🛠️ **GridGather Maintenance — Thursday, October 15**

Heads up, everyone! GridGather is getting a **server upgrade** for more speed and room to grow. 🚀

🕗 **When:** Thursday, Oct 15 at **8:00 PM Eastern** (**5:00 PM SLT**)
⏱️ **How long:** about 30 minutes, up to an hour

During that window gridgather.net may be briefly unavailable. Nothing you've posted or set up will be affected — your profile, posts, events, Regions and Venues are all safe. In-world Gate boards will catch up automatically once we're back.

Thank you for your patience — and thank you for helping GridGather grow so fast that it needs a bigger home! 💜

— The GridGather Team

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╔═══◈◈ CaRnAl RaDiO EnTeRtAiNmEnT ◈◈
╫◈ ᴅᴊ ◈ DJ Vixx Black
╫◈ ᴍɴɢʀ ◈ Yhivi
╫◈ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ◈ Rock With Vixx
╫◈ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ◈ 4-6
╫◈ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ◈ Club NaKKie
↓ ↓ ↓ Grab the Limo and let's Party!!! ↓ ↓ ↓
hop://kinkyhaven.com:8002/Club-Nakkie/631/359/102

HE JOURNEY IS ALMOST HERE!
Join Kimm Starr and Cooper Swizzle for the OSFest 2026 tour as we invite you to step into a world alive with color, music, tradition, remembrance, and a little unexpected magic.
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: A Journey Beyond
It’s just days away!
This is more than a tour, it’s an immersive journey created to surround you with the sights, sounds, stories, and spirit of Día de los Muertos.
The journey begins October 16th!
Time: 12:00 PM Grid Time
Location:hop://login.thezones.icu:8002/Day%20of%20the%20Dead/131/12...
Hypergrid into the vibrant world of Día de los Muertos, (Day of the Dead). But this isn't your ordinary tour, You won't just LOOK at the experience. You'll STEP INTO it. You'll EXPLORE it.
And encounter a few surprises along the way!
It’s an immersive experience where the environment comes alive around you. Bring your sense of adventure, because you never know what might happen when you step through the portal!
Mark your calendar, and everyone’s invited.
Friendly reminder: Please remove any jewelry, AOs, HUDs, attachments, and other scripted objects.

🎶 OSFest 2026 – Turn Up the Music! 🎉🚀
Get ready for another fantastic afternoon of music, dancing, and fun at OpenSim Fest 2026!
Join us on Thursday, October 15, as four talented performers take the stage to keep the party going!
🎧 Thursday's Entertainment Lineup:
🎵 2:00–3:00 PM – DJ Nay Kell
🎵 3:00–4:00 PM – Nazirah Avro
🎵 4:00–5:00 PM – Evan Williams
🎵 5:00–6:00 PM – RoseDrop
⏰ All times are Grid Time.
🌟 And there's more than music!
Come early and explore the incredible exhibits, browse the stores, discover freebies, and see what the creative OpenSim community has been building!
Whether you're here to dance, explore, reconnect with friends, or make new ones, OSFest 2026 is the place to be!
🚀 TELEPORT TO OSFest:
hop://grid.opensimfest.com:8022/OSF_Welcome/249/402/564
🎉 Bring your friends, put on your dancing shoes, and join the celebration!
#OSFest2026 #OpenSim #VirtualWorlds #LiveMusic #VirtualEvents #OpenSimCommunity

4 Fun and Active Years of the Dinkies!

On 2nd November, we will celebrate five wonderful years since the Dinkies came to life in OpenSim at the Funsize Dinkies World Resort!

What an amazing journey it has been so far! Four years filled with fun, laughter, friendship, adventures, and so many beautiful memories. And, of course, many more wonderful years are still to come!

As most of you know, the Dinkies Resort has moved a couple of times over these past four years, always searching for the perfect place to call home.

And now, the Funsize Dinkies have finally found their special home on LinkUp Grid, where many Dinkies have already been enjoying their wonderful lives since the grid first opened.

We are so happy to see our little community continue to grow, welcome new faces, make new friends, and create even more unforgettable memories together.
A huge thank-you to everyone who has been part of our journey over these four amazing years. Whether you have been with us since the very beginning or joined us along the way, you are all part of what makes the Funsize Dinkies World Resort such a special place!

Here’s to more fun, more adventures, more friendships, and many, many more happy years together on LinkUp Grid!
Once a Dinkie, always a Dinkie!

NightPetal is a sacred, immersive space for artistic expression and quiet reflection. The gallery and glowing gardens are designed as an ethereal journey of light, nature, and spirit. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:NightPetal

I just checked the region it is up and running. It is set on Smart Start if at first the tp doesn't work please try again.

Here is when the drama started. I am now being called a harasser because I finally answered her childish parting gift on the grid. I am so sorry there are people in opensim who create drama and then blame US for being harrassing. Please stop sending spies to and alts to the grid to get the stuff Nexus didn't get. It's not going to happen. Don't bother banning us from the grid. We have no interest in being with people as base as you.

THE BUZZ — WEDNESDAYS!
Join us one Wednesday every month from 10 AM – 12 Noon (Grid Time) for great music, good vibes, and plenty of fun!

DJ WHISPER — OLD TO NEW!

DJ Whisper brings you her own unique style, taking us on a musical journey from the classics we love to the newest sounds!

Come join us for great tunes, good company, dancing, and a Wednesday to remember!
hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome

OSGrid shuts down 12/31/2026 - How to save and self-host Vanilla 150MB

OSGrid announced closure after 19 years, after asset pollution from 5TB to 17TB. Final meeting Oct 18 11am hg.osgrid.org:80:Hurliman Plaza

IMPORTANT DISTINCTION:
save oar / save iar ONLY works if your region is CURRENTLY hosted on OSGrid and you have console access.
The vanilla install below creates YOUR OWN standalone at home, it is NOT OSGrid and it will be only usefull to load your OAR/IAR as archives.

Full guide: https://ankhsenaton.netlify.app/

1) SAVE NOW (when OSGrid is not used too much! we don't want to crash it before 2027 !)
As region owner on OSGrid, in console:
save oar my-region.oar
save iar First Last / * backup.iar mypass
-> files appear in bin/ to grab via FTP.

Don't do a full 30GB IAR (3 days for me!). Do per folder with quotes if spaces:
save iar First Last "/My Objects/My Builds" builds.iar mypass

If tenant without console on OSGrid: ask your region owner for a save oar of your parcel + Take your objects.

If you are NOT on OSGrid, skip this step - you already have your OAR/IAR.

2) INSTALL YOUR OWN STANDALONE VANILLA (150MB)
Official files 0.9.3.0 Nov 8 2024:
http://opensimulator.org/dist/opensim-0.9.3.0.zip
Need .NET 8 SDK (no more mono)
Windows: dotnet OpenSim.dll
Linux: ./opensim.sh
First launch: standalone yes, SQLite yes.
This creates a local grid, offline.

3) REIMPORT YOUR BACKUP INTO YOUR STANDALONE
Copy .oar into bin/ then:
change region MyRegion
load oar my-region.oar
load iar / * backup.iar mypass --merge

4) WHERE TO GO AFTER
Keep it as standalone at home on 4GB VPS, or if you want HG again: Wolf Territories, BloodMoon, Kitely, Alternate Metaverse... You create a region via their panel then import your own OAR yourself or asking them.

PS: Our poor "be quiet" (aka Paela the deranged)—instead of hurling insults at me and attributing to me some immense power to cause the degradation of his own fragile, pathetic system—would do better to find a solution that doesn't end up sabotaging the creations of so many users on "his" grid!

DJ Thalion - Thalion - German DJ with lots of experience an lotsa music to prove it!
 EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST SHOW at The Party Stage, Alternate Metaverse
Party Stage
Alternate Metaverse is the new landing point, come and make new friends
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/31...

🌌🐘 HG SAFARI MEETS OSFEST 2026! 🚀✨
Get ready for an electrifying adventure across the Hypergrid!
Join Star Ravenhurst for a special HG Safari Region Tour as we explore the spectacular Electric Vortex on the Tenth Dimension Grid, in a special combined event with OSFest 2026!
🌟 Discover an incredible region filled with dazzling sights, imaginative creations, and amazing features. From futuristic landscapes to breathtaking visual experiences, there's plenty to explore!
📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM Grid Time
🌐 Destination: Electric Vortex – Tenth Dimension Grid
hop://grid.tenthdimension.org:26002/Electric Vortex/268/197/22
🎤 Your Guide: Star Ravenhurst
Whether you're a seasoned Hypergrid explorer or joining your first Safari, everyone is welcome!
✨ Come for the adventure, stay for the discoveries, and experience the creativity that makes OpenSim extraordinary!
🐘🚀 See you on Safari!

It took me 15 mins to make this bad boy, from modeling, to rigging to uploading inworld. Creating anything you can imagine is now possible within minutes using the new DreamGrid GLTF/DAE/FBX uploader! Freeing up time so that you can create MORE! Thank you Fred!! https://outworldz.com/Outworldz_installer/Help/Mesh%20Uplo...

**„Deine Umarmung bleibt“** 🖤

Du bist gegangen, und die Welt steht still,
weil mein Herz dich nicht gehen lassen will.
Die Stille schreit, die Sehnsucht brennt,
ein Schmerz, den nur die Liebe kennt.

Ich suche dich in jedem Augenblick,
doch keine Träne bringt dich mir zurück.
Und wenn ich nachts vor Kummer weine,
wünsch ich mir nur die Arme, deine.

Du fehlst mir mehr, als Worte sagen,
wie soll mein Herz den Abschied tragen?
Und gäbe es einen Weg zu dir,
ich liefe ihn sofort – zurück zu dir.

**Für immer dein. Für immer mein.
Für immer werden wir verbunden sein.
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🖤 **“Your Embrace Remains”** 🖤

You have gone, and time stands still,
My heart can't let you go, and never will.
The silence screams, the longing burns,
A pain that only true love learns.

I search for you in every passing day,
But no amount of tears can bring you back my way.
And when at night I cry in pain,
I long to feel your arms again.

I miss you more than words can ever say,
How can my heart endure you being away?
And if there were a path that led to you,
I'd walk it in a heartbeat, straight to you.

**Forever yours. Forever mine.
Forever our two souls entwine.

Hi everyone. I have had a few people ask if we will upload IAR files to Wolf Territories from OSGRID. Unfortunately we have to protect the security of the grid so we will not be doing that at this time. However I'm pleased to say that region owners can upload OAR files, although we have a scanner that pre-scans OAR's. We are running a custom version of OpenSim called WolfSim that has many built in protections, including running on dotnet 10 rather than 8 like many grids, properly locked down servers running our WolfStack infrastructure software (https://wolfstack.org) etc. Plus users benefiting from our Viewers get added security,

We have removed some quite severe security vulnerabilities in Firestorm in our WolfViewer viewer that can run on any grid, but Wolf users get a lot of extra features. I wish everyone all the best with what is going on but that's where Wolf Territories is at the moment. Please PM me if you have any questions Lone Wolf in world, on discord or on this platform.


In other news we have a new opensim blog https://opensimblog.com

Lone Wolf
https://wolf-grid.com

🌿 Welcome to Rigatoni Cemetery! 🌿

Dear OSgrid friends,

Sometimes, even virtual worlds need a place where memories can live on. ❤️

I’m so happy that we can offer this little project completely free of charge! With OSgrid approaching its expected closure at the end of December, I thought it would be lovely to create a special place where everyone can leave a personal mark and preserve a little piece of their virtual life.

Rigatoni Cemetery welcomes you!

There is currently room for 30 individual gravesites , each measuring 64 × 64, where you can create your own memorial, design a unique resting place, or simply celebrate the memories and friendships you made in OSgrid.

Our friendly cemetery administrator, Toni Riga , will be happy to help you find your own parcel.

Everyone is welcome. No fees, no pressure — just a little place for memories, creativity, and friendship.

Because even when a virtual world disappears, the memories we made there deserve a home. 🌹

Weil Judith die Köchin von Lemondhouse überraschend abgereist ist, springt Lucius Scaevola ein und backt eine Spezialität aus seinem Heimatland. Die eingeladenen Ladies sollen damit beeindruckt werden und Prinz Lennards Ruf als perfekter Gastgeber kann gewahrt bleiben.
https://lennardmonday.blogspot.com/2026/10/pizza-als-grand...