SSP?

[Garnet Psaltery 5,685]

There's a new group of regions, possibly a new continent, it seems, with regions named SSPn.  I only know about this from seeing a Flickr photo by Daniel Voyager.  Does anyone know what it's for? 

 

[Fionalein 4,835]

Whow looks like thw start of a new continent ... 80 sims regions

Either the Lindens are up to something or there is a new giant private investor...

[Ethan Paslong 2,549]

1 hour ago, Fionalein said:

Whow looks like thw start of a new continent ... 80 sims

Either the Lindens are up to something or there is a new giant private investor...

might be the new 1024 premium homes?

[animats 3,074]

It's due north of Gaeta 1, and you can look at it in the map, but you can't teleport there without permission. It looks bleak.

Gaeta 1 itself is similarly bleak. I just went there. It's mostly abandoned land, with the occasional big building unrelated to its surroundings. No roads. No infrastructure. At Rouse/38/159/37, there is a huge IKEA-sized store. You can wander for twenty minutes. Mostly clothing, but also buildings and breedables. No way out that I can find. There is an large art gallery at Brussel/116/151/31. Some skybox stuff. That's about it. No need for another continent like that.

[Prokofy Neva 1,496]

I have to wonder why the Lindens don't take this opportunity to make new terrain -- or maybe they have?

[Garnet Psaltery 5,685]

Thank you for the exploration, animats.  I agree, another continent seems wasteful.  Ethan, you could be right.

[angeoco 546]

Looks interesting. It looks like it will be developed into a full-size continent, assuming they don't abandon it like Gaeta I. I can't imagine it being used for Linden homes, with those mountains and sailable water.

Meanwhile, a few weeks ago, the big Eden and Fruit Islands estate was moved, 10 sims to here, and the rest from about here up to the remote north-west, after Eden was taken over by the Fruit Islands owner. I wonder why they felt it necessary to move the whole estate? It must have been an expensive exercise.

[Chic Aeon 13,795]

Those do look like new terrain textures compared to old mainland

AND since we know that The Lab usually names things with appropriate initials, I asked Google what SSP might stand for :D.

 

This was the most interesting and kind of fitting for the terrain shown in the map:

• Survival Single Player, a game mode in the video game Minecraft

So we know that more games were on the "coming soon" list. 

 

Perhaps ----   

[Love Zhaoying 10,661]

7 hours ago, animats said:

It's due north of Gaeta 1, and you can look at it in the map, but you can't teleport there without permission. It looks bleak.

Gaeta 1 itself is similarly bleak. I just went there. It's mostly abandoned land, with the occasional big building unrelated to its surroundings. No roads. No infrastructure. At Rouse/38/159/37, there is a huge IKEA-sized store. You can wander for twenty minutes. Mostly clothing, but also buildings and breedables. No way out that I can find. There is an large art gallery at Brussel/116/151/31. Some skybox stuff. That's about it. No need for another continent like that.

Do they sell Swedish meatballs?

[Whirly Fizzle 5,084]

SSP - Special Snowflake Premium?

Because

 

 

 

Edited August 21, 2018 by Whirly Fizzle

[Love Zhaoying 10,661]

3 minutes ago, Whirly Fizzle said:

SSP - Special Snowflake Premium?

 

Super Secret Project

[Whirly Fizzle 5,084]

Paging @Patch Linden, paging Patch Linden...  

[Patch Linden 4,850]

10 hours ago, Fionalein said:

Whow looks like thw start of a new continent ... 80 sims

Either the Lindens are up to something or there is a new giant private investor...

What's a "sim"?

I am TOTALLY up to something!

[Keira Linden 265]

Aliens

[Patch Linden 4,850]

4 minutes ago, Whirly Fizzle said:

Paging @Patch Linden, paging Patch Linden...  

Hai!  ?

[Whirly Fizzle 5,084]

Teases!

[Keira Linden 265]

Wow, 80 regions is a lot! I wonder how many breedables those could hold ......

[Alexa Linden 295]

That's a lot of chickens!

[Grumpity Linden 1,188]

Totally UP TO SOMETHING. As usual. 

[CoffeeDujour 4,783]

3 minutes ago, Keira Linden said:

Wow, 80 regions is a lot! I wonder how many breedables those could hold ......

80

[Keira Linden 265]

Silly String Party

[Grumpity Linden 1,188]

Somewhat Serious Poultry

[Whirly Fizzle 5,084]

[Ami Linden 31]

Super Savory Pancakes ?

[Raindrop Drinkwater 57]

Supercalifragili Sticex Pialidocious ☂️