Frank Herbert's Dune - private island

Any update on the status of the island?

i just finnished my first Stillsuit, and will be whipping together a frydakin and sadukar uniform soon as well, if any of you are interested ill be giving them away to all who want one within the RP once the island is up and ready, although i'll also likely be selling them in my vendors. if you want one, let me know and throw you over a copy.
since the prims are all body hugging tight, it may require some editing, but i can help you there as well if you need.

I've just finished building a weirding module alongwith the handblaster. I'm just looking to script the firing action and it'll be complete.

i just finished the female version as well. although i used my own body converted to female, so the fit will likely need to be ajusted for normal full bodied ladies. here's some screenshots of them with the two hood variations, and the diffrent details on things like the krysknife scabbards and the boots.

and that weirding device looks great even though they arnt cannon to the books, i still love the stuff from lynch's movie. lol

The Island has arrived:

Lemon Yellow (117, 132, 27)

Can't get a SLurl to the Island to work (help would be appreciated!)

I'm going to set up a project house on the Island as a first step. This should help to provide a focus for the project and make it easier to collect people's views.

This is my first private island so it'll take me a while to get to grips with the region-wide tools - don't expect instant miracles!

If I'm online don't be afraid to hassle me with your suggestions/ideas etc.

Regards

Lemon

Great stuff. I'll help out as much as possible.

Just carried out quite a bit of terraforming on the island.

I've attached a map with the proposed layout. It crams Sietch Tabr close to Arrakeen, but what the hell.. we've only got one sim to play with!

I've also set up a simple project house to get things going.

Check it out.

Sietch Tabr has been created - it's a bit big! See if you can find your way inside via the hidden entrances.

Regards

Terrific, can you pass the slurl

Lemon Yellow - A great start! I'm glad somebody is working on this. I look forward to visiting as it develops.

SLurl available:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemon%20Yellow/124/199/63/?title=The%20Dune%20Project



"The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future."
- from 'Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib' by the Princess Irulan.

wow great idea.
I really love Dune and I love roleplaying.
I've looked around and it's looking really good

Hi All,

An UPDATE:

MARKET - There is now a small marketplace where you can lease a stall for L$10 per week to sell your Dune themed items.

WORMS - Wag has created an excellent worm out in the desert (3 actually) - we need a scripter to give it life.

ARRAKEEN HOUSES - Landing has created some excellent house designs for the city.

Check it out now...

We now have a spaceport created by AV Landing Normandy. All we need now are some ornithopters!

Check it out.

Regards

Lemon

I love Dune books and movie is one of my faves tho didnt go far enough....

I will help/sponsor/create if you want... I am a little bit good at natural landscapes land shapes forms and morphing and have lots of terrain shaping and rock skills. I have created cave systems in some sims so natural no one hardly ever finds them so caves and undergound water and such I can help with....

What would you like them to do?
I've been working on an Etherflyer ship. (Think Iron Plated Dirgible) It's flying and so forth. After that, I think I can do a worm.
Send me a copy I can modify or ping me and we can discuss.
Cheers,
Jaymin

####Latest News####

- We now have a Guild Navigator in transit in the Spaceport

- There are some new Dune-related items for sale on the stalls in the market place

- Join 'The Dune Project' group inworld to get involved. It's free and easy - search using the groups tab and join now (when the dang upgrade bugs are fixed).

- The group is currently voting on a proposal to create more groups, one for each major faction in the Dune books. Join now to have your say!

Regards Lemon

Took a peek through here the other day, and everything looks great so far..keep up the great work

##### Latest News #####

My apologies for the lack of updates recently - I've been working on creating the ultimate fremen stillsuit using screenshots from the Lynch Movie. I've finally finished - and it's on sale now in the market place.

The group proposal I made recently has been screwed up by the recent SL 'Fubar' Upgrade. Because of yet another bug, I'm unable to see the results of the vote. If any group members can view the result I'd be grateful for a screenshot!

Check out the new Guild Navigator I've put in the lowest level of the spaceport. Most people agree he's hideous. Again created using screenshots from Lynch Movie.

Regards, Lemon

Available in my market stand:
- orni flyer
- rideable sandworm
- gom jabar (full permission)

If someone want to mod the worm or the orni just IM me for a modifiable one (free).

As the group notice function has been screwed up by the latest upgrade FUBAR... I'll use the forum and Group IM inworld to spread the news.

I've set up a number of subgroups, 5 of which we will begin to use for role playing purposes:

-DP House Atreides
-DP House Harkonnen
-DP Bene Gesserit
-DP Fremen
-DP Spacing Guild

(The DP prefix stands for Dune Project - to distinguish these groups from pre-existing groups already in SL.)

These groups are invite only - you have to join 'The Dune Project' main group first (which is free and open entry). Dune Project group members then need to decide which ONE of the subgroups they want to belong to - can't have a foot in both camps! I expect you'll be able to switch subgroups, but that will be for each subgroup to decide.

I'll be one of the owners within each subgroup (just to protect my financial interest in the land deeded to the subgroups). In the early stages I'll appoint joint owners for each subgroup who will effectively manage the subgroups. However, each subgroup will be run democratically and under-performing joint owners can be voted out by subgroup members who can appoint a different joint owner if they want. I've already appointed joint owners for 3 of the groups:

Ronald Voss = DP House Atreides
Atilla McKinney = DP House Harkonnen
Canis Constellation = DP Bene Gesserit

The DP Fremen and DP Spacing Guild subgroups are still without joint owners - get in touch if you're interested in these positions.

I'll be deeding land in Arrakeen in the sim to these subgroups shortly. We should then see some subgroup buildings emerge.

The subgroups were set up as a result of a successful proposal by The Dune Project main group. PLEASE feel free to debate this approach in the forum and in SL - I'm not sensitive - and always welcome constuctive criticism and new ideas.

Regards Lemon

In addition to this forum - we have a dedicated forum for group and subgroup members at:

http://dune.simtopia.org

Please use your SL avatar name when registering.

Regards

Lemon

I'm most impressed with how this is coming along. A great endeavour. You should be proud.

I'll continue to script a little more life into some of your creations. Let me know your thoughts on the animation of the Guild Navigators. I'll have some more stuff done in the weekend for you.

If you have joined the DP House Atreiedes subgroup (Contact Ronald Voss or Lemonyellow Oxide to do so), you can now rent out one of four barrack houses within the Atreides Palace complex.

Cost L$125per week - Barrack house
Cost L$200per week - Penthouse

Regards

Lemon

Barry Crowley is now the Naib of Sietch Tabr. He is to begin building work on the Sietch and is looking for new fremen members for the 'DP Fremen' subgroup.

Good luck Naib.

Regards

Lemon