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.

Eröffnung der Gallery Path of Glory – Candoranien

Erlebt die faszinierende Geschichte Candoraniens in einer beeindruckenden Bildergalerie!!
Feiert mit uns diesen besonderen Abend!
Am 05. Dezember 2024
um 19:00 Uhr öffnen wir die Türen für die Gallery.
Ab 20:00 Uhr sorgt DJ Draupnir mit epischen Beats für die perfekte Atmosphäre.
Ein Abend voller Kunst, Geschichten und Musik erwartet euch – lasst euch verzaubern!

Kein Dresscode ;)

Howdy folks!!! One of our new grid members wanted a house that was very open, so with that thought in mind I created this house for her, however I'm making it available to anyone who would like it. This house features a built in fireplace, split levels, spiral stairs, decks, recessed ceiling lights (touch light), sliding doors and a carport. The build is pretty much all prim so it will be easy to modify and the mesh parts can be resized and re textured to your liking. It is full perm and free here at our mall, stop by and check it out. Blessings and much love, Lavia.

Well, I couldn't really make a Douglas Fir and NOT decorate one for an old fashioned Christmas, Decorated with gold tinsel and red, white & green plaid bows, old fashioned decorated ornaments and multi colored lights with a big star at the top takes me back to my childhood days. It's free, it's full perm, it's yours to get at our Holidays & Seasons department. Drop in, no through the chimney, and get yours and may it bring you a bright, blessed and Merry Christmas, blessings and much love, Lavia.

Ich habe hier ein sehr merkwürdiges Problem mit OSW.

Wenn man dort auf meiner Seite: https://opensimworld.com/hop/89687 bei Visit this region: auf
HG klickt, schickt es einen an: secondlife://xenolandia.de:8002/Xenotown/540/161/23 Confused
Wie zum Teufel kommen die auf diese Koordinaten?

Bei mir ist der Landepunkt ganz normal auf 128/128/22
Der Beacon steht auch nicht auf 540/161/23.

Dass der Landepunkt mal etwas verfehlt wird, weiß ich.

Aber das ist es nicht!
Wenn man bei HG einfach die Linkadresse kopiert, steht da eben secondlife://xenolandia.de:8002/Xenotown/540/161/23. Es wird also auch dahin gezielt!

Aber warum zum Teufel?
Die Koordinaten stehen nirgendwo, wie kommt OSW also auf diese Schnapsidee?

Happy Birthday, Gentle Fire Grid! 🎉

On this special day, we celebrate the warmth and brilliance that you bring into our lives. Just like a gentle fire, you provide light and warmth in the most subtle and impactful ways. May your birthday be filled with joy, laughter, and unforgettable moments.

Here’s to a year ahead that glows as brightly as you do!

Best wishes, Your Friends at Gentle fire Grid

for the wandering francophones and francophiles waiting for the return of OSgrid.
there is a meeting tonight on the region "chez eden" at 9:00 p.m.
yes I know it's in 30 minutes ...
i won't give the link :p it's easy to find :p

WolfTEC Learning Conference 1.0 @ Wolf Territories 1.0 CALL FOR POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS!!!

The planning is well on its way for WolfTEC Educational Conference 1.0 (with much more clever names being considered). More details on the schedule will be announced very soon.

Please fill out your interest in presenting here:
https://forms.gle/wQQUPcALBwtyoy766

This year will mark the first year of the WolfTEC Learning Conference 1.0 in Wolf Territories, coming Dec 14-15. We will be hosting a variety of events at a variety of locations designed for educational experiences! We are looking for the following:
- Poster Sessions (templates and assistance provided)
- Speakers (30-45 min) (Assistance with presentation slides and posters provided)
- Interactive workshops (Curriculum and media support, coaching provided, assisted with facilitation)

Come share your educational projects and efforts throughout OpenSim!
Contact Xenon Darrow with your information and interest! But be sure to fill out the form!
The conference starts @ 9 am grid time each morning, with the poster sessions on the first two hours of each morning.
There will be sessions throughout the day, with a 45 min break in between morning and afternoon.

The conference will end each day by 4 pm grid time, following by social / networking hours and/or parties.

Specific time slots will be put in at a later date.

SOUL GRID RACING TEAM :
We are Ready to Race at Pangea Cup 2024

13.10.2024
Pangea Go-Kart-Race 2024
10 AM SLT / 19 Uhr
Live Putri Solo
Aftershowparty mit DJ Marlon Wayne
pangeagrid.de:8002:GoKartBahn

TECH HOUSE - EDM - PARTY
◕ starts 12:00 SL grid time – startet ab 21:00 Uhr EU time
Saturday / Samstag 05.October 2024
☊ DJ CRAZY EVER
Livemix: House- Bounce – Dance – EDM
▶ good mood / gute Laune
relaxed atmosphere / lockere Athmosphaere

▶▷▶Clothing optional – Freie Kleiderwahl ,
im Club EBM- at the Club EBM
TAXI: hg.osgrid.org:80:FLORES SeaVibes

Sometimes when you start to build you think, I don't think I can ever do this. But as you build, it begins to come alive and you're inspired and encouraged and it becomes a work of love. I have a love for ancient cultures and their architecture and customs and Japan is one of my favorites. A culture rich in traditions, customs, values and beliefs that are the heartbeat of the nation still today. This is Morisato Palace, Morisato means "flowing with or full of wisdom". It will be the central build of a new Japanese region I'm working on. When it's ready I'll put out a beacon and open the gates. For an idea of the size of this palace, that's me in the front of it in the pink top, the little white haired spot LOL. Blessings and much love, Lavia.

A special Shoutout to Thirza Ember and HG Safari group! I was honored to be included in your tour and have many new friends.

On your next visit, you can venture into the dark depths of a labyrinthine cavern, the promise of treasure mingling with the dread of what lies ahead. The shadows twist and turn, and soon, you find yourselves confronted by vengeful ghosts, their wails echoing off the damp stone walls.

In a frantic scramble to evade the spirits, you will rush through the narrow passages, but the caverns are alive with surprises. Cobwebs, thick and sticky, cling to your faces, and startled bats flutter out from the shadows, tangling in your hair.

The atmosphere is thick with tension, laughter, and the inevitable fear of what lurks just beyond the flickering light of their torches.

@@@@@@ FUNNY ALIEN NPCs (*) WITH CRAZY SONGS COLLECTION @@@@@@
---------------------- updated October 09th 2024 -----------------------
(*) NPC Killer HUD included.

By request, NPCs you could see at sims at EUROPA now available at LIGHT and SOUND MUSEUM, SOUND SECTOR, BOX 07 for FREE AND FULLPERM!

01- ALIEN BEATLES, singing "Yellow Subarine";
02- ALIEN MADONNA, singing, "Like a Virgin";
03- STARWARS ALIEN PERFORMERS, singing "Cantina in Mos Asley";
04- EDITH-ALIEN-PIAF, singing "Je ne regrette rien";
05- Alien singing "I just pooped in my pants";
06- LORD SITH and STORMTROPPERS, singing "I`m too sexy for my shirt";
07- MARILYN-ALIEN-MONROE, singing "Diamonds are the best girls friend;
08- REDNECK ALIEN, singing "Big Rock Candy Mountain";
09- THE ALIEN CHORDETTES, singing "Lollipop";
10 -TINY ALIENS, singing "We are the world".
11- DEE-ALIEN-LITE, singing "Grooves in the heart";
12- ALIEN FRANK SINATRA, singing NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

A few regions are down for the Weekend. Maintenance and upgrades, most are still up. Funland, City of Boston, and a couple others are down.

We're trying to determine which of our regions are the most and least popular and/or wanted.

If you could take a moment and leave a comment here to let us know which of the E Grid regions you like, if any, we'd be grateful. Most of the regions get fairly heavy traffic but few reviews, so it's hard to tell.

Thank you!

For all of you interested in animesh: I made a new animated free roaming dragon thats now available for testing peer review. Pick up a copy in my shoppie, read the notecard and knock yourself out!
Lemme know if the notecard was clear enough...its a bit tricky with this roaming script....
Have fun!

I appreciate the support of the OpenSim community in upvoting reviews of my region, even though some may be unfairly critical from those who have never actually visited.
My decision to ban an avatar I deemed underage (Child or Teen) was made in good faith, though it has prompted malicious and vindictive responses. If you've had a positive experience on my grid, I encourage you to share that by voting for accurate, unbiased reviews.

What is the “What Are You Looking For” group about? Come see: https://opensimworld.com/groups/1060

People post about items they are, well, looking for, like outfits, builds, shops, services, skills, and so on. With 119 members, it is the largest, and most active group on OSW.

Here's how it works.
• Post your request in the group.
• If you like, use group chat to provide the link to the post to immediately alert people about it.
• Please do not post requests or answer them in chat. We are an alternative to making a request in the Front Page Box. Like there, group chat text will disappear, while posts, and the replies, will persist, providing on-going help to people browsing the posts.
• And please, consider being a helper, and visiting regularly to do that.

Thanks to all helping this group help people find what they are looking for. And a welcome in advance to all who decide to join us.

Bad Event Idea #425: Best at Smashing Capitalism and Having Gay Sex.
While otherwise a good idea for a good event, its a bad idea because most people in OS are too busy smashing capitalism and having gay sex to come to an event about smashing capitalism and having gay sex.

New at the shop! A simple teleporter gives you access to each floor including the roof of this Observation Tower. I add new items all the time that don't always make the news. Look for the "New" signs glowing in red. The tower can be found near the pyramids. See you soon!

As everyone knows ufo's are everywhere. TV shows are rampant with bug-eyed toothless people who swear they seen one. Based on world wide ufo reporting we are getting visited on earth about 8 million times a year... Either that or a LOT of people are LYING for the sake of LYING. "I wuz standin in uh field with bubba and milford, when all uh sudden a brite lite comes down out the sky an it kep on gittin closer an closer. We dun did try to git sum pictures but are camera was messed up so we got this fuzzy out of focus grainy 1932 film exposure usin granny hawkins camera. Y'all bleev at don't ya? I sware we ain lyin! Y'all bleev me don't ya? Sure nuff, Sho' did...."
Even worse are the liars who SWEAR on their life that they were abducted and probed in their anuses. I can just see the aliens now. "Zyphod let's poke around in this ones butthole for a while, for no good reason whatsoever. I mean, like, we just flew 30 trillion miles from our home planet to look inside buttholes, so get some good pictures and for Dylarg's sake, don't use granny hawkins camera!"

Different Themes for FREE regions in E Grid.

Currently available: Arizona theme with gorgeous desert hills and streams

Free full regions in E Grid. 10000 Prims limit, absolutely free.

Just come get the Residents Group tag and rent from the rental box, always found in one corner of the parcel. All parcels set to Moderate.

Once you choose a parcel, message me inworld ( MK Scott) or here on OSW and I can set your parcel to Residents Access only and remove from this list.


*** Paste in your world map as shown.


hop://theegrid.outworldz.net:8002/Arizona 3/128/128/22

hop://theegrid.outworldz.net:8002/Arizona 4/128/128/22

hop://theegrid.outworldz.net:8002/Arizona 5/128/128/22

VAL's COCK 4.0

now with Intuitive Materials / Colors HUD
Compatible with Val's small Thong Bulge
+ 4 cock positions for the thong

features:
Cock control accessible by YOU, the PUBLIC or your GROUP.
Blacklist / whitelist
Cock position: flaccid, erect1, erect2, erect3, erect4, erect5
+ 4 cock position available with the Thong Only (big bulge, bulge, Semi tucked, tucked)
2 cum selection available. 1 drip mode, 1 pee mode.
CUT / UNCUT Skin for your cock.
2 Toys : cock cage and ring piercing.
2 cock sizes: regular and small
Intuitive Materials / Color Hud :
. 9 Materials to choose from :
Textiles, Latex, Plastic, Silicone,
Transparent, Glass, Diamond,
Fluorescent, Metal
. +180 colors to pick from
Change cock color to fit your skin color.
Change the material and colors for all parts of the cock / toys
Compatible with Val's Small Thong Bulge 2.0+ (cock inside the thong)
Compatible with SJ Cum System
Compatible with NPC Companion 2.22+
Several animations for your Avatar: Jerk, doggy position, etc,
Bento head control, open your mouth from xSmall to Large as well as tongue option.
Position your avatar.
Access the cock either through the menu (click on cock) or from the HUD.

hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/ValLands/1180/815/52
http://www.vallands.ca


If you find my work valuable and want to contribute and help me keep working on, please send your donations or come rent a few weeks in Glossy Island.

Thank you for your generous donations.
https://paypal.me/valr300?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US

Well after a hiatus due to RL, I am slowly rebuilding the sim, at the moment there isn't much in the way of goodies. However, I will be working like a mofo to get items brought to the store for you. Please be patient whilst I work on the sim (I am doing this on my own).

Hopefully see you soon, drop by and say hello!

This week alone, three people have asked me about Outworldz DreamGrid. Simply put, it's a powerful software developed by Ferd Frederix (Fred Beckhusen) that makes it incredibly easy for anyone to run their own virtual grid. If you're curious to learn more, you can check it out here: https://outworldz.com/Outworldz_installer/Grid/
https://www.outworldz.com/

This is my latest build and I think one of my personal favorites, a one room luxury cabin with a raised floor for the Kitchen Area, high rise ceilings with large open front, back and side windows to let in all that beautiful sunlight and to just enjoy nature while snuggling next to the built in fireplace. It has carved wooden doors and decorative shutters and simple 4 pane windows and log door frames. This cabin would be gorgeous in any forested or mountainous setting. It is partial mesh but it can be retextured and it is copy, mod, transfer; it has a land impact of 34 including the doors and built in fireplace that has a warm crackling fire going. It's here at Masala Al Kohav Mall and it's waiting just for you to help you beautify your region. Blessings and much love, Lavia.

I had this townhouse out at the mall and did not realize I had forgotten to put a sales box with it. Today I made that discovery and well, color me embarrassed. If anybody tried to get this beautiful townhouse and could not, you will now be able to get it free and full perm and I hope you will enjoy it and that it will enhance your region with another original build by me. Blessings and much love, Lavia

!!!!SAVE THE DATE!!!!
AUGUST 10, 2024;
6 pm - 9 pm grid time

Grand Opening @ The Playa! DJ IndigoQueen / DJ Xenon Darrow (6 pm - 9 pm grid time)

The Playa is a new music festival venue! The Playa would be the beautiful love child of Burning Man and Tomorrowland. with some Electric Forest Festival thrown in! Expansive, larger than life, psychedelic! This is another spectacular and gorgeous build by Contessa LaCombe, the creator of La Califfa, both of the WolfTEC Campuses, The Art Journey, and much more!

That glorious goddess IndigoQueen will be our opening act! The raucous and rambunctious DJ Xenon Darrow will follow and close this party DOWN!

Come and enjoy an amazing night of EDM, Progressive House, and Trance! Prepare to rave the night away! Leave it on the Playa!

Location to be specified next Saturday, the day of the event. (We want it to be a surprise!)

All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
We can be like they are...
-- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Dr. Seuss

Leave it on the Playa.

In my desert journey, I came upon an abandoned petrol station in a ghost town. I didn't dare seek shelter there, but slept across the road on the warm ground. I gave it the light of day, but does it look better? I still feel unease...

"What powerful but unrecorded race
Once dwelt in that annihilated place"
-- Horace Smith