Moles Abnor Mole Posted July 7, 2022 Moles Share Posted July 7, 2022 For those of you who enjoy driving on the mainland roads, the bridge that was "out" in Davros/Fenric at the southern end of Route 8 has been fixed. 10 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Wow! Thank you so much to the Moles who did this work! 🏆 🎂 🎈 🥳 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4lice Cerise Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Oh wow! I did some d(r)iving on this section a few weeks ago. The underwater ruins and wreckage from the collapsed bridge bridge segment were impressive: I wondered whether they had been created by unlinking an completed bridge and turning all prims to physical. (I hope these were kept in place: it's kinda realistic after all!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eowyn Southmoor Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 A parcel owner next to that old broken bridge made a temporary rezzable bridge that spanned the gap, something most drivers have been using in the last year, but it's great to see a proper, neat fix from the Moles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feorie Frimon Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Starlight Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Thank you, that broken bridge was my nightmare for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond Marchant Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 WTG Abnor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4lice Cerise Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 And for more recent road repairs by Abnor Mole check this location: See the red disc in the unpaved Pod Road? Well, this map is no longer current... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4lice Cerise Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Next up on the Satori road paving wishlist? Maybe http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sababurg/190/134/69 …? 🤩 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Ember Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Thanks for the much needed road repair! Is there a wishlist somewhere because the bridge on Fisher's Rest could use some work. Can barely even fit a road vehicle on that old, strangely jagged bridge and it's a pretty major part of Circuit La Corse. :3 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fishers Rest/42/148/82 But besides always asking for more, us mainland drivers and explorers really, really appreciate fixes like this to mainland! So thank you, thank you, thank you! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Seeing everyone rush in with other suggestions for "improvements" makes me worry that all the quirky little cool things on Mainland will wind up being paved over. I hope that's not the case, and that those of us who love exploring on foot and finding fun things like the "bridge out" spots will be kept in mind as well. (Please don't pave over the Old Wagon Road, for one example!) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethelwine Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Unless I am missing it the Memorial to Cooter Linden got removed along with the road repairs, the only indication remaining of what was once there a "bridge out" sign under the water, and a few bits of wreckage. 3 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethelwine Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Sylvia Tamalyn said: Seeing everyone rush in with other suggestions for "improvements" makes me worry that all the quirky little cool things on Mainland will wind up being paved over. I hope that's not the case, and that those of us who love exploring on foot and finding fun things like the "bridge out" spots will be kept in mind as well. (Please don't pave over the Old Wagon Road, for one example!) I don't think anyone has suggested paving over the Wagon road, there is however a Linden owned route that would connect it to route 8A, that has been clear and protected since 2013. Perhaps putting tarmac along that route would make the transition on to the wagon road a bit incongruous, but I do think some sort of indication it is there like a sign, or some dirt road markings, or even just transfering ownership from Governor Linden and maintenance to LDPWs would be worthwhile. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) On 7/8/2022 at 10:31 AM, 4lice Cerise said: And for more recent road repairs by Abnor Mole check this location: See the red disc in the unpaved Pod Road? Well, this map is no longer current... * There are a bunch of 1024 m parcels and at least one 2048 m parcel on either side of the new road in Arguilleriers now marked for auction. * Meanwhile, back at Chiffre Beach, there is a 10 min autoreturn, so plenty of time to rez a car, boat or beach towel. Edited July 10, 2022 by Persephone Emerald 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethelwine Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I hope Abnor is not working the moles too hard, Hazel Mole seems to have turned to drink to cope. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eowyn Southmoor Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Can I suggest that if you see on mainland some road or other thing that you think would be a benefit to the community if it was fixed/improved, then please file a Jira for it rather than simply positing it here. I, and a few others, have had a lot of success over the past year getting new roads put in via submitting a Jira for them. Whilst some of the Moles frequent these forums, I'm not sure how many actual Lindens do, so it's better to go via the official route 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moles Abnor Mole Posted July 10, 2022 Author Moles Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) We definitely don't want to lose "all the quirky little cool things." In this case it was less "quirky" and more "broken". The 'jump the bridge' idea worked at the time (2008?). There was even a sign you could use at one time that would cause a hand buried in the road to 'flip' you and your car toward the other side. It was fun and definitely quirky, but it didn't age well with changes to physics and vehicles and region crossings over the years and that feature was disabled. With the rise in interest in pastimes like GTFO it seemed to me like it was time to retire the broken bridge. The benefit to residents in having a more usable vehicle path to the end of Route 8 outweighed the nostalgic value (and any sentimental value for me) in keeping it the way it was. I originally built it and I was the one who proposed the change. I'll dig though my inventory and see if I can find that plaque to "Cooter" and put it back out if it was lost in the clean up. Edit: I also want to publicly thank llSaharall who put up the signs people could use to rez a temporary bridge to cross. That was an ingenious and selfless act on their part. It is things like that that renew my faith in residents and their belief in community. Edited July 10, 2022 by Abnor Mole Thank you 9 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4lice Cerise Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Abnor Mole said: The benefit to residents in having a more usable vehicle path to the end of Route 8 Next to the recently repaired bridge, Route 8C connects to the mentioned Route 8. It then goes northwest, past region Mawdryn and to region Valeyard, via an underwater stretch. It’s not like the underwater road tunnels on Jeogeot and Bellisseria, it's more like the flooded roads of Gaeta V: But deeper and not landscaped. Going from there back on the road itself at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Valeyard/86/154 is very hard, likely impossible for the unexperienced driver. The opposite way, southwards from region Feyador, drivers have to jump into the water and aim for the T-junction at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Davros/92/76 but that is also not easy. Possible banlines along this underwater tract make it even harder to (litterally) navigate. (Of course one can offroad between http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Davros/92/76 and http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dimitrios/14/43, but that’s a different kind of fun, and contingent on the vagaries of available adandoned — or otherwise crossable — land.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukiko Yeshto Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Ember Ember said: [...] bridge on Fisher's Rest [...] Can barely even fit a road vehicle [...] I actually enjoy this bridge exactly for that challenge. Failed the first 2 or 3 times but nowadays, I can easily pass it with my Iwaki bus. I even once saw someone passing it flawlessly with a tank! 😮 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahKB7 Koskinen Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) How about building a high-level suspension bridge from Sansara across to Bellisseria? After three years, there is still no physical road link between the two continents! Or if a bridge is too visually intrusive, a road tunnel instead? The six Elements regions in southern Sansara haven't been used in ages (years?) and could be used for the northern end of the road link. For the southern end of the road link in Bellisseria, there's a nicely positioned spit of land at Wheelhouse and Jacinto regions which already has a road very close to it. The road link could then be built from there across the sea to the Elements regions in southern Sansara. And then onwards to link (somehow) to a Linden Route road. Edited July 10, 2022 by SarahKB7 Koskinen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukiko Yeshto Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 38 minutes ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: [...] The six Elements regions in southern Sansara haven't been used in ages (years?) [...] At least 2 of them - Ruthenium and Osmium, to be precise - will have a little "revival" as in "being used" in August for the NatureCon 2022 event 😊 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Yukiko Yeshto said: I actually enjoy this bridge exactly for that challenge. Failed the first 2 or 3 times but nowadays, I can easily pass it with my Iwaki bus. I even once saw someone passing it flawlessly with a tank! 😮 That bridge is another favorite of mine! I visit that area regularly to walk around and admire the unique look of the bridge. The whole area is lovely if you like to relax and see the sights (as opposed to flying by in a freight-delivery rush!). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4lice Cerise Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 5 hours ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: The six Elements regions in southern Sansara haven't been used in ages (years?) I rent a small parcel on nearby region Black, since 2-3 years ago, and I often see stuff being rezzed and then soon removed on those six regions (Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium, and Platinum). They are billed as «Special Event Rental Region» / «RENT ME FOR L$4,000 PER DAY». 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4lice Cerise Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 5 hours ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: For the southern end of the road link in Bellisseria, there's a nicely positioned spit of land at Wheelhouse and Jacinto regions which already has a road very close to it. There has been a concerted efforts by residents to link together northwestern Bellisseria to the LL route that goes through regions Mud and Black: Of course the main challenge is the height difference, with terrain there even higher than the infamous southeast Sansara inland lakes with their 60 m water level (my roadside parcel on region Black is landmarked at 107 m alt.). Check how this is fantastically being done on the southwast corner of region Axel. Alternatively, a smoother slope going through regions Meighen, Ellesmere, and Scandium has been in the works for years now, marred by one intransigent banliner on region Cochran. Both these attempts envisage a ferry link, reaching for respectively, regions Libria and Jacinto. LL’s own approach, as much as it can be gathered, might be / have been through regions Schell and (possibly) Shawangunk, which would necessitate at least one new region, west of Ruthenium. The road fork at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Alcona/186/164/110 (bringing this back on topic!) suggests the original plan was to extend southwards, but the protected incline (at/around http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Schell/197/142) is too steep for casual driving. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Crisp Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) As someone who is a huge lover and promoter of mainland, I am happy to see fixes and improvements outside of the linden homes areas. I truly hope LL continues to focus on the mainland, maybe even modernize some bits of old sculpties (personal wishlist... i know not all agree, but i can wish). Anyway, either way, thank you Moles for all you do 🙂 Edited July 10, 2022 by Alexis Crisp 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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