Land & Public Works

An option to upgrade the prim allowance on a Homestead region, from say 5000 prims to 7500 prims or 10,000 prims. We have options on with upgrade option for a full region from 20,000 prims to 30,000 prims and paying extra for this and think Homesteads could do with an upgrade option also, I think this would help to get Homestead regions more popular and more online and gives people more usability for the space of the region.

Please complete the coastline of Heterocera continent by adding one water region to the west side of Tiger region. This will complete the perimeter coastline of Heterocera, enabling north/south boat travel on the continent's west side, as well as making a full loop of the continent possible for the first time. Request originally requested as a JIRA Request, [BUG-231433] (Accepted) see: https://github.com/secondlife/jira-archive/issues/8911

There are already too many uncompleted Bellisseria themes that were momentarily and temporarily popular just because they were the latest "new shiny" theme at one specific time. But these "new shiny" themes quickly aged when an even newer "newest shiny" theme was announced and started appearing inworld. Residents then quickly abandon their "not-so newest shiny" themes just to migrate to the latest "newest shiny" theme in another round of the infamous "Game Of Homes" to achieve that temporary "newest shiny" status and feeling. Then the latest "newest shiny" theme affects the earlier "newest shiny" themes. Work to complete coastlines, roads and infrastructure on the earlier "new shiny" themes then completely halts and these themes look disjointed, unfinished, lack contiguous coastlines and infrastructure connections with other themes and the mainland. Its deeply disappointing and frustrates those of us who like to explore and travel through interconnected regions. I really dislike this "newest shiny" theme ideology. I wish LL wouldn't do it or continually keep doing it. It's far too short-termist, wasteful and seems like a cash cow scheme to exploit the "newest shiny" status that (some) Residents seem to find desirable and appealing. And what if a new Resident is assigned to a home which is in an uncompleted region or which neighbours one? Or if the Resident's home has a view of the "sea" which is an empty void they may have mistaken for real water? So, no more new Bellisseria themes please. Not until all the earlier "new shiny" themes have fully completed coastlines, don't have vast empty voids within themselves, are fully interconnected with each other and have fully functioning travel infrastructure.

Suggesting a warehouse district theme for Linden Homes. This would solve a bunch of things at the same time. Camera clipping through the ceiling or awkward navigation for people who play really zoomed out. "It feels too small. I'd rather be on this platform in the sky." (Paraphrased from real conversation I had yesterday.) More options for people who don't want to mimic real life. (This also checks the "I wish I could do this irl but zoning laws exist" box.) Free usage of the entire parcel while still following the covenant. (Since warehouses are rectangular, can extend all the way up the road, and usually don't have windows.)

A Cliffside/ In or On Rockface Linden Theme House, A house that sits on or semi-inside a Cliffside or Cave side. Half of the house being indoors and the other half being at the base or on the cliff face. the cliff and cliffside vegetation being part of the whole charm of it. possibility of a downstairs leading directly to water or tidal pool, perhaps you can even sial right up to the parcel. one can infer a small plunge pool or deck would look great on it.

One of the alien community residents asked if there could be Fantasy linden home. In this case aliens with saucer based homes in an alien environment. The image she made of an example is included.

The snowlands of the Sharp continent are lovely, but the road network (which is good in most of Sharp) is unfortunately not worth driving there because it doesn't connect to the rest of the continent. Is it possible to place a bridge across the 'empty' water sims to connect the road in Mizithra, via a bridge through Lappi, Danbo, and Tenshi, to Svecia please? Note that unfortunately, in Svecia, the connection will be challenging, as Tenshi comes in on the wrong side of the mountain! Ideally you'd want to move Bleu north of Danbo to make this connection very easily (so the connection would go Lappi, Danbo, Bleu (if it's north of Danbo)

Request for Rez Area in Bagbartu Protected Beach As a Premium Plus resident, I’d like to raise a request regarding the protected land in the Bagbartu sim. The sim contains a 7,120 sqm protected sandy beach, clearly marked as “Protected Land – Not for Sale.” Currently, there is no rez area anywhere in Bagbartu, and the object return is set to the default 5 minutes. I recently purchased a parcel just east of this sim, with a beautiful view of the beach and water. However, residents cannot rez objects in Bagbartu, which limits the usability of this otherwise scenic area. Current Limitations Most of the sim is ocean, yet launching boats requires rezzing outside the sim and dragging them in. The neighboring sim has only a small rez spot in the ocean, which is inconvenient. The beach itself is underutilized: with a 5-minute return, residents cannot rez simple items like chairs, umbrellas, or vehicles to enjoy the space. Proposed Solution I respectfully request that Linden Lab consider: Adding a small rez area in the ocean just off the southern side of the Bagbartu beach. This would allow residents to launch boats directly from the sim. It would also provide a spot for rezzing land vehicles or beach furniture. Extending the return time in this rez area to around 30 minutes, so residents can meaningfully enjoy the beach without constant interruptions. Benefits Encourages greater use of protected land and enhances resident experience. Supports boating, beach activities, and community engagement. Makes the Bagbartu beach a more welcoming and functional destination.

I think Cliffside Neighborhood will be great. Different from the current themes that seem to embrace real life traditional building. These homes would offer a step toward making dreams real in SL. Here are some examples: https://gyazo.com/e016b07a76da1499d15f6c0dba5fb737 Instead of bicycles and boats you could give some kind of flying pod or da Vinci wings. I bet a lot of the non-human avatars (vampires, lycans, monsters, flying avatars and such) would flock to these cliffside homes.

LL should work with trusted users (well-known builders/creators) to fix some of the most glaring deficiencies on mainland roads. (EDIT: I understand people have proposed this before, unsuccessfully, because it involves giving people rez rights on the mainland. I get that, but one workaround would be for a Linden to take a copy of the relevant pieces of road, let the builder/creator fix it in a sandbox, then give the fixed version to a Linden who can rez it in-world.) Many roads on the mainland look way out of date, and there are a number of trouble spots that vehicles consistently have a hard time handling. I've attached some pics, but any resident who drives regularly can name 4 or 5 spots off the top of their head. It seems that some roads were designed to be “bad” to make them challenging, but the ever-present lag issue, among other things, makes them more frustrating than fun. Not to mention some of these roads are just plain ugly. In the ~20 years since the Mainland first opened, users have demonstrated the capacity to build roads on their own property that are at least as good as the current mainland roads, and in many cases substantially better. There are plenty of content creators who already sell road pieces, and I’ve even made a few myself even though I’m terrible with Blender. Many of these issues can probably be fixed in just a few hours by a competent builder, and would not require any interference with private property or significant changes to land impact. Users can work with LL staff to design the fixes in advance and simply “drop them in” when they’re ready, with minimal interruption to the traffic flow. Picking users for different projects could work just like a RL city picking a contractor. The Moles seem mainly focused on Bellisseria, and there simply aren’t enough of them to do much beyond that, but there are enough users who are more than capable of doing this for very little compensation, so why waste that talent? The mainland is at risk of becoming a wasteland, and while some problems might take a lot more work, these defects are low-hanging fruit that would noticeably improve the mainland experience with minimal investment of LL staff time.