). Now it is back to normal, running on Dreamgrid again with Robust and MySQL.
Thanks again to all those who contacted me, you have given me great confidence in the Opensim Community.
We are back but with caveats. Dreamgrid stopped working on our server after installing a web server. We uninstalled the web server but that only fixed half the problem. Dreamgrid crashes when "checking diagnostic port".
We know that all needed ports are working and open because everything was working fine before. If anyone can help with this problem so that we can get back days of work lost, please IM me here or email zoe.synclair [at] gmail.com.
Meanwhile, Bernicia Prime is running on a standalone instance of Opensim. We lost about two days of improvements (the last time we backed up to oar) and, of course, all inventory for avatars which means that new features cannot be restored unless we get Dreamgrid working again. The sim is, however, open for visits!
Any help would be appreciated, thanks
We know that all needed ports are working and open because everything was working fine before. If anyone can help with this problem so that we can get back days of work lost, please IM me here or email zoe.synclair [at] gmail.com.
Meanwhile, Bernicia Prime is running on a standalone instance of Opensim. We lost about two days of improvements (the last time we backed up to oar) and, of course, all inventory for avatars which means that new features cannot be restored unless we get Dreamgrid working again. The sim is, however, open for visits!
Any help would be appreciated, thanks
Temporarily Closed for Server Update
We've now developed the northern side of the region into a beautiful woodland walk. Take the Honeysuckle pathway and enjoy!
Also made more signage to guide you to what you want.
Thanks to all who visit but please note:
We are still getting visitors to our old URL. This is a small server that is now only used for test and development and is no longer being used to host Bernicia. It is largely a blank sim. Our new URL is bernicia.outworldz.com:8002 If you have landmarks to the old one, please change or delete them and use the new one instead.
The old URL is still active but only for the purposes of new projects and hypergridding by the admin. To enjoy Bernicia Prime, please use the new one.
Thank you.
We are still getting visitors to our old URL. This is a small server that is now only used for test and development and is no longer being used to host Bernicia. It is largely a blank sim. Our new URL is bernicia.outworldz.com:8002 If you have landmarks to the old one, please change or delete them and use the new one instead.
The old URL is still active but only for the purposes of new projects and hypergridding by the admin. To enjoy Bernicia Prime, please use the new one.
Thank you.
The region is back after emergency maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience :)
New Server is now public.
I've transfered Bernicia to a new server which has more memory and bandwidth. Hopefully, this will help with lag problems.
Meanwhile, I'll be using the old server for development of future projects.
I've transfered Bernicia to a new server which has more memory and bandwidth. Hopefully, this will help with lag problems.
Meanwhile, I'll be using the old server for development of future projects.
I've been experimenting with Alchemy Viewer, which is very fast on Opensim but have noticed that it doesn't rezz textures from the Opensim Texture Library. I would, therefore recommend using Firestorm when visiting Bernicia, as I do use some textures from the OS Library for parts of the ground.
Also, Bernicia will be moving to a faster server soon - the new server is in Alpha development and I'll let you know when it's ready to go public.
Happy Opensimming.
Also, Bernicia will be moving to a faster server soon - the new server is in Alpha development and I'll let you know when it's ready to go public.
Happy Opensimming.
Synclair Designs, Bernicia Town Square. bernicia.outworldz.net:8002/berniciaworld
Synclair Designs now have 18 Exclusive dresses for Ruth 2, Classic Avatars and Athena. (Ruth 2 uses either Athena or Medium size depending on your shape).
The Store is Located in Bernicia Town Square.
The Store is Located in Bernicia Town Square.
New Collection - Formal Harness Gown - from Synclair Designs. Store is located in main Town Square.
All Synclair Designs are for sale for Free Made in Opensim. (Sorry for those who visited yesterday, I forgot to set them for sale Doh!)
All Synclair Designs are for sale for Free Made in Opensim. (Sorry for those who visited yesterday, I forgot to set them for sale Doh!)
New from Synclair Designs. Our First Collection designed especially for Opensim and, inkeeping with the tradition, they are free - Copy Mod.
New Store Opening Soon - here's a small sample that's available in Synclair Designs at Bernicia now. All original Textures and Authorized imported Mesh.
This is one of our first collection - The seaside collection. More to come, but I wanted to get these out whilst it's still summer in the North (LOL)
Oh, and did I mention - they're free!
This is one of our first collection - The seaside collection. More to come, but I wanted to get these out whilst it's still summer in the North (LOL)
Oh, and did I mention - they're free!
It's a new dawn and I've installed a dedicated server for the region, so it will be operating 24/7 (with occasional restarts and maintenance down time).
I've migrated the region to SSD and would appreciate it if visitors would let me know here about your experience when visiting Bernicia. If you have visited before and can remember your experience, it would be good to know if it has improved or got worse since you last visited.
In particular, It would be helpful if you could let me know about any difficulties in teleporting to the grid and any rez problems you have whilst there. Be aware, though, that the region is quite large and is run on a PC, not a dedicated server, so initial rez times will be slower - up to 5 minutes. Other than that, please let me know if you have difficulties in moving around, copying items etc., it would be a great help.
Our core times vary depending on my workload but will hopefully be between 11am and 8pm BST (UK Time).
Thanks, and stay sa.
In particular, It would be helpful if you could let me know about any difficulties in teleporting to the grid and any rez problems you have whilst there. Be aware, though, that the region is quite large and is run on a PC, not a dedicated server, so initial rez times will be slower - up to 5 minutes. Other than that, please let me know if you have difficulties in moving around, copying items etc., it would be a great help.
Our core times vary depending on my workload but will hopefully be between 11am and 8pm BST (UK Time).
Thanks, and stay sa.
I've migrated the region to SSD and would appreciate it if visitors would let me know here about your experience when visiting Bernicia. If you have visited before and can remember your experience, it would be good to know if it has improved or got worse since you last visited.
In particular, It would be helpful if you could let me know about any difficulties in teleporting to the grid and any rez problems you have whilst there. Be aware, though, that the region is quite large and is run on a PC, not a dedicated server, so initial rez times will be slower - up to 5 minutes. Other than that, please let me know if you have difficulties in moving around, copying items etc., it would be a great help.
Our core times vary depending on my workload but will hopefully be between 11am and 8pm BST (UK Time).
Thanks, and stay sa.
In particular, It would be helpful if you could let me know about any difficulties in teleporting to the grid and any rez problems you have whilst there. Be aware, though, that the region is quite large and is run on a PC, not a dedicated server, so initial rez times will be slower - up to 5 minutes. Other than that, please let me know if you have difficulties in moving around, copying items etc., it would be a great help.
Our core times vary depending on my workload but will hopefully be between 11am and 8pm BST (UK Time).
Thanks, and stay sa.
After a couple of months "offline", I decided that today is a good time to open up again. It's my RL wedding anniversary, and since no-one is allowed to go out of their RL homes here, going out on Opensim is the next-best thing.
After a couple of months "offline", I decided that today is a good time to open up again. It's my RL wedding anniversary, and since no-one is allowed to go out of their RL homes here, going out on Opensim is the next-best thing.
Uzuri Hypergate Drive. Everything you need for your avatar.
Furniture Store now OPEN on Uzuri Mainsim.
Full Bedroom and Living Room sets or, take copies of individual items.
You'll need the AVSitter and/or one of the bed animated mattresses (available in store)
Full Bedroom and Living Room sets or, take copies of individual items.
You'll need the AVSitter and/or one of the bed animated mattresses (available in store)
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Free Life Nostalgia NeighborhoodI rarely ever leave Victor's sims without taking at least a few things home with me. He is a very talented and prolific builder. This sim is no exception. absolutely full of great builds, vintage cars and furniture. I could spend all day just exploring there ... (to quote a great song from the 1960's)... "If I only had time".
Adachi MallVery impressive! I love the centre piece statues and the mall is spacious with no lag. Great!
ChristmasIslandA lovely blend of Christmas cheer and winter scenery.
Mimi_ChristmasGreat sim! Beautifully well laid out and well worth a visit. Takes a while to rez but well worth it!
Happy ValleyLovely place!
falene2Fun and in places funny region with a (mainly) medieval theme. I can't believe I haven't visited before, very entertaining.
Halloween on PandoraArgh! ZOMBIES!!! Great ambience, very creepy. (I'll probably have nightmares tonight lol) Highly recommended - I suggest keeping the region windlight, it adds dramatically to the aurora of creepiness. Also, keep your sound on!
SteamlandImaginative and strange. Kind of like HG Wells meets Alice in Wonderland. Great fantasy sim, take your time, there's lots there to rez in but it's worth it.
FLORAVery impressive! I love the way you give the English and Latin names for the plants, it really helps when making a themed region.
3RG Amusement ParkGreat fun! I especially enjoyed the Colossus roller coaser - an intricate masterpiece in my opinion.
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