SarahKB7 Koskinen

The Moles have definitely been watching Jaws 3-D !

^ The underwater/seabed railway tunnel between Log and Ranch themes is no longer just a simple transparent tube. Today I noticed that it now has a sturdier looking framed structure with paned sections and ceiling lights. The tunnel is surprisingly wide too, which made me think of an idea suggestion; the tunnel's wide interior would make an excellent location for a double-tracked passing point so that trains travelling from opposite directions may pass each other without colliding.

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Caribou, one of the "empty" homestead sims in the Ranch theme, has been transformed into a community region! Caribou now contains a large circular fenced horse paddock containing a timed barrel-run game. There are also spaces to rez your horse (NOTE: Worn/Added ones will not work). The paddock is surrounded by lakes and trees too.

Twenty-one new LH regions have appeared, as already described in other posts. There are nine in the Ranch theme and twelve in the Mediterranean theme. Names: Ranch (NW): Chestnut Grove, Wingit, Yellow Dog. Ranch (E): SSPLonghorn, Fishsticks, Nemo Bay, Cape Dory, SSPStone Cold Bluff, Lost Again. Mediterranean (NE): Cedar Park, Redfox Glen, Westwind Harbor, Stone Quarry Ridge, East Osprey Junction, Orchard Pond, Peddlers Hill, Raspberry Ridge, Brickyard Square, Lazy Brook, Dandelion Wine, Toujours Printemps.

Could "Rosie" actually be the skin name? And is there more to the image than what is shown?

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@Dyna Mole It's now just past midnight (SL sun time), the moon was directly overhead the Eyrie castle dome. Absolutely nothing unusual has happened, except for the usual night time cipher characters glowing. No unusual sounds either. Going down the hole just flings you up into the air with screaming as you fall perpetually - which can be experienced at any other time of the day - which I've already done dozens of times since Eyrie opened back in November 2021. ?

It's night, the 2 small Eyrie wishing wells are glowing and behaving exactly the same as the one in Pitapat. And the big hole is doing nothing unusual. I don't get it. I'll wait a bit longer..

One thing I never quite understood about the cypher phrase, "Welcome weary travelLer, stay a while and listen". What exactly are we supposed to be listening to or for?

This is the "main well"?! Or not?

Well, well. Thanks Dyna. Found two wells in Eyrie, both outside of the castle close to the pathways. One is in the southeast corner and the other on the west side. Now to wait another four hours for night time again. Zzz... Found another Dyna Mole Card in the caves under the Eyrie castle too. I particularly like her quote: "The best time to plant a tree is 25 years ago." 😜

I also waited in Fantasseria for night time to do something to the wishing well I found in Pitapat. Night make the symbols around the well's stonework glow and the water inside the well too. But clicking the well again had no effect.

Just went to Picards Wharf, down into the underwater caves and didn't see or find any portals there, sadly. But did find a Dyna Mole info card in a wooden chest there though. I've also found a wishing well in Fantasseria today, something which I've not seen elsewhere before. It appears to be scripted object but does nothing when clicked or walked into. I will stay with it until sunset and hope that triggers something...

Three alternative ways of entering the Fantasseria sim regions without obvious direct map teleporting, landmarks, flying or sailing there: 1. On the southern coast of the Chalet Homes is a sim called Parting Glass (formerly named SSPE2244), which has a lighthouse. Jump into the water and swim down to the cluster of crystals and rock formations on the bottom. You will find a glowing swirling portal amongst them. Enter the portal and you will be taken directly one way to Mirror Pond, a sim containing a large circular crater lake at the southern end of Fantasseria that is filled with crystals and rocks... 2. At the very north-east of the mainland Jeogeot continent is Hanshin sim, which has a tiny deserted island. Hanshin's island has a lighthouse and a Forgotton Garden. Forget the garden (!) and walk around to the shoreline near to the lighthouse. You will find an Eyrie Stone there. Use it and you'll arrive in south-east Fantasseria in the Cuppa sim. In Cuppa, you'll find another identical Eyrie Stone which will take you back to Hanshin. After using the Eyrie Stones, you can see both Hanshin and Cuppa sims together for a brief moment before one fades away... 3. At Gibbons (formerly named SSPE2233 on the east coast of Chalets) is some deep water in the south-east corner of the sim thats filled with sunken wreckage. Behind a sunken fishing boat is another portal that sends you one way to Jacksprite in the very centre of Fantasseria. (There's another Eyrie Stone at Toad Pool which takes you to the main Eyrie Community Centre on Fantasseria's northern coast. It's one-way and there's no obvious way of reversing travel back to Toad Pool.) Any others?

@Blush Bravin Distances between mainland continents in SL are not as vast as they are with real world continents. The distance between the furthermost points of mainland is quite small, Gaeta V continent (in the northeast) and Jeogeot continent (in the southwest) is only 41 miles or 66 kilometres and can be fully travelled within one day, which I've actually done.

I would suggest sending an IM to the Belle Epoque owner Janire Coba and asking which hair it is called and where it was bought from. I just visited Belle Epoque's inworld store (at Wild Willows), but did not see or find a "Paris" outfit vendor there to gain more clues from.

Where was the photo taken from?

^ Both of the maps I posted earlier today have been replaced with updated ones because of @Eowyn Southmoor discovering another six regions which I had completely missed! 😜

@Leora Greenwood Sakura is to the east of Mediterranean. There's a gap of only five regions at the narrowest point between them both now.

Seventeen new LH regions have appeared on the World Map today; Three at the northern tip of Ranch, with another six to the west of the Goodge Reef Bridge (linking to Junco). And eight at the northeast of Mediterranean. Ranch (9): Goodnight Moon, Philomena, Buckthorn Crossing. Specific Rim, SSPWhipsaw Ridge, SSPDarian, Albert Ross, Gull Guides, Coracle Sea. Mediterranean (8): Pozzo San Frodo, Chataigne, Shiraz, Bevilacqua. Violetta, Ardilla, Valle Garnacha, Campi di Fiorelli.

Have tested the newly accessible coastal route in northeast Ranch; my BatBoat and I travelled from Three Sheets in Logs and cruised up to Goodge Reef in Ranch and Typhoon in the Mediterranean homes. Then back to Three Sheets in Logs.

More bridges, tunnels and railways please. Land vehicles should not be limited or trapped to driving in pointless boring circles around Belli, they should be able to drive outwards from Belli onto Mainland and vice-versa. They should be connected to the existing Linden Route road network. ^ Heterocera Atoll, Routes 1 to 6. ^ Gaeta V, Routes 7, 7A & 7B. ^ Satori, Routes 8, 8A & 8B. ^ Jeogeot, Routes 9, 9A & 10. ^ Corsica, Routes X & Y. ^ Nautilus, Route Z.