UPDATE: The Adachi shopping regions will not be reopening. Visit the Tribute Club at the CopyKat Collective Center to hang out and dance with old and new friends.
login.friends-grid.com:8002:Collective Central

*The Past And Future of Adachi*
~2012 to 2023...and beyond!~

Adachi is an area of Tokyo, Japan - a place Oni has a deep connection to. Oni opened the first Adachi in OS eleven years ago. In 2020, Oni opened the CopyKat Grid, with the Adachi regions at it's core. CopyKat quickly became the #2 destination in OS. Why? Well, just look at the glowing comments people made about Oni when I posted about his retirement.

After Oni's retirement, he gave ownership of the Adachi OARs to Maurice, a member of the CopyKat Collective. We are reopening Adachi again to shoppers within a week. See you at there soon!

Photo: Adachi Fireworks Festival. 2023.

I would like to collect a list of those who make original items or systems or scripts for Opensim. Currently I have the following listed :

Vivosim
Arcadia
Encantada
Monentes
Ashland
Lunaria

I'd love to add to this list if anyone can help me out, please. These will be listed in an information office I wish to set up with a poster leading to a link for each one. If you happen to be a creator and would either like or not like to be included, please let me know. Thank you.

I am a little confused because I see people complaining when they go to regions and try to copy stuff and get upset when it comes up "no copy" or there is a sign posted to the region that says, "Items here are not copiable". Some may not like what I have to say and some may agree with it, either way I don't care. The most of the things on my residential or educational regions are built by me. Not that I don't get furniture and plants which I can't build yet, but I do my own building and my builds are unique to my regions, made specifically for them, so you'll excuse me if I don't feel like sharing that with everybody and anybody who comes along. I did the work, I made the effort, I designed it and I did so to make it unique so why should I have to share it? Can you not come up with your own ideas and use your own creative juices to make your own unique things? Yes Open Sim is free, but that doesn't mean that just because someone is using it, they have to "give" everybody else their stuff that they've created and built. I've seen nowhere in the literature about Open Sim that it says you have to share your stuff. What it does do is give you a platform in which to create, develop and design for other people to enjoy.
Now I can understand if it's stuff that people know full well has been pirated from Second Life, which a large percentage of stuff in Open Sim is, however there are some outstanding creators, programmers, scripters, developers and designers who make their own original materials and if they chose to charge for that stuff that's their right, though I know most of them do not, they give it away freely out of the goodness of their heart. That said, I do give my stuff away, but it is located in our Masala Al Kohav region which is a whole region of nothing but freebies which includes original content and those things I've picked up from around Open Sim. The one thing I try to do is make sure that the original creator's name is on it and I can tell you that if it's pirated from Second Life the creator's name that you will see is NOT the original creator. So, here's the deal, if you visit any of my regions in grid.genesis-roleplay.org:8002 that are open to the public to visit, and you see something you like, just go to our Masala Al Kohav region and you'll probably find the very same item there all boxed up and ready to go for you. If you see something you like in one of my regions, and it's not in our Mall Region, just shoot me a message and ask me nicely, you'll probably get the item in a couple of days depending on how often I'm on.
If you don't like how I do things, just remember this....You don't pay my grid costs.

I had for this lady a deep respect and appreciation and so created this memorial wall to her memory to reflect the beauty of the soul who was Veritas McMaster. May she know eternal peace and beauty as greatly and deeply as she created it in virtual for all to enjoy. She brought many smiles to many people may her joy be full in her eternal slumber.

!! NEUHEIT IN OS !! BAAALD.. kommen die beiden Bodys Luna & Chonsu (based on Legacy) in den Laden. Dazu gibt es natürlich für Frau und Mann auch Kleidung. Darum ist es im Moment auch ziemlich still bei uns im Grid .. ich bin mächtig am arbeiten. Spezieller Dank für die Bodys geht ans Adult-life Grid, Moonrose Grid & das Mare Grid. Vielen Dank für Euer Vertrauen !

!! NOVELTY IN OS !! SOOOOON .. the two bodys Luna & Chonsu (based on Legacy) come into the store. Of course, there are also clothes for women and men. That's why it's pretty quiet in our grid at the moment. I'm really working. Special thanks for the bodys go to the Adult-life Grid, Moonrose Grid & the Mare Grid. Thank you for your trust !

Kerzenschein und Christlaterne leuchten hell die Weihnacht ein.
Glocken läuten nah und ferne,
Friede soll auf Erden sein.
Wir wünschen dir gesegnete Weihnachtsfeiertage
und einen guten Start ins neue Jahr!
Genie & Bella
Candlelight and Christmas lantern brightly illuminate Christmas.
Bells ring near and far,
Peace shall be on earth.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a good start into the new year!
Genie & Bella

Sometimes a few greifers come to your sim and they use a trick to crash your sim or create lag. They do it by wearing a device which runs many scripts, and each script is created to do intense math calculations which take a lot of cpu time.
Wouldn't it be great if you had x-ray vision and could see who these people are? Now you can. Just wear my "person lag detector" and it will show you how many scripts a person has running, how much memory their scripts are using on your sim (some are designed to eat up all your sims memory), and how much time they are using of your cpu (some are designed to use up all your cpu with calculations). Get it free, now at Wizardry! :) All you do is attach the device to hud center or center2.

***POPLAR TREE PACK (Populus Nigra Italica): Up to 4 of them using only 1 single prim! Smooth animation on leaves // Seasonal textures included! Available for FREE and FULLPERM at FOREST AREA, BOX 08. Enjoy :)

Today I've released my last addition to the Fairies and Sprites of the Glen.

The Sprites of the Glen with Magic are now out in the enchanted section of the shop.
These like the other 2 versions come in 5 colours and this time they have a little extra trail of light that flashes around them (it's magic ;)).
I don't believe these are any more mischievous than the others however they insisted they were, it's probably just because their feelings were hurt because they were last to go out, I'm sure they'll get over it.

They are animesh and directions on set up are on the enclosed notecard.

Have a fantastical day!

My apologies for the repost, I was trying to edit the post not delete it :( I got click happy.

Fairy of the Glen is available in the fantasy section of the shop. They are animesh with 5 styles to choose from.

Scripts are thanks to Arcadia Shop. Directions on activation are included in the box

The fairies float and fly around fluttering their wings. The animations are in a different order for each fairy in order to avoid synching if you put out more than one.

They add a little action wherever they are.

Have a great day!

ANNOUNCEMENT - ANKÜNDIGUNG


[GERMAN VERSION]


Liebe Freunde and Starkies,

was wir heute ankündigen werden, fällt uns nicht leicht. Niki und ich, Mathilda, haben beschlossen, den Betrieb von Stark Islands nach dem 30. Juni 2021 einzustellen.
Wir haben uns viele Gedanken darüber gemacht, unter welchen Voraussetzungen wir Stark hätten weiterlaufen lassen könnten. Aber letztendlich hätte es zu viele Änderungen geben müssen und Stark wäre nicht mehr das gleiche gewesen. Außerdem haben wir uns außerhalb von OpenSim eine neue Aufgabe gestellt. Einerseits bedauern wir, Stark zu schließen, nach all der harten Arbeit, die wir in dieses Paradies investiert haben. Aber wir sind auch sehr stolz darauf, dass wir es bis nach ganz weit oben auf der Liste der beliebtesten Regionen von OSW geschafft zu haben. Das wäre ohne euch, unsere wunderbare Gemeinschaft, nicht möglich gewesen.
Deshalb möchten Niki und ich uns an dieser Stelle bedanken. Danke an alle Starkies für eure Unterstützung und Treue. Danke an unsere DJ’s! Jeder einzelne von Euch hat mit seinen mittlerweile legendären Sets zum Erfolg von Stark beigetragen. Danke an das Zeta Worlds Team, ohne dessen Unterstützung der stabile Betrieb einer solch leistungshungrigen Region wie Stark nicht möglich gewesen wäre. Danke auch an alle Besucher, die jederzeit herzlich willkommen waren und viele nette Kommentare und Likes hinterlassen haben. Wir wünschen euch allen von ganzem Herzen alles, alles Gute!
Für OpenSim wünsche ich mir, dass die Leute, die Grids, viel stärker zusammenarbeiten und nicht gegeneinander. Ihr seid ein Grid! Das Hypergrid! Nur gemeinsam hat OpenSim eine Chance.
Wir werden euch im Auge behalten und vielleicht, irgendwann, sehen wir uns wieder.

In diesem Sinne, lebt wohl!
Niki & Mathilda Stark

Why there are people they give their avatars names like "Nazi German" and "Adolf Hitler"?
Why they visit a sim like Stark and say they hate gays and threaden people to find them in real and kill them?
Why are people so full of hate?
Why can't they stay away from Stark and let live people their (virtual) life in the way they want?
Lots of questions that I don't have an answer to!

But one thing is absolutely clear for me:

WE DON'T WANT GUYS LIKE YOU HERE AT STARK!

So please stay away and spread your hate somewhere else. Or better: Don't spread it anywhere!

And stop crying in the Stark OSW review section because we banned you several times. We would do it anytime again!

https://www.osgrid.online/news/the-end-of-the-road/

I honestly believe this is a tragedy of heartbreaking proportions. 💔

The thought that someone could deliberately cause this kind of devastation to a grid that has been part of the OpenSim community for 19 years fills me with an anger and sadness that I can hardly put into words.

This hits far below the belt—not only for the residents of OSGrid, but especially for the administrators and developers who have worked so hard, year after year, to keep this grid alive through every challenge, setback, and technical difficulty they have faced. To the OSGrid admins and developers, I applaud you. I honor your dedication, your perseverance, and every effort you have made to keep this community going. You deserved better than to have your years of hard work put at risk in this way.

I am grieving over this. Yes, grieving! Because behind every avatar, every region, every creation, and every corner of a virtual world are real people who have invested their time, their energy, their creativity, and their hearts. Many have volunteered countless hours to help build and sustain a community they believed in. Their efforts matter. Their contributions matter. And the people behind them matter!

If the reported actions were deliberate, then I find it absolutely heartbreaking that someone's desire to cause harm could reach a point where the infrastructure supporting an entire community is put in jeopardy. Nineteen years of history, dedication, friendships, and shared experiences are not something to take lightly. OSGrid has been an important part of the OpenSim story, and the possibility of losing it is devastating.

What I struggle to understand is WHY.

Why do disagreements have to escalate into destruction? Why can't people walk away from a disagreement without trying to hurt others? Why spread rumors, turn people against one another, encourage griefing, or drag innocent members of a community into personal conflicts? And why would anyone ever think that damaging an entire grid is an acceptable response to a grievance?

If someone has a problem with another person, there are ways to address it. There are ways to disagree, to speak up, to walk away, and to seek resolution. But deliberately inflicting harm on an entire community—if that is what has happened—is not a solution. It is devastation that reaches far beyond the person one might be angry with.

And who ultimately pays the price? The innocent residents. The creators. The volunteers. The administrators and developers who have given so much of themselves. The people who simply wanted a place to build, explore, socialize, and enjoy the world they helped create.

THAT is what breaks my heart.

I am angry. I am deeply saddened. I am dismayed that something so destructive could threaten a community with such a long history. I cannot pretend that this doesn't hurt, because it does. And my heart goes out to everyone who has made OSGrid a part of their lives over these many years.

To the people of OSGrid, please know that your time, your creativity, your friendships, and your contributions have not been meaningless. Whatever happens next, those nineteen years cannot simply be erased from the lives of the people who shared them. The memories, the skills learned, the things created, and the friendships formed are part of your stories, and they still matter.

To the OSGrid administrators and developers: THANK YOU. Thank you for your years of service, your persistence, and your willingness to keep working through the difficult times. You have my sincere respect and heartfelt sympathy.

And to whoever may be responsible for deliberately causing this reported damage, I hope you understand the human cost of what your actions may have done. This is so much bigger than a personal disagreement or a desire for revenge. Real people are hurting. A community is grieving. Years of volunteer effort deserve respect, not destruction.

I pray that the truth will come to light, that those affected will find support and strength, and that the OpenSim community will respond to this painful moment with compassion, wisdom, and solidarity rather than more hostility.

**This is heartbreaking. This is devastating. And it is a reminder that behind every virtual world are real human beings whose hearts, efforts, and friendships deserve to be treated with care.** 💔

🎃 **The Halloween Market on Fleetwood is now open!** 🎃

Halloween season has begun on Fleetwood – and my Halloween Market is now open for you until **October 31st**.

At the market, you will find a wide selection of **unique, beautiful, and lovingly designed Halloween decorations**. Alongside classic spooky decorations, there are also many special pieces that are perfect for decorating homes, gardens, shops, public spaces, or even complete Halloween scenes.

Whether spooky, mysterious, playful, or simply decorative – there is plenty to discover at the Halloween Market. If you are looking to decorate your own sim or home for Halloween, you will find lots of inspiration here and perhaps exactly that one special decoration you have been looking for. You will find the Hallooween Market on "Green Market".

Even getting to the market can be part of the experience. There are several ways to reach it:

• use the **Teleport Pads** if you want to get there quickly and conveniently
• take the **Monorail** and enjoy a little ride around Fleetwood along the way
• or simply take a relaxing walk and reach the market **on foot**

So take your time, have a look around, and discover the many Halloween items and decorations I have put together for this special time of year.

👻 **The Halloween Market is open now and will remain open until October 31st.**

I look forward to your visit and hope you have lots of fun exploring, decorating, and, of course, getting ready for Halloween! 🎃

New today at Willowbrook Gardens: Fantasy Set #1 (More coming soon). These were so much fun to make that I am sure I will be doing a lot more with this theme. These are free and full perms to use anyway you wish. They all have a slight glow on them of 0.030 but you can unmark that if you want. Also because they are fantasy they look great on full bright but I didn't set them to full bright.

hop://grid.sub-version.space:8002/Willowbrook%20Gardens/19...

****DRAMA PETS MESH STATUE REVAMP *****

## Breaking: The New OpenSim Monument Unveiled—The "Drama Pets" Mesh Statue!---
( special thx from Xenon Darrow and her skills on meshy.ai)

Ah, OpenSim. A land of boundless creativity, elegant scripting, and absolutely *zero* unnecessary conflict. Ha! Just kidding. We all know that this multiverse thrives on the sweet, caffeinated nectar of pure, unfiltered tea.
To honor this rich cultural heritage, a brand-new, ultra-low-prim monument has officially hit the marketplace: **The "Drama Pets" Mesh Statue**.

Ps. It’s not just decor; it’s a lifestyle choice for your sim’s landing point.”* — Anonymous user

### Why Every Sim Needs One

If you want to spice up your community center or give your visitors a daily giggle, here is why you need to drop this statue onto your sim right now:

* **Automatic Icebreaker:** Put it near your welcome kiosk. Newbies will instantly know they’ve arrived in a community with *character*.
* **Passive-Aggressive Gifting:** Need to send a subtle hint to that neighbor who’s been staging a turf war over parcel borders? Wrap it in a no-transfer box and send it anonymously.

### Grab Yours Today! FULLPERM

I saw a post about terrain textures and had the idea for TerrainSkin. I made a module that reads the height of the region and creates a mesh and applies the texture you specify. This is the first test that worked on dev grid so it doesn't really look good but it will be interesting to have a mesh skin over the terrain you can texture however you want without the repeats. The reason I came up with this module is so it will work on any viewer without modification. Look forward to perfecting the idea. The module calculates low/mid/high LOD and normals on the mesh and creates an asset. It's not necessary to use blender, but you could export and play with it in blender if you wanted to. It's not automatic if you alter the terrain but it's simple command to regenerate (removes existing mesh first) or just a simple command remove the terrain mesh skin. it's like instant. Coming soon to Holoneon Grid.

I am starting to put out Halloween jewelry the first pieces are in the store. This is a new Halloween Charm Bracelet. Hello to Furious Frenzy who stopped by 🎃

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

We have released WolfVoice to GitHub this morning - this is a complete WebRTC setup for OpenSim, so you can switch off Vivox or add voice to any grid. It includes the server software and full setup instructions.

Note that we run the amazing OpenSim NGC, so it's designed to run with that, but it should run with any version of OpenSim. No more Vivox Droputs. https://github.com/wolfsoftwaresystemsltd/wolfvoice is the repository. Have fun!

It was truly my honor to be a part of the celebration of Star & Drew and to help create a day that reflected the two of them. Their wedding was filled with love, laughter, friendship, and more than a little bit of magic.

As I put together this video, I added a few AI-created moments to bring to life some of those little moments that couldn't actually happen in-world, but somehow played out so perfectly in our minds. The glances, the gestures, the laughter, the quiet moments between them, the things we could all imagine even if our virtual world couldn't quite make them happen. For me, that is part of the magic of creating in a virtual world: sometimes our imaginations get to fill in the spaces between what is possible and what we wish could be.

To Star & Drew, may this be only the beginning of a beautiful adventure together, and may you always find as much happiness in each other as you did on this day.

We wish you all the happiness in the worlds! ❤️

Click the link to watch the video
https://youtu.be/1XIlsWOzL0c?si=VMTsXwF7QE3h4LRU