Raspberry Crystal

From looking at forum photos, these are more different than I had feared, which is a good thing. Loving the palm trees. As someone above said the lot (and outlook) will make all the difference. Water is a good thing. The possibility of having mixed landscapes, ie sand / water / land is a good thing. As a design these look oddly 'top-heavy' to me, big house on thin legs, but that may be lack of familiarity with the style. The original houses could look like that as well. It's american uh-gain, sigh. However, I think 'american' is going to continue to be the style of Belli, and a strong theme isn't a bad thing. Overall, I think there's enough here to get people interested, and the ultimate success depends on the landscaping, and the density with which these are placed.

If it is a mailbox update, then it is a nice one, for the reasons you mention though I'm doubtful that the rolled rugs mean anything in particular. If this is a new theme, then the open-plan and larger windows are welcome. I hope there's a single story cosy model. It does look very similar to the previous homes in many ways, so as a new theme, this seems more of an evolution which blends features from older models, rather than a completely new look. I do prefer this colour scheme to the log homes wood tones. I'm surprised that more water based homes haven't been released. Maybe lack of land is an issue until September? edit: I wonder if we will ever see any of these in Belli?

Funny you should say that. I just decorated my second 240m2 mainland plot and realised it is plenty big enough to make an interesting build, and with the linden plots the house prims don't count so there would be more to play with. It would very much depend what the surroundings were. Views out make the biggest difference. Having a terraced hillside would allow for that without taking up extra land.

Yes they do! 😄 edit: especially if they stood right next to them

...but it does bother me!

Replying to @Marianne Little also. The cloning affected me on an emotional level, from when it first began in the Victorian regions. (To be fair though, from day one, I thought the level of individual building felt unsustainable, I just hoped that it would continue.) Cloning killed the magic of the project for me, I stopped believing in the project, and lost my sense of connection and excitement. (Actually that first houseboat extension, which spoiled the natural look of the map was the first red flag.) I feel bad for feeling this way, and hope things change. My reaction doesn't feel fair, at all because it is still so much work for the creators, and the new places are very beautiful. All the homes are full, and the team are fulfilling their brief, but I personally am out of love with it and spending less time (and money) in SL as a consequence.

That's awful Jimmie, I'm irritated on your behalf. I wish they would get their act together.

Sounds plausible! I wonder if we will be enchanted?

Question for hoppers, has everything on the land page been recycles lately, no new releases? If so for how long?

I'm not sure why all the Moles need to be US based. Their job is the definition of one which can be done remotely, and whilst there may be operational reasons that Moles need to be online together for certain tasks it doesn't seem a far stretch to adapt this? Maybe this is already the case? I don't know if this is a controversial viewpoint, but it feels to me like there has been less excitement around the themes which have been solely focused on one culture, whether that's the older Japanese homes or the new Belli log homes. It seems like good marketing to appeal to the widest audience possible. Homes need an emotional appeal and familiarity to work, and anything which alienates a significant percentage of residents will reduce demand.

When I tried out the log homes I had this weird resistance, and thought 'do I really have to fill this up before I get itchy feet and have to start over again to get a new view?' I've decided to take the gamble that a new-style 512 will appear eventually, and am having fun seeing how far my premium allowance will go. This is my list so far; 512 Meadowbrook Linden house 128 Tiny house on narrow plot with thin side next to sailable ocean, Corsica, regular mainland 240 Cliffside squarish plot with a bay view, which fits a reduced sized regular house 192 left to 'spend', hoping for a driveable roadside space so I can get the car out on regular mainland 3.2m2 (if I knew four other people with the same amount leftover we could club together and buy a roadside tree on a 16m2 plot 🌳) Access to partner's Belli boathouse This is more than enough for now, and we also have our opensim place as which is great for the simpler life with more space. If I want to move I can replace one of my smaller plots, which is less effort in terms of redecorating. This seems to be working for now.

Am I to understand that there was a sticky Vicky?

@Marianne Little It could be so, we as customers don't have the data to study!

I meant the old linden home continent, rather than regular mainland, where all the plots are 512m2 and there are as many green dots as there are in the new Bellisseria continent.

I'm thinking; it would make the remaining land capacity go further there are so many residents (or alts) using the old linden continent on 512 parcels so there must be a demand it would suit some very popular home styles, such as urban tiny houses, cottages or beach huts it would encourage premium members to use up 512 plots in regular mainland and so reduce abandoned land I know the 512 plots don't suit everyone due to the reduced prim count, but sometimes careful shopping shopping and planning can overcome that issue. Also, maybe the actual style of the campers doesn't suit everyone. What do you think?

@Mercedes Avon I can't see the page myself, because I already have a linden home, but it seems highly unusual that they would run out of older homes as well. It's probably worth refreshing that page a bit later to see if it is a glitch.

Sounds like a good idea if so, much better return on private regions. Watch out for the phantom land nibbler!

I'm currently doing up a seaside 128m2 plot complete with tiny house, I have a 512 linden plot, and I'm wondering what I can do with my spare 400m2. @Mollymews is correct that odd sized land is easier to achieve backwards. 512 plots can be oddly expensive compared to larger pieces. You could consider taking over some abandoned land, as you could request any size you like then @eyecu2 Unless it is in a premium spot doing this is usually cheap and straightforward.

Is that twenty past four, or the 20th of April ?

End of an era! I'd be surprised if it was an actual end though. I suspect there will be more log homes, and hopefully some more of the others, plus some completely new ones (please!).

Help, my name is Raspberry, and I am back in the Old Continent! (How does this keep happening? 😄) This is a Meadowbrook / Upper Skylight. The Bazar Roya kitchen by @Ria Bazar makes all the difference to me for decorating rooms which have so many windows, and much less free wall space, as it is designed as an island. (We have installed it in my partner's Windlass houseboat also for the same reason) I still have around 80 li to go., and upstairs is fairly bare so far.

How long is it since you visited the Old Linden Continent? There are as many green dots on the map as in the new Bellisseria. There's a long way to go before before they close.

What a beautiful area, and great photo Elena!

Cross linking from another thread. This is another example of over-bearing / tall building on the water portion of the houseboat plots. The original thread which sparked this post had something similar but different (a swimming pool on stilts) So yes, something in the covenant which picks out the water part of houseboat plots for special treatment would be welcome (to me at least!)

@PrudenceAnton one of my houseboat neighbours (on a past plot) left her virtual baby crawling around an open fire stove. I had the same degree of discomfort that you describe about the horses. With that, and her oversized (and overlapping) build on the water I decided to move. We might say breedables lag the place out, but it's that lack of emotional investment that sends out the bad vibes