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Hello all, I've always been interested in avation but have never known how to get involved. I'm looking for advice on where to start. Perhaps people could share their experiences? I suppose the problem I have is that I don't know what I don't know lol. How did you get involved with flying planes in SL? What do you find enjoyable about it? What planes are there? Which ones would you recommend? I think I'd like to find one that is realistic with all the checks and procedurs. What groups are there? Where do people fly to? I have all the questions!

So I decided to redecorate my Windlass houseboat. Hopefully it will provide inspiration for someone. Some of my favourite decorating stores are Soy, Fancy Decor, Taikou, Half Deer, Dust Bunny and Muddpuddles.

One thing that hasn't been pointed out is security. If you rent you're beholden to your land lord who can kick you out or return all your things (including no copy items) at a moment's notice. Buying land or Premium/Plus means you are only beholden to the Labs themselves. It really depends on what you value and your financial situation. For me, Premium works really well. I get a houseboat with access to the sea and as a UK resident I don't have to buy lindens anymore which normally means exchanging pounds to dollars, and then dollars to linden dollars, incurring lots of charges along the way.

More land and more prims. A larger stipend. Say 1000 a week. An exclusive Premium Plus style of home. The ability to terraform linden home land downwards (for pools) The ability to own a homestead without owning a full region. More groups Free texture uploads. Free name changes

Not a potential employee but as a kid of SL I just wanted to say thank you for setting up something like this.

I've always been temped to play the game of houses but my current home (first) was a really nice houseboat and I hardly ever see those come up.

Aww thank you!

I decided to decorate my windlass hb! Did lots of construction work to achieve the end result and got my sailing boat moored outside.

1) Yes, all the time. It's fun being carefee and innocent and enjoying the simple things of life. It's nice having something else worry about all the important stuff. 2) I'm always in character. I come to SL to get a vacation from the stress of RL and adult responsibilities. 3) I roleplay on a Star Trek sim with my friends and family. I also enjoy going to school, shopping, making clothes for my store, fishing, photography and meeting up with friends (other kids). 4) No, when I'm in the RL I'm an adult, when I log in to SL I get into the head space, kind of how a method actor might. 5) Most of the time I'm not unattended and when I'm not I'm in PG / kid friendly places where it wouldn't be unusual to see a 9 year old by themselves. As for why I play a child avi, well that's pretty personal. Let's just say I had a pretty traumatic RL childhood so it's a way of making up for that. My SL mommy and daddy are lovely! 🥰

If you find a plot of land you like and want a really cheap home prim and budget wise then I recommend Anna Erotica. You can get a 1 prim home for L$10. But honestly, if you go premium I'd just use one of the Linden homes since they don't count towards your prim usage and the new ones are really nice. I personally have a house boat which is awesome for sailing.

This is me as a 8 year old rocking a Cars T-shirt, bright stripy shorts and velcro sneakers. I.e. not the look you should be going for 🤣 Although to be fair, I should probably try and find some Fortnite clothing as that is the new in thing. Maybe Among Us too. For a teen I would focus on the following: High / Secondary School uniform Music / Gaming / Youtuber / Streamer T-shirts Expensive looking sportswear. Eco / animal friendly products. Greta Thunberg is very popular among young people. Anything with a quote on it that is pro LGBTQ / Vegan / Eco etc. Anything with a meme on it. Technology! Tech everything. Also nowadays, teens are less likely to drive, drink and smoke and are more likely to use things like E-bikes, public transport, Ubers and electric cars if they do drive. I don't know any teens that carry cash, it's all virtual. With that said, teens today are usually less well off than teens of the past due to high tuition fees and low paying jobs. Employment wise, teens are more likely to be self employed and entrepreneurs too as they've seen their parents be shafted by large companies and corporations for years. Young people of today are very caring, compassionate, diverse and care about other people and the environment. FYI I work in a school.

Even if you're premium, a sim can still be full if other premium residents are trying to get in too. For example, if a region allows 100 people then an additional 10% (10) premium members can join. So if there are 110 on the sim even if you're premium you won't be able to get in.

Just to echo what others have said really. I recently upgraded to premium and so far I have been loving my house boat (I know! I managed to get one). You actually get around 550 prims once you factor in the home and landscaping. Not just the 1024 parcel and 351 prims you can use. Also, if you get a house boat, it offers a really cheap alternative to getting access to sailable waters. Parcels on the Blake Sea are extortionate. This is my Loonetta yacht outside my red barnacle house boat. I also find premium especially useful because it means the L$1200 lindens I get each month are locked in at the price I bought my annual subscription at, and not the fluctuating rate. This is particularly useful because normally I get hit with a GBP to USD conversion fee and then a USD to Linden Dollar transaction fee. Premium can therefore make a lot of sense if you're not in the US. Buying land on mainland / from the Labs is always cheaper than buying from a rental company because they obviously have their mark up too. I've therefore saved a lot of lindens from using my house boat instead of having to pay rent on somewhere else. The labs offer a lot more stability too. Other benefits include premium voice morphers, more groups, a one off sign up bonus after 45 days, access to premium only areas such as the runways, race tracks and sand boxes, additional support, premium gifts etc. Sure I've probably missed something.

Child avatars are allowed on A rated land. You could have a brothel out in a red light district and so long as the child avatar does not engage in adult activities (sex) then technically that is in line with TOS. Most if not all child avatars will avoid such places like the plague, and equally estate managers of such places don't allow child avis. Where it becomes frustrating is when people blanket ban kid avis from A land because they don't understand TOS. If you just don't want kids around then fair enough .... it's your land. It's the misinformation that annoys me.

If you love sailing then going premium to get a house boat but more importantly access to sailable waters is pretty cool. Before going premium I used to spend L$8000 on rent for my old parcel and home per every 4 weeks. Now I have a lovely house boat where I can park my Loonetta yacht and sail to my heart's content. 351 prims (more like 530 with the house boat included) actually goes a long way if you have high quality / low prim furniture and know how to link convex hull / none mesh cleverly to reduce your prims. The L$1200 every 4 weeks is a bonus, as is the extra groups and easier access to full sims. The sailing life is awesome!

Haha we stopped to take this picture so the boat is moored with the anchor down. Yes we sailed with 3 avatars down the continent and back, so more like 200 sims. And no we didn't have any trouble with the sim crossings. The Loonetta is a very good sailing boat. 31 prims and only 6 scripts with a low script memory load. We only just bought it so the trip was a test run really and we were all impressed with how it handled.

Me, my brother Tyler and our mum went sailing on our Loonetta yacht. We set sail from our own house boat and then headed South down the continent some 100 sims to see a friend at their house boat, all before sailing back.

Me, my mum and my brother Tyler went sailing in Bellisseria on our Loonetta yacht. We travelled South down the continent to visit a friend at another house boat (some 100 sims down), spent some time there and then traveled back. Mom didn't have a life jacket so she wore a demo one lol

I'm so chuffed! My first time as a premium member and I managed to bag myself a house boat! Although it did take days of refreshing to eventually get it. I went with the Windlass and decided to make my own add ons so it would feel unique and custom made. Here are the fruits of my labour so far! I'm using 330 of 351 prims so far so I'm not quite finished and have room to add a few things. First the exterior: Next my fully functioning Motorboat from GEMC. Now onto the interior! Downstairs features a kitchen, dining area, cinema entertainment system, pool table, child's bedroom and the family bathroom. Upstairs features the master bedroom and walk in wardrobe. Light switches work too! Child's bedroom. Bathroom next door Kitchen and dining area Cinema and Pool areas Master bedroom and walk in wardrobe.

Linden Realms is a good way to get lindens if you're not inclined to buy them with real world currency. Also, I will be upgrading to Premium once my current rental runs out in 3 weeks time. Linden Homes have changed a lot in your absence and are a lot better. You can now get a 1024 parcel with 351 prims and that's too good to pass up considering my current rental on a RP sim sets me back L$8800 every 4 weeks. Premium is very reasonable these days and you get at least L$1200 every 4 weeks which you could put towards upgrading to mesh over time.

I recently opened a store for Tweenster. I spent hours buying the meshes, texturing them, making demos, packaging, taking product photos, editing them, uploading them, making listings, previewing listings, testing deliveries and quality control etc. So far I've just under L$7000 invested in full perm meshes, group set up fees, texture uploads and scripts etc. The store has only been open for a few days and I've turned over L$1000 so far (L$900 - LL fees). I was wondering whether this was decent? Since the initial purchases sales seem to have dried up a bit. I've set my prices at what I think I'll make a return on. Say 8-10 units to break even etc but I'm finding it hard to compete with rock bottom prices. How on earth do people make a return?

I know there are other options available. My point still stands though, I believe more people would upgrade to premium if you could get homes with more prims. I'm in no way complaining by the way. I think 351 prims plus landscaping and a home that doesn't count to your usage is pretty cool.

Probably won't happen, but more prims? I reckon more people would upgrade to Premium if you could get more than 351 prims. Could even be a seller for Premium+ or whatever they want to call it.

Do we know when House boats will be available? I'm only seeing Log Cabins and Campers at the moment.

To confirm, I got rid of the timed demos. I had no idea they caused so much frustration.