Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted April 18, 2019 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2019 Well that was fast! In less than 48 hours, our new Traditional Homes and Houseboats on the new Bellisseria continent have been claimed. We're really pleased and overwhelmed at the positive response to the new models and at the rapid speed with which they were acquired. Welcome to the neighborhood: we’re glad to have you here! For those of you who weren’t able to get in, don’t worry: you’re not out of luck. More Houseboats will be coming in the very near future, followed by additional Traditional homes and newer themes that we hope you’re also going to love. The LDPW and Moles are hard at work crafting the themes and the rest of the continent for your enjoyment, so get ready for new styles and new neighbors over the course of the year. Stay tuned to this post: we’ll be updating the status of home availability and other pertinent information as we go forward, so you’ll be able to jump in and get your new home. Current Inventory Status (15 May 2019 @ 10:27am SLT ) Traditional Homes: Out of Stock Houseboats: Out of Stock 134 49 7 87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted April 26, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted April 26, 2019 26 April 2019, Linden Homes Security System release: 27 6 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted April 26, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted April 26, 2019 In theme with posting updates about Linden Homes progress, we have a systems update for you: We’ve fixed the issue of Residents with the surname “.resident” not being able to be added to the whitelist and controls, as well as the control panel’s difficulties in retaining the owner whitelist settings when changing homes. This will improve your ease of management for who can access your property. Additionally, we have implemented the ability for parcel owners to reset their house controller scripts (the mailbox or life ring for rezzing a different house) should a Resident encounter an issue generating the house selection menu. If you do not receive a house selection menu when you click your House Controller, simply click on and hold the Controller for at least two seconds to reset the scripts. This should correct for most issues of this nature. If the problem persists after attempting this, please contact support. The updated models of the Linden Homes control panels and house controllers have been installed into Traditional Homes and Houseboats across the Bellisseria continent. 31 15 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted May 14, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2019 Howdy everyone! While I'd love to give more notice than this, it is looking like we will have another batch of Houseboats ready for release within the next 24 hours. This is as much of a forewarning I can provide, because of the complexity behind the work that is going into these releases. Each release requires the coordination of several teams, and having all of the resources line up to hit the "go button" is pretty organic. As soon as we are able to do so, I will post another update here! 84 74 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted May 15, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2019 I am pleased to announce the addition of another 709 houseboats to the Bellisseria continent today! The Houseboats are available to select as we release them via the Linden Homes Land selection page, and access to the continent addition is open. We will have a set of region restarts to go through, so please bear with us as that happens if you enter the regions right away. We know they will go very quickly, but as time goes on we will get more out, and hopefully faster. Our next focus will be to bring more Traditional Homes plus more Houseboats in another smaller launch while working in parallel to a larger launch and an exciting new theme. As usual, stay tuned here for more updates! 71 45 1 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted June 4, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2019 Hi everyone, I have a small update for you regarding the Linden Homes covenant today. This is in response to the many questions we’ve had surrounding forms of commercialism within the new Linden Homes. The general gist here is: if it feels commercial, then you probably shouldn’t be doing it. Here is the text of the addition to the covenant which goes into effect today: Activities and items that could be construed as commercial and for profit by Linden Lab are not permitted in the residential homes and houseboats in Bellisseria. As a note of clarification and to call out a specific use case example: If a content creator is using a Linden Home as a display model to feature content they’ve created specifically for a Linden Home, this by itself is ok. What you may not do is put up signage on the parcel that advertises it, your store, brand, redirect people away from the home for purchases, etc. You can not sell items off your parcel. What you can do is direct people to your Linden Home as a demonstrator of your creations from elsewhere (your main store or marketplace listings). Also, the little cafe/pub type places that have popped up are really awesome and fun, but should also follow the same sorts of guidelines. We think in spirit, the desire to maintain the community feel of the neighborhood and homes, that this small adjustment to the covenant will help to make things clear that these are homes, not stores or shops. We have other plans in place to satisfy requests for something like a yard sale, where you could feature Linden Homes add-ons in a communal area already in place, to come soon™. 66 40 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted June 24, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2019 Hello! I have an update to our release process I want to share with everyone. As I alluded to here, we are going to try and change our release strategy for a little while to see if a particular process works better for everyone involved, including many of you who have been very patiently waiting for one of the new Linden Homes. Many of you have already been witness to the new process unfolding in front of you whether you knew it or not. Those regions that have been called out in various places such as New Hamsterdam down to SSPE136 (soon to be officially named). We did this for multiple reasons, mostly in an effort to show all of you some of the process we go through in real-time to make these beautiful new regions come to life, and give a glimpse into the timeline involved. Starting today, we’re going to try to release a region’s worth of new Linden Homes on a regular cadence. We’re aiming to try for a region per every other day, but as we can not control all the factors involved in the lengthy process, we may have some gaps which could last anywhere between a day to several days and especially on the weekends. This will also mean that I will not update this post with each region release, but keep it for larger release updates, announcements, news, information, etc. This will be followed by the future initial release of the new Campers & Trailers theme that has also now been revealed here at SL16B. This release will be large-scale like other releases we have done in the past, and then also potentially follow the release process I’ve outlined above. Next up, is an area that is going to be our first community events space called the Bellisseria Fairgrounds! Our vision for this space is to grant communal access to an area that is clear and ready for set-up of an event. We are going to supply the outlying basic infrastructure which includes water taxi access to the main continent, an airstrip and landing pad. We will have a scheduling calendar and process in place where the space can be reserved in advance. The first events already in line for use of this space will be around the 4th of July holiday coming up. More information to come about how the reservation process will work in the near future. 78 31 7 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted July 10, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 Hi folks! We are all beyond excited that the new Linden Homes parcels in the Bellisseria continent have been so well received. The Moles and various Lindens are hard at work creating more, and those will be made available just as soon as possible. But …. with all the attention you are all giving the new homes it’s making our web servers sad. We know that some people are using a plug-in or a browser feature to reload the home selection page, and as much as we admire the tenacity, we need to pump the brakes a bit on that traffic. Pretty soon you will start to see an error page if you have your browser set to continuously refresh those pages. No need to fear! The website is still functional. It’s just to give our servers a little breather. You will be able to resume activity again after the timeout period is over. Additionally, we are actively looking at ways of making the Linden Homes selection process a little more streamlined. Look for these changes to be coming to a Linden Homes selection page near you in the future. 41 50 1 5 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted August 12, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hi everyone! I have a Linden Homes Security system update for you. Starting now, you can get our swanky new and improved version of the Linden Homes Security system for your home. It is packaged inside of the Content Pack that you can have delivered via your home rezzer (Mailox, Life Buoy, etc). Here is a list of the features this new version brings: 1 Land Impact - You asked for it and here it is! Menus - Now uses a dialog menu system to create and manage an access whitelist. NO MORE NOTECARD! More Admins - You can name one or more people who will have permission to administer the security system. Sky Alert - If you are using the security system in a skybox, it can notify you when someone is hovering within 1000m for more than 15 seconds, even if they are not close enough to be ejected by the system. The rest of the system still functions as-is. Hope you enjoy the update! 29 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted September 17, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 Hi folks! It’s time we bring a new style of Linden Homes into the mix. Now, in addition to Traditional and Houseboat styles, we’re introducing the newest theme: CAMPERS! You may have seen these Campers at the Linden Homes preview during SL16B. Clustered in central Bellisseria, the new Camper regions offer a secluded, rural environment, with more nature and parcel privacy than the previous theme locations. Campers allow for a simple lifestyle: choose between 8 versatile styles on 512 sqm parcels, all with open floor plans, nestled in the wooded Bellisseria regions. The campers include a new feature allowing you to rotate the direction of your camper 180 degrees! Remember, you can still use the other portion of your premium land allotment towards another 512sqm of land elsewhere on the mainland. These new Camper regions feature some special community areas as well, such as the Campwich Lodge and railway stations in select regions. Like all Linden Homes, these are first-come, first-served, so act fast to claim yours! Also, as an update to the Traditional Homes content pack, the highly requested roof and floor textures are now available. Please grab a new content pack via your mailbox today to receive them. Enjoy! 39 21 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted November 25, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted November 25, 2019 Hey folks! As that special time of year approaches, full of joy, fun and festivities, we would like to celebrate along with you. As a special feature to help with your seasonal decorations, we have now included snow caps and Winter lights in your Linden Home content packs for Traditional, Houseboat, and Trailer homes! The content packs are available via your house controllers. Please remember to adhere to the 🎄 Seasonal Content and Decoration Guidelines 🦃 An update to our release schedule - We’ve been hard at work on releasing regions and as I’m sure many have noticed, our new “normal” release schedule is generally 1 region per day minimum, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and other special circumstances. We’ve got a bunch more surprises to come. 🎁 Have fun decorating! Patch and the Moles. 16 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted December 16, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2019 Howdy everyone! Today we are releasing our newest addition of Linden Homes themes, Victorian. The team has been hard at work over the past several months putting together what we think is our most stunning release to date. The Victorian homes have some brand new features such as: A choice of 4 stylish Victorian houses. The ability to change the interior walls to whatever color you want, via an in-built color picker HUD. Multiple rooms with interior doors. Front, back and/or wrap around porches. Stunning, vast Victorian landscaping. A warm and vibrant community. Railway accessible Nearly 1600 Victorian homes will launch this week, the majority of them happening today (Monday, 16 December, 2019). Plus another 500 coming before the end of the year! In addition to that, over 1,600 Traditional Homes, Houseboats and Campers will be released later this week! We hope you enjoy the new homes as we continue to grow the Bellisseria continent and community. Happy Holidays! Patch, the Moles and the Second Life Land Operations team 33 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted December 16, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted December 16, 2019 Ok folks, we do have a little issue we've uncovered. If you abandon a home, it seems to be stalling the delivery queue. While we work on fixing that, we're asking you, please, do not abandon homes if you can at all avoid it (in other words do not play Game of Homes right now). This is impacting the release of new homes, and it's looking like we may not be able to fully get through releasing all of the new homes today. 7 13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted December 18, 2019 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2019 Today, we have released an additional 2,330 new Linden Homes. This includes more Traditional, Houseboats, Campers and Victorian homes. We have released over 10,000 new Linden Homes this year! You may now resume your Game of Homes activities. The Moles and team are going to be taking a well deserved break for the rest of the year. There will be no more releases until we are back at it in 2020! 27 39 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted March 22, 2020 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2020 Coming Soon™ - Log Homes. But.... Not This Week™ 38 30 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted April 1, 2020 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2020 Hello everyone! I am back, and this time with another staggering 4,828 new Linden Homes ready for your ownership! The theme, as many of you saw in the ACS Demo region, is Log Homes. These 4,828 parcels (over 230 regions) marks our biggest release to date by far! Featuring: Four styles of Log Homes Vast rural regions with stunning scenery, including giant redwoods. Additional Railway accessibility (coming soon) More Rez Zones for your boats, horses, bikes, golf carts, ATVs, tractors... There will be more regions of all types of homes coming after this roll out. Here is a sneak peek at the new community center coming very soon for the Log Homes theme, I present the Randelsham Treehouse: We hope you all enjoy this latest addition to the new Linden Homes themes! We look forward to bringing you more themes soon. During these unprecedented times, the team hopes you're all well and staying safe! -Patch Linden and the Mole team 50 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted April 27, 2020 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hello everyone! We are proud to announce the release of our brand new Log Home community area, The Randelsham Tree House, as I teased prior. The Randelsham Tree House is located in the lush Randelsham Forest and is a great community hangout place surrounded by stunning natural scenery. It has railroad access and it’s own station, Randelsham Station. Like other community areas before it, the tree house is able to be reserved as a community use space to gather with the community, your friends. socialize, hold events, and enjoy the beautiful scenery. -Patch Linden and the Mole team 34 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted November 19, 2020 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hi Everyone! I know there is a lot of anticipation built up around the release of Stilt Homes. We have been working diligently to get them done and release ready in the midst of a tremendous larger project, known as Uplift. We've hit a huge milestone with that today, where 100% of the regions on the grid have now been uplifted. That said, we still have some work to do in our preparation along side that having happened, some of which had to be paused off and on in between things happening. Hopefully, we'll make more progress over the upcoming week, and there is a holiday we're working towards, I expect the team to take some time with their families. As you might guess that means our timeline for release is hopefully soon after the holiday. I'll post another update in-line with when we're ready to launch. 🦃 39 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Patch Linden Posted December 21, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted December 21, 2020 Hello everyone! We have a new Linden Homes release, this time featuring Stilt Homes and House Boats. There are 3900 Stilt Homes, and 552 House Boats in this release. The stilt homes offer upscale living along the coasts of Bellisseria. Homes are raised on stilts, well above sea level, in the style of many shoreline homes in the Southeastern USA. Some homes are placed along or very near to the beach. Others are over water, attached to wooden piers. Others still are freestanding over water, only accessible by boat. Enjoy the luxury of a home on a full-sized 1024 sq m parcel and access to nearby shared public recreation areas. You may choose any one of the four one-story or two-story styles from your house controller, regardless of where your stilt home parcel lies. Each has a large deck, where you can enjoy an evening meal or watch the waves. (Note: some land-based parcels may still have a small amount of water within the parcel lines, while some water/pier-based parcels may have a small amount of land in them.) We hope you enjoy the new homes as we continue to grow the Bellisseria continent and community. Happy Holidays! Patch, the Moles and the Second Life Land Operations team 8 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted December 21, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted December 21, 2020 Hi Everyone! An update on where we're at with the Stilt home regions release. We tried with all of our might today to get them in to everyone's hands that wants them. Sadly our plans were thwarted by unforeseen complications. We're hoping to work through some more of this tomorrow, and I'll be back with another update as quickly as possible! Have a great evening and thank you for your patience with us as we work through these issues. -Patch, the Moles and the Second Life Land Operations team 12 35 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted December 22, 2020 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2020 Hey Folks! Another quick update - the team involved in fixing up the issues is hard at work on many things, our issue preventing us from doing a large scale release is one of the many things they are working on with all things uplift. Tomorrow is another day and we're ready to release more homes as soon as they can get things fixed up for us to move forward. Again, thank you for your patience and I'll post another update as quickly as I can. -Patch 17 34 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted December 23, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted December 23, 2020 Howdy! Back with another update, and probably the last prior to the Holidays. I have restored my original release post above. We have concluded several rounds of testing region releases and have determined that we can proceed at a paced release. We will release regions on a timed frequency throughout the rest of today while monitoring systems and progress. We will pick up doing so again after the Holidays. I can not predict how many we may get through or by when, but we'll do our best to get as many out as safely possible. That said, the KVP system while fixed is probably not in an optimal place. Please do not play "Game of Homes" - that is if you get a new home, hold on to it for a few days before releasing the home to try and get another. This is for any home types. The more stress and load we place on the affected systems, the more likely it will become that we may have to stop deploying regions. Thanks again for everyone's patience and to the many of you who worked through this with us. Happy Holidays! Patch, the Moles and the Second Life Land Operations team 16 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted March 30, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2021 Hello and Happy Tuesday! We are going to start our release of the Chalet Linden Homes today, and we’re excited to be getting them out ahead of when we initially anticipated. Chalet theme homes are modeled after stylized European alpine wood-timbered houses (fachwerkhaus), of a type that you might expect to find in mountains of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, or northern Italy. These are not rustic buildings, but contemporary homes ready for 21st century living. There are four basic models, named Reizend, Edelweiss, Matterhorn, and Alpenrose. Each is also available in an open-plan version that looks the same as one of the basic models but has fewer interior walls, so that you can add your own walls to create a customized floor plan. The open plan versions are named Ravensburg, Eikelen, Moritzburg, and Albus. The chalet homes are set on 1024 sq m parcels in regions with craggy hills and mountain streams, among tall hardwood and coniferous trees. Imagine yourself living in a small village, somewhere far removed from the busy life of the city. Sounds of small birds and gurgling streams are around you, and if you close your eyes you can sense the mountain breeze and the smell of alpine flowers. Winding streets with brick sidewalks are interrupted here and there by small town squares where you can sit to enjoy conversation or bring lunch to share with a friend. Or you can just sit and contemplate some amazing bronze statuary. And for a special outing, visit one of several windmills in the chalet regions to watch how wheat and other grains are stone-ground to produce artisan flour. (No, we don’t have any for sale.) The Chalet Linden Homes feature a brand new community center, “Die Betrunkene Maus” located in Muehlenbach. This new community center has a fun pub like atmosphere and will see decor changes seasonally. As a general reminder and to help facilitate the release process, please do not play “game of homes” by taking and releasing homes during the initial phases of launch. Also it is extremely helpful to refrain from rapidly switching through different home styles to give the regions time to settle and not overload the backend systems. We hope everyone enjoys the latest additions to the Belliseria continent and community! -Patch, the Moles and the Second Life Land Operations team 24 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Patch Linden Posted August 12, 2021 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2021 Hey Everyone! Just when you thought it wouldn't happen, here it is! The Fantasy theme is designed to appeal to residents with a flair for the magical and mystic side of Second Life. The homes are situated on an isolated subcontinent, accessible only by teleportation or through the misty seaway from the coast at Rigamarole. Wander among fanciful giant mushrooms and glowing crystals. Streets and regional parks are full of bioluminescent trees that come alive after dark with a fairy-like glow, as do the streets, the rocks, and even the roof of your home. You can imagine yourself in a world populated by faeries, wizards, and mythical creatures, a place where anything is possible. There are also seasonal changes that will occur throughout the year (sorry, no snow!). At the time of release, there are four basic models, named Amberbrooke, Mistbrooke, Rosebrooke, and Stonebrooke. Coming soon, there will be available open-plan versions that look the same as the basic models but have fewer interior walls, so that you can add your own walls to create a customized floor plan. The open plan versions are named Angelspell, Moonspell, Ragespell, and Steepspell. There will be an amazing community center announced in the near future. This release will be paced due to the complexities that lie beneath what drives the homes and all of their magical features. We will start with a few regions now, and resume the following day (Friday, 13 August) with additional regions as we monitor progress of the region releases as we go. As a general reminder and to help facilitate the release process, please do not play “game of homes” by taking and releasing homes during the initial phases of launch. Also it is extremely helpful to refrain from rapidly switching through different home styles to give the regions time to settle and not overload the backend systems. We hope everyone enjoys the latest additions to the Belliseria continent and community! -Patch, the Moles and the Second Life Land Operations team 38 16 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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