Teaching myself pbr materials. Very different process to get those materials into OS. This is the clearest comparison yet of the difference between legacy materials and pbr materials. The one on the left was the best I was able to do with regular materials using only the original diffuse, normal, and specular textures. The one on the right uses all the original textures and shows them correctly.

Hello Everyone!
I'll be performing today at the Train Station
Dj Azora starts the set at 1:pm followed by me at
Time: 3:00pm OST
Bring a friend and come join us for a great afternoon of music!
Ride: hop://login.osgrid.org/Trianon%20Complex/713/155/4002

All E Grid Members are eligible for one free 1 x 1 parcel, you'll get to own (not Godmode) and will have 10,000 prims available to you.

Go here to join the Grid: http://theegrid.outworldz.net:8002/wifi/user/account/

You must contact me here or inworld (MK Scott) and let me know you have joined.

Once this is verified I will send you information on your new land :)

*** Just a heads up I will be on vacation and mostly offline from Thursday to Sunday night, but I am here today to set you up. You'll also need to join the In world group E Grid Residents to rez.

You'll find the Group Join sign and the box to rent from in one corner of your land.

I am working on this region for some weeks now and it is evolving... Terraforming, building bridges, stairs, hills... there will be boats and horses... working on a helicopter... on the land are houses with furniture themed for different preferences....

An old picture that I came across. This was my first region, years and years ago, shortly after OSgrid first opened. I arrived here from SL with like 5 textures, and some sculptie palm trees I created. :)

edited: They didn't even have mesh back then. :)

Want your own doomsday server? Imagine having all of wikipedia downloaded to a hard drive with a program that can search and display articles. Kiwix for desktop (freeware) can do it. It even has download links under 'All Files' to d/l the wikipedia database for you making it painless. Not only that but you can download a bunch of other wiki's too. Imagine having maps of the world. Or a doomsday prep wiki. TedTalk videos. Audio books wiki. etc.
https://kiwix.org/en/applications/ - by the way, it runs on linux/mac/windows/android.

Dinkie Greedy@The Camping Area~Funsize Dinkies
Dinkie Greedy - Starting at 8:00am - 10:00am

Open invite to all Dinkies on Opensim.

Join us for a couple of Dinkie Greedy Games and meet other Dinkies around Opensim in one Resort.

A Great Resort to hangout with all the Funsize Dinkies.
Location: hg.twiztidtimezgrid.com:8602:Funsize Dinkies

See you Over there!!!

The second phase of the Egyptian Display area at Lunaria Emporium is now open, which includes the smaller items such as statues, columns, flora, and the small temple. Some of the items are free and full perm. The third phase will be the completion of the pyramid that's there.

♬ WHO: DJ JAMES
♬ WHAT:MIXED
♬ WHEN: 6-8 pm GRID TIME
♬ WHERE: THE BADASS HARLEY LOUNGE
♬ COME DANCE WITH US!!!
♬ BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND SONG REQUESTS

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Badass%20Club%20Land/395...

Some good news. I compiled Firestorm 7.1.10 PBR, and it doesn't crash every single time I teleport. There is light at the end of the tunnel with the next release. Photo included of me not f***ing crashing. yay! :D

21st September is WORLD PEACE DAY!

Whilst it may seem slightly frivolous, ZetaWorlds is having an event/party, We can't end the wars, the assault on Ukraine by Putin's Russia, the conflict in Gaza made worse by Israel's tamper tantrum, the military junta terrorizing Myanmar, but we can raise awareness and we can make a difference!

Anyone that buys a region that day, any package really, all proceeds will be given to Angel of Life aid for Ukraine! Let's raise some money!
The charity is linked here: https://angel-of-life.weblium.site
(additional information: https://www.volunteeringukraine.com/en/volunteer-opportuni... [added by Mathilda Stark])

The day starts of with a Q&A session again with Edison and Vincent answering burning issues, questions, and talking us through planned upgrades etc. Please direct your questions and anything you might want to discuss here: https://zetaworlds.com/forms/questionnaire

So the timetable for the day:
8am: Q&A Session
10am: Quirkessential DJane HAZEL ITO plays one of her unique mixes
11am: Sees the return of live singer ROGUE GALAXY to center stage
12 noon: High noon, for our live DJ MATTIE
1pm: It's the normally naked DJ RUUD, but this time at least partly clothed, don't miss this!
2pm: Our lovely ELLEMIR takes over the decks before handing over at
3pm: to the next live DJ NORA COLA

So please come and join us, donate to great charities one way on another, and make it a night to show support for the wronged and a world living in peace and harmony!

If that somehow offends you: Attacking fellow humans is abhorrent whether it be punching your neighbor or invading a whole country for no reason.

(Original source: https://zetaworlds.com/blog/view/world-peace-day-24)

Announcing the Mermaid's first open sim project! (Besides our very own beautiful home!) We are happy to be exhibitors at The OpenSim World's Fair beginning March 2025! Our exhibit is but a small piece of our region, just to give you all a peek at what we have to offer! There are absolutely incredible builds there now so we can't imagine the excitement when the fair opens! They have fabulous entertainment planned too! This is the biggest, brightest event I have every witnessed in open sim! (I think they have a few spots left!) Please mark your calendars! You don't want to miss it for sure! Until then, please do come to Mermaid's Cove and see what else is new there! Watch for events at the Blue Grotto too! See you soon!

*** OpenSIM Grand Piano V2 (VERSION 2) UDAPTED RELEASE ***
Tired of not finding a decent piano? And when it`s found it plays any sound but the piano itself? No more!!
-02 kinds of low prims models! (BLACK and WHITE models)
- 40 completed classic musics on 03 hours, 35 minutes and 20 seconds of audio!
- WAV and UUID files included in case HG plays the "betch"

Available for FREE and FULLPERM at SOUND area (BOX 07).
Enjoy :)
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NUMBER MUSIC NAME AUTHOR DURATION (HH/MM/SS)
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1 AEOLIAN HARP OP.25 N.1 Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:02:40
2 APPASSIONATA SONATA N.23 3RD MOV Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:08:00
3 AVE MARIA Johann Sebastian Bach 00:05:20
4 CAN-CAN Jacques Offenbach 00:02:00
5 CLAIRE DU LUNE Claude Debussy 00:05:30
6 EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:04:20
7 FANTAISIE IMPROMPTU OP.66 Frédéric Chopin 00:05:40
8 FLIGHT OF BUMBLEBEE Rimsky/Korsakov 00:01:20
9 GRANDE VALSE BRILLANTE E.MAJOR OP.18 Frédéric Chopin 00:05:30
10 GUILLAUME-TELL OUVERTURE G.Rossini/Franz Lisz 00:03:40
11 HEROIC POLONAISE OP.53 A FLAT MAJOR Frédéric Chopin 00:06:50
12 HUNGARIAN DANCE N.2 Johannes Brahms 00:02:20
13 HUNGARIAN RAPSODY II Franz Lisz 00:12:20
14 LA CAMPANELLA Franz Lisz/ Paganini 00:04:50
15 LIBESTRAUM N.3 (LOVE DREAMS) Franz Lisz 00:05:20
16 MAPLE LEAF RAG Scott Joplin 00:02:50
17 MINUTE WALTZ OP.64 N.1 Frédéric Chopin 00:01:50
18 MOONLIGHT SONATA 1ST MOVEMENT Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:07:00
19 MOONLIGHT SONATA 3RD MOVEMENT Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:07:10
20 NOCTURNE OP.2 N.9 Frédéric Chopin 00:05:10
21 PATHETIQUE SONATA N.8 C MINOR OP.13 ,3 Movements Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:18:10
22 PIANO CONCERT N.1 B FLAT MINOR OP.23 Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:03:30
23 POUR ELISE (FÜR ELISE) Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:03:40
24 RADETZKY MARCH OP.228 Johann Strauss 00:02:20
25 SONATA N.05 G MAJOR KV.283 3 Movements. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:12:00
26 SONATA N.16 C MAJOR K545 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:05:00
27 SUGAR PLUM FAIRY (THE NUTCRACKER SUITE) Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:02:00
28 SWAN LAKE OP.20 I.Scene Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:03:30
29 SYMPHONY N.5 Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:06:00
30 TEMPEST SONATA N.17 3RD Movement Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:07:00
31 THE ENTERTAINER Scott Joplin 00:03:50
32 TICO TICO NO FUBÁ Zequinha de Abreu 00:03:10
33 TORRENT ETUDE OP.10 N.4 Frédéric Chopin 00:01:50
34 TURKISH MARCH (RONDO ALLA TURCA) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:03:10
35 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (12 VARIATIONS OF AH JE VOUS DIRAI-JE, MAMAN) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:13:40
36 WALDSTEIN SONATA N.21 1ST MOV Ludwig Van Beethoven 00:10:40
37 WALTZ A MINOR B150 OP POTSTH Frédéric Chopin 00:01:50
38 WALTZ N.2 (Variety Stage Orchestra suite) Dmitri Shostakovich 00:03:40
39 WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (THE NUTCRACKER SUITE) Piotr IlitchTchaikovsky 00:07:00
40 WINTER WIND OP.25 N.11 Frédéric Chopin 00:03:40

Lynnestra Parker and On The Rocks present "Seasons"

Sunday Sep 15th 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Pacific

DJ Maldrul will be playing a collection of Rock songs about winter, spring, summer, and fall along with his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETLY DIFFERENT!

Come check out Rocky Shores where you can dance, surf, play Greedy, hang out and explore!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Airmid/478/97/23

Lost Castles... There are many "popular" castles being circulated in world. But years ago I saw several gigantic castles that were incredibly well done and beautiful that appear to be lost to time. They were not seen anywhere else. One was a white elven castle that was super huge and extremely beautiful. Another was a grey stone castle with exquisite interior and very well designed rooms. The third lost castle was a dark castle with many rooms. It's sad these castles were lost to time as the creators eventually logged off taking their beautiful creations with them where they are no longer seen in todays entirety in-world. Very very sad. The creators were expert builders and their designs were the stuff of legend. Now they may sit on an old hard drive in someones attic somewhere, or perhaps they deleted them in a michael-angelo type fit of rage. No one knows. If you know of any of these castles can you please post their location onto this post, and I will tell you if that is one of them or not.

Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!
Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

Dessous-Night !!!!

wir laden herzlich ein zu einem Abend voller Eleganz, Stil und prickelnder Atmosphäre!
Mach dich bereit für eine unvergessliche Dessous-Party, bei der heiße Outfits, tolle Leute und großartige Musik im Mittelpunkt stehen.

Zeig dich von deiner verführerischsten Seite in deinen schönsten Dessous! Lass deiner Fantasie freien Lauf, ob Spitze, Seide oder Satin

🖤 Wann: 15.09 / 19 Uhr
💋 Wo: Tosca
✨ Dresscode: Heiße Dessous – von verführerisch bis extravagant, alles ist erlaubt!

TAXI: soul-grid.de:8002:Tosca


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Lingerie Night !!!

we invite you to an evening full of elegance, style and a sparkling atmosphere!
Get ready for an unforgettable lingerie party where hot outfits, great people, and great music take center stage.
Show your most seductive side in your most beautiful lingerie! Let your imagination run wild, whether it's lace, silk or satin


🖤 When: 09.15 / 10 SLT
💋 Where: Tosca
✨ Dress code: Hot lingerie - from seductive to extravagant, everything is allowed!

Sunday Brunch Blues with DJ Kith on the Bayou Belle every Sunday Morn at 9:00AM (SLT)!!
Region: Bayou Belle at Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins: 2024-09-15 09:00 SLT
Added by: Kith Whitehawk✦
Details:
Get up, grab your breakfast and come on down to The Bayou Belle to chill with DJ Kith & The Tribe for coffee and relaxing blues!! DJ Kith may be a lousy cook but he's a fabulous blues DJ! He's got the blues that will both ease your troubles from the previous week, put a smile on your face and give you the motivation to head into the next! No better way to start your day than with a heaping helping of DJ Kith and some chill blues! See you there!!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

Live from Rockin' The Blues! It's Saturday Night with DJ Kith! 7:30PM-9PM!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins: 2024-09-14 19:30 SLT
Added by: Kith Whitehawk✦
Details:
Blues man DJ Kith takes over our Saturday Night Blues Party!! DJ Kith is gonna ROCK OUR HOUSE with the most exciting blues anywhere!! Kith's sets are guaranteed to be fresh and full of surprises, so if you like your blues with an edge... Grab a friend and hop the first gator down to Rockin' the Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid! This party will be full of fun, friendship and awesome blues tunes!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

DJ Riker's Saturday Blues Showcase at Rockin' the Blues tonight at 6:00PM!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins: 2024-09-14 18:00 SLT
Added by: Kith Whitehawk✦
Details:
Calling all blues lovers! Get ready for a night of smokin' hot blues with DJ Riker at Rockin' the Blues! Riker is a master of the blues, with a deep knowledge of the genre and a knack for keeping the dance floor packed! He'll be spinning your favorite blues from classics to contemporary! Rockin' the Blues is the perfect place to soak up the atmosphere of the blues! Come on down!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

Bad Event Idea Zero: The Best of Eating Hot Peppers, Drinking a Gallon of Whole Milk, Dunking Yourself in Ice Water, and Looking Beyond the Future of Humanity.

This is a bad idea simply because it has been done so many times before.

Join us at 5 pm grid time for an hour of great fun with a live performance from Steven Strikker.
The Piazza, where great fun and good friends come together.
Drop this link into your map;
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

DJ Alex comes on fire, guys at 3 pm grid time! with the hottest tunes for everyone to set the mood. Yes! because it's always time to party. What's the reason for it? Well... we are PARTY PEOPLE!
Piazza, where great fun and good friends come together. Drop this link into your map; http://bridgemere.outworldz.net/:8002:Paradise Lagoon

I needed one, but couldn't find one, so I built one. :)
Here is a parking garage for your town or city. The arms raise to allow entrance. The top part is faux so only the bottom floor is accessible but you get the look of a full parking garage without all the prims. (40 prims total, without cars.) The cars inside, you should be able to copy if you wish. You can find it where the industrial buildings are. Thanks for stopping by.