New Physics custom appendages for men!
Pre-configured and textured so that you don't have to keep resetting it.
This version will not expose you or anyone else when you visit
A new region or grid. Maintaining your modesty and preventing
any costume malfunctions. Available in 5 skin tones and other presets.
30 options to choose from. Including a working HUD with hundreds of options.

hop://grid.spartanskeep.com:8002/Spartan%20Village/89/168/...

BIRTHDAY PARTY for:

DJane Dragon at the Coffin Club
8 to 10 AM Gridtime (AMV) TODAY (17-19 UHR MEZ)
playing you gothic, industrial and EBM.

The Coffin Club is a gothic club in a church surrounded by a cemetry, furnished with coffins, music is gothic, rock, metal, EBM and Industrial.

Take your friends and come over.
Waiting for you
Dragon

Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/87/170/22
Join us on AMV: https://alternatemetaverse.com/

Liebe Freunde und Bewohner der virtuellen Welten.

Zum Weihnachtsmarkt gehören ja auch Rubeus Adventslesungen an den Sonntagen dazu (abwechselnd im Märchenzelt auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt und im Winterwunderland)- in diesem Jahr lauten die Daten:

30. November - Weihnachtsmarkt ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Weihnachtsmarkt
07. Dezember - Winterwunderland ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Santas Winterwunderland
14. Dezember - Weihnachtsmarkt ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Weihnachtsmarkt
21. Dezember - Winterwunderland ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Santas Winterwunderland

An allen Tagen beginnen wir mit der Lesung um 20:00 Uhr - musikalische Einstimmung gibt es ab 19:30.

Vor und nach den Lesungen laden wir alle Gäste ein zum Bummel über die winterlichen Plätze unserer Weihnachtsmärkte.

781 / 5.000
Dear friends and inhabitants of the virtual world.

Rubeu's Advent readings on Sundays are a regular part of the Christmas market (alternating between the fairy tale tent at the Christmas market and the Winter Wonderland). This year's dates are:

November 30 - Christmas Market ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Christmas Market

December 7 - Winter Wonderland ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Santa's Winter Wonderland

December 14 - Christmas Market ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Christmas Market

December 21 - Winter Wonderland ----- dorenas-world.de:8002:Santa's Winter Wonderland

The readings begin at 8:00 p.m. each day, with musical accompaniment starting at 7:30 p.m.

Before and after the readings, we invite all guests to stroll through the winter wonderland of our Christmas markets.

Khiron Ametza Live
Monday, November 17th, 2025
Join us for a wonderful hour listening to good music among amusing people!!

2 pm @ Club Fire
http://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/
Region: Gentle Fire Grid
Location: 21,28,22

hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Gentle%20Fire%20Grid/21/...

Happy Birthday, Ferd Frederix! 🎉

Today we celebrate not just another trip around the sun, but the man who’s kept whole worlds spinning.

Ferd, thank you for the countless hours you’ve poured into OpenSim — the fine-tuning, the bug hunting, the late-night fixes, the jaw-dropping characters and assets you’ve created, and the tools you’ve built that make our grids feel like home.
You’ve kept servers alive when they should have flatlined, solved problems the rest of us couldn’t even pronounce, and inspired new creators with your generosity and skill.

The OpenSim community runs smoother, plays harder, and dreams bigger because of you.

Here’s to your brilliance, your humor, your creativity… and to many more years of building worlds with your signature magic.

Happy Birthday, Ferd — we adore you!💕😘

Alina Custom Vehicles.

NEW TRUCK STORE IN REGION

Over 250 different vehicles to choose from, all vehicles are driveable

50 NEW VEHICLES ADDED

MORE TRUCKS ARE STILL ARRIVING , AND DRIVABLE .

There are also copy items which are not Vehicles

All vehicles can be altered or modified should you need, adjustments or additions happily done on request..

hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/Alina%20Custom%20Vehicles/118/35/22

Some areas i am still working on

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

Opening Day Party - Today - Saturday November 8th 2025 @Noon GridTime at the Kitely Expo Center!

grid.kitely.com:8002/Kitely Expo Center/116/95/23

https://www.syntheticdreams.info/

Synthetic Dreams is a digital art gallery dedicated to pushing
the boundaries of artistic expression. Our platform offers a
glimpse into the innovative world of virtual reality, where
traditional concepts merge with technology. By merging
AI’s creative force with the immersive space of virtual reality,
our pavilion transforms art into a world you can enter and
experience. Virtual reality convinces our brain we’re sharing the same space, making us feel truly present in the experience.

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!

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFAq2LZJ_U

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.

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).

🍫 Dubai Chocolate Bar Animated!🍫

Get ready to experience a moment of pure virtual pleasure 😍
The new Dubai Chocolate Bar has arrived on Sciattisi: a delicious animated kunafa & pistachio bar, created with realistic details and natural movement.

✨ Watch your avatar enjoy this exquisite creation, featuring fluid animations and packaging inspired by the luxury of Dubai.

Perfect for photoshoots, roleplays, or simply to add a touch of elegance to your in-world relaxation.

🛍️ Available now on: hop://sciattisigrid.it:8002/MiaBreilSciattiShopClothes/93/...

🍬 Come try it... because even in the metaverse, sweetness is an art!

¸.•*(¸.•*´ DISCO - PARTY `*•.¸)`*•.¸
mit DJ Tommy und Paristella !
con DJ Tommy e Paristella !

Freitag, 10.10.2025
Venerdì, 10/10/2025
Beginn: 22:00 CET - 13:00 SLT
Inizio: 22:00 CET - 13:00 SLT

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

I am starting work on re-creating Acadia in the 1600's and 1700's. I saw this photo, taken in Grande Anse New Brunswick, where my Grandparents and ancestors were from. It is overlooking the Chaleur Bay and the town of Caraquet along the coast in the distance.

🎃 Halloween Land is Now Open! 🎃
👉 https://arkhamgrid.org

🎥 Watch the trailer

📸 Sneak peek preview

Step into the eerie magic of Halloween Land, now open on the Arkham Grid!

This immersive experience is back with brand-new surprises, hauntingly detailed scenes, and exclusive Halloween-themed content you won’t find anywhere else.

Explore a stunning virtual world filled with spooky adventures, chilling vibes, and festive fun. Whether you're a thrill-seeker, a collector, or simply love the Halloween spirit — there's something waiting for you here.

👻 Halloween Land is bigger, scarier, and more magical than ever — and it’s open now!
💀 Available only on Arkham Grid.

Khiron Ametza Singing Live
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025

Prepare to be mesmerized by the sensational live singer, Khiron Ametza. With her amazing voice and captivating stage presence, she will take you on a musical journey you won't want to miss. From heartfelt ballads to energetic songs to shake you in your chair!

3pm @ Barefoort Ballroom
Attire: Elegant Casual to Formal
http://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/
Region: Barefoot Lands
Location: 793, 804, 39
hop://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/Barefoot%20Lands/793/804/...

playing you gothic industrial and EBM.

The Coffin Club is a gothic club in a church surrounded by a cemetry, furnished with coffins, music is gothic, rock, metal, EBM and Industrial.

Take your friends and come over.
Waiting for you
Dragon

Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/AMV%20Special%20Events/3...
Join us on AMV: https://alternatemetaverse.com/

▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ It`s Partytime ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂ ▁
Partynacht / Partynight

▶▷▶ at CC- CLUB
Sunday/Sonntag 21.Sep.2025
◕ starts 11:00 OS grid time – startet ab 20:00 Uhr EU

☊ Progressive House – Melodic Techno

☊ DJ CRAZY / Livemix

Taxi: hg.osgrid.org:80:FLORES SeaVibes
░░▒▓◙█◙█◙ CC – CLUB ◙█◙█◙▓▒░░

Come and find you 'scare',
loads to see and do,
Loads of shopping to be done,

Watch out for the Zombies, the ghosts, the skeletons, even some of the pumpkins have attitude,

Meet Rosemary's baby
Visit the asylum if you are brave enough. Say hello to the Count.

Casper will find you, but so will Freddie.

Every corner or the areas have freebies, every building has items. don't be fooled and what ever you do DO NOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

Have fun and watch where you step, after all you never know what lurks there!

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Cartref/203/897/24

Stay tuned for more details - Photography Competition to celebrate the opening of Just Shoot Me @ Twiztid Timez Grid
hg.twiztidtimezgrid.com:8602:Shutter Up
[TTG]Twiztid Timez Grid✦

Visit the sim and search for the free beautiful mask's that will be located around the sim. Use as part of your photo submission or just keep for a masked event.

You simply take a happy snap at the grid - submit to Omy Goodness full perm - photo should be 1024 x 512.
Submissions must be made via email - Full details will be located at the grid in the next few days. Look for this poster to obtain competition details.

There will be the major prize of 3 months free rent on a parcel of land with 1,000 prims. 2nd & 3rd prizes will be unique designs that cannot be found anywhere else.

All submissions will be on display at Twiztid Timez Grid Welcome area.

You get to vote on the most popular submission.

There will be voting boxes next to all photos submitted. No name or details of the photographer will be shown. Simply vote for your favourite photograph. For those of you who enter a photograph, you only get to vote once, so bring your friends to help you get your winning votes.

Stay tuned for further details!
Meanwhile - start shooting your photos now and stay tuned for further details! Happy Shooting! ♥

And....we are OPEN!!! Mermaid's Cove Costume Shop is BACK with new costumes, boxes and boxes of Halloween decorations and more! These are costumes gathered for years from all around the hypergrid! I put out a box of LMs to other grids and regions that have costumes too so if you don't see what you are looking for, grab those LMs! I have more in inventory too so let me know if you are looking for something special! I may have it!
Be creative! Mix and match! Use accessories to make your costume different! I'll be adding a few more things (I lost a LOT when OSG went down so have to bring them in from other avies) and if you have costumes you'd like to share, please send them to me and I'll add them to the shop! Have costumes on your region? Send me the LM and I'll add it! Have fun and happy PRE-Halloween!
Stay tuned for announcements of Halloween parties and the cove!
Hugggs! Harmony and Jojo
hg.osgrid.org:80:Mermaid's Cove

NOTE: HOP updated!!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!

🚀✨ Ready to mix imagination + AI magic with Xenon Darrow and VWEC OpenSim?

Join us for Dreamscapes & Data: AI Image Creation in Virtual Worlds 🌌

📅 September 9th
🕛 12PM OR 🕔 5PM Grid Time

📍 Location: grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:VWEC

🎨 What’s in store?
🔮 Tips to craft prompts that bring surreal + symbolic worlds to life
⚙️ Steampunk, retrofuturism, and other creative twists
💡 Fresh ideas to supercharge your virtual world builds
🔮 Learn to backwards engineer your prompt using different AI applications

Don’t miss this chance to turn your prompts into pure visual magic! 🌟

PLEASE NOTE: VWEC events are G-rated. Dress appropriately, more than bits covered. Please remove any salacious or sex oriented tags and groups. Please use avatars with reasonable names, no profanity. These meetings are for learning - avoid politics, religion, sex, and opinions about other grids.

So once again, there I was, playing around in Meshy AI, and Blender and I finally figured out how to transfer the file with it's texture and get Blender to put it together then upload it with the textures included and POOF, a beautifully rendered, textured bust of my art work in the form of the Bust of King David. This sculpture along with the painting in the background and the Star of David wall or door décor, are available in The Plaza here at the mall. They are full perm and free for you. Blessings and much love, Lavia.

Treten Sie ins Rampenlicht mit unserer neuen Kleiderkollektion.
Jedes Kleid ist ein Statement für sich: modern, raffiniert und mit dem gewissen Etwas.
Wir haben klassische Schnitte neu interpretiert und ihnen eine kühne,
selbstbewusste Ausstrahlung verliehen. Diese Kollektion ist für die Frau,
die Stil schätzt und ihre Persönlichkeit mit einem Hauch von Glamour unterstreichen will.
Finden Sie das perfekte Kleid,
das nicht nur Eleganz verkörpert,
sondern auch Ihre selbstsichere Seite betont.

So I was mess'n around in Meshy and made this cute little mesh Star of David for the Rosh Hashana 5786 (2025 into 2026) New Year which is on September 22 this year. This little gem is so pretty and decorative it can be left on your door or wall all year until the next Rosh Hashana. You can find it in The Plaza here at the mall. It's free and full perm. Blessings and much love, Lavia

A while back, someone posted about a veterinarian's clinic that they made. I am hoping I can find it again. I had an idea to run an "animal clinic" where people can take in their scripted animals and we will fix the scripts if they are lag-causing. Usually it is just a timer interval that is too short. I think it would be fun to make it like a monthly party/event. Maybe we can have NPC Saint Francis bless the animals after. lol

I made some lipsticks in my workshop today, Fiona's Fall Colors.

You can get your copy at Moda Culta Shop in Stark North of North Shopping Centre

hop://hg.zetaworlds.com:80/Stark%20North%20of%20North/373/...

full perms