Relocate Shareta Osumai, other original Linden Home infohubs and some other regions to Bellisseria
AlettaMondragon Resident
The question of what would happen to the infohubs and other public features on the original Linden Home continents came up several years ago when Bellisseria was introduced and it was first hinted that the original LH continent and its copies would be shut down at some point. With the recent announcement that it is going to happen, this just became a pressing issue.
This includes 10 regions: Shareta Osumai, Shareta Osumai Garden, Elderglen, Tahoe Springs, Meadowbrook, Hyperus, Cape Ekim, Libani, Blendard and Threesun.
The Shareta Osumai infohub is probably one of the two most important out of these all, along with Cape Ekim. The Shareta Osumai build could fit perfectly into the Sakura area of Bellisseria. Not necessarily in its original form, but with Bellisseria's Sakura terrain and mesh trees instead of the old prim and sculpted ones. However the main features of the two regions are beautiful even if not state of the art quality and it would be foolish to simply remove them from SL's legacy.
Cape Ekim is not only a unique build but also hosts a quest starting at the lighthouse and then involving the dragon. While 2008-2010 public builds by LL often feature hidden places to explore and quests or treasure hunts with collectible items, Bellisseria has little to no such features. Cape Ekim, due to its theme, could be added to the fantasy theme of Bellisseria.
Libani, Blendard and Threesun host the Three Suns quest. Basically these regions could be moved to any part of Bellisseria where the layout of regions isn't complete yet, the only important thing about them is to place them close enough to each other so the quest wouldn't need much travel if someone doesn't want to teleport between the three regions.
Hyperus features a large tree house that, while its interior isn't stunning, would look really great in the fantasy area of Bellisseria - probably only if you remade the building out of mesh, though. The design is too nice to just let it go forever.
Elderglen would fit perfectly into the fantasy area of Bellisseria, especially since there are some interactive features: a fairy hunt and collectible items scattered around. The landscaping could be replaced with the high-quality items of the fantasy theme while keeping the inn and its features.
Meadowbrook would obviously belong to its new counterpart, the Newbrooke theme in Bellisseria. Basically the features in this region could fit in there as is, probably the terrain would be the only thing to replace with the Newbrooke grassy terrain. The modern art pieces, while not mesh but sculpted, basically look just like what you can expect in the Newbrooke theme as well.
Tahoe Springs... personally I have to say this build is such a low quality compared to all of the above that this could just go down, but I attached some photos of this too. There are a few similar community buildings at the trailer and log home areas of Bellisseria, so this one doesn't seem to be as important as the other ones.
It would be nice to have these regions preserved. If for some reason they couldn't be integrated in Bellisseria (even though the only thing about them is the lack of mesh items since they're from 2009) it would be appreciated if they could be moved to some museum estate on their own so people could still visit and explore them.
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Nika Talaj
I disagree with the method you suggest of integrating legacy LH infohubs with their similar, replacement themes in Belli. For me, the value of historical preservation is the PRESERVATION; so I hope they are preserved as is, if possible. If the moles attempt to partially upgrade regions to sorta match themes in Belli, I don't think they will ever look like they "fit", and it would be quite a bit of work, generating zero revenue.
I think it will be both easier and more valuable to do just a little work to fit the regions together, into a "Legacy LH Park", which could be positioned adjacent to Belli, like the Galaxy.
Let's keep in mind also that at this late date LL has probably already decided how they will preserve these regions; personally, I wouldn't have made the announcements LL has unless I had already prototyped how the preservation would be done.
AlettaMondragon Resident
Nika Talaj I agree with you that it would be much easier to convert them into some kind of park instead of a lot of work to upgrade them. I also see the point of preserving them as is, for historical purposes that would be the only way indeed. I started this suggestion here and also on the forums so people can tell which they would prefer, so it is appreciated.
Personally I would prefer the upgrade and integration because this way these regions would be part of a land where many people would see them, not only explorers and old residents, which would be the case if they were kept on a secluded estate. They are already pretty much forgotten because nearly nobody goes to the original LH continents. While it wouldn't be historical preservation at all if they were modified in any way, they could serve their original purpose as community lands for another 15 years, if SL itself lasts so long. I think that would make much more sense and help SL in the long run. Obviously not in a direct revenue-generating way, at least not more than Pyri Peaks, the Governor's Mansion, Barbarossa or any of the purpose-built Bellisseria community centers.
If you look at the Chippewa Junction Town Hall for example, as nice as it is (except for the poorly built mesh model), the Lab has actually spent twice the effort to work on that region, first before the idea to build the town hall, and then rebuilding the railway station (more like ruining it) to make more space for the town hall building a year later. And then the place is always empty. It had seen more activity before the town hall was built, of course mostly because that part of Bellisseria was new and a lot of us were fascinated with the railroad. Only mentioning this to point out your argument that extra work on these regions wouldn't generate revenue (and prevent the Moles from building something that could, at the same time) is clearly not the most important thing for LL, as they have done this many times over the years. After all the only thing that can generate revenue here in a stable way is if there are a lot of active users finding some purpose in spending time here and buying things.
Clem Marques
Yes! Please save Blendard and Threesun.
AlettaMondragon Resident
And finally the Meadowbrook photos.
AlettaMondragon Resident
More photos as there is an unnecessary attachment number limit. These are Elderglen, Hyperus and Tahoe.