Ingrid Ingersoll 610 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 2/12/2021 at 12:29 PM, Rufferta said: Remember that the early Moles only had prims to work with. Would you go to Stonehenge and say "I wonder why they didn't use better materials?" Everything Eric Linden made was of prims and it still looks good. He was a professional. But LL fired him and let people with no modelling and texturing experience take over. Also, Stonehenge still looks great. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 9 hours ago, Rufferta said: This is on ground level in a small Mainland community in Jeogeot. There is a teleport inside which will take you to an amazing skycan filled with posters with information about different Second Life destinations. I spent a few hours driving the roads of Jeogeot fruitlessly when I thought to do a group search... and there I found it... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/143/57/97 What a cool place! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 (edited) Ok so my turn, still in Jeogeot.. I saw a nice spot for a swim.... but beware of the freshwater catfish... Edited February 14 by Aethelwine 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ChinRey 6,636 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, Ingrid Ingersoll said: Everything Eric Linden made was of prims and it still looks good. He was a professional. But LL fired him and let people with no modelling and texturing experience take over. As far as I know, Eric Linden wasn't fired, he quit. I may be wrong though, there was a lot of drama going on at LL at that time. I certainly don't agree with your description of the Moles. Yes, I know I've been criticizing them a lot and will continue to do so but that is all about their lack of understanding of modern SL materials like mesh, baked textures and normal and specular maps. When it comes to the tools and materials that were available back when they started, they are excellent. Not as good as Eric Linden of course ut very few people are. Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 (edited) There is a charm and innocent playfulness in the LDPW builds that I love. What I brought up was really more to do with the starkness of that particular build in Frostar, in Gaeta V, and the palms that don't hold their LoD and really haven't dated well. I too have wondered if the builder intentionally made it that way because it was the end of the era of expanding continents. But it is not the barrenness of the build that offends, it is those palms. At Svarga, the same palms are used, but alongside other better plants... they are sort of filler the fact they are constantly distorting and changing shape as you look around isn't such an eyesore. It would be nice if they could update those palms centrally to a version that held its Lod. Edited February 14 by Aethelwine Link to post Share on other sites
ChinRey 6,636 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, Aethelwine said: What I brought up was really more to do with the starkness of that particular build in Frostar, in Gaeta V, and the palms that don't hold their LoD and really haven't dated well. I too have wondered if the builder intentionally made it that way because it was the end of the era of expanding continents. But it is not the barrenness of the build that offends, it is those palms. That's system vegetation. Cuting edge when SL was new and still pretty much what they had available in 2008. They were supposed to use impostors for the lower LoD models but for some reason LL never got around to implement that feature. Still, we've all seen mesh plants that are much worse. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Eirynne Sieyes 599 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 18 hours ago, Aethelwine said: I spent a few hours driving the roads of Jeogeot fruitlessly when I thought to do a group search... and there I found it... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/143/57/97 What a cool place! Yes it is! And, they even give out flight feathers. Lol! Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 17 hours ago, Aethelwine said: Ok so my turn, still in Jeogeot.. I saw a nice spot for a swim.... but beware of the freshwater catfish... It has been a while since I posted this, but I don't think I can really give much more away than I already have.. I suppose I could highlight what I said that should really narrow this down to just a handful of regions to search. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Maybe an additional photo will help 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rufferta 637 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 6 minutes ago, Aethelwine said: Maybe an additional photo will help I think that is Han Loso - Mystery Lake - in Jeogeot 104/135/27 - I am in awe of your photo with the catfish! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rufferta 637 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 This one is in Heterocera - it never ceases to amaze me. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 12 hours ago, Rufferta said: This one is in Heterocera - it never ceases to amaze me. It is the wonderful Simple's Zoo of all things in Lythria. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lythria/173/63/42 It is a wonderful area with some great places to go exploring nearby as well that I might return to later in this thread. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 This time I return to a mole creation, where am I know? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Rufferta 637 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 12 hours ago, Aethelwine said: This time I return to a mole creation, where am I know? Castle Valeria Infohub. Did you find the secret dungeon? 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rufferta 637 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I wore my horsefly avatar, but I couldn't catch the little purple whirly things that dashed around. This is an island off Satori, made as a setting for a hunt for smaller avatars. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Rufferta said: I wore my horsefly avatar, but I couldn't catch the little purple whirly things that dashed around. This is an island off Satori, made as a setting for a hunt for smaller avatars. Tiny Isle of Mist, Intrepide 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Satori is well known for its broken road system.... but where is this broken bridge? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AlettaMondragon 252 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, Aethelwine said: Satori is well known for its broken road system.... but where is this broken bridge? It's in Fenric and Davros, and if you're there, there's something you shouldn't miss: So if we're at the challenging/impossible to drive roads, this is my favorite. Where is it? Edited February 17 by AlettaMondragon additional photo 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 18 hours ago, AlettaMondragon said: It's in Fenric and Davros, and if you're there, there's something you shouldn't miss: So if we're at the challenging/impossible to drive roads, this is my favorite. Where is it? I hadn't seen that plaque really good find, and I love the timing on your photo.... perfect ! The location is the Amundsen Road, drop down to the Ice Canyon Road. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Auschnar Run/62/248/86 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 This is a bit different, it is a relatively recent private build stretching across multiple regions. A little beautifully done narrow gauge railway. It is visible from the map, but not on the continent most known for its railways... but as of last year it is now connected (albeit by flying for quite some time). Any idea where this adorable zany little railway is? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelwine 1,885 Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 (edited) It's destination a little village on the sea front. Edited February 17 by Aethelwine 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AlettaMondragon 252 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 5 minutes ago, Aethelwine said: I hadn't seen that plaque really good find, and I love the timing on your photo.... perfect ! That's actually the original photo that I took the first time I drove there, while I was still new. I didn't expect the road to break like that, I thought it would be just a steep grade down to the canyon. I had to realize in a millisecond that wasn't the case, so I quickly pulled the parking brake, but it was only enough to produce this great photo, after that, I put it in Drive again and I properly fell down 😂 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rufferta 637 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 19 hours ago, AlettaMondragon said: It's in Fenric and Davros, and if you're there, there's something you shouldn't miss: So if we're at the challenging/impossible to drive roads, this is my favorite. Where is it? That's wonderful - I'd never seen that before! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Rufferta 637 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 11 hours ago, Aethelwine said: It's destination a little village on the sea front. This is part of the Zany Zen Railroad. It goes through at least two Regions - Gaori and Somdari. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Rufferta 637 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 This may relate to a location that was posted earlier. It appears to be contemporary with the four "Korea" Regions, because they both offer the same "click here to get a free outfit" setup. There was also a chat parrot, and a large building with some nice artwork. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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