Land & Public Works

There are _many_ instances of 4-way region crossing (i.e. corner of 4 regions) that are inconveniently located on Linden Roads. These spots will very frequently destroy the vehicle, not only when the vehicle hits the "corner" (sending all entities -- vehicle & sitters -- every which way), but also when avoiding the corner because now the vehicle must face a back-to-back pair of crossing (e.g., crossing to the East, followed by crossing to the North soon after). While a solution is being sought to alleviate the crossing issues for good, I propose that for instances of this monstrosity (i.e., corner crossing smack-drab in the middle of a Linden Road), at least 2 Rez Zones need to be carved, along the general direction of the road. This will help reduce the painful experience of having your vehicle break apart and then having to walk a loooong way just to find a Rez Zone. This I think is a better compromise compared to the other Canny ticket about making the whole Linden Road area to be Rez Zones. (This one: https://feedback.secondlife.com/ldpw/p/make-linden-roads-rezable-for-easier-vehicle-recovery )

Goal: Create a new Mainland continent with updated textures, objects and infrastructure as well as a new covenant to provide a more appealing base than the existing mainland continents. Current situation: The current mainland looks outdated for the most part as far as ground textures, Linden objects and infrastructure are concerned. I don't believe I need to prove this with examples.. everyone knows. The Gaeta 1 precedent (closing a continent and moving people) made me think that everything's possible now, as in creating a prettier continent and closing another one, but such a process would still be ugly in parts. Creating a new mainland continent for Premium Plus members would be a compromise, but it would probably be relatively easy compared to the alternatives. We could use that opportunity to introduce a new mainland covenant. There are enough people calling for stricter mainland rules which would include things like prohibiting skyboxes on the ground etc. The covenant could be inspired by the current covenants for the Bellisseria homes and commercial districts. What could be part of the covenant: Land cannot be subleased or rented No skyboxes below 2000m Parcels cannot be subdivided No 2D walls* *No 2D walls: allow this continent to provide immersion. 2D walls have skybox character and separate spaces on a meta level. If people place a 2D wall, they say on a meta level: I do not want to be next to the other parcels but this is my own separate space. This counteracts the shared environment that is provided by a connected landscape. Using fences or hedges as separators would be fine of course, since they do not separate on a meta level but as part of the immersion. The financial risk would be relatively low since we could have just a few sims at the start and see how it all works out.

When an avatar turns 21 they are given a FULL sim to live on to do as they wish until the end of their time.

A couple of folks I spoke with that are a part of the First Person Shooter Community find that having the mini map on does ruin the immersion of combat in the region and would like to know if it would be possible to turn off the mini map and tags for those that enter the region/parcel. It would be preferred to disable the option as well so users cannot just use the developer tool so they would not bypass it. The current workaround is using RLV to disable the mini map and tags and it would have to be called on command and it can be a waste of script time

Second Life needs a built-in original soundtrack. You could have cool ambient vibes when logging in, exciting beats when teleporting. It would greatly add to the immersion and atmosphere when doing anything in SL. Imagine zoning out to cool tunes when teleporting or the excitement of zooming through Blake Sea with cool electronic tempo. I urge you to upvote this important proposal.

We all know the classic LLCS. A heart that acts like a capacitor. You get teleported home instantly because someone hit you with a prim. It's flawed, it's frankly bad, but some people like it that way. However, since Combat2, we now have options. You can set a region to be no-teleport, you can set health to be no-regen. So effectively, you can set a region to be "combat enabled", where the relevant script events will fire and where people who want to engage in combat can do, while leaving noncombatants in a completely safe state. For classic combat regions, the old LLCS rules can remain in place just for minimal disruption. However, with no-regen, no-teleport rules, combat damage and their associated script functions could be enabled on huge swathes of mainland without affecting anybody beyond them now having a heart that may reach 0 but then nothing happens because they aren't taking part in combat, and are not using a HUD or other means to make "damage" or "death" meaningful. Could be a good way to let people who wanna pewpew do more pewpews, without causing grief to those who would rather not.

Current Welcome Hubs, both resident owned and SL official. Learning precedes belonging Instructions precede curiosity Interfaces precede environment Reading precedes embodiment Everything glows at you Nothing draws you into itself The eye is pulled to panels, not paths The body is instructed, not invited “You are new. Here is how not to break things.” instead of "You are here. Let's imagine, play and create." I envision several styles of Welcome Hubs. One is like a carnival with objects (ferris wheel, spinning tea cups, short train ride maybe through a game preserve showing the various evolution of animals/pets in SL. Include games that would be seen at a local fair or carnival) created by residents that have various levels of skill from the newest builders but not the master builders. Each prize given out should teach something. Every activity should teach something. Not a step by step but a more learned it by default. I learn to move by heading to the carnival. I learn mouse look by playing the shooting game. I learn to sit and stand by bobbing for apples. Do you understand? I learn to fly by jumping off the platform with a parachute. I learn to dance by clicking a dance ball and to change the dance by clicking again. I learn some physics, collusions, and many other things by walking around the carnival and participating in the activities. Then supply some kiosks for information on scripting, shopping, creating, socializing, avoiding lag, school not just for creating but also for learning a new language, role play and locations of various role playing sims, how to find official LL events such as SL Birthday party and SL's Winter Wonderland. Location of the LL Office and locations for Freebies such as The Free Dove. How to stay up to date on LL requests and opportunities. The whole carnival shows what's possible like building vehicles and air planes (without intimidation from master builds) while teaching the newbie stuff like running and mouse-look and right clicking and many other basic skills.

I think that there should automatically appear a 1 sim navigable waterway around any land of the mainland. When mainland expands, the buffer 1 sim waterway should expand with it. This way, naviable waters are always available. If two lands join, elimating a waterway, it should appear in the closest edge to that lost one, making sure to provide a route around the lost waterway. Thanks!

There are a couple of swaths of blank or close to empty sims in the Corsica network. I feel like they could benefit from having a road go through them. The areas circled in the picture are the ones I mentioned.

I don’t understand why the Linden Home Content Creation Packs still don’t include trees that match each region’s style. I want to create beautiful landscaping for my home, but it’s quite difficult to find trees that look like they belong in the area. It would be wonderful if the packs included themed trees, making it easier to create landscaping that fits the region’s aesthetic.