The Art Factory FM Radio station is now up and running. You can listen on the web or in-world. The plan is that this station will only play music from artists that perform in world. If you know anyone who'd like to be featured drop Ernest Moncrieff a line. We are also hoping to have podcasts and interviews, so if you aren't shy why not come and chat about your artwork or music we'd love to hear from you!

https://akemi.goons.space/public/the_art_factory_fm

Clan's GRAND OPENING of his Club Escotia TODAY!!!
1pm - DJ COUNTRY BOB
2pm - CLAN ESCOTIA LIVE
3pm - DAN SINGS LIVE
4pm - IAN KITSILANO LIVE
5pm - ROGUE GALAXY LIVE

See new CLUB ESCOTIA venue page HERE:
https://opensimworld.com/hop/84207

View Clan's full Calendar of Events with MP3 samples HERE:
http://angelbeach.net/ClanEscotia/

NEW! Club Escotia on Facebook.. post your pics!
http://fb.me/ClubEscotia

Find your dream home on a relaxed shopping spree.
The ultimate house gallery of the best architects with free spirit.
Governor Heron

hop://213.200.254.17:17002/Free House Gallery I

hop://213.200.254.17:17002/Free House Gallery II

Find your dream home on a relaxed shopping spree.
The ultimate house gallery of the best architects with free spirit.
Governor Heron

hop://213.200.254.17:17002/Free House Gallery I

hop://213.200.254.17:17002/Free House Gallery II

Nous répertorions toutes les destinations francophones que nous trouvons ,et nous posons un panneau de téléport ,si vous êtes francophones et que votre grille ou standalone n'y est pas encore ,contactez nous .

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.

Here's my first texture "painting" test using blender. I made a module that creates a texture for any region on the grid
Region (Hwyl Emoticon) # terrain skin generate 3b639da6-b435-4711-a757-a23c3b928c1d
Then you can export as DAE and import into blender and use the texture tools to apply images/paint on it/.etc then export as glTF or whatever, put it on your region
I don't have it automated for users yet but if you want a mesh of your Holoneon Grid terrain to experiment on let me know it takes seconds to create.

The Annual Hypergrid Community Celebration that began as AvatarFest, became OpenSimFest, and is now OSFest. This is a 3D virtual festival where anyone from any OpenSimulator grid can participate from any timezone! You can now host OSFest events on your home grid or, as always, get a free exhibit or store parcel on the OSFest grid. Artists, creators, builders, merchants, educators, developers, grid owners, performers, and hosts - you can showcase whatever, celebrate however, or host wherever you want. Help others find you on the Hyper grid by being a part of the celebration - virtually together.

BUNGEE JUMP NOW OPEN AT OPENSIM NETWORK!

Ready to take the plunge?

Our new Bungee Jump experience is now live at OpenSim Network, with a much more realistic motion system that gives you the feeling of a true elastic jump instead of a simple straight up-and-down ride.

Feel the fast drop, the hard recoil, the side-to-side swing, the body tilt, and the repeated bounces as the cord stretches and settles over the water.

This is part of our continuing work to make OpenSim Network more interactive, physical, and fun — with experiences built around movement, vehicles, games, and advanced scripted attractions.

Come try it, bring your friends, and see if you have the nerve to jump.

OpenSim Network Grid
Bungee Jump — Now Open

http://opensimnetwork.zapto.org:8002/

#OpenSim #OpenSimNetwork #BungeeJump #VirtualWorlds

As a thank you to all our many supporters, I am offering this original mesh for Athena handcrafted by me to everyone at our Welcome Landing. Please do not sell but you are free to distribute. It will also be offered on our marketplace. Thank you again for your continued loyalty and support on our wonderful grid.

MANIC MONDAY — 10AM–12NOON BUZZ WITH DAVE KING! START YOUR MONDAY WITH A BUZZ!

Join DJ Dave King every Monday morning at the LinkUp Welcome Stage and kick your Monday into gear!

COUNTRY & CLASSIC ROCK
Get those boots tapping, turn up the volume, and start the week with great music and plenty of fun!

EVERY MONDAY → 10AM–12 NOON
DJ Dave King → LinkUp → 10–12 Buzz → Party Stage

Come along, meet up with friends, have a laugh, and get your Monday morning started the LinkUp way!

DON’T MISS THE BUZZ — BE THERE!
LOCATION:
hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/128/128/...

Want to bring an animated GIF into your OpenSim world?

Gif2SL by Gonta Maltz is a small, free Windows utility that converts an animated GIF into a sequential PNG texture sheet that can be animated on a prim.

You can use Gif2SL to create swimming fish, crawling ants, animated signs, and other moving effects. Once you understand how it works, there are a lot of fun possibilities for bringing extra life and movement into a region.

How to use Gif2SL:

Download Gif2SL here:
https://outworldz.com/Secondlife/posts/gif/Create-Gif-in-S...
Open the program and click Load GIF.
Select the animated GIF you want to convert.
If your GIF has a transparent background, check Transparency so the alpha channel is preserved.
Click Output.
Gif2SL converts the animation into a single PNG sprite sheet containing the animation frames.
The output filename includes the horizontal frames, vertical frames, and frames-per-second information needed for the animation.
Upload the finished PNG texture to your grid.
Place the texture into a prim along with the free animation script available from Outworldz.
The script calculates the frames and speed and plays your animation inworld.

That’s it!

Think beyond signs and screens. You can experiment with animals, insects, water effects, magical effects, moving decorations, animated displays, and whatever else you can dream up.

I’ve made swimming fish, crawling ants, flies, and animated signs with it. What will you create?

Gif2SL is free and available for Windows.

Full tutorial, Gif2SL download, script and examples:
https://outworldz.com/Secondlife/posts/gif/Create-Gif-in-S...

OutworldzOfficial
DreamGrid • OpenSim • Free Resources • Community

Northern lights over Tromsø sky. Only to be seen for those using WolfViewer or WolfStorm viewer though.
Have adapted my EEP addon from weather system using the customized WT lsl functions to make it show at nights from September to end of March.. (no prim or mesh used). Also did the same for the weather. Rain , snow, all generated automatically by the WT - synchronized to RL North Norway time.

For those not aware, OSFest is now a fully Hypergrid festival where you can host events on your own grid or grab some space on the OSFest grid to exhibit or setup a store. Before OSFest in September, OSGrid tends to run its fundraiser which is why we didn't choose dates in that month. Following OSFest, Hypergrid International Expo will be in November then OSCC likely in December. Fall is busy on the Hypergrid with many other events happening so hopefully some of those will join in the fun with remote events instead of schedule conflicts so we can send them some avatars too Let's celebrate each other together. It's your OSFest!!
OSFest Performances and Dance Area for live music, DJs, comedy, readings, prose, fireworks, light shows, and burn events!

Contact: SHELEEN

grid.opensimfest.com:8022:OSF_Event

Mark your calendars! A lot is happening at Electric Vortex on Tenth Dimension Grid. Oct 14th Safari/OSFest tour of the region. October 18th it is going to be a fun party with a few surprises. We can't wait to see you all!