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[diamond Marchant]

2 hours ago, Persephone Emerald said:

I hope the Sakura Homes end up just to the East of Satori

Did you mean to say West of Satori? Placing Sakura to the east of Satori would be a tragedy as it would not be connected to Bellisseria (unless Abnor builds a bunch more connector regions and sends us bills) and, depending how far north, not even connected by water to the Blake. The east coast of Satori is impassable to water vehicles below http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ptesanwi/12/18/42   and is only passable at Terric because residents allow it (which could change at any time). The west coast has protected water at Stromberg and all regions northward. West is Best!

[Nika Talaj]

Well, personally, I'd rather see Sakura connected to the north coast of the Log Cabins.  Not only because that would gratify my personal obsession with that coast, but mostly because it's similar to the Logs in that it's a really pretty, nature-centric theme that can give you peaceful vibes when you're just sitting around anywhere outside.  It seems a waste to me to use it as a connector to Satori, where it isn't central to Belli, so won't get much traffic from Belli explorers who are just poking around.

We're forgetting, too, about the large empty southern area east of the Logs and Fantasseria.  Any theme there would probably be reachable only by water, since the Log east coast is fully developed and there's no clear place to join land to it.  I've always thought that space might be reserved to build more Fantasseria, if needed.  Then again, Japan IS an island nation ... but I doubt the moles are that bound to verisimilitude between Japan & Sakura.

Edited April 17, 2022 by Nika Talaj

[diamond Marchant]

Fantasseria has been fully “edged” already and Patch has said it only has one entry point (not sure why). The regions north of the logs need to be a waterway between Snert and Really Wet. Sakura need not be joined to Satori, only close enough so that connectors are reasonable.

[Nika Talaj]

1 minute ago, diamond Marchant said:

 The regions north of the logs need to be a waterway between Snert and Really Wet.

Of course. But there are these things called bridges 🙂, and I'm sure you've traveled through the tunnels under the large channel through the Chalets.  I'm speculating that now that LL has moved a significant number of solo regions out of the way, there is enough space for a theme above where the log coastline would naturally run.

[SarahKB7 Koskinen]

Theoretically, if a sizable new LH theme was placed to the north of the Log Homes, a water link from this new theme to the north east corner of Sansara continent (at Bleaberry Tarn) would be relatively short and cheap, negating the need for an expensive new Sansara east coast to be created.

Bleaberry Tarn region is as important as Stromberg is. From Bleaberry Tarn, north/central Sansara and Heterocera continent could then be linked to Bellisseria and the eastern continents by water.

Southern Sansara's inland lakes (contained by mountains and dams) can't be linked as they have a higher altitude surface water level at 80m.

Edited April 18, 2022 by SarahKB7 Koskinen

[Persephone Emerald]

17 hours ago, diamond Marchant said:

Did you mean to say West of Satori? Placing Sakura to the east of Satori would be a tragedy as it would not be connected to Bellisseria (unless Abnor builds a bunch more connector regions and sends us bills) and, depending how far north, not even connected by water to the Blake. The east coast of Satori is impassable to water vehicles below http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ptesanwi/12/18/42   and is only passable at Terric because residents allow it (which could change at any time). The west coast has protected water at Stromberg and all regions northward. West is Best!

Of course I meant to say West of Satori. I keep getting East and West mixed up in these discussions.

p.s.

It's a good thing I'm not trying to sail there without a map.

Edited April 17, 2022 by Persephone Emerald
to add p.s.

[SarahKB7 Koskinen]

On 11/20/2021 at 3:38 PM, Dyna Mole said:

You asked who Fluffy is.

I finally met Fluffy today, in Horizons!  First time I'd ever played it and finished it. Fun game.

Edited April 17, 2022 by SarahKB7 Koskinen

[Marianne Little]

On 4/16/2022 at 10:22 AM, SarahKB7 Koskinen said:

I wonder where Sakura will go?  North of the Newbrookes, or to the east of them? Both?!  I suppose it depends on how much further north the Newbrookes will eventually go.

It should be many Newbrooke's. I think they have a lot more appeal to the majority that Fantasy or Chalet's. Do not get me wrong, I appreciate the work done there, but it is not so mainstream.

[diamond Marchant]

21 hours ago, Marianne Little said:

I wonder where Sakura will go?

Maybe.... something.... like.... this?

[Aethelwine]

I thought the Newbrookes had been well received and popular? I would expect the area they will ultimately fill should be much more than your map is indicating..

[SarahKB7 Koskinen]

After some map clicking and inworld exploration, I've mapped the approximate extent of empty void space found between Sansara and Satori, which COULD be used for future Bellisseria expansion(s):

Edited April 19, 2022 by SarahKB7 Koskinen

[diamond Marchant]

Joining forces... Numbers and greenish areas show connect-the-continents priorities. Yellow arrows show direction of expansion. Red delimits area cleared out for expansion.

Note: If connect-the-continents number 3 were to happen, connecting waters of Bellisseria to Sansara, some cleanup of the East River would be appreciated, as it is currently mined with banlines and orbs.

[SarahKB7 Koskinen]

There are also large cleared contiguous spaces found to the south and east.

Edited April 20, 2022 by SarahKB7 Koskinen

[Eirynne Sieyes]

On 4/17/2022 at 7:20 PM, SarahKB7 Koskinen said:

I finally met Fluffy today, in Horizons!  First time I'd ever played it and finished it. Fun game.

Let's say I want to meet Fluffy. Is there a url to start?

[SarahKB7 Koskinen]

1 hour ago, Eirynne Sieyes said:

Let's say I want to meet Fluffy. Is there a url to start?

Teleport to Horizons A1 to play!

Edited April 20, 2022 by SarahKB7 Koskinen

[Trinity Blakewell]

Someone was having just a little too much fun at work...

[Fay Starlight]

They put in a train station on Allrutti  and some new parcels are being planned there.

[Nika Talaj]

Yay, thank you, Fay!  Newbrooke Station is a very pleasing modern design, and right over the region boundary with Newbank.  It is basically an extension of the community center.

There are no train tracks throughout Newbrooke, although with this new line I suppose it is possible that a branch might run around the coast, which would be very cool.   It at least seems quite likely that they are contemplating joining Newbrooke to the existing Chalet train route!

 

 

Edited April 23, 2022 by Nika Talaj

[Polenth Yue]

It'll be great if they join, though I wonder if one end (the west side) will go through Sakura as well before ending up at the chalets. That's be a really pretty route if that's the case.

[Nika Talaj]

24 minutes ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said:

You need to add a set of railway points (US: switches) and add a separate track for the extra additional platform, by making the platforms narrower.  This would also act as a passing loop for trains travelling in opposite directions, so that they may pass each other without crashing or causing arguements for train drivers about who has right of way!

* A railway station ticket office ON THE PLATFORM??!

Notice that the entire Chalet rail line, and most of the Log Home rail line, has no switches.  If two trains run into each other, so it goes. That said, yes, it would be nice if stations had a siding where you could rez before going on the main rail.

Re, ticketing on the platform, think of it as Light Rail.  Better ticket offices than ticketing kiosks on the platform, blech.

Edited April 23, 2022 by Nika Talaj

[Persephone Emerald]

35 minutes ago, Polenth Yue said:

It'll be great if they join, though I wonder if one end (the west side) will go through Sakura as well before ending up at the chalets. That's be a really pretty route if that's the case.

I hope the train goes through Sakura and that they name the station there Hachiko .

[Abnor Mole]

Rail lines have to be constructed in live built regions. They can't be added after the fact in clones of templated regions (majorly time consuming and far too difficult), or built into templates themselves (they will never meet up at the same points to make a continuous rail line). Obviously, Newbrooke will have rail service as soon as we can build it; adding guides, switches, signals, crossings, sidings for passing, and connections.

[Eirynne Sieyes]

On 4/17/2022 at 2:15 AM, diamond Marchant said:

Fantasseria has been fully “edged” already and Patch has said it only has one entry point (not sure why). The regions north of the logs need to be a waterway between Snert and Really Wet. Sakura need not be joined to Satori, only close enough so that connectors are reasonable.

At one point Patch said that Fantasseria was a subcontinent of Belli (corrected thanks to Abner). You can't cam out to see it from bordering Belli lands. It is Fantasseria; a wonderful fantasy land. So, (shhhh, while you can tp in), you have to go through terribly rough waters to reach it by its single magical entrance.

Edited April 24, 2022 by Eirynne Sieyes
content correction as per Abner post below

[Abnor Mole]

13 minutes ago, Eirynne Sieyes said:

At one point Patch said that Fantasseria was its own continent. You can't cam out to see it from bordering Belli lands. If I remember correctly, it is not even a part of Belli (even though it is). It is Fantasseria; a wonderful fantasy land. So, (shhhh, while you can tp in), you have to go through terribly rough waters to reach it by its single magical entrance.

All Linden Homes are part of the Bellisseria continent and in the Linden Homes estate rather than mainland. Some (like Fantasy) could technically be classified as a subcontinent.

Edited April 24, 2022 by Abnor Mole

[Persephone Emerald]

Here's a couple more pictures of the Newbrooke train station. I think the plants growing above the ticket counters look nice, except there's not enough soil for the tree roots. Those trees need to be planted somewhere else.

Edited April 24, 2022 by Persephone Emerald