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Second Life is ready to celebrate with Haunted Halloween Events! Halloween is all over the grid, with plenty of activities to enjoy. Here’s what you can look forward to:
Spooktacular Shopping Deals: The Shop & Hop event features hundreds of merchants offering incredible discounts on their best items. Expect to find everything from eerie outfits and creepy costumes to haunted home decor and spooky accessories. Many merchants will be offering at least 20% off their items, so it’s the perfect time to stock up on all your Halloween essentials.
Gifts: One of the highlights of Shop & Hop is the gifts available at each store. These gifts are free for all shoppers. Make sure to visit every participating merchant to collect your goodies and discover unique items.
Halloween-Themed Last Names: To add to the Halloween fun, Second Life is introducing new Halloween-themed last names! These special last names will be available for a limited time, allowing you to embrace the spooky season with a fitting moniker. Whether you choose something eerie like “Macabre” or playful like “Boo,” these names are sure to add a festive touch to your avatar.
Premium Member Perks: If you’re a Second Life Premium member, you’re in for some extra treats! Premium members can claim exclusive virtual gifts at various inworld kiosks. These gifts are designed to enhance your Halloween experience and add a touch of luxury to your virtual life. Not a Premium member yet? Now might be the perfect time to upgrade and enjoy these special perks.
Annual Trick or Treat Event in Bellisseria: Creep or crawl over to Bellisseria this Halloween season to snag some candy and win prizes! This is an interactive event open to everyone where Residents living in Bellisseria can host Candy Buckets on their parcels. You don’t want to miss the paranormal partygoers and creative costumes throughout Bellisseria during this virtual Trick-or-Treat. Plus, there are prizes to be won for all who participate! The event starts on October 1st! Participants who rez out a candy bucket will get 5 extra bonus candies per day starting on October 1st. Starting next week , you can get your Candy bucket in the Millbank region to set up for the event.
Swaginator Hunt: Join the Swaginator Hunt starting on October 8th to find hidden items and collect exclusive prizes. Look out for clues and hints to guide you through the hunt.
Get Ready for Second Life’s Halloween in 2024!
- Event Dates: October 1st - November 3rd
- Shop & Hop: October 4th - November 3rd
- Annual Trick or Treat Event in Bellisseria: Starts October 1st
- Swaginator Hunt: Starts October 8th
How to Join the Fun
- Mark Your Calendar: October 1st - November 3rd.
- Explore the Shop & Hop: Visit multiple shop and hop regions to discover deals and gifts.
- Change Your Last Name: Embrace the spooky season with a new Halloween-themed last name.
- And many more things to do in Second Life during the Halloween period!
More information will be posted on October 1st.
Get ready to immerse yourself in the Halloween spirit and enjoy all the thrills and chills that Second Life has to offer. Happy shopping and haunting! 🎃👻
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We are excited to announce that as of today, you can start using our initial release of 2k BOM (Bakes On Mesh) support on the Aditi beta grid! While we have conducted internal testing, we would love for you, our dedicated residents, to explore this new feature thoroughly. Your participation will help us identify and resolve any potential bugs that may have slipped through our testing.
In conjunction with the introduction of 2k BOM, we have also streamlined the process for accessing the beta grid. Previously, residents were required to submit a support ticket to manually copy their accounts to Aditi. This process is now automated. Upon your first login attempt to the beta grid, your account will automatically sync, significantly simplifying access. Please be aware that the initial login may experience a brief delay as your account is copied over, but subsequent logins will proceed without delay.
We anticipate a temporary increase in system activity due to these enhancements. If you encounter any issues with these new enhancements, we highly recommend attending the Server User Group meetings held every Tuesday at 1 PM PST in the Denby region. Alternatively, you can submit a bug or feature request on feedback.secondlife.com. Your feedback is essential for refining and improving our services.
How Does 2k BOM Work?
You might be wondering, “Will all these new 2k textures slow my GPU to a crawl?” Fear not! There are built-in limitations that keep things running smoothly. Bake will still produce 1024x1024 textures if no 2k textures are included in your layers. In fact, it will always use the highest resolution among the inputs. So, if you only have 512x512 layers, your result will be a 512x512 texture. And for those worried about 2k eyes—they’re safely capped at 512x512.
Here are some quick examples:
- Several layers with 512x512 and 1024x1024 textures: The largest resolution is 1024x1024, so your bake will be 1024x1024, with 512x512 layers upscaled to match.
- Layers only with 512x512 textures: The result will be 512x512, no changes there.
- Several layers with 1024x1024 and one 2048x2048 texture: All 1024x1024 textures will be upscaled, resulting in a glorious 2k bake.
Inventory Synchronization
Each night, the beta grid will sync your inventory from Agni, provided you have logged into the beta grid within the past 24 hours. If you encounter issues where inventory items appear to be missing after synchronization, clearing your viewer's cache should resolve the problem, as it may have cached your old inventory.
We encourage you to dive in and explore these new features. Your input is key to ensuring the success of these enhancements. Happy baking!
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The Concierge and Land User Group meeting is a monthly, public meeting for discussion and education on Second Life, useful to both Mainland Residents and Estate owners.
Topics include any issues relating to Customer Relations/Support or concerning Land in general (mainland, islands, Linden Homes, estates, auctions, etc.).
Join Wendi, Vix, and members of the Land team, on Wednesday at 12pm PT at Linden Estate Services. All are welcome.
Keep up to date with all of our user group meetings on our wiki and public calendar.
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As we continue to evolve and improve our various community initiatives, we have decided to put the Second Life Blogger Network (SLBN) on a temporary hiatus. This pause will allow us to dedicate resources to upcoming changes and enhancements designed to enrich our community's experience even further.
We sincerely appreciate the incredible contributions that each of you, our esteemed bloggers, have made to enrich the Second Life community. Please know that this decision was made with careful consideration and is not a reflection of the value we place on your work.
During this hiatus, we're excited to expand our Second Life Weekly Email Newsletter. This will be one of the main venues for us to highlight community features, showcase events, and share important news directly. We encourage all of you to subscribe to stay updated with the latest and greatest from around Second Life. It's a fantastic way to ensure you don't miss out on any of the action!
Moreover, we invite you to visit our Community Resources Portal, where you can connect with user groups and discover numerous other ways to engage and contribute. Whether you're looking to network with other Residents or find support and inspiration, these resources are there to enhance your Second Life journey.
We extend our heartfelt thanks for your understanding and continued support. The creativity and dedication of bloggers like you are what makes Second Life such an incredible place. We look forward to bringing you along on this next phase of our journey and seeing all the new ways we can continue to grow together.
Stay tuned, stay connected, and, most importantly, keep creating!
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Happy Tuesday!
Please note the change for this month: we’re holding our monthly Web User Group meeting on Tuesday, August 6th at 10am PT, a shift from our usual schedule, in our usual meeting place.We'll discuss the status of ongoing projects and future plans for our web properties. As always, we’ll reserve ample time for community Q&A. This meeting is conducted using voice. Feel free to contribute in voice or text, but ensure your voice settings are activated. We look forward to seeing you at this new time!
Stay updated with all of our user group meetings on our wiki and public calendar.
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Hi Everybody!
I would like to introduce a new member of the Linden Support team, Boxy 5000.
Boxy 5000 is a virtual assistant/support bot trainee.
But wait, wasn’t there already a chatbot who answered questions for premium users? Indeed there was! Boxy 3000 was the earlier model of the trainee chatbot.
We are learning from some design flaws and moving forward with a more advanced bot. Boxy 3000 has been re-invented and given an extra 2000!
But wait a second time! Won’t this bring about the machine apocalypse? Not just yet–Boxy 5000 is more advanced and learns as they go but Skynet is still a few upgrades away.
The upgraded bot will be a 24/7 support option for both premium and non-premium residents! (Previously only available for premium customers.)
Boxy will have the ability to answer commonly asked questions, keep you up to date on current issues, help with ticket submission and in some cases handle a support request.
Boxy has uses for all residents, from early adopters to fresh new faces.
For new and more casual residents Boxy is available to help them find the support they need.
For our seasoned veterans Boxy can offer support options for some specific requests. Specifically, Boxy will be able to submit an abuse report on your behalf and in some cases help with the restart of a region!
Boxy will continue to learn as we go. Boxy might not have all the answers currently, but we will continue to review questions posed and help the bot to better answer your support queries.
We realize that a chat bot is not a substitute for a customer support representative, and this bot is not meant to be. It is however meant to help when we are unavailable or may be experiencing higher call volumes.For premium residents Boxy will only be the first point of contact before being passed to a support representative during office hours. Utilize Boxy to help better explain your issue once you are transferred to a support representative. Outside of office hours Boxy can help or create a ticket for when we are back in the office.
The ability to get an answer to your question or to get your issue resolved without having to wait until our Support Lindens are available is Boxy’s primary directive.
Anyone interested in saying hello to Boxy can access it by logging into our support portal. The Boxy 5000 chat widget should appear in the bottom right hand corner of your screen.
Boxy 5000, it’s advanced…
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