My region Five O'Clock Somewhere has a beacon or hacker problem? When I go to opensim I find my region coming up as Cirrus and it says GCG. I reset the key etc, but the problem keeps reocurring. How can the name of my Region and grid be changing and what should I do?

Purrfectt Katt

Can someone help please?
I have tried for 2 days to set up the open sim hypergrid TP, I followed all instructions exactly but when I paste my key and click submit nothing happens and I have message above the TP board saying Not Initialized.

At one time opensim use to have a thriving group of furs, nekos, kitsunes, etc.. but now their nowhere. Did they all go back to SL? Yes true there are my valleys, Bastian's Furry Paradise, and Jeeper's White wolf regions but to the best of my knowledge, that's it.

Hi,
My 100 casks of maturing wine and whiskey are poofing expiring, my farm birds all became eggs, I lost three trays of stored produce reset to 0%, and all my vines and trees are stripped etc... after a reboot and when our grid was offline for 8 hours, I was wondering if I could get some assistance and information from a fellow farmer or maybe the developer of the farming game,

Thank you,
Tenshi

Hi, I'm a resident of OSGrid and am fairly inexperienced with hypergriding. I've been hopping to different grids looking for items to set up my avi and home on OSGrid, and I've had some successful transfers of items between various grids. Yesterday, I finally found a few buildings / structures for my new home at Cobra Bay Mall on Neverworld, but when I buy the items, they don't appear in my inventory. I attempted to buy 10-12 items, and each transaction seemed normal, barring the items actually reaching inventory. I received an "unable to authenticate" message with a singular item, but this message was not replicated with the others. Does anyone know what could be the issue?

That beacon has become a royal pain. And with no one answering me or fixing the problem as to the scripts in it causing my region textures to turn white including everything in it, not being able to delete the beacon(it always comes back), and no support for the performance for this thing makes me want to get rid of it. It has wrecked havok on my region since I put it down. Who is tech support for opensimworld and where do I contact them.I need this fixed asap.

Just added a new ornament display with full PBR textures at the front entrance of the Emporium. Free and full perm.

All Holiday decor at Lunaria Emporium is now free and full perm for the season. All have been reworked and many have PBR textures added. I have trees, tree skirts, topiaries, wreaths, garlands, a snow couple, poinsettias, etc; some are prim and some are mesh. These are unique items available nowhere else in Opensim.

To find them, click the Holidays sign on the right as you enter the lobby.

The next installment in my PBR tutorials is available on my Discord server. This section is on reflection probes, which holds a lot of mystery if you're not familiar with them. I get into the tips and tricks I discovered over more than a year working with PBR.

You can find the thread for reflection probes in the ⁠tutorials channel on my Discord server here: https://discord.gg/SMBaqan3Ny

I want to thank all the grid owners who chose to ban me. Special thanks to AMV who pretend to be surprised and even try to give me advice and imitate sympathy...
I have nothing against the choice to ban me - the grid is yours and the decision too! But... be honest, don't hide and don't lie that you don't know which IP addresses you have banned.
SHAME!

Even ChatGPT want's to join GroovyVerse. We're where it's at. :D
I have been using it so much this past week, it started spontaneously prefixing my function-names with groovy_ haha

It was even enthusiastic enough to make up a credits line at the bottom (on it's own)

🪐 Credits - Created for Groovyverse development by Hyacinth Landry and ChatGPT (Groovy Co-Pilot)
Licensed for internal and educational use under the Groovyverse developer guidelines. "We build the tools that build the world."

You can watch these films in Opensim's largest synchronized cinema. In UHD quality. Don't miss out! Stay tuned for announcements on the poster outside the theater. Free popcorn and soda. It's sure to be exciting.
WHEN >> 03-11-2025 SLT.
WHERE >> hop://russiangrid.ru:8002/South%20Park/153/163/20

Stasera vi aspetta una serata Disco con DJ Tommi e la Vocalista Paristella.
Ci aspetta un mix di canzoni provenienti da diversi paesi. Buon divertimento :)

Heute Abend erwartet euch eine Disco-Nacht mit Dj Tommi unter der Moderation von Paristella.
Euch erwartet ein Mix aus verschiedenen Ländern. Habt viel Spaß.

Esta noche podrás disfrutar de una noche de discoteca con DJ Tommi presentada por Paristella.
Puedes esperar una mezcla de canciones de diferentes países.¡Que te diviertas!

Tonight, join us for a disco night with DJ Tommi. Hosted by Paristella.
You can expect a mix of songs from different countries. Have fun.


Montag, 03.11.2025
lunedì, 03/11/2025
Monday, 11/03/2025
Beginn: 22:00 CET - 13:00 SLT
Inizio: 22:00 CET - 13:00 SLT
begins: 22:00 CET - 13:00 SLT
Taxi: astralia.eu:8002:GameDisco

Alina Custom Vehicles.

Now at OS grid a bigger store with easy access around the region bringing unusual and unseen vehicles in Opensim.


Double sim full of vehicles, over 250 different vehicles to choose from it costs nothing to look, so take home something great.

New vehicles being added weekly.

All vehicles can be altered or modified should you need, adjustments or additions happily done on request..
Hope to see you soon.
hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/Alina/110/42/22

What is PBR?
PBR (Physically Based Rendering) is a rendering approach that uses physics-based calculations for more realistic lighting, while Blinn-Phong is a non-physically based, older shading model that approximates specular highlights. PBR uses techniques like energy conservation and microfacet models to create more accurate materials that react realistically to light, whereas Blinn-Phong often produces a plastic-like, less realistic appearance. PBR is generally more computationally efficient and produces more consistent results because it focuses on the material's properties rather than the final rendered output.

PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
- Based on physics: PBR is a collection of techniques that aim to mimic how light interacts with surfaces in the real world.
- Realistic output: It produces more realistic results because it uses inputs like the material's microfacet properties and energy conservation to calculate how light reflects.
- Consistent results: The final appearance is more predictable and consistent because it is not based on a specific "look" but on physical principles.
- Efficient: PBR is often more efficient, as it relies on a smarter implementation where a single material object contains all the necessary textures and a single drag-and-drop can apply them.
- Example textures: Uses textures like metallic, roughness, and normal maps to define the material's physical properties.

Blinn-Phong
- Approximation: It is a non-physically based shading model that approximates the appearance of light reflection.
- Less realistic output: It can produce a "plastic" or less realistic look because it doesn't account for real-world light behavior.
- Fixed pipeline: It was developed for older fixed-function graphics pipelines and works by calculating a specular highlight based on the angle between the view direction and a halfway vector, rather than the more complex rendering equation.
- Texture maps: It typically uses diffuse, specular, and other texture maps to define its appearance.


So what does that all mean? It means PBR is more efficient and better at handling how light reacts with a material, producing a more realistic rendering. So PBRs are considered materials and not simply textures, because all the bumps, surface roughness and textures are included on one packaged resource.

In the upper image, I put a light source between two cubes.
LEFT: PBR
RIGHT: Blinn_phong
You can see how the light reflects correctly on the left and the right looks more plasticy

In the bottom picture is:
LEFT: PBR Drag and drop
MIDDLE: Blinn-Phong Adjusted, meaning I turned down the default shininess
RIGHT: Default Blinn-Phong No adjustments made

Lust mal auf eine Party der anderen Art?
Für alle die mal Lust auf House Music haben,
DJ Tommy legt im italienischem Grid NewLifeitaly auf.
Ein Mix aus italienischen, aber auch internationalen Liedern.
Lasst die Füsse qualmen und habt Spaß.

Fancy a party with a difference?
For all those who love house music,
DJ Tommy will be spinning tunes at the Italian Grid NewLifeitaly.
A mix of Italian and international songs.
Get your dancing shoes on and have fun.

Hai voglia di una festa diversa dal solito?
Per tutti coloro che hanno voglia di musica house,
il DJ Tommy suonerà al Grid NewLifeitaly italiano.
Un mix di brani italiani ma anche internazionali.
Scatenatevi e divertitevi.

Taxi: hop://newlifeitaly.com:8002/NewLifeWelcome/298/120/45

Many of you have asked me to do this and I've heard you :-) I've started producing detailed tutorials on various aspects of PBR with more planned. You can find the threads for them in the ⁠tutorials channel on my Discord server here: https://discord.gg/SMBaqan3Ny

WHEN >> 22-10-2025 11am SLT.
WHERE >> hop://russiangrid.ru:8002/South%20Park/156/163/20

In our spacious, modern cinema, you can watch movies synchronously in excellent quality. Access to the mezzanine is via the left or right staircase in the foyer. The stalls are designed for concerts and live performances. Everyone is welcome.

🌿 Regency-Abend in der Everdance Hall 🌿
Mittwoch, 22. Oktober 2025 – 20:00 Uhr
Tauche ein in die Welt der Eleganz und Anmut – in die Zeit des Regency.
Bei sanftem Kerzenlicht, Musik und Gesprächen erleben wir einen Abend voller Stil, Charme und klassischer Atmosphäre.
🎩 Dresscode: Regency – inspiriert von der Mode um 1820.
(Kleider, Anzüge am Landepunkt der Region)
✨ Die Everdance Hall öffnet ihre Türen für einen Abend der besonderen Art. ✨
hg.lifehaven.ch:8002:EverdanceHall

Am Sonntag:
Diamant-Party – Schwarz trifft Weiß, Glitzer trifft Groove!  Am 19.10.2025 funkeln nicht nur die Sterne, sondern auch die Tanzschuhe.
Wir feiern unter dem Motto Schwarz-Weiß – stilvoll, schrill oder einfach schillernd.

Mit dabei: DJ Kai & Plattenschubse Marina – musikalisch und garantiert tanzbar
Start: 20:00 Uhr
Ort: timegrid.de:8002:clubtime
Dresscode: Schwarz-Weiß – ob Gala, Retro oder Glitzer-Gangster, Hauptsache du bringst Stimmung mit!
Die Nacht gehört uns – und wer nicht tanzt, wird mit Diamanten beworfen (virtuell natürlich).