Vlad Mysterious

He may have stepped in it too!!!

We have our headline act for Carnival Week in Pickletown this summer! Yay!

The Villages of Bellisseria, anyone? Given what I've seen in my neighborhood recently, I'm guessing it will be similar to its Florida namesake, complete with misbehaving seniors and Patch's golf carts! 🤣

Midnight tea in the conservatory. A spider's-eye view.

I was thinking that other pickles, er, atolls could be placed appropriately around the grid, perhaps by Blake Sea, rather than all surrounding Bellisseria.

I can certainly understand, and applaud, your desire to create unique environments for the new LHs. But under the circumstances, a few more Squishy Pickle atolls might help to mitigate some of the PMs' disappointment while somewhat reducing pressure for you and the Moles to produce. Those regions might look like clones on the map, but given residents' ability and desire to make their homes unique, the Squishy Pickles will still be quite different from one another at ground level.

For the house packs it would have been nice if LL had included a set of doors as well, for those of us that want to add or divide interior rooms.

Now that things are back up, how about a riddle ... How many Squishy Pickles does it take to fill an atoll?! I don't relish having to share the answer, but it's a dilly ... give up? Cucumber and fifty! And another nautical-themed one: What's green and swims in the sea? Moby Gherkin! Great job Moles!!! (In memory of Madame Maracas, my favorite punny pal)

I'll have to search around in my inventory for that Super Secret Parabolic X-ray Telescope I found at SL4B to see if it's possible to get a better look at those mystery regions!

Looks like the moles have been busy on the southwest corner of SSP83. I see 4 cabins/trailers in place now. The Pickle Island Marina centered around SSP452 seems to be complete as well. Things are moving along!

I wonder what this is going to become, off to the northeast of the SSP continent ... Super Secret Project Xenic Terrain, perhaps???

Sharing this because it looked kinda cool and inspired my plans for Halloween ... also noticed that the stars look better now than they have since EEP was introduced!

My only quibble with this newfangled security box is that the indicator seems counterintuitive: it has red for when it is off and green when it is turned on. Normally as with traffic and security, red means stop and green is all clear. At least that is how the security system in my RL house reports its status at a glance. I have to agree with some previous posters that a lower LI version of the panel would have been nice to offer.

Just some favorite items/parts I pulled out of my inventory and adapted with a few new purchases. This is the last exterior until I can find appropiate shutters and iron roof ornaments to finish it up (and squeeze some more LI out of what's already been placed!):

The angle of the snapshot makes the tower look much higher than it is. It barely passes the peak of the gable. 😉 I had also tried different sizes and locations for this decorative, non-functional architectural element, but none look as authentic as the current configuration, unfortunately.

You're right, it's a Continental. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, I fixed the post. Here is an interior shot.

A 'Victorian' Continental under construction.

I used SL to create a walkthrough to test a RL kitchen design ... having a standard-sized SL avatar in that space was truly comical. There was no choice but to adjust the sliders and create a new avatar shape just to get through the doors. It gave me a sense of what challenges pro basketball players and other very tall individuals must endure.

I've been thinking the same thing, very quiet recently, but noticed 10 dots there yesterday when I happened to check the map. They seemed to be fanning out over the SSPE continent. Maybe some last-minute QA?!?

I did an overlay of an earlier image of the SSP84 BooFae trailers onto the landscaping and they fit together like a glove.

This is a big project, so it'll take some time for sure, especially give that it will be tied to new premium account levels. Beyond the time factor, my biggest hope is that it will be completed as some older continents have been left with unfinished edges for over a decade due to changed priorities or whatnot. I stand by my guestimate of another 5 or 6 months before it is completely finished. But given the Honey Boo-Fae area taking shape on SSP84, there may be more surprises in store both with content and timing!

I'm guessing that there is a lot of work being done on the web front end for Linden Homes to get the new properties all up and ready to be claimed during the coming land rush. It seems the regions with homes all have real names while the empty regions are still called SSPE-something.

I took another look on the map at the homes parked at SSP84. They seem to be less than 1/4 of the floor area of a typical Linden Home. Maybe they are an option under consideration for the residents who want a 512 m2 parcel or less. Makes me wonder if there will be a new basic level of Premium that's cheaper than the current single level, which will come with less tier, fewer groups, lower stipend. 🤔

Rural? ☑️ Double-wide? ☑️ Awnings? ☑️ Here comes Honey Boo Boo RP! 😍

I think you're on to something! When you rotate the new land mass 180 degrees and place it next to an existing one, the coasts seem to mesh together surprisingly well. ☯️