Newbie question: private islands
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Ricky Shaftoe
Owner, "Rickymations"
Join date: 27 May 2005
Posts: 366
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08-24-2005 14:29
I notice that private islands come in six shapes, some of which contain 16 acres, some of which contain 64 acres. Do they all cost the same -- $1250 plus $195/month? Or do the 64-acre version cost more? Is a 16-acre island a full sim or 1/4 of one? Likewise, is a 64-acre island a full sim?
I can't believe I'd consider buying such a thing, but the arrival of a crash-inducing club in my current sim has me thinking crazy thoughts.
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Jillian Callahan
Rotary-winged Neko Girl
Join date: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,766
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08-24-2005 14:40
All sims are 16 acres in size. The 64 acre islands are 4 sims each, and incur the 195/month per sim.
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Ricky Shaftoe
Owner, "Rickymations"
Join date: 27 May 2005
Posts: 366
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08-25-2005 16:36
Many thanks. Er, I assume you mean 195/month per sim, right?
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Gwyneth Llewelyn
Winking Loudmouth
Join date: 31 Jul 2004
Posts: 1,336
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08-26-2005 00:48
Yes, it's still at US$195/mo.
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Jillian Callahan
Rotary-winged Neko Girl
Join date: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,766
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08-26-2005 02:29
oops! >.<
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Khamon Fate
fategardens.net
Join date: 21 Nov 2003
Posts: 4,177
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08-26-2005 05:30
Wait, now the Khamon is confused. Do 64 acre estates cost $195US to maintain or $780US?
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Surina Skallagrimson
Queen of Amazon Nations
Join date: 19 Jun 2003
Posts: 941
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08-26-2005 05:36
$780
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Snakeye Plisskin
Registered User
Join date: 8 Apr 2005
Posts: 153
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08-26-2005 10:44
I wish they would creat 8 acre islands. I'm tempted to buy an island but the cost is a tad prohibative. I'd even still pay the same server price, but would like a reduced monthly cost  . |
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Nyx Divine
never say never!
Join date: 11 Dec 2004
Posts: 1,052
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08-26-2005 10:52
See Ricky UR being pulled to the darkside, now UR thinking about a whole bloody sim  |
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Ricky Shaftoe
Owner, "Rickymations"
Join date: 27 May 2005
Posts: 366
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08-26-2005 13:11
* breathes noisily through his Darth Vader helmet *
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Baron Kaos
Registered User
Join date: 23 Aug 2005
Posts: 3
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08-28-2005 22:31
I wish they would create a class of PI like a void sim that we could buy cheaply, terraform and maintain cheaply to insert between our estate islands so as to reduce lag caused by child agents and other information that has to be passed between servers of adjacent fully developed sims.
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
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08-28-2005 22:56
From: Baron Kaos I wish they would create a class of PI like a void sim that we could buy cheaply, terraform and maintain cheaply to insert between our estate islands so as to reduce lag caused by child agents and other information that has to be passed between servers of adjacent fully developed sims. Hey that's a good idea... maybe over time more of these kinds of sims will fill in the gaps in the map so you can fly from one PI to another, owner willing, of course. |
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Baron Kaos
Registered User
Join date: 23 Aug 2005
Posts: 3
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08-29-2005 20:23
From: Torley Torgeson ...so you can fly from one PI to another, owner willing, of course. Exactly. PI sims offer much more scope for creative builds, but they have one serious drawback: isolation. Most PI owners don't want to take a lag hit by joining their island to another fully developed PI. Resident-owned fully-terraformable void sims could serve as low lag buffer zones allowing PI owners to link and end their isolation. Ideally this would encourage residents to cooperate in building a continent of coastal wilderness studded with interesting estates. |
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Alliez Mysterio
Registered User
Join date: 22 Apr 2004
Posts: 230
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08-30-2005 06:52
Hi Rickey,
Check out the dAlliez sims. We have tried very hard to keep the sims going at a fast clip.
Currently a few islands remain in our new sim Marina dAlliez. If you have any questions IM me
Alliez
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