Opensim is so much more than just one grid, and getting out there to learn more about our neighbors is good for your brain !
The current (Fall) season has about 6 more weeks to run, if you haven't joined us in the past, you can learn about how the trips work here https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/p/how-to-join-safari.html
There's also a blog that tells the story of the people and places we go to. For example, here are a few of the things we've done in recent weeks:
we went to Groovyverse to learn about Burning Man
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/09/burn-story.html
Lina and Nick of Mexico Lindo told us all about hispanic heritage in Opensim
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/09/lovely-mexico-lindo....
we immersed ourselves in desert based art on WTG
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/09/arabian-delights.htm...
on Second Sanctuary Grid, we went for a cat hunt
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/09/herding-cats-on-2nd-...
Plus, we learned about the YouTube talk show Inworld Review, all about opensim
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-review-and-you.h...

Breaking news because OSgrid officials never post here:

OSgrid is going to charge for attached regions if you've got more than one.

* One region is always free.
* Each region beyond that one is $1/month.
* What counts is how many regions you're running at the same time. So if you've got five regions, but you never have more than two online at a time, only these two count.
* The billing for region hosters will be different, the price will be the same.

EDIT for those who don't read the comments:

A var counts as 1 region. Even a 16x16 var counts as 1 region. It won't cost $255/month, but only $1/month.

If it's your "first" region (whichever one you declare your "first" region), it's only free if it's a single region or a 2x2 var. So if you have at least one single region or 2x2 var, but you also have bigger vars, declare one of your single regions or 2x2 vars your "first" region.

gyazo has been down for a few weeks. who knows if they will return. I made a desktop screenshot tool that's simple, lightweight and opensource. It uses Control+Shift+G instead of C because lots of things use C including camera tools in firestorm, so it's hella annoying. G has no conflicts i've found yet. You can install peepski or build your own if you want. get it at https://peepski.com/ :)

Hi Everyone! I'm just posting this to let everyone know about the upcoming OSFest 2026. I've had the chance to set up my display parcel and I've seen others and they are absolutely magnificent. This promises to be an amazing and fun event. Be sure to mark your calendar for the 12th - 26th of October and come see the remarkable things that people have made and what they are doing. I promise you it will be quite an experience. Also, this is the link to their Calendar of Events - https://hyperspace.0hubgrid.com/events?source=osfest
You won't want to miss this fun 2 weeks with plenty of things to do, entertainment galore and freebies. Blessings and much Love, Lavia

Dublin, including the airport and docks, is in our Wolf Nation region. (Ireland, basically). 400x400 region. On SL, this region would be about $7.9 million per month; this one region is bigger than SL's total land area.

Please use WolfStorm or WolfViewer to visit; normal Firestorm will crash. https://wolfgrid.org < get them here. We have a lot of Galway done as well, and we're looking to move this region to its own server. 4096 Draw Distance;

This is just the start. New region sizes available for rent 50x50, 100x100 and 200x200.

🌴 ROOFTOP CHILL WITH ADRIAN MOON 🌴
Come down, chill out, and pretend you’ve got your life together for a few hours. 😂
🎶 Smooth beats • Good vibes • Zero stress
🕑 2PM
Bring yourself… I’ll bring the tunes. 😎🍹
grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002:Rooftop-Events
Come for the music, stay because you’ve forgotten what time it is. 😂🔥

Sapphire Lily Fountain, use it on your land or ((shrink)) it for your table or shelf, Ether way will look great! Animated water flows down from the water cups. another addition for your Elven environment! ENJOY!

Today I have new tracks and mixes of House and Nu Disco for you ...

Lets have a nice party tonite in the new designed Solaris Club ...

All are welcome, dress code is some kind of Carneval or Fasching - if you like that, if you dont: Come as you are!

If you are naked stay at the beach please, lol....

migration begins! after about a year of running we're making some changes to assetd server. originally it stored assets in ipfs and kept local zstd compressed files on each region server. this burned up alot of drive space and 10 years down the road just isn't sustainable. So I'm getting rid of ipfs and storing all assets in s3 bucket. assetd pulls the assets on request, fixes broken ones if needed. with squid cache between assetd and opensim things are much faster. squid keeps current assets in ram for fast loading and stores less active assets in an optimized file structure. we can adjust the levels to increase ram and drive cache. i'm currently moving 2,583,234 assets into s3 bucket. after that's complete we just need to restart the grid, shouldn't be any downtime during the transfer though. on dev server assets load super fast. so we hope to have a better experience on holoneon grid in the next few days.

Vor fünf Jahren haben wir Ja gesagt.
Fünf Jahre Liebe, Treue und Füreinander-da-sein – und das möchten wir mit Euch feiern.
Zu unserer hölzernen Hochzeit laden wir Euch herzlich zu einem Gothic Ball ein.
Wir freuen uns auf Euch!
Belze & Chubby
Five years ago, we said "I do."
Five years of love, devotion, and being there for one another—and we would like to celebrate this with you.
We cordially invite you to a Gothic Ball to mark our wooden wedding anniversary.
We look forward to seeing you!
Belze & Chubby

🎤 LIVE ON STAGE! 🎤
🌟 OuieNanda — Live from Thailand! 🇹🇭

Come enjoy her incredible voice and experience a special live performance at the LinkUp Grid Grand Opening! 💙🎶

⏰ 11:00am – 12:00noon Grid Time
📍 LinkUp Welcome

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

✨ Come LinkUp, listen, dance & enjoy! ✨

🎉 **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!** 🎊

"The Enchanted Arbor Shelf" Looks great on any wall . Made from the limbs of a large Sycamore tree, packed with goodies! This will stand out in any Elven home! Enjoy! P.S. Located on the second floor

🚨 SPONTANEOUS PARTY ALERT 🚨

DJ LIGHT RAY HAS ENTERED THE BUILDING.
We have absolutely no idea who authorised this.
We’re pretty sure nobody booked it.
And frankly… it’s far too late to stop it now. 😂

🎧 TECHNO
🏙️ CCC ROOFTOPS
🔥 BAD DECISIONS
🕚 11 AM GRID TIME

Come for the music.
Stay because you can no longer remember where your shoes went.

DJ LIGHT RAY — turning perfectly normal mornings into questionable life choices since approximately 11 AM. 🤣

📍 Ocean38
hop://grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002/ocean38/122/108/22

NO PLAN. NO WARNING. JUST TECHNO. 🔥🎧

The Balloons of Fleetwood Beach

The Steampunk balloons of Fleetwood Beach offer a special way to explore the region from the air.

Visitors can choose between two different experiences.

There are player-controlled balloons, where you take the pilot’s seat and fly the balloon yourself. You control its altitude, direction and movement. The deliberately slow and slightly delayed handling gives the impression of flying a large, heavy airship rather than a fast vehicle.

If you prefer to relax and simply enjoy the view, you can take the automatic balloon tour instead. The balloon follows a predefined route through Fleetwood Beach, allowing passengers to enjoy a comfortable sightseeing trip without having to control the flight themselves.

This way, every visitor can decide whether they want to be the pilot or simply enjoy the ride as a passenger.

Whether you fly on your own or take the automatic tour, the balloons provide a unique view of the buildings, landscapes and attractions of Fleetwood Beach and are one of the most enjoyable ways to explore the region.

I want to be specific: I have been an artist in RL for decades, i had worked on paper and did collages when nobody knew what computers could do. The only machine i had was a copy machine and it was fun. I had also put my face on it and objects, experimenting a lot. I dont use AI on my artwork these days because i could not do art without it. I am experimenting. I was mixing RL artwork and virtual photography (exposed them in a gallery in RL), now adding AI to it and using different prompts and filters and exploring programs and having so much fun. Any artist can choose his tools, that is perfectly ok for me and i would visit an exhibition for other aspects than what tools are used to express the content, does this person have someting to tell me? (btw. i like to use the french word expo - exposition because what ideas people have in that expression is what i imagine in the english expression. not going into details. lol)

Hello, dear manufacturers and copycats of Mesh products (houses, furniture, clothing).
Time and again, you release AI-edited versions of your products.
But when I take a look, oh well—it looks terrible.
Be honest and post it exactly as it appears in the viewer.
Thank you.
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🌴 ANGELUS SL — INFLATABLE FLOAT LOUNGE ANG 🌴

✨ Découvrez notre nouveau lounge flottant !

⭐ Stars • 🔄 Rotation • 💡 Neon Color Fade
🌊 Floating Motion • ✨ Ambient FX
👥 Jusqu’à 4 personnes • Compatible NPC

📍 **RED-MOON-BEACH**

🇫🇷 **Venez voir et tester !**
Détendez-vous et profitez de l’ambiance.

🇬🇧 **Come visit & try it!**
Relax and enjoy the experience.

🇪🇸 **¡Ven a visitarlo y probarlo!**
Relájate y disfruta del ambiente.

TEST LM:
hop://maze.bz:7002/Red-Moon-Beach/242/472/22

We did it!!! We had many requests by many people around opensim who cares that asked us to open a Grid to give back to the Opensim Community, and here it is.

You all are invited to the grand Opening on **September 4th starting at 10am (Grid Time).**
—->>. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdmSOMhrePw

BK-Mode – Petite, aber mit großem Mundwerk

Vier Frauen, ein Moment, und dieses herrlich unperfekte Flair, das entsteht, wenn niemand versucht, irgendwem etwas zu beweisen. Hier wird nicht posiert, hier wird gelebt – mit kleinen Seitenhieben, spontanen Blicken und dieser frechen Selbstverständlichkeit, die sagt: „Ich bin hier, weil ich Lust drauf habe.“ Die Szene wirkt wie ein zufälliger Schnappschuss aus einem Tag, an dem alles leicht fällt, ohne dass man darüber nachdenkt.

Und genau darin liegt der Zauber: ein Ensemble, das nicht inszeniert, sondern einfach passiert. Ein bisschen Chaos, ein bisschen Charme, ein bisschen „Oh là là“ – aber alles auf BK‑Art, also mit Humor und einer Prise Selbstironie. Wer stehenbleibt, merkt schnell: Das ist kein Modemoment, das ist ein Lebensgefühl, das sich nicht erklären muss.

An Vanaheims Küste ist ein Schiff auf Grund gelaufen. Wir haben mal schnell noch etwas von der Ladung gerettet. Muss wohl ein Kunsttransport gewesen sein. Aber kommt und seht selber....

A ship has run aground off the coast of Vanaheim. We managed to quickly salvage some of the cargo. It must have been an art shipment. But come and see for yourselves...

Hello!

I just updated my cuffs. It is a whole revamping of the script, to fix some bugs and menus.
Get a copy at my SIM: The Silvertree Cove

Look for Amanda's Cuff Set 2608 Box at the landing market

Highlights:
- Original mesh
- Original poses and animations
- Chain particles
- Legacy and PBR textures
- RL/Online Timer self bondage
- Owner / Key holder saved in LinkSetData (survives intra-grid TP and resets)
- Public mode / Steal key mode
- Movement slowdown when legs are restricted
- RLV Lock
- RLV restrictions
- LockMeister and Lockguard compatible
- Run Away option for hard reset

Land Of Xzar Is Closed Until Further Notice. We are expanding it into a new attached region to cut any lag that could be experienced. Twice as big, with little added is the goal. Drew and I are working hard on the grid to bring new experiences. Exciting times ahead!!

Wochenende!!!! ....und es gibt reichlich neue kleidung für männer und Frauen. Vorbei schauen lohnt sich!

Weekend !!!! .......and there is plenty of new clothing for men and women. It’s worth a visit!

Catena di Isole — Seashell Basket

Thank you for visiting Catena di Isole.
This seashell collection is offered freely for you to enjoy in your OpenSim creations.

Permissions:
• Copy
• Modify
• Transfer
• Free to use and share
• Please do not sell these items as-is


Created for Catena di Isole
May the tide always leave you a little treasure. 🐚
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Catena di Isole

And while you're walking the beaches, keep an eye on the shoreline. Whenever a new tide rolls in, the shells are filled with new gifts waiting to be discovered.

Free gift at the Sage and Sea, which is Sweet Spot's restaurant. Also at the Clubhouse bar. Touch for a cracker.
I also added a placemat with foods for your table. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002/Sweet%20Spot/308/610/22
Nobody should ever be hungry in virtual, it needs a warning label though as it might make you reach for more RL snacks :)