There are lots of OpenSim users with top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art machines with a high-end Nvidia gaming graphics card running Windows 11 who complain about Firestorm 7 being terribly slow. In comparison with Firestorm 6 even.

I have hardware that was upper-mid-range in 2018 with AMD graphics running Debian GNU/Linux. I've got nothing to complain about how Firestorm 7 is performing. (Of course, literally nobody here will believe me.)

This either means that I've hit a sweet spot in combining hardware and software. And that the combination of a top-range Intel i9 CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Ti and Windows 11 is actually objectively slower than the combination of an eight-year-old six-core AMD Ryzen CPU, and AMD Radeon RX 590 and Debian. At least when running Firestorm.

Or this means that everyone else considers a two-digit frame rate a slideshow whereas I've happily capped my frame rate at 30.

What I can comprehend even less is that single-threaded Firestorm 6 is supposed to be faster than multi-threaded Firestorm 7 on a CPU with 12, 16, 24 or more threads.

Khiron Ametza Live
Sunday, March 15th, 2026
2pm @ Speakeasy Swinghard

With Khiron's provocative Brazilian voice, you'll hear Contemporary Ballads, 70s & 80s, 90s, 00s, Progressive Rock, Disco, and everything in between. Join us, and you will also fall under her golden spell!
Join us for one hour of great songs and enjoy the company of party people who really go wild.


Attire: Casual
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/AMV%20Events/1082/1028/4...
alternatemetaverse.com:8002/AMV Events

http://alternatemetaverse.com:8002
Region: AMV EVENTS
Location: 1082, 1028, 42

Mid-Month Party at EQG Club Equinox.
Today we celebrate St. Paddy's Day beginning at 3pm GT/SLT.
At 3pm we begin with Putri. At 4pm DJ Jade will spin some tunes. And at 5pm Charice will sing.
https://opensimworld.com/events/133405

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

Hi *Waves* I have gotten the build off the ground and I am open for you to visit! You must be a member of the group to enter, just click join Group and Follow the Instructions. Saphys World. A few new things added and available. The Game Kits, and a Cave system. I Cant express enough to use cautions with these scripts. Do not use them if you are not the owner of the region and can fix it when it floods (changes your water height) and you were not ready .(The Tides). Do not use them if you have builds on the ground, they are built for the entire region. With Your Imagination and these scripts I expect some really COOL things to be built. Please invite me! Cant Wait To see them.. And a update on the AI. I have cleared the 404 error and they are talking to each other! Im not ready to release it as of yet but I can test it now that the build is above the ground. Have FUN! Happy Creating!

Und wieder ist der Tanztee zu Ende… 💃🌊
Es war so schön bei Ballo al Mare – tolle Stimmung, liebe Menschen und ganz viel Tanzfreude. Ein besonderer Dank geht an Calvin, der mit seinen Duetts für die perfekte musikalische Begleitung gesorgt hat. 🎶
Danke an alle für diesen wunderbaren Nachmittag – ich freue mich schon auf das nächste Mal! ❤️

https://www.facebook.com/bri.ana.37625
https://www.facebook.com/groups/964310148583848

Tauche ein in einen Abend voller Farben, Beats und digitaler Magie!
Heute ab 20:00 Uhr öffnen wir die Portale zur virtuellen Neon-Party „It’s Magic“ – wo Licht, Sound und ein Hauch Zauberei verschmelzen. An den Decks verzaubern dich DJane Loru und Plattenschubse Marina, die gemeinsam den Dancefloor zum Leuchten bringen.
Zieh dein hellstes Neon-Outfit an, lade deine Energie auf und sei bereit für eine Nacht, die funkelt, knistert und einfach magisch ist.
Let’s glow. Let’s dance. Let’s make magic.

Join us at the end of the week in the Bourbon Bar with DJ Adriana Darkheart, who will be playing melody trance.
Sunday 15 March 12:00 pm PDT / 20:00 Uhr CET
hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/Bourbon%20Beach/107/144/27

Entdecke die heißeste neue Kollektion bei Littel City! Unsere neuesten Styles sind gerade eingetroffen und wir garantieren, dass es wieder heiß hergehen wird. Hol dir deinen Look für die Saison und zeige allen, was in dir steckt. Unsere Kollektion bietet eine Vielzahl von Designs, von lässig bis elegant, die alle aus hochwertigen Materialien gefertigt sind. Wir legen Wert auf Qualität und Komfort, damit du dich in deiner Kleidung wohlfühlst. Egal, ob du nach einem neuen Outfit für die Arbeit, ein Date oder ein entspanntes Wochenende suchst, bei uns wirst du fündig. Besuche uns in Littel City und lass dich von unserer neuen Kollektion inspirieren! Wir freuen uns auf deinen Besuch.

DJ TYLER UK – MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL
Morning Breakfast Show • 6–8 AM • Alternate Metaverse

Join us for a heart‑warming UK Mother’s Day celebration!
We’re spinning a mixed bag of genres—all featuring Mama, Mother, and everything in between.
Grab your breakfast, bring your friends, and come celebrate the mums who make the world go round.
Come on over and feel the love!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

🩰💗 Holt eure Tanzschuhe raus – wir wirbeln wieder übers Parkett!
Heute den 15.03.2026 treffen wir uns auf der traumhaften Balloalmare, wo Meereszauber, Musik und süße Nachmittagsstimmung auf euch warten.
🎶 Sanfte Rhythmen
💃 Gute Laune & feine Schritte
Kommt vorbei, tanzt mit, genießt den Nachmittag und lasst euch treiben.
Wir freuen uns auf euch! ✨🌺
3-world.de:8002:Balloalmare

We are still working on the grid but signups seem to work now. More bits to translate and make accessible.

Sign in with Session Messenger: open your Session Messenger app and send using qr code or enter the public key. Send the 8-digit passcode to create an account or login.

Sign in with passkeys. Use hardware key such as YubiKey, etc, or platform TPM based such as Windows Hello, or hybrid using mobile device over BLE.
uses Discoverable Credential Authentication with resident keys for enhanced privacy - no key enumeration.
I haven't tested platform/hybrid yet will get to that tomorrow.

Sign in with email. No password, use a authenticator such as Bitwarden (open source)

With your account you get a Wireguard keypair for encrypted tunnel to grid.

Have fun.

The Manifesto of TARTARIA

We explain:
The history of humankind is not a straight line.
It is a web of ascents, collapses, oblivion, and rediscovery.
Anyone who claims that progress inevitably leads from a primitive past to perfect modernity is telling a comforting story – but not the whole truth.

We distrust standardized truth.

When history is condensed into a single official narrative in school textbooks, an illusion of certainty arises. But every generation rewrites history. Every power structure decides which voices are heard and which are silenced.

We therefore maintain that
history does not belong to institutions.
It belongs to human memory, to art, to people's stories.

We defend creativity as a fundamental form of human freedom.

Many people have been convinced that they are "not creative."
This is one of the most successful cultural deceptions of modern times.

Creativity is not a rare talent.
It is a natural state of the human mind.

A person who designs, questions, doubts, invents – eludes complete control.

That's why creativity is political.

We are questioning the concept of value.

In a world where numbers determine value, it is forgotten that
the value of a thought, a poem, or a picture cannot be calculated.

A work of art can be priceless – or appear worthless – depending on who is looking at it.
This shows that value is not an objective measure. It is a matter of agreement.

We warn against the new architecture of control.

When every movement, every purchase, every decision is transformed into data, a society of total observation emerges.

Discounts in exchange for data.
Convenience in exchange for privacy.
Security in exchange for freedom.

The new power structure is not visible like a palace or an army.
It consists of networks, algorithms, and information flows.

We remind you that freedom also requires anonymity.

We advocate for human standards.

Communities should be small enough that people know each other.
Small enough that responsibility remains visible.

A society is healthy when citizens can influence its decisions – not just every few years by marking a ballot, but through active participation.

We call this vision "Tartar".

Not as a historical claim about a lost civilization,
but as a symbol for another possibility of human organization.

A world with more creativity,
more decentralization,
more trust in people's ability to shape their own lives.

This manifesto is not the end of a discussion.

It is an invitation to think differently.

✨ Reborn & Waifu – jetzt wird’s stylisch!

Ob du lieber himmlisch rebellisch oder charmant chaotisch bist – unsere neuen Outfits bringen deine Pixel-Persönlichkeit zum Strahlen.

💃 Reborn tanzt durch die Nacht mit Glanz, Glamour und einem Hauch „Ich mach, was ich will“.

🧁 Waifu serviert süße Looks mit frechem Twist – unwiderstehlich, aber niemals langweilig.

Ab sofort im Shop – zieh dich neu an und lass die Welt staunen!

Global Dance!
I've been collecting international music for over 50 years now, and for a decade or so, presented it as a music program host on land-based radio. They never kicked me off the air, or burned down the station, so I must have been doing something right. I'm doing a spontaneous stream of danceable international music now. Join me at Sol Et Luna in the Xinashi region. hop://sharingiscaring.family:8002/Xinashi/128/128/27 if you like. Listen in RL at http://aegura.harriman4.com:8038/nico.mp3. Either way, enjoy.

(Do not use old LMs for Xinashi as I've made a yet unannounced move to a new grid).

✿♥♫ ARVI singing COUNTRY music ♫♥✿
♪ Live at ARV Club ♪

Saddle up for a warm hour of country soul and timeless songs.

♫ From the classics of Dolly Parton to modern country spirit with Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow, and more

♪ When: 8 AM
♪ Where: hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:ARV Music Club

✿ Put on your boots, bring your friends, and enjoy the music. ✿

✨ Neue Kleidung für LaraX_Reborn eingetroffen! ✨

In der Little City auf der MiraclesWelt gibt es wieder etwas Neues zu entdecken! 👗🔥
Frische Styles, elegante Outfits und aufregende neue Looks sind jetzt für LaraX_Reborn verfügbar.

Ob elegante Dresses, stylische Streetwear oder verführerische Abendmode – die neuen Kollektionen warten darauf, entdeckt zu werden. 💫

DJ TYLER - MOONLIGHT SHOW
Wake up the right way with DJ Tyler, serving a wild mix of fun, quirky, and delightfully chaotic tunes to kickstart your morning.

📅Moonlight Show
⏰ 2-4 AM
🌐 Live at Alternate Metaverse
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/30...
A mixed bag of madness, morning energy, and songs you didn’t know you needed at sunrise. Grab your bowl, crank the volume, and let DJ Tyler stir your morning into something unforgettable.

Nach 46 Tagen, 22 Stunden, 34 Minuten, wird es mal Zeit den Server mal neu zu starten. Zudem möchte ich sämtliche Mapbilder neu generieren lassen. Es wird also nun zu Ausfällen kommen, ich sage Bescheid, wenn alles wieder hochfährt.
Zeit: 08:55
After 46 days, 22 hours, and 34 minutes, it's time to restart the server. I also want to regenerate all the map images. So there will be some downtime; I'll let you know when everything is back up and running.
Time: 08:55

Just In Time for St. Patrick's Day and Spring Vesti Season's and The Shops (Legacy Only) Woman's are releasing some custom Clothing for Men, Woman, and Dinkies for you to enjoy. Not All clothes are in both shops. Bunny Outfits will be released one week before Easter, and you will be able to pick up one colour ONLY per Person ( not avatar).
hg.trianon-world.com:18002:The Shops and hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Vesti

**** OPENSIM ONLINE WEATHER SYSTEM V8 UPDATED RELEASE *****
AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND FULLPERM AT WEATHER SECTOR

************** WHAT’S NEW IN V8 COMPARED TO V7? ************
When a city is selected, the controller now displays a message if the city name is misspelled in English.

EEP ADD-ON: The EEP sky now changes automatically according to the current weather condition. Manual changes are no longer required. (check READ ME notecard for further info)


IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REZZED THE OPENSIM ONLINE WEATHER SYSTEM IN YOUR REGION, YOU ONLY NEED TO REPLACE THE WEATHER CONTROLLER AND REZ THE EEP ADD-ON FOR VERSION V8.

All other scripts remain the same and will continue to work correctly (as long as they are not older than V6).
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READ ME MANUAL (Also included on vendor):
Opensim Online Weather System V8 🌦
Bring your OpenSim region to life with real-time, dynamic weather!

✨ Features
🌍 Live weather updates for any city worldwide
🌡 Temperature shown in both °C and °F
🕒 Local time (AM/PM and 24 hours)
⛅ Realistic conditions: rain, snow, drizzle, thunderstorm; EEP SKY changes automatically on your region!
🎨 Automatic weather textures and matching sounds
🕒 Customizable update interval
💡 Low-lag and optimized for OpenSim
🛠 Easy setup via a dialog menu

Transform your region instantly — rez the system, enter your city and API key, and enjoy dynamic weather all year round!

📦 WHAT’S INCLUDED ON VENDOR V8:

- SCRIPTS USED V8 (BOX);
- SOUNDS USED V8 (BOX);
- TEXTURES USED V8 (BOX);
-LOGO USED V8 (BOX);
- WEATHER SCULPT SET V8 (BOX);
- OpenSIM Online EEP ADDON (SLAVE) V8 01 prim;
- OpenSIM Online Weather Display Board V8 (SLAVE) 11 prims;
- OpenSIM Online Weather Controller V8 (MASTER) 01 prim;
- OpenSIM ONLINE THUNDERBOX V8 (SLAVE)(INVISIBLE by default);
- OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V8 (SLAVE MAIN);
- OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V8 (SLAVE SLAVE);
- OpenSIM Online Northern Lights V8 (SLAVE);
- OpenSIM Online Cloud V8 (SLAVE);
- OPENSIM WEATHER CODES UPDT 10JAN26 (NOTECARD);
- OPENSIM Thunder Caller (MASTER) HUD V8 (add me)";
- READ ME PLEASE!! (ENGLISH) v.10JAN26 (NOTECARD).


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⚙️ HOW TO USE
1 – Get your API Key
API = Application Programming Interface. It lets the weather script fetch live data from a forescast website.
Steps:
Go to: https://openweathermap.org
Sign up or log in (website will prompt you to paid subscription but choose the free one!!)
Open your profile → API keys
Create a key → copy it

2 – Rez the Weather Sculpts (You will find them inside the box "WEATHER SCULPT SET V8 (BOX)".

Rez the weather sculpts across your region - around buildings etc -
I recommend going on infra-red mode (Firestorm) by clicking CONTROL+ALT+T.
Select all sculpts →LINK THEM ALL and insert on the root prim (just select them all) and insert the script called "OpenSIM ONLINE SCULPT V8 (SLAVE)". (*)

(*) THIS SCRIPT AND ALL OTHERS USED ON THIS SYSTEM can be found at the box called "SCRIPTS USED V8 (BOX)".

3- Insert some of the textures included on the "TEXTURES FOR SCULPTS V8 (BOX)" that can be found inside the box "SCRIPTS USED V8 (BOX)"
Textures on the root prim of the linked sculpts MUST be "clear,r1,r2,r3,r4,sr1,sr2,sr3,s1,s2,s3 and s4 to script work perfectly. By default, all pieces of sculpts have already the needed textures so to not worry :)

4 –SET UP THE SYSTEM:
Rez the controller "OpenSIM Online Weather Controller V8 (MASTER) 02 prims" and click it. A dialog menu (blue menu) will prompt:
-> Choose the name of the city (English only - other languages or misspelled, script won`t fetch information). If a city name like Springfield (USA) is selected and there are 5 on that country, script will select a random one - on these cases, type "Springfield,IL,US" (Illinois, United States) so script will fetch information from the correct place. Another option is also select by lat/lon mode (latitude/longitude).
-> Click again, and insert the API KEY generated by the website.
-> Click once more, now insert the interval. and that s it.
It will send information to all soundboxes, sculpts, thunderboxes rezzed if in within same region!
Rez the display board next to the controller "OpenSIM Online Weather Display Board V8 (SLAVE) 11 prims"
-> Click the controller and click the "Update Now" button.
This action updates the info on the display board.

***** Please be patient. All changes on the dialog box, script may take up to 15 seconds to fetch the information!*****************************

5 – Optional: Add Sound & Thunder & Cloud & Nothern Lights:
Plays drizzle, rain, and blizzard sounds when told by the controller..
If no bad weather: plays birds (day) or crickets (night).

In version V8, there are now two types of SoundBoxes:

OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V8 (SLAVE MAIN);
OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V8 (SLAVE SLAVE).

How to set up:

-Rez as many “OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V8 (SLAVE SLAVE)” objects as needed in your region (optional);
- Link them all together;
- Rez only one “OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V8 (SLAVE MAIN)”;
- Link all the previously linked SoundBoxes to this one.

Important: For this to work, “OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V8 (SLAVE MAIN)” must be the root prim (the last object selected when linking). It is the box that contains the script.

And voilà — you now use one script for all SoundBoxes, and the sound will be emitted from each of them in near-perfect synchronization.

(ps) I recommend rezing them close to buildings or common public areas. DO NOT rez the sounboxes too close to each other. Believe me ,Spam sound will be unpleasant for the visitors and it won`t sound natural to your ears!

SOUNDBOXES NOW HAVE THE NIGHT SOUND (THE CRICKETS) SUPPRESSION!
* The script checks the object’s latitude and the current month!
* Tropics (≤ latitude 30°) → night sounds always play.
* Polar regions (≥ latitude 60°) → night sounds are always blocked.
* Mid-latitudes (latitude 30°–60°) → gradual suppression:

* In winter months (depending on latitude), night sounds are blocked.
* In summer months, "night" sounds play normally.
* The script stops "night" sound if suppression applies; "day","rain", "drizzle" and "snow" sounds always play normally.

-> Opensim ONLINE THUNDERBOX V8 (SLAVE):
Plays a thunder sound and flashes lightning when told by the controller.
When rezzed, by default it is invisible, please go to infra-red mode (control alt+t) to see and resize it to your needs.
PS. To test it, please add as a hud (or just add it) the "OPENSIM
Thunder Caller (MASTER) HUD" and click it. Once you see the size and position are ok, this script is no longer necessary.
Be patient. Thunder sound and the lighting will show on a random interval of time from 10 seconds to 05 minutes.

-> OpenSIM ONLINE CLOUD V8 (SLAVE):
4x4 sized sculpt cloud to rez in your region - It will show when the weather conditions told by the controller when it asks to. Otherwise it will remain invisible.
No setup needed

-> OpenSIM ONLINE Aurora Borealis V8 (SLAVE).
4x4 sized mesh to rez in your region - it will show only at nights (sun position OpenSIM ONLINE EEP ADDON (SLAVE) V8
This add-on automatically changes the region EEP sky according to the weather conditions received from the OpenSim Online Weather Controller.

1. Rez the object named:
"OpenSIM Online EEP ADDON (SLAVE) V8 01 prim"
2. Place it anywhere in the region.
3. Ensure the following EEP settings are present inside the prim inventory:
TCLEAR
PCLEAR
PCLOUDY
CLOUDY
FOGGY

4. The script will listen for weather data sent by the Weather Controller and automatically apply the corresponding EEP sky.

PERMISSIONS REQUIRED
The object must be rezzed by the Region Owner or by a user with Estate Manager rights.
Otherwise the script will not have permission to change the region environment.

IMPORTANT NOTES
• This add-on changes only the region EEP sky preset according to the weather condition.
• It does NOT modify the region time offset.
• It does NOT change the day length or sun cycle.
• These parameters remain controlled by the region’s existing environment settings.

OPERATION
Once rezzed and running, the add-on works automatically.
No configuration or user interaction is required.


📌 Notes

-Keep your API key private — free plan allows ~1,000 calls/day (enough if you set 15-minute intervals).
-Make sure city name is spelled correctly in English.
After changing settings or resetting the script, it may take up to 15 seconds for the menu to reload and fetch the new information to display.
BE PATIENT!

Don’t worry — your settings are saved inside the prim in case of script replacement, script or SIM reset!
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FAQ

1 – What does “Master” and “Slave” mean?

Master script = The boss.
Goes online to fetch live weather.
Sends the result (via channel messages) to all connected objects.
Slave script = The worker.
Never goes online (saves lag). Just listens for the Master’s messages and updates textures, sounds, or lights.

📡 Example:
Master says: “Weather code 502 = heavy rain”.
All Slaves hear it → they switch to rain textures and respective sound.

👉 In short:
Master = speaks.
Slave = listens.
Channel = the walkie-talkie frequency they use.
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2 – Does the script works on a certain distance or on the whole region?
- It works SIM-wide, no matter if your SIM is 1x1 or 12x12 or sculpts are rezed 1,000 meters high. it will work!

3- Can I rez more than 1 cluster of sculpts on my region?
Yes! Here an example on what I do on my 8x8 SIM called NORGE: 8x8 VAR with 4 cities, so I put the "OpenSIM ONLINE SCULPT V8 (SLAVE)" on each of the clusters!. no matter how many cluster you have on your region. If playing the same city, they ALL call just a single API from website!
SO LOW LAG FOR YOUR REGION!

4- I rezzed the SOUNDBOXES but I only hear the birds or just hear the crickets?
- Make sure the sky (EEP) is timezoned. If you play day on your sim (static sky), script reads the sun position on the sky. If sun is =>8 degrees above the horizon ,script will be told its DAY!

5- I rezzed the "OpenSIM Online Cloud V8 (SLAVE)" and I don`t see anything!
- If you have rezzed the controller before, if it fetches info from website and it says it not cloudy", the "OpenSIM Online Cloud V8 (SLAVE)" will remain invisible (100% transparent). - One still can see it on infra red mode (CONTROL+ALT+T)

6- Why all these boxes with the scripts, sounds, textures? Do I need them?
- It just in case one deletes something by accident so one can always recover it. Also, I do it for preventing assets lost -specially if one is from other grid!

7- I rezzed my controller, set all scupts and soundbox. I select city but nothing work. What could it be?
- Make sure city is well written in English. Also, it happens that on 1st time one rezzes the controller, it can act like this. so just reset script!
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🎉 Final Notes

This script was originally created years ago for my region by my friend Satyr Aeon (aka Malaka) and now it has been fully enhanced by ChatGPT and DeepSeek AI to make it easier for the average user.
Special thx Cyberglo for feedback about message given when city misspelled or not found.
Enjoy and share it — always FREE & FULL PERM!
— Jimmy Olsen