gianguy82

Hop in your time machine and head on over to Flashback, a brand new retro Arcade & Bar right here in SecondLife. I've spent the last few weeks assembling this place for my own enjoyment, and now I've opened it up to the public for others to experience. I wanted to create an intimate, immersive retro barcade inspired by similar venues I've visited in RL. It's the 80s that "never was and always will be." We currently have over 40 (playable!) arcade classics from the 80s and 90s and retro music playing all night long. This is just our soft opening phase so some rooms may still be under construction. Over the next few weeks you may start to see the place fill up a bit more with new games and decor. Check it out! http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunshine Meadows/192/63/22

I see. So in short, other players CAN sell mainland parcels, but you can only purchase them if you're a premium user. Thank you for clarifying, makes a lot more sense now.

I'm new to SL and I've been trying to understand how purchasing land works. I know there is the option to rent, and to many that may be preferred, but I'm just trying to fully understand how buying land works. On one hand, it seems that the only way to "own" land is to either purchase an estate directly from LL or purchase premium which gives you an allocated parcel of land. On the other, I see many posts here on the forum of players selling, not renting, parcels on the mainland. I'm confused because I assumed that the only way to own parcels on the mainland was by renting them. I've also heard that even if you purchase land there are still monthly fees. I've been trying to understand how this system works but the amount of information is overwhelming. Can somebody explain how a non-premium user could go about gaining full ownership of a parcel of land (if it's even possible)?

New to SL and ready to fully jump into all it has to offer. Downloaded the game out of curiosity thinking it would be a one off thing, but I'm actually really enjoying my time here so far and want to try my hand at building. I'm a recent architecture graduate in RL so all the building / modeling aspects of SL seem to be right up my alley. Problem is, it's all so overwhelming and I have no idea where to even begin. Not sure if I'm necessarily posting in the right section, but I was wondering if anybody could share some advice for a newbie on where to start with this sort of thing. For context, I really want to purchase a parcel of land and build a bar. I'm aware it's not the best business model and that everyone and their mother on SL has already done so, but I'm solely doing this for fun and not necessarily looking to profit off of it. I don't mind pouring a bit of my own money into it either, as I imagine it's inevitable that I'd have to, but I am still trying to budget myself without spending hundreds of dollars a month. My biggest questions right now are: -What land is best for commercial use? Are there any particular rentals I should be looking at? Size, prims, etc. for what I'm trying to do? -When is it more practical to upload custom meshes vs. building with prims in game? For example, if I were looking to create a custom bar counter - is that something that I'd be better off modeling on my own in another program / purchasing a mesh off the marketplace? Or is it something I can just build in game using prims and still have it look decent? I realize I may be going in way over my head seeing as I haven't even been in the game full week yet, but this is something I'd really like to start soon. If anybody has any other advice they're willing to share to help me get started, I'd be very grateful.