Hi everyone.

I wanted to introducing OpenSim-Aura, a fork of OpenSim optimized for Hypergrid visitors & mini-grids.

I've been working on a custom distribution of OpenSim and wanted to share it with the community.

If you run a standalone region, a mini-grid, or a region where the majority of your traffic comes from Hypergrid visitors, or if you spend most of your own time HG traveling, this project might be of interest to you.

Compiled Binaries (Releases): https://github.com/amandaleeang/OpenSim-Aura/releases

Source Code: https://github.com/amandaleeang/OpenSim-Aura

Feedback and contributions are very welcome!

🎉 LET’S GET THE GRAND OPENING STARTED! 🎉

🎧 DJ Whisper is kicking off the LinkUp Grid Grand Opening!

💙 Come meet new and old faces and get together on ONE DANCE FLOOR! 💃🕺

⏰ 10:00am – 11:00am Grid Time
📍 LinkUp Welcome

🔗 hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/111/87/2...

🎶 Let’s LinkUp and celebrate! 🎉

🎉 **IT'S HAPPENING WARM UP PARTY IS KICKING OFF** 🎉

💙 **LINKUP GRID GRAND OPENING!** 💙
📅 **4 September 2026 | 10:00 AM Grid Time**

🎧 DJ Whisper • 🎤 OuieNanda • 🎧 DJ Ted • 🎤 Eva Fae

✨ **Connect • Explore • Share • Enjoy!** ✨

🤝 Bring your friends & come celebrate with us!

📍 **LinkUp Welcome**
🔗 hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/118/70/2...

🎊 **EVERYONE IS WELCOME — SEE YOU THERE!** 🎊

🌙 BLOODMOON SIM MANAGER 🌙
✨ A real plus for BloodMoon region owners!

Managing your region on BloodMoon is now easier, safer and more convenient. 🖥️

🔄 Restart your simulator directly from the Manager
💾 Create OAR backups with or without assets
♻️ Restore your region from a ready OAR backup without assets
📦 Create private IAR inventory backups for your avatar
⬇️ Download your backups securely
🗑️ Delete backups directly from your management page
🛡️ Automatic protections prevent conflicting actions during backups or restores
⏳ Smart retention rules and automatic cleanup help keep storage under control
📊 Clear backup status: Creating, Ready, Restoring, Failed
🔐 IAR backups remain private and are visible only to the avatar who created them
👥 OAR backups are shared only with the users authorized to manage the same simulator

⚠️ IAR backups with assets can be very large. They are kept for only 48 hours after becoming Ready, so remember to download them quickly!

✨ A clear, modern and user-friendly interface designed to make region management easier, even without technical OpenSimulator knowledge.

🌙 Available for BloodMoon region owners.

🔗 Access BloodMoon Sim Manager:
https://regions.bloodmoonpack.com/ManagerSim/

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🌙 BLOODMOON SIM MANAGER 🌙
✨ Un vrai plus pour les propriétaires de régions sur BloodMoon !

La gestion de votre région BloodMoon devient plus simple, plus sûre et beaucoup plus pratique. 🖥️

🔄 Redémarrez votre simulateur directement depuis le Manager
💾 Créez des sauvegardes OAR avec ou sans assets
♻️ Restaurez votre région depuis une sauvegarde OAR prête sans assets
📦 Créez des sauvegardes IAR privées de l’inventaire de votre avatar
⬇️ Téléchargez vos sauvegardes de façon sécurisée
🗑️ Supprimez vos sauvegardes directement depuis votre page de gestion
🛡️ Des protections automatiques empêchent les actions incompatibles pendant une sauvegarde ou une restauration
⏳ Des règles de conservation intelligentes et un nettoyage automatique permettent de maîtriser l’espace disque
📊 Statut clair des sauvegardes : Creating, Ready, Restoring, Failed
🔐 Les sauvegardes IAR restent privées et ne sont visibles que par l’avatar qui les a créées
👥 Les sauvegardes OAR sont partagées uniquement entre les utilisateurs autorisés à gérer le même simulateur

⚠️ Les IAR avec assets peuvent être très volumineux. Ils sont conservés seulement 48 heures après leur passage en Ready : pensez donc à les télécharger rapidement !

✨ Une interface claire, moderne et facile à utiliser, pensée pour gérer sa région sans avoir besoin de connaissances techniques OpenSimulator.

🌙 Disponible pour les propriétaires de régions BloodMoon.

🔗 Accéder au BloodMoon Sim Manager :
https://regions.bloodmoonpack.com/ManagerSim/

IT'S HAPPENING TODAY!
The wait is finally over!
TODAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2026, LINKUP GRID OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS!

Join us for an unforgettable celebration filled with amazing music, live entertainment, new friendships, fun, and exciting adventures!

TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP:

DJ Whisper – Starting the celebration and getting the party underway!

Ouienanda – Proud2BThai – Bringing an incredible live performance all the way from Bangkok, Thailand!

DJ Ted – Ready to keep the music playing and the party going!

Eva Fae – Bringing the Grand Opening celebration to an unforgettable close!

Come and discover a brand-new world where you can:

Connect with new people
Explore exciting places
Share unforgettable moments
Enjoy fantastic entertainment

TODAY – 4 September 2026
Starting at 10:00 AM Grid Time
Location: LinkUp Welcome
No Dress Code – Everyone Is Welcome!

Bring your friends, invite everyone you know, and come celebrate this special moment with us!
THE LINKUP GRID GRAND OPENING STARTS TODAY!

Connect • Explore • Share • Enjoy
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE!

hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/118/70/2...

Max Schedule... https://tinyurl.com/4ab7n48x
Max Songlist... https://tinyurl.com/37htvcnr
Max Youtube channel... http://youtube.com/@MaxKEd
Max LIVE TWITCH channel... http://twitch.tv/maxKEd11

Maximillion Kleene

—usually known simply as Max Kleene—is a Canadian live musician who has been active as a resident in Second Life since September 13, 2006. His current Second Life profile links to his YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as his schedule and song list.
He is primarily described as an acoustic guitarist and singer with a relaxed, entertaining performance style. An older directory of Second Life live musicians lists him as being from the Niagara Falls region of Canada and cites rock, pop, and alternative rock as his genres.
According to his frequently published artist biography, his musical journey began with formal piano studies at the Royal Conservatory. Later, his focus shifted significantly toward the guitar. AC/DC became a major musical influence; other artists cited include Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, and Jason Mraz.
His repertoire encompasses classic rock and pop covers as well as more recent tracks. Older sources mention artists such as Johnny Cash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jack Johnson, Green Day, and Foo Fighters.

Max Kleene is a long-established virtual live musician—focusing on acoustic guitar, rock/pop, and covers—who performs in both Second Life and OpenSim environments. His strength lies less in being a spectacular "showman" persona and more in the combination of his voice, guitar playing, humor, repertoire, and personal rapport with the audience.

And yes, humanity has actually had virtual guitarists playing for avatars in pixelated clubs for twenty years now. It is somewhat absurd. Yet, in a way, it is also quite beautiful. 🎸

Dj Kitty Live on stage, Come join her for her 2 hours Musical Set.
If you love pink this is the place :)
everybody is welcome to join us

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Eye appliers and cosmetics on the 2nd floor of TsUMThe mall now features the new Legacy building and the ever-popular Lelutka heads. The head is the same as the one in Second Life. All functions are functional.

IT'S HAPPENING TODAY!

The wait is finally over!

TODAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2026, LINKUP GRID OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS!

Join us for an unforgettable celebration filled with amazing music, live entertainment, new friendships, fun, and exciting adventures!

TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP:

DJ Whisper – Starting the celebration and getting the party underway!

Ouienanda – Proud2BThai – Bringing an incredible live performance all the way from Bangkok, Thailand!

DJ Ted – Ready to keep the music playing and the party going!

Eva Fae – Bringing the Grand Opening celebration to an unforgettable close!

Come and discover a brand-new world where you can:

Connect with new people
Explore exciting places
Share unforgettable moments
Enjoy fantastic entertainment

TODAY – 4 September 2026
Starting at 10:00 AM Grid Time
Location: LinkUp Welcome
No Dress Code – Everyone Is Welcome!

Bring your friends, invite everyone you know, and come celebrate this special moment with us!

THE MUSIC IS READY...
THE STAGE IS SET...
THE DOORS ARE OPEN...

THE LINKUP GRID GRAND OPENING STARTS TODAY!

Connect • Explore • Share • Enjoy

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE!

hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/118/70/2...

years ago yava was my neighbor in SL, she made all those tour buggies that roam the streets there. she showed me how to do region crossings by exceeding the sim boundary. i tried this technique in OS and the server hard-limits llSetPosition/llSetRegionPosition to sim boundary so there's no way to go past with a script. I modied the api in the server code and we can now exceed the boundary. the test is working so now i can try making an auto-transport that moves avs across regions. :) maybe there is another way to do this in OS, lemme know. how do you guys do it? here's a test going to 256.100000 then 1.000 (on the other side)

[01:44] floater: Region: Oakley Beach | Current Position: 250.000000, 250.000000, 40.000000
[01:44] floater: Requesting crossing from Oakley Beach using 250.000000, 256.100000, 40.000000
[01:44] floater: Moving to 250.000000, 1.000000, 40.000000
[01:44] floater: Region: Destiny Intercourse | Current Position: 250.000000, 1.000000, 40.000000

◥▧▧▧ DJ Adriana ▧▧▧◤
◥▧▧▧▧FRIDAY 11AM Grid Time▧▧▧▧◤
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Adriana
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : good vibes & deep bass
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 09/04/26 -- start is 11am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: C/C/C-Shoppe-Center-Events
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :)))

Experimenting with "Water on a prim", viewer side only - so you set the object's description to wolfwater and it will render water on the prim.

https://youtu.be/K87upEg-jz8

WolfViewer can be used on any grid, BTW.

Good Morning to all,

in Bavaria is still summer vacation and most of my students will come back next week... This could be an occasion to offer you some Sightseeing Tours on my grid... maybe I will post some pictures here, but dont want to spam too much and also have my flickr, where i can choose some of thousands of pictures to republish in a folder for you....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cozycomforts/albums/72177720...

BLENDER BASICS -- CONVERTING MESH FOR INWORLD UPLOADING
ARE YOU TIRED OF DANCING? Want to use your brain instead? In this class we learn how to find free mesh to bring in world, how to decimate (simplify) them, how to save as a uploaded mesh type. This will be a watchable lesson, Blender is not required to attend, but will be required to follow the lesson afterwards.

Thursday, September 17 at 3:00 PM SLT

Bountiful Sandbox hop://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/Bountiful%20Sandbox/129/1...
Neverworld Grid
https://gatecrashers.events/events/c5379852-473b-4736-9521...

DreamGridders, Tumbletwig is also now available through Outworldz as an exclusive OAR. Bring the entire region home to your own DreamGrid and make Tumbletwig part of your world.

Come visit, wear your frog avatar, swim the pond, and have fun. 💚

Tumbletwig — created for a little bit of wonder. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002/TUMBLETWIG/283/200/21

🌴✨ SOLARIS CLUB LATE NIGHT ✨🌴

After Aphras Opening of the evening at 1 PM , we present:

🎧 DJ KAYELE taking over the decks...
Every Saturday • 2 PM - 23 h in Europe

Get ready for an international journey through
⚡ EDM • ELECTRO DANCE • TRANCE ⚡
with beats that keep the tropical night alive. 🌊🎶

🌍 KAYELE is an INTERNATIONAL DJ based in 🇫🇷 France •
She does incredible and unique live mixing!

But Solaris Late Night is more than music... 👀🌙

🏖️ Bring your towel.... Because when the music gets hot, the tropical beach is waiting...

🌊✨ A midnight bath under the stars.... And who knows who might join you in the water... 😉

Did you know that there is a part of a beach in Croatia, not far from Porec, that is called Solaris? Will not forget to mention that the whole beach is Lanterna, only the naked side is named Solaris....

Come for the music.... Stay for the night.... Dive into the unexpected.🌙🌊✨

Hello everyone! :)
I would like to invite you to my performance at Speakeasy Swinghard today!!
Alternate Metaverse -11:00am-12:30
Casual, Fun, Friendly Gathering!
Would love to sing your favorites from 900+ variety song list.
Hugs and hopefully see you soon!!
x
Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events

Zoree Jupiter singing LIVE @ Speakeasy Swinghard! Zoree is
a truly incredible live singer with a wide variety of music and
a voice that ranges from soft, sultry & sexy to ready to rock
your socks! Don't miss her events, every other Thursday, 11am Grid time!
Dress is casual to semi formal.

Come 30 mins early for Cliffs pre show tunes!

Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events

Discover Fleetwood Beach by Monorail

The monorail is still used rather rarely by visitors to the sim. Apparently, many people simply do not yet know that there is such a relaxing and comfortable way to explore Fleetwood Beach.

And that is exactly what the monorail is perfect for: during the ride, you can simply sit back, look around, and discover many details that are easy to miss when walking or teleporting from place to place.

Fleetwood Beach has been created with great attention to detail. Along the route, there are many buildings, places, technical constructions, landscaped areas, and small scenes to discover. The combination of steampunk elements, unusual architecture, and the different areas of the sim looks especially interesting from the elevated perspective of the monorail.

To make the monorail easier to find and use, I have now marked the stops much more clearly.

The monorail stops at every marked station and remains there for about 10 seconds. During this time, visitors can simply click on the seat cushion of a free seat and sit down.

After that, all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride.

A complete journey takes a little over five minutes. That gives you plenty of time to experience the sim at a relaxed pace, get a good overview, and perhaps discover places that you may want to explore more closely on foot afterwards.

So if you visit Fleetwood Beach, take a few minutes and enjoy a ride on the monorail.

Take a seat, relax, and discover Fleetwood Beach from a different perspective.

Hello everyone.
Behind this door is a sim no one talks about out loud. A night sim where the limits of what is allowed dissolve.
Names are hidden. Faces are unseen. There is no shame here and no rules. Only the shadow of an avatar and raw, uncovered desire.
People come here for what they never had the courage to do. No one will know whose hands grip your hips, or whose name you whisper into the pillow. You can moan through a rough thrust and a tender shiver, come so loud that everyone hears it — and still no one will know who you are.
Give yourself completely. Take another body without regret. Vanish at dawn as if you never existed.
The most mysterious sim for the dirtiest games. Enter if you are ready to drown in lust without a face.

Bingo Bingo Bingo! at 8am - 10am SLT (4pm - 6pm UK)
Come and join us for a few Games of Bingo
And have a laughter and a banter
Experience a new Bingo system, made special for AMV!
everybody is welcome to come and play
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

ON FUTA FANTASY ZONE today it's a party!!!!!!!!!! FIONA spins the day's proceedings, with an AWESOME LIVE MIX!!!!, this week is at the FUTA CLUB, from 9am grid time til 2pm, she will be wooing us with one of her great MIXES, Dress code optional!!!!!!!!

ONE DAY CLOSER TO THE LINKUP GRID GRAND OPENING!

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN IS ON!

TOMORROW... LINKUP GRID OFFICIALLY OPENS!

After all the anticipation, the wait is almost over!

Join us on 4 September 2026 as we celebrate the spectacular Grand Opening of LinkUp Grid!

Get ready for a day filled with:

Amazing DJs
Fantastic Live Performances
Dancing and Entertainment
New Friendships
Exploring a Brand-New Grid
Fun, Laughter, and Endless Possibilities!

Featuring our incredible entertainers:

DJ Whisper
Live Performer - Ouienanda Proud2BThai
DJ Ted
Live Performer - Eva Fae

4 September 2026
Starting at 10:00 AM Grid Time
LinkUp Welcome
No Dress Code – Everyone Is Welcome!

The doors are about to open...

The music is ready...

The stage is waiting...

And WE CAN'T WAIT TO WELCOME YOU!

ONE MORE SLEEP UNTIL THE LINKUP GRID GRAND OPENING!

Connect • Explore • Share • Enjoy

SEE YOU AT LINKUP GRID!

hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/118/70/2...

Gosh, I hate to do this... Many of you want to hang on to your V6 viewer and never let go. Luckily we have an option still available.

After making some upgrades for the season and utilizing new features in the V7 viewer, I made an interesting discovery. Dismayland is no longer supporting snowglobe (singularity, coolvl) type viewers. Moreover, snowstorm (firestorm, alchemy) type viewers compiled against V6.15 or older are also incompatible. These types of viewers are unable to pass touches through objects with the 'ignore' flag applied to them.

This is a feature I have wanted since I started building! Now I can have a soup of dense fog with elements people can interact in. These things were impossible before FS v6.16.

The Season of Tribute has JUST BEGUN. The MAIN EVENT is coming towards the END of OCTOBER.

Join us for an unforgettable session at the New Landing Point in Alternate Metaverse Grid!
With Dj Tyler
Dj Tyler Bringing his best Tunes from back then and Now , Laughter banter and great ambient
Join him for her 2 hour morning breakfast set and meet up with some amazing people .
We cant wait to see you there !!!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

New garden veggie set at Willowbrook Gardens. Free and full permissions. These have single veggies, garden plots with the veggies and veggies in containers. Use these however you wish.
hop://grid.sub-version.space:8002/Willowbrook%20Gardens/14...

Heute, um 19 Uhr, starten wir auf der TimeBandit im Moonrose Grid zu Richi's MusicCall durch.
Lasst uns gemeinsam einen kleinen musikalischen Urlaub für unsere Herzen und unsere Seelen genießen.
Dazu sind alle immer herzlich willkommen.
Es beschallt Euch : Richi Rizzoli
Streaming URL: https://stream.laut.fm/radiorockt
Today at 10 AM SLT, we’re setting sail aboard the TimeBandit in Moonrose Grid with Richi’s MusicCall!

Let’s enjoy a little musical getaway together—for our hearts and souls. Everyone is always warmly welcome! 🎶❤️

Music by: Richi Rizzoli
Streaming URL: https://stream.laut.fm/radiorockt

🤠 ADRIAN MOON — COUNTRY VIBES AT THE BARN 🎸

Gentle Fire Grid is getting a little dusty today.

Adrian Moon is taking over The Barn from 12 till 2 PM Grid Time with a country-flavoured set that may contain guitars, questionable dance moves, and absolutely no guarantee that anyone leaves with their dignity intact. 😂

Expect country classics, feel-good tunes, a few surprises, and the kind of atmosphere where you come for the music and somehow end up arguing about who looks better in a cowboy hat.

No fancy rules. No serious business. Just good music, good people, and Adrian behind the decks pretending he knows what he’s doing. 🤣

📍 The Barn — Gentle Fire Grid
🕛 Today • 12:00–2:00 PM Grid Time
🎧 DJ: Adrian Moon
🤠 Dress code: Country, cowboy, outlaw… or whatever you managed to put on before noon.

Teleport: hop://login.gentlefiregrid.net:8002/Nevada/140/83/22

Come for the country. Stay because you can't find the exit. 😂🎶

⚓ Harbor Trade & Shipping

From farm and forge, kitchen and mine, the goods of our lands gather here.

Prepared cargo is stored in the harbor barrels until the trading vessel from Almost Community Farm arrives. From this pier, supplies begin their journey to distant ports and settlements across the grid.

Fill the barrels. Await the ship. Let trade begin.

the first test of baking has been done and you can now make Simple Biscuits in Tribulations.

1. gather the ingredients
2. add to the bowl
3. recipe recognized
4. transfer to the pan; pan shows unbaked simple biscuits.
5. click the oven to put in the pan
6. oven recognizes the recipe and bake for 20 mins
7. you can choose to remove the pan or see what happens... lol
8. pan goes to the cooling location.

so here are the first fully baked Simple Biscuits in Tribulations!

***She is Back!!***
with a Duck Progressive Psytrance Therapy

***TODAY---TODAY---TODAY***

The rooftop becomes a therapy room

◥▧▧▧*** DJ Chocolate*** ▧▧▧◤

◥▧▧▧▧***11AM Grid Time***▧▧▧▧◤

█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Chocolate

█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : a Duck Progressive Psytrance Therapy

█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : ***09/02/26 -- start is 11Am Grid Time***

█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Rooftop - Events - Dance Floor

█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :)))) @everyone

hop://grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002/Rooftop-Events/105/100...

THE COUNTDOWN TO LINKUP GRID BEGINS!

Only a few days to go until we celebrate the Grand Opening of LinkUp Grid!

On 4 September 2026, a brand-new world of friendship, entertainment, music, adventure, and exciting possibilities officially opens its doors!

Get ready for an incredible day of entertainment featuring:

DJ Whisper
Live Performer Ouienanda – Proud2BThai
DJ Ted
Live Performer Eva Fae

Whether you come to dance, listen to amazing live music, meet new people, explore, or simply enjoy the celebrations, there will be something for everyone!

4 September 2026
Starting at 10:00 AM Grid Time
LinkUp Welcome

No dress code – just come as you are and enjoy the fun!

The countdown is on... and we can't wait to welcome you to our brand-new world!

Connect • Explore • Share • Enjoy

LINKUP GRID IS COMING... ARE YOU READY?

hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/118/70/2...

Join us for an unforgettable session at the New Landing Point in Alternate Metaverse Grid!
Expect a rich musical journey with rock anthems, romantic ballads, couples’ dance tunes, and high-energy dance tracks to get your heart racing.

Bring your friends, your dance shoes, and your love for great music. Let’s start the day with rhythm, connection, and pure virtual joy.

Hypergrid enabled – everyone is welcome!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...