migration begins! after about a year of running we're making some changes to assetd server. originally it stored assets in ipfs and kept local zstd compressed files on each region server. this burned up alot of drive space and 10 years down the road just isn't sustainable. So I'm getting rid of ipfs and storing all assets in s3 bucket. assetd pulls the assets on request, fixes broken ones if needed. with squid cache between assetd and opensim things are much faster. squid keeps current assets in ram for fast loading and stores less active assets in an optimized file structure. we can adjust the levels to increase ram and drive cache. i'm currently moving 2,583,234 assets into s3 bucket. after that's complete we just need to restart the grid, shouldn't be any downtime during the transfer though. on dev server assets load super fast. so we hope to have a better experience on holoneon grid in the next few days.

COMING SOON TO LINKUP GRID! THE 10–12 BUZZ SHOW
***Starting Monday 21st September!***

Start your morning with a BUZZ!
Get ready for great music, good vibes, friendly people, lively conversation, and plenty of fun to kick-start your day.

Join us for a fantastic morning show every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, bringing you music, fun and socialising to brighten up your day!

10AM–12 NOON | Grid Time
Every Monday • Wednesday • Friday

Tune In • Join In • Link Up!
Only on LinkUp Grid!

🌿 LYDORA — RÉOUVERTURE 🌿

Là où la nature reprend ses droits…

Après un temps dans l’ombre, Lydora ouvre à nouveau ses portes !

Découvrez un univers post-apocalyptique où les ruines d’une ville oubliée ont été englouties par la nature. Rues envahies par la végétation, bâtiments abandonnés et paysages luxuriants créent une atmosphère mystérieuse et immersive.

✨ Découvrez notre boutique :

💇 Cheveux & Beauté — Trouvez votre prochain look et affirmez votre style, même à la fin du monde.

🌿 Explorez, flânez et laissez-vous emporter par l’atmosphère envoûtante de Lydora, où chaque recoin raconte l’histoire d’un monde reconquis par la nature.

Lydora est de retour. Les ruines demeurent, mais la vie renaît.

🌿 Bienvenue à Lydora — Là où la nature reprend ses droits.

🌿 LYDORA — REOPENING 🌿

Where nature reclaims the forgotten…

After a time in the shadows, Lydora is opening its doors once again!

Discover a post-apocalyptic world where the ruins of a forgotten city have been swallowed by nature. Overgrown streets, abandoned buildings, and lush vegetation create a mysterious and immersive atmosphere.

✨ Discover our shop:

💇 Hair & Beauty — Find your next look and express your unique style, even at the end of the world.

🌿 Explore, wander, and lose yourself in the enchanting atmosphere of Lydora, where every corner tells a story of a world reclaimed by nature.

Lydora is back. The ruins remain, but life finds a way.

🌿 Welcome to Lydora — Where Nature Reclaims the Forgotten.

Select: Ctrl+Alt+Fear to experience true immersive virtual experience. "Geist in der Maschine" allows you to experience a dream like experience.
Save the date and wear the costume that represents you,
Shared experience must be activated, sound and particles in effect.
A combination of old school prim twisting to EEP cutting edge effects.
Thursday October 29th 11AM - SLT
hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/Immersive%204/514/509/3001

* News from Needful Things *

The renovation is largely complete; only a few buildings aren’t quite finished on the inside yet.

- The police station has been expanded to include a few jail cells as well as a visitor and interrogation room.
- “The Warm Mug” is a new small café in the center of the sim, featuring a few new items to copy
- The pet store has been expanded; the second floor now features aquariums with improved scripts
- The hotel has been enlarged and also includes new items to copy
- The selection at the “Figures” shop has been expanded to include several new mesh people for Sim decoration.

Since some buildings and shops have moved to different locations, you’ll find a note card at the landing point in the “Region Guide” terminal with the current list of buildings.

* * * * *

* Neuigkeiten von Needful Things *

Der Umbau ist weitgehendst abgeschlossen, nur ein paar wenige Gebäude sind innen noch nicht ganz fertig.

- Das Polizeigebäude wurde um ein paar Gefängniszellen sowie einen Besucher- und Befragungsraum erweitert.
- "The Warm Mug" ist ein neues kleines Cafè in der Sim Mitte, mit ein paar Neuigkeiten zum Kopieren
- Die Tierhandlung wurde erweitert, im ersten Stock befinden sich nun Aquarien mit verbesserten Skripten
- Das Hotel wurde vergrößert und enthält ebenso neue Dinge zum Kopieren
- Das Sortiment im "Figures" Shop wurde um einige neue Mesh-Menschen zur Sim-Dekoration erweitert

Da manche Gebäude / Shops an einen anderen Platz umgezogen sind, findet ihr am Landepunkt im "Region Guide"-Terminal eine Notizkarte mit der aktuellen Auflistung der Häuser.

Stand September 2026

LINKUP GRID BUILDING CLASSES
Ready to build your world and bring your imagination to life?

Join us on the LinkUp Grid for our exciting Building Classes, where you can learn the basics of building, explore your creativity, and gain hands-on experience creating your own virtual-world projects.

STARTING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD at 12 NOON

Whether you're new to building or looking to improve your skills, come along, learn something new, and create with the LinkUp community!

BUILD • LEARN • CREATE • CONNECT
For more information, contact Ted Junior on the LinkUp Grid.
Come join us and start building your imagination!

Come join multi genre DJ Ting, Ting has 50 years of experience, he plays tunes we all like to hear.
Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to Alternate Metaverse !
We are looking forward to seeing you all here :)
Party Stage
Alternate Metaverse is the new landing point, come and make new friends
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/54...

Trance Vibes with Adriana Darkheart
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : good vibes & deep bass
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 13/09/26 -- start is 1pm Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Pangeaville
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :)))
█◄♫►█ ⇨ Taxi: hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/PangeaVille/220/364/22

V7.2114 BETA (Download Only, Not in Updater)
Overall theme: a lot of new stuff and reliability work - Opensim SSL/HTTPS support, safer INI saving, port-conflict detection, crash-log packaging, thread-safety fixes - plus a big cleanup/refactor of GlobalProperties. https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamGrid/comments/1weqe6t/v72114...

Hello to all Hypergrid residents: Over the past week, Shofia and I have been working to launch a yard market this Sunday, featuring wonderful items to decorate your homes, gardens, and anything else you like. We’ve curated a selection of the pieces we’ve gathered, items that Shofia, with her exquisite taste, has been showcasing to us.
The yard market is open all day today, Sunday, September 13th. Shofia and I will be there as much as possible to assist you with whatever you need. Come on by and enjoy a Sunday at the market—browse the stalls, pick up some great items, and grab a cold beer while chatting with friends. Also, for those interested, we’ve add a stall open if you’d like to contribute a piece of your own.
We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona!


Hola a todos los habitantes de Hypergrid: Esta semana atras, Shofia y yo hemos estado trabajando para inaugurar este domingo un mercadillo con cositas estupendas para decorar vuestras casas, jardines y lo que querais. hemos hecho una seleccion de todas las cositas que vamos recogiendo y que especialmente Shofia, con un gusto exquisito, nos ha ido presentando.
El mercadillo estará abierto todo el dia de hoy, domingo13 de septiembre, y nosotros, Shofia y yo estaremos todo el tiempo posible para atenderos en lo que necesiteis, animaos, disfrutad de un domingo en el mercadillo, comprando cositas y viendo los stands, tomaros una cervecita fresquita charlando con los amigos y para los que querais, hemos dejado un stand abierto para los que querais contribuir con alguna pieza.
Venga, os esperamos en Barcelona

Techno and Trance Vibes with DJ Light Ray
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : good vibes & deep bass
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 13/09/26 -- start is 11am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Pangeaville
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :)))
█◄♫►█ ⇨ Taxi: hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/PangeaVille/220/364/22

Brazilian DJ Tom Southmoor - a very talented RL & Virtual World - Multi Genre DJ, a lover of Disco Funk Soul from the 70's and 80's and other musical styles such as: Smooth Jazz, R&B, New Jack Swing, House Music (Soulful, Funky, Disco, Latin, Deep). His favorites are the earlier decades when musicians really made magic with their instruments
Catch DJ Tom Tonight @ Alternate Metaverse party stage! 4-6pm!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

I am starting to put out Halloween jewelry the first pieces are in the store. This is a new Halloween Charm Bracelet. Hello to Furious Frenzy who stopped by 🎃

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

Icky Thump Live from the UK at 1pm PDT/Grid Time
Bringing his music to us all
With his guitar and Foot base, and his smokey voice ,
Bringing us some Acoustic Blues Tunes
Come join him,
Everybody is welcome
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

THE OFFICIAL LOCATION FOR BUDS CLUB IS AT: grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002/Mosaic4/84/13/25

The Buds The Buds The Buds
◥▧▧▧ DJ Chocolate ▧▧▧◤
◥▧▧▧▧11AM Grid Time▧▧▧▧◤
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Chocolate
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : a Duck Quacking Reggae Session
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 09/12/26 -- start is 11Am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002/Mosaic4/84/13/25
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :))))

🌴🍹 ALARMSTUFE: KÖLSCHE ESKALATION! 🌴🍹

Samstag, 12.09.2026 ab 20:00 Uhr wird das Nova Beachresort zur heißesten Tanzfläche weit und breit! 🔥

Und wer sorgt dafür, dass keiner stillstehen kann?

🎧 DJ TAILOR – der freche Kölner! 😎

Der Mann kommt nicht zum Händchenhalten…
Der kommt mit Remixen, House und ordentlich Druck auf den Boxen! 🔥🔊

🎶 Gute Musik? ✔️
🍹 Kalte Drinks? ✔️
💃 Tanzbeine? Hoffentlich! 😂
😎 Gute Laune? Pflicht!

Und wenn ihr denkt:
„Ich bleib heute ganz entspannt…“

Jaaaa… genau! 😂😂😂

Also: Freunde schnappen, Schuhe an und ab ins Nova Beachresort!

Denn eins ist sicher:

DJ Tailor legt auf – und Köln lässt grüßen! 🍻🎧🔥

📅 12.09.2026
⏰ Ab 20:00 Uhr
📍 Nova Beachresort

Komm vorbei – bevor du Montag hörst:
„Warum war ich eigentlich nicht da?!“ 😂🔥

BINGO IS ON TODAY! - Bingo starts at 8:00 AM — EYES DOWN!
Who will be the first one to get the FULL CARD?
Find your lucky seat, meet up with friends, and get ready for some Bingo fun!

Location:
hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/118/70/2...
LinkUp Grid - Connect • Explore • Share • Enjoy

✨ **KLEIDER FÜR BESONDERE ANLÄSSE** ✨

Du suchst das perfekte Kleid für einen ganz besonderen Moment? 👗✨
Dann schau in der **Little City** vorbei!

💎 Elegant • Besonders • Einzigartig 💎
Finde deinen perfekten Look bei

👑 **SANO DRESS LARA X – T.W** 👑

✨ **Dein Anlass. Dein Kleid. Dein LARA X Look.** ✨

Join us for an unforgettable session at the New Landing Point in Alternate Metaverse Grid!
Expect a rich musical journey with rock anthems, romantic ballads, couples’ dance tunes, and high-energy dance tracks to get your heart racing.

Bring your friends, your dance shoes, and your love for great music. Let’s start the day with rhythm, connection, and pure virtual joy.

Hypergrid enabled – everyone is welcome!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

For two decades, has been lighting up the metaverse with electrifying live mixes. Known for her Hercules‑driven setup and her unmistakable blend of electro, trance, and EDM, she brings raw passion to every track she drops.

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Fleetwood – New Water Route and Redesigned Monorail Track

There are once again some new changes to discover on Fleetwood.

The water route to the Fleetwood sim, located right next to Fleetwood Beach, has been completely redesigned to make it more beautiful and varied. Instead of simply travelling along a plain waterway, visitors can now follow a much more romantic and natural-looking river course by boat.

The route winds its way between rocks, past lush vegetation and many small scenic details that make the journey feel much more atmospheric. The idea was to turn the boat trip itself into a relaxing little experience, giving visitors the chance to enjoy the surroundings at their own pace. With the rock formations and greenery along the river, the whole waterway now feels more enclosed, natural and immersive.

The Monorail route has also been significantly redesigned and made much more interesting.

The train no longer travels only through open landscape. Parts of the route now lead directly between large rock formations, making the journey feel narrower, more dramatic and much more varied than before.

One of the highlights is a new section where the Monorail even passes through a rock tunnel. Together with the surrounding cliffs and rocky passages, the route now feels more like a small mountain railway than a simple sightseeing ride.

Visitors who already know Fleetwood will immediately notice the changes. Both the new water route and the redesigned Monorail track are intended to encourage people not only to visit the sim, but also to explore it in different ways.

So: take a boat and follow the river, or hop on the Monorail and simply enjoy the ride.

Fleetwood is located right next to Fleetwood Beach.

DJ Zale Tonight - Midnight-2am SLT/Opensim Grid Time
DarkHearty City @ Main Unicock Club Dance Floor
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Darkheart%20Archipelago/...

Featuring Music from Zale, Nino and Various Epic Fun - 2hrs of amazing tunes

Remember to check-out DJ Zale and DJ Nino on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/@ZaleDarkheart

https://www.youtube.com/@ninoro2502

Halloween with Fred: The Zombie That Just Won’t Stay Dead

Halloween is creeping closer, which means it is time to dig through the wonderfully strange corners of Outworldz and resurrect a few old friends.

And this one is very difficult to keep dead.

Meet Fred’s Animated Zombie.

This isn't the sort of zombie that stands in the corner of your Halloween build looking menacing while everyone ignores it.

Fred apparently looked at that idea and decided zombies needed a better job description.

This zombie walks.
It attacks.
It makes noise.
You can hit it.
It falls apart.
It puts itself back together.

And, naturally...

YOU CAN RIDE IT.

Because why run away from the zombie when you can climb aboard and drive the thing around?

A Zombie With a Few Tricks Left in Him

Fred designed the zombie as an animated wandering character using his Prim Animation Compiler system.

The animation sequence includes standing, attacking, walking with alternating left and right steps, reacting to hits, taking a particularly nasty hit, and finally falling completely to pieces.

But death is apparently only a temporary inconvenience.

After enough abuse, the zombie collapses into scattered pieces on the ground.

Wait a bit...

...and he puts himself back together.

Then off he goes again.

There is something wonderfully Fred about engineering an undead creature that even death can't persuade to stop working.

Go Ahead. Hit Him.

The zombie actually keeps score as people interact with him.

Clicking him causes a hit reaction and eventually does enough damage to trigger the full death animation.

Head, arms, body — down he goes.

Then the zombie reassembles himself and resumes wandering around.

It makes a great interactive Halloween prop because visitors aren't simply looking at something spooky. They're causing things to happen.

And probably clicking him repeatedly just to see him explode again.

We know how people are.

But Wait — There's a Ride Me Button

This may be my favorite part.

Right-click the zombie and choose RIDE ME.

Your avatar climbs aboard, and suddenly the shambling Halloween decoration has become transportation.

Fred's script turns the zombie into a controllable vehicle, allowing you to steer him with your arrow keys.

So while everyone else is arriving at the Halloween party on broomsticks, motorcycles and dragons, you can make your entrance...

piggybacking on a zombie.

I think that wins Halloween.

When You Get Off, It Gets Even Better

Getting off your undead transportation doesn't simply end the ride.

The zombie falls apart.

Then he reassembles himself.

Then he walks back home.

Because apparently Fred even taught the zombie to clean up after the party.

The Engineering Behind the Silly

That's what I particularly enjoy about discoveries like this in the Outworldz archives.

They're funny, but underneath the humor is some genuinely clever scripting.

The zombie combines prim animation, sounds, physics, vehicle controls, randomized movement, interaction, damage scoring, roaming boundaries and a home position into one wonderfully ridiculous project.

Fred didn't just explain how to use it, either. His original tutorial documents how the animations are recorded, how the physics base is constructed, how the sounds are added, how the riding position is created and how the scripts work together.

It's one of those projects where you can play with the finished creation — or dig into the code and learn something from the way it was made.

That has always been part of the fun of Outworldz.

Build something.

Take it apart.

Learn how it works.

Change it.

And occasionally ride it around while it makes monster noises.

Resurrect Something This Halloween

There are years and years of creations tucked away at Outworldz, and Halloween seems like an excellent excuse to start opening some of those old crypts.

Fred's zombie certainly deserves another walk among the living.

Just remember one important rule:

If you manage to kill him...

don't celebrate too quickly.

He's getting back up. https://outworldz.com/Secondlife/posts/zombie/

🌍 OpenSimulator Destination Guide — Updated Release! 🌍

Showcase your world like never before! The Destination Guide WordPress plug-in just got an update — browse in-world destinations by category, right from your grid's website (or embedded directly in-world).

✨ What's new:
🔹 Clean category-tile browsing — click a category, click a destination, teleport
🔹 Fully WordPress-native — simple setup, no bloat
🔹 Customizable categories to match your grid's vibe
🔹 Built to help visitors actually find your best spots

📦 Download: Grab the latest release on GitHub
🔗 https://github.com/mteedev/os-destination-guide-wp-plug-in...

🌐 See it live: https://nerdypappy.com/dest-guide

More places. More discoveries. A better OpenSim experience. 🧭

Hi everyone.
An update on OpenSim-Aura, current version v1.0.6.
https://github.com/amandaleeang/OpenSim-Aura
This release adds server-side bake (Firestorm SSA). It is live now on my test sim.
Server-side bake includes:
• 2K textures
• Cached bakes and XBakes for standalone and Robust grids
• XBakes for HG visitors

It is live now in my sims.

Other highlights, implemented so far:
• Attachment scripts start on HG teleport
• Display names set from the viewer
• Display names carried on HG (OpenSim-Aura only)
• Concurrent asset transfer for copy, give folder, open object, and buy object
• Concurrent asset gather on HG teleport
• Online status kept through HG teleports
• Standalone groups in SQLite
• Standalone offline messages in SQLite
• FSAssests with SQLite

Binaries are on the Releases page.

Feedback welcome.

X Amanda

Today at 12 pm grid time: Burlesque at Oasis! Come wearing your best burlesque outfits, or come as you are and enjoy the show and the music! For this occasion we built a special skybox, styled as an old Amsterdam nightclub. Come have fun with us!

Join us at the Piazza at 3 pm grid time, for a couple of hours of fun and music while Rockin' Robert spins the tunes for us via his live radio station Wax Radio.
The Piazza, where good friends and great music always come together.
bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

Save the date and bring a date, because we’re getting ready to throw a party you won’t forget! 🎶🌀

October 18, the Tenth Dimension Grid joins with OSFest2026 to bring you an unforgettable night at Electric Vortex!

🎧 DJ Drew Blood will be spinning some of the best trance, Deep House, and electronic music out there, with Star Ravenhurst as your hostess.
He has some surprises you won't want to miss!

5 PM Grid Time

Come dance, connect, and enjoy the Vortex! 💜⚡
Mark your calendars!

CAS & EVAN LIVE AT THE GARDEN AMV GRID 9-11
10 AM EVAN WILLIAMS 11AM CAS VOICE VIBES
GRID HOPPERS WELCOME. YOUR LIMO HERE..
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Casaenias%20Estate/133/1...
DON'T MISS THE AMAZING PERFORMANCES OF BOTH SINGERS! STARTING WITH EVAN WILLIAMS AT 10AM GRID TIME. FOLLOWED BY CASAENIA BAXTON 11AM GRID TIME..WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME ROCK WITH US! SEE YOU THERE!

Coming to you at 6am - 8am PDT/SLT/OST/Grid Time (2pm to 4pm UK), A Mix of Music in all different languages from around the world,bringing you 2 hours of fun, laughter and banter, kicking off your Friday with a bang!, come one, come all, all are welcome to come and join in party and have fun! hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/36...

Coming to you at 6am - 8am PDT/SLT/OST/Grid Time (2pm to 4pm UK), A Mix of Music in all different languages from around the world,bringing you 2 hours of fun, laughter and banter, kicking off your Friday with a bang!, come one, come all, all are welcome to come and join in party and have fun!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/35...

☕ Cozy Up & Grab Your Gifts!
Group Gifts: A cozy new surprise is ready on board for all of our amazing group members.
Dinkies Special: We didn't forget the little ones! A perfectly sized gift is waiting just for the Dinkies.
Where to Find Them: Teleport right in—everything is set up and ready for you directly at the landing area.
Also, at Little Things, Teleport to There is on the ground, is a nice gift for winter cold nights coming up.

🦋 Butterflies Always Near 🦋

Butterflies have a very special meaning to me.

At 96 years old, my mother was still creating. One of the last things she made for her daughters was a sequined butterfly. She carefully placed every single sequin by hand. She passed away only a few months later, on September 18, 2024.

Those butterflies became something I treasure, and now they have inspired this little creation.

Butterflies Always Near is a butterfly choker created in remembrance of my mother and also in memory of Dolly Parton, whose love of butterflies made this tribute feel especially fitting.

Each choker comes nestled inside a lavender butterfly keepsake box and will be given as a gift at Monentes Jewelry.

A butterfly may only stay for a moment, but somehow its beauty stays with us.

For those we love, and those we remember — butterflies are always near. 🦋