I found some old pics of the Islandias:
I think this is Islandia South before Anshe redid the canals.
I think this is Islandia South before Anshe redid the canals.
Much of South Islandia looks like this today.
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Marianne McCann
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07-20-2009 09:59
Much of South Islandia looks like this today. _____________________
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Jackie Silverfall
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07-20-2009 10:14
Can I ask a stupid question? Where do I find the maps? I saw them once but I can't remember where. Are they online for download/browsing as well, other than on Flickr? Thanks!
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Ian Nider
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07-20-2009 10:31
They should be made available inworld I think, I really didn't know where I was until I saw this, not even after 6 months or so of being in SL regular.
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Carl Metropolitan
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07-20-2009 11:42
They should be made available inworld I think, I really didn't know where I was until I saw this, not even after 6 months or so of being in SL regular. Can I ask a stupid question? Where do I find the maps? I saw them once but I can't remember where. Are they online for download/browsing as well, other than on Flickr? Thanks! These maps are available inworld at all NCI Campuses and InfoNodes. You can find SLURLs for them at: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/New_Citizens_Incorporated If you want your own copy, just click on the map and you will get a self-updating copy of the map sent to you. I post each new update of my maps on the Second Life forums. From there, people are free to repost them wherever they like. _____________________
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Carl Metropolitan
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07-20-2009 11:43
Thanks Carl. Love the maps, and especially appreciate that you let us know when they've been updated, so I know to check whether I need to move "You Are Here" markers (when the maps change scale, etc.). I try to avoid scale changes between versions, but it is often hard to do, as I try to update the underlying terrain, too. _____________________
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Carl Metropolitan
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07-20-2009 11:47
Very awesome.. these maps are always an cherished asset. Thank you. I may be mistaken, but the last time I drove around the roads in Sansara (about a month ago).. the road leading from the Bear Infohub to the Sutherland Dam.. doesn't connect. That last "Y" interesction, and then the northbound road drops off into water. I will check that out. I know it's kind of a complex question, but is there any way these road lines could show which roads are "finished" and which roads are just set-aside land? (like the section running through Brolga, for example, totally unpaved). Perhaps with differing colours, with grey denoting "finished road", yellow denoting "partial/damaged road", and red denoting "missing road" That way you'd only need to do the colouring in sim-sized blocks. The unfinished roads in Heterocera should be indicated by a dotted (as opposed to a solid) line. You may need to zoom in on the map a bit to see the difference. I will look at making that more obvious in future updates Likewise, it'd be cool if we could tell the difference between roads and railroads. Railroads are in red; roads are in black. _____________________
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Carl Metropolitan
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07-20-2009 11:49
I'd like to extend a general "thank you" to everyone who said nice things about my maps I didn't reply to individually.
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Meade Paravane
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07-20-2009 12:13
I'd like to extend a general "thank you" to everyone who said nice things about my maps I didn't reply to individually. What about those of us that just thought it? 'Cause, you know, I did. I'm sure lots of others did too, and do so whenever you post these map updates, Carl. _____________________
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Marianne McCann
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07-20-2009 14:09
Railroads are in red; roads are in black. I know there is a new rail line through the Snowlands (including one on Linden protected land). Perhaps I should do some investigating. _____________________
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Heath Homewood
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07-20-2009 20:29
Wonderful maps, thank you Carl!
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Waterstar Eilde
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07-20-2009 20:58
Adding my thanks to the chorus
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EF Klaar
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07-21-2009 10:08
The maps are very beautiful, Carl. Thank you very much for giving them to us. They do however lack one essential component: a scale. It was something of a shock to realise that what I'd thought of as the vast world of SL is in fact barely the size of a country town.
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07-21-2009 10:16
Ferret approves of the maps and hides them under the fridge.
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