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Not american, any fellow internationals recognise a local style? The external wall finish could be English cottage, but the brown natural coloured timber window frames don't feel right, cottage windows would be painted.

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9 minutes ago, Milk Pixelmaid said:

I’m not sure how much LL cares about resident feedback at this point of the launch, but I completely agree. Why not put a buffer region between houseboats and stilts? There is still a chance to correct this!

It did float through my mind that they might actually hate us now

I think that they have been put in an impossible position with pressures from all directions.
All the design problems come down to one thing, budget.
An open water buffer zone, costs money, reducing the density of houses and therefore lag, would cost money, moving further away from landscape clonification would cost money.
It's frustrating for us, but it must be deathly for those planning this. The compromises will irk, and we are jumping on the irk while probably being completely unaware of background tech issues which will have taken untold mole hours to solve.



 

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2 hours ago, Marianne Little said:

I see a thing I do not like. They are adding boats around the stilt regions. I can not say I want to have a stilt home and look at a boat. My thought was to try and try again until I got to an edge with sea view. This reduce the number of stilts with sea view. It is great for those who want boats though... Just not so much for me.

 

Yes, a poorer view for the stilts, for the sake of creating the less popular 'centipede'  style house-boat regions. Raspberry chants to self 'more sailing water, think positive!'.
Oh it's no good, I can't help but think of centipedes covered in horribly textured home builds and misconceived, over sized non thematic add-ons which are then left to rot when the owners butterfly on to something else without tidying up after themselves.

I'll go and download an inspirational poster and do some more chanting.

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1 hour ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

My last house actually had the laundry room upstairs with the bedrooms.  It worked pretty well, since the vast majority of laundry came from upstairs and needed to be returned to upstairs.  We never had a single leak, but it isn't as convenient for multi-tasking laundry with tending to kitchen tasks.

My current house has it on the main floor, just off the kitchen, which I actually prefer.  It makes it easier to do laundry while doing other things.  

I will never again have a house that has the laundry in the basement, which is where all of them were when I was growing up.  What a total PITA that is.

When at all possible I like to line dry laundry  in the garden (it's cheaper and more eco friendly), so basements or upstairs machines would feel quite inconvenient for that! Not so easy if you don't have outdoor space of course.

I guess patch is going to need to throw an extra clue in here, as we've wandered off into other topics

Before that happens I'm going to guess **Colonial style** referring back to @Matthieu Quander's remark about grown men crying about the door knocker.

 

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14 hours ago, Nika Talaj said:

Wow!  When Cee looked at the teaser and came up with the Pipe Organ park, and then he spotted the boy's costume as Native American, I really thought it HAD to be southwestern!  The more we looked, the more the pieces of the pic made sense.  I suppose it's possible that my choice of style was too specific, and it's some other Southwest style?

It's really an amazing set of visual coincidences if it turns out to be Dutch or something! 

But hey, I'm so happy today that nothing can rain on my parade.  If the new theme turns out to be neon mushrooms, I'm like HOORAY, WHATEVER!

The Expo runs Dec. 4th - 13th.   Cee & I may be wrong about the teaser, but I'm pretty sure we'll find out for sure then!

Your solution did sound convincing, and also Quite Interesting (another uk quiz show ) 
I did have a niggle that it might be a bit too interesting, as in not quite fitting in with the current design philosophy, in that it would be a lot of extra work to create a convincing desert landscape, and hard to recycle existing elements.

My model for Patch's photo shoots are this.

He has ten minutes or less to do it, he uses whatever props he has available in the inventory of the alt that he's using, in this case Spookypatch Halloween (made up name). The props have not, so far, been relevant to the solution.

My next thought is that the pipe organ is simply a large object which fills the space.

It is probably wishful thinking, but I did hope there might be a window behind it, which would indicate a smaller dwelling place.

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13 hours ago, Frigga Freidman said:

This appears to be the only non-repeating group of regions. 

Give them time, I'm sure you will see it again!

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9 hours ago, Frigga Freidman said:

A maddening programme. I do well with University Challenge, but Only Connect flummoxes me often.

I struggle with UC!

 

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53 minutes ago, Leora Jacobus said:

That is a really BIG block of regions and it seems to be growing.

Tried to make up a sort of map - Excel Table - with the names but too many of them, did not get through with it. It seems to be growing towards the noth and east.

I've been so absorbed in current affairs that I missed the development in this thread!
Does anyone else think that this is heading towards joining up the continents with a sailing route?

[512 With Protected River Access For Sailing, and Private Beach]

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shoki/185/243/22

L$ 3450

Peaceful getaway or perfect rental.

 

This plot is in a lovely, well established area, with interesting and varied neighbours, many featuring outstanding decor..

The plot is contoured to fit the curve of the river, and there are multiple intriguing sailing routes available for sightseeing right from the front door, with a different outlook round every bend.

There is an attractive 'real terrain' beach to the front, and a similar small area available at the rear.

The buyer may keep the decor and furnishings shown here, which leaves 5 li to spare. (the boat takes up 35 Li and I'm leaving it as decor, it will not be driveable due to creator permissions).
You are, of course, welcome to return any items you do not wish to keep.

 

*Please note: For my stay here I derendered one large decor screen in far distance, and the home of my immediate neighbour so I could get a wrap around river view (see comparison shots below).
The view out of the front window pictured is 'as seen' in world with no adjustments.*

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13 hours ago, Patch Linden said:

 

Hand them over....

@Milk Pixelmaid If this had been my favourite quiz show, Only Connect, then an answer that fitted all the clues would have been accepted, even if it wasn't what the question creators had in mind.
I think Patch has suffered from earlier themes being too easy to guess and has now overshot in the opposite direction.
 

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@Nika Talajwell done for finding an interesting solution which fits many of the clues!

It would be wonderful to get something different, such as desert landscape. However, I can't connect the house shown with anything which pops up on a google search for the area. Do you have any examples which look like Patch's home teaser?

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4 hours ago, Chloe Dolores said:

I am holding out for a little part of my childhood. Small fantasy cottage - okay there wont be bridge cottages but there may be Grimms fairytale like abodes in deeper european style forests? 

Ooh I've been there! Lake District.

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11 hours ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said:

I don't know.  It could be a new hobbit hole/Medieval type fantasy house like in the old Linden home areas.  For the door person here - I know it's not round 😄 

Wasn't the next theme suppose to be notably different?  I hope it's something besides just another squarish house with different siding.  I am hoping for something really different.

This is the weird thing to me. To hint a long while in advance that we were getting something very different, and then to go on to build log homes, stilt homes and whatever this is. 

It's about expectation management. If Patch had said, they will all be pretty much the same from now on with different planting themes, external finishes and mix of floor plans, then any variation on top of that would have been a nice surprise.
I guess he could argue that these are all homes and what did we want, wheelbarrows with windows?

I just don't believe that the formula is going to change that much now, and whatever we get there will be thousands of them, with some sort of cloned elements in the landscaping,  because that's the only way they can do it with the resources available.

The reason that this is disappointing to me, is that this isn't how they started out and I had, it turns out ,an unreasonable hope, that they would continue to produce very varied designs and (all) unique landscapes.
It's absolutely inevitable that a more honed approach, with one eye on the budget, is going to produce less interesting, and more predictable results. It's like the mass housing estates we have over here, you can have the 3 bed Conniston with bifold doors with an orange roof, or the 3 bed Pennistone with  grey roof, a study at the front and double garage. People want somewhere to live and it is very much ok, better than a lot of things, but it isn't fascinating. Patch can dangle things in any way he likes (ooh missus) but it is never going to be *that* interesting because it can't be.

I know talented home designers will take whatever is offered and make special places, as in real life, some people are really good at that. The moles bust a gut making what they do pretty and good to live with, but I'll be frankly astonished if we get space ships, hobbit houses, or even, sadly, the kind of modern designs that would make a lot of people happy. It would take too much time to do and the margins seem very narrow. They know what works now, and that's what we will get, it takes a lot of effort, and they will do a good job of it. I just can't get excited (maybe I'm just a miserable s*d who knows).

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I tend to ignore Halloween stuff so I wouldn't have paid attention to this if I had seen it so thanks for pointing it out @Claire Atheria
Who knows as to style?  The chances are it will be some variety of American architecture.

It does look like partly non timber cladding on the exterior walls, which is a welcome change, but the window and door frames are made in that dark wood that I wasn't so keen on in the log homes. I hope changing that will be an option (and not a choice between different browns!) 

The log homes were all large, so it would be good to have something single story as an alternative.
The surrounding landscape, and plot placement has a huge influence on how attractive these will be.

The new houses need to fit within the Belli landscape so they can't vary that much from previous releases which I guess limits how new and exciting they really can be to GOH veterans who have reached their limit on how many different ways they decorate a 1024 plot. @Marianne Little 

Maybe Patch's original vision of starter homes is playing out? 

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What a lovely neighbourhood!

In the UK the vast majority of homes are brick built, with some stone and concrete. Timber framed and clad buildings are rare and classed as 'non-standard construction' and it's hard to get a mortgage on them because they are regarded as high maintenance / short lived. Of course there are some, (and historic buildings too) but not in this style.

I think that what you are saying is that Belli is a virtual representation of houses from the US, which of course is true. The style is unfamiliar to most from outside that country so Deja Vu will only be possible for those living in America (there are probably some exception to this of course).

I'm not sure how it would be to see familiar building styles in Belli, quite odd I think, I'm so used to the American theme.

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@Elena Core it worked for me too, eventually

 The coastal victorian was still in maintenance last time I looked. it is in Knapping if you want to check it @TarraMcBain

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Sorry to do this when there are problems on the land page!

Releasing a coastal victorian at the bottom of the log home region.

A pretty road, nice neighbours, but it isn't what I want so letting someone else enjoy it more.

[I am waiting for Premium Plus and Stilt homes, I am not a patient person]

I would be just as happy to get more availability for the traditional houses, and a stilt home release would achieve that. 
The lindens can't want this situation, any more than we do.

I have been looking at mainland plots, and so many would be more desirable if different decisions had been made about the covenant in the past. There is also a lot of wasted space which has to be maintained and paid for, at the same time as we are so stuck for new land . I have to think that some mainlanders are living their virtual lives with their view distance set to 32m and a derender list the size of a encyclopedia listing.

Anyhoo, having migrated here from a different grid that went belly-up I am still grateful that this particular ship is afloat, and if thumb twiddling while waiting for new developments is the cost of that I'll have to put up with it. I am also somewhat fed up though.

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My new plot in Port Laury, hopefully the Houseboat will eventually be towed into place by whoever answers the tickets. If not I'll get onto the chat.

I like this place, feels laid back and the neighbours seem good
 

 

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8 hours ago, PrudenceAnton said:

I'll be letting this Traditional go this evening, if you'd like to contact me to try to pick it up when I release it, here's the LM to go look at it.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shanty/149/109/30

I love your photos @PrudenceAnton

 

[Thread for no multiple alts Linden Home seekers]

As a single premium account owner I can understand some of the frustration expressed here, but experience has shown me that you can get great houses using just one avatar hopper! Maybe it takes longer, but it is definitely possible. There is a huge element of luck involved, but it is hard to be convinced of that while you are unhappy with your place. (negative thought cycle easily leads to 'there's no point trying')
Maybe I am just a tightwad, but it does feel more satisfying to find somewhere nice using the minimum cash, feels like you are beating the system somehow. As a consequence I am very grateful to those who are willing and able to spend to keep this virtual ship afloat.
I do hope that nobody is paying beyond their means for this, that would kill the enjoyment very quickly for them, and I don't want to have my own fun at the expense of someone else getting in above their heads because they got obsessed or out of control.

[When Do You Put Out Your Fall Foliage?]

It's a northern hemisphere bias, but August still feels like summer to me. Mid September onwards?

[Are massive amounts of breedables allowed in Linden Homes?]

7 hours ago, Alwin Alcott said:

didn't see anyone about a house full.. we'r all saying a few are allowed ..

i don't feel the need to "raise awareness" at useless subjects concerning these things at all.

I was referring to an old thread which you maybe missed, when the topic first arose. A belli resident posted pictures of the interior of her neighbours house, which was filled wall to wall with horses. One of the moles, maybe Abnor or Quartz said that this could be reported as a resource hog. I guess this covers the situation 'massive amounts of breedables?'

I can't understand your second sentence, what are the useless subjects? Maybe you meant other things which may use up a regions resources, I don't think it's a waste of time to raise awareness of those, sometimes it is lack of knowledge which leads to issues.

[Good LOD outdoor furniture and items]

39 minutes ago, Chic Aeon said:

For H and G I got some things from Nutmeg that had both high and low LOD. Note the HIGH LOD items -- which I am using --  are very "primmy" like ten for a bench. 

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Oh, some of Little Branch items (newer) come low and high LOD but still need to be tested visually. And Yugen who makes some lovely trees has both low and high impact in the groupings. The low LI is pretty good with distance and what I typically use as the high LOD is pretty "primmy" (not like the Mole's works however). 

I was actually looking for a couple of outdoor pieces, such as a bench or a couple of chairs, which I would allow to be more primmy. This is more useful information Chic, I'm amazed how much stuff you know!

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14 minutes ago, Alwin Alcott said:

it's clearly yes it's allowed to have a few animals
and in fact a bit strange as other lag causing and annoyances are hardly handled on.

It's the cold hard stare of a herd of horses crammed into a house which gets to people. You could start another thread if you want to raise awareness of other more hidden problems? It might be useful.