Red Mini-Map?

Does anyone know exactly what is happening when the region you are in turns red (pink) on the Mini-map? I know it means I will have to log out and in again, but what causes that to happen?

It means you lost your connection to the server. Most often this means that lag caused the server communications with your client to time out. Logging off and back on again is the only fix.

I think there's more to it than that.. I've seen this happen and have been able to continue chatting and moving around.

Not sure what it means but I don't think it's just a disconnection..

It is a disconnection from the server. You may be able to continue in IM sometimes and you can usually spin in place, but you are effectively disconnected from that sim.

You can sit and spin, but usually can't move, and shortly after it hits, those that you can see near you fall silent, as you can no longer hear each other. They usually see you as either standing completely still, or stuck in the typing animation without saying anything. Building tools also stop working at this point, as you can no longer communicate the changes to the asset server. Sometimes IM communication hangs in there a little longer, and you can tell people you need to re-log. I think that is on a different port assignment, and so may remain when the main link fails. Stay in that state long enough, and you'll crash completely.

I guess I was wondering if it was just happening me, everybody in the sim, or what.

Hm.. /me is sure that she's carried on open chat and been able to walk around after she's been red-map'ed.. Probably a bug in the bug..

Just a moment ago, I red-mapped in the Beta Grid. Reason: My power flickered causing the router and modem to 'restart,' even though my computer did not. *shrugs* I usually wind up logging out, since as was the case now, I was texturing.

It can be either as in the case of a sim going down, everyone in the sim will be disconnected, or it could just be your connection to SL, breaking HTH?