For those Island/Estate owners wishing to provide empty areas such as water, hills and forest - we are now offering Openspaces, light use regions sometimes referred to as voids. We have run a few test cases, and based on our experiences, this is what we are now able to offer.
An order for an Openspace consists of 4 low prim regions for the same price as a normal Private Island - so USD$1250 initial fee followed by USD$195 per month thereafter. You cannot buy 2 or 6. They come in sets of four per order.
Openspaces must be anchored to a normal existing Island or be used in a series to create space between regions. In other words, they cannot be used to "float" space on their own.
Each of the four is limited to only 1875 prims.
Whereas Private Islands run on their own dedicated CPU, the Openspace regions run four per CPU: this limits their performance, as you would expect.
It is therefore important to understand what these regions are; they are provided for light use only, not for building, living in, renting as homes or use for events. As a stretch of open water for boating or a scenic wooded area they are fine, but we do not advise more serious use than this.
We are happy to move openspaces when/if your regions move, but we do ask that you choose your initial placement carefully to avoid unnecessary moves.
If you would like to place an Openspace order, please email [email]islands@lindenlab.com[/email] stating your account name, real name, the four region names, which estate they should belong to and which existing island they will anchor to. Please also provide any other placement details that you wish to pass on.
Jack Linden