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Pw Grut
Registered User
Join date: 19 Aug 2007
Posts: 16
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11-11-2008 08:54
Hi, I was wondering if there are example islands (not builded on) inworld that can be visited just to see how they look. I'm considering buying an island but I'm not sure what to take as shape. Ok I do understand what a complete waterpiece and a full-landpiece means and how it looks like, but I'm not sure about the other options.
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 7,145
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11-11-2008 08:57
You'll find example islands near the "Linden Estate Services" sim. They're called things like "Ruth's Retreat" an stuff.
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Argent Stonecutter
Emergency Mustelid
Join date: 20 Sep 2005
Posts: 20,263
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11-11-2008 09:05
You can always change the shape of the island after you buy it, it's just a matter of uploading what's called a "raw file" in the estate tools.
See https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=4115 Edited: And https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=4509 That contains all the default raw files so you can try out all four standard islands after you buy it. _____________________
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Sassy Romano
Registered User
Join date: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 619
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11-11-2008 09:06
Am I missing something? If you're buying and island (a sim?) then if you own it and have terraform rights, it doesn't matter what it looks like other than a 256m x 256m lump of pixels that you can turn into anything?
You're welcome to visit Cape Romano if you want but i'm not sure exactly if that answers your question in any way? Don't even need to use a raw file, you have tools to terraform though yes if you want a quick job you can use the raw file. Although they need tidying up afterwards. |
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Pw Grut
Registered User
Join date: 19 Aug 2007
Posts: 16
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11-11-2008 10:00
ok, I've visited the example islands and got a lot of info inworld and by you here in this thread. Looks like I can do what ever I want to do with it once it is mine. Thanks everybody for the help, the answers and the links.
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 7,145
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11-11-2008 10:08
ok, I've visited the example islands and got a lot of info inworld and by you here in this thread. Looks like I can do what ever I want to do with it once it is mine. Thanks everybody for the help, the answers and the links. Yer welcome - best of luck! _____________________
"There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden |
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Bella Posaner
Just say it how it is FFS
Join date: 8 May 2008
Posts: 615
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11-11-2008 10:58
So long as you're not buying an open space sim
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