Niagra Falls Sim Idea

[Jace2112]

So in my travels in SL I have fallen in love with waterfall sims.  I noticed, however, that there is no SL version of Niagra Falls

How would i go about finding out how large of a region would be needed to create such a sim?  Where can I find information about waterfall builders to see if reproducing Niagra Falls waterfalls can be done?  Is this just a pipe dream, or a wonderful place for people to visit and enjoy in SL

 

 

 

 

[Coby Foden]

The total width of Niagara Falls is about 670 meters. SL region is 256 meters.
So to build the whole falls in real life scale it would need almost three SL regions. 3 x 256 m = 768 m.

[Rachel1206]

And even not barrel riding the waterfall in mouse look would pay the cost of the region(s)... 😒

[animats]

23 hours ago, Rachel1206 said:

And even not barrel riding the waterfall in mouse look would pay the cost of the region(s)... 😒

Yes, unfortunately.

I'd like to see the oversized infohub in Ortiz and Gilda on Zindra converted to a waterfall. It's one of the few places in SL where there's a sizable river with a water level change.  As an info hub, it's mostly where the dumber bots accumulate when their regions restart.

[Theresa Tennyson]

On 3/22/2019 at 11:32 AM, Jace2112 said:

So in my travels in SL I have fallen in love with waterfall sims.  I noticed, however, that there is no SL version of Niagra Falls

How would i go about finding out how large of a region would be needed to create such a sim?  Where can I find information about waterfall builders to see if reproducing Niagra Falls waterfalls can be done?  Is this just a pipe dream, or a wonderful place for people to visit and enjoy in SL

 

 

 

 

For an accurate scale model of Niagara Falls you'd need many regions. And it would be pretty pathetic, as you'd only be able to see a tiny bit of the falls at a time with realistic draw distances.

For the experience of Niagara Falls, you'd need two regions with one having an elevated water level. In Second Life the Grand Canyon is a single region next to a single region containing Lake Tahoe and Crater Lake and within walking distance of Mount Everest.

[Penny Patton]

NIAAAAAGARA FALLS! Slowly I turned! And step by step! Inch by inch!

[Jace2112]

On 3/25/2019 at 2:08 PM, Theresa Tennyson said:

For the experience of Niagara Falls, you'd need two regions with one having an elevated water level. In Second Life the Grand Canyon is a single region next to a single region containing Lake Tahoe and Crater Lake and within walking distance of Mount Everest.

Thank you so much for that comparison to Grand Canyon, Lake Tahoe, Crater Lake.   I have been there many times in SLand marveled at the close detail to the real thing.  Sounds like I need to scale back my idea and create something a bit more manageable like Burney Falls in Shasta California😁

[oxLunaBellaxo]

On 3/22/2019 at 11:32 AM, Jace2112 said:

So in my travels in SL I have fallen in love with waterfall sims.  I noticed, however, that there is no SL version of Niagra Falls

How would i go about finding out how large of a region would be needed to create such a sim?  Where can I find information about waterfall builders to see if reproducing Niagra Falls waterfalls can be done?  Is this just a pipe dream, or a wonderful place for people to visit and enjoy in SL

 

 

 

 

I think honestly you could do it in a whole SIM easy... theres enough room to make it happen.  I would talk to Count burks with Dreamworld i bet he could help make this happen.  I would be willing to help as well... I think this is a great idea 

[VenKellie]

i can help with the canadian side if this does become a project in sl

[epicSakuraharuno]

Lol though I can visit the Canadian side I take a train there if want to. just southwest from me.

[Stephanie Steamweaver]

I can help too. I live 1.5 hours from the Falls, Canada side and we do all kinds of SL/RL get togethers on the Canadian side. It would be so cool to do a Clifton Hill as well. It is one of the wonders of the world.