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Imagines Patch adjusting monacle and giving evil cackle as he pulls the 'let's mess with Leora's head' second release lever.

...but surely you are just as likely to pick up your old home as anyone else?

@Anidusa Carolina "I am keen to grab a house boat" .. sounds like you want one houseboat "I am keen on grabbing a house boat" sounds as if you enjoy grabbing houseboats

In case anyone missed this gorgeous Loftroom makeover when originally posted on the forum I'll link it here; https://billybeaverhausen.com/2019/07/21/its-a-cover-up-2/

Oh wow, I really love that! I never thought of doing an extra raised floor and your fifties look works so well. I tried to swap my loft room for another this weekend and they were sold out, so still popular. Not cheating at all, it's a really creative idea, looks great too

Lovely news, congratulations Patch!

@Mardoll Kroll I love the look you've achieved here, really clever how you divided the space. I was confused by the Quad and you nailed it! Your furnishings are gorgeous too. @Elena Core we need an Upcycle Mole!!

Impossible plot. A mainland house with boat launch to a large ocean, and lovely neighbours. I would need Interesting views, talented builders and some sort of balloons that I could release which would attach themselves to any low slung sky platforms, anti-grav airports, full bright prims, blinking low lod meshtrocities and vintage primtaculars from the year dot, then gently float them upwards out of view whilst hypnotising the owners of said objects so they were convinced that that's where they had always put them.

? Cycling injuries ?

@HoneyBear Lilliehook what a lovely view you had!

Maybe it is more arid terrain? The logic could be 'it's further south therefore hotter'? edit: looking again this is the same terrain as the transition between grass and beach, maybe it is simply flat..at the moment?

Yurts don't have enough windows for me! I want to see out

My first patch tag!! @Patch Linden Loving Bellisseria, especially the landscaping. Could we have some large windowed homes to gaze out in awe at the splendour? Also open plan would be cool. (see previous comments)

Some people do find it more difficult than others, but don't get too discouraged. Plots are abandoned during all time zones and you have as much chance as anyone else of getting one of these. The homes which are let go are just as nice as the others. The moles are speeding up but this new continent will take a while to complete.

Many of the older homes look as if they were furnished several years ago. I'm guessing the owners reached the prim limit at the time and haven't realised how much more can be 'squeezed in' with the latest mesh furniture. It's hard to know which houses have been simply forgotten about. I am currently attempting to squeeze a bit more in, one of those meta-games that @RaeLeeH was talking about? The challenge of doing up an older house and seeing what is possible, maybe.

I've been flipping back and forth between new and older homes the last few months and currently my thoughts are; Acessibility. Older homes win. If you want somewhere now, you got it. Also, It's possible, with a little bit of patience, to snag the best spots on the older continent due to sparser occupation. Currently Belli is much more effort, to get any kind ofplot. Lag It depends. If you snag a home in a new area, surrounded by others setting up their places you will lag big time. After this, it depends, on the sim, your neighbours, your own furnishings. If you get an older home, right now, I've found them to be usually lag free. However, if you hit upon a more crowded spot, same as above. In my last but one older place I had the region to myself with a few sparsely decorated home between the empties. Luxurious absence of lag. Design Of Houses Most people seem to think that the look of the new houses is better, and I agree, however, the internal layout and smaller room sizes of current models have divided opinion (there are more themes to come in Belli so we haven't seen everything yet) Landscaping. No contest, Belli wins for beauty, though if you tend to keep your view distance down, or mostly stay indoors it maybe doesn't weigh as heavy. Scripting in Public Areas Vehicles, driving, actual sailable water. Belli, Belli, Belli. Outstanding feature. Along with beautiful stuff to look at while driving, sailing etc. Primmage. It's the same. Older houses just split the prim and space allowance between the Linden House plot and your (potential) other mainland plot. Belli campers are the same. Community Belli has a lot going on. So far as I am aware the older continent is, and always has been, more of a dormitory suburb, and now of course, there are many empty homes which you might enjoy, or feel isolated by. Summary Belli is the future, and a step forward. If you can't get in, or just need a place to lay your pixels down, there are some lovely older homes vacant.

That would be one long drive, a real road trip

That sounds chilly!

There's a lot about Belli I miss, but I really like the large windows and open plan layout of the Meadowbrook houses. Fingers crossed that one of the planned themes for the new continent will have similar features! @WillowTenage you retro rebel!!

You probably wouldn't notice the difference but I moved house! Liking the "loftroom", I packed up my furniture in groups, to make the transition easy, then spent a couple of days refreshing to get the same model, but in a position with a little more open space, especially looking from the main windows. In my refresh tour I found a variety of outlooks, the worst was a house tucked into the bottom of a steep hillside that felt within touching distance of neighbouring buildings. (I was hoping for a top of hill long view, but that option didn't show up in my refresh roulette) I'm now trying some of the prim reduction techniques learned by reading this forum, we will have the fondue set

I've surprised myself at how colourful my interiors have become. I guess there is so little risk in experimenting compared to RL and it is so easy to change things.

I realised that I love moving fairly frequently (an example of doing something in sl that would be way too tricky in rl). After a 2 day refreshathon trying to get back into Belli I realised that I could go back to the older homes and have fun redecorating. I'm loving the loftroom design because it isn't so big that the 175 allowance feels sparse, and the fireplace is in a 'walled' corner so can be covered up for a new look.

Maybe I spend proportionally more time outdoors, sailing, exploring, just looking towards the horizon. Even indoors I love long distance views from my windows , but PC capacity and net connection would have some impact on that.

Newbie poster obviously has axe to grind. Disregarding that for a moment. @LittleMe Jewell 250m is that true? It would make sense of many design atrocities I've been bewildered by on non Belli mainland. I have my draw distance set at 1024m as default and occasionally drop down.

Sounds interesting I hope you enjoy your home. Are you promoting second life using half clothed female avatars?