First stop, Forest Feast (http://slurl.com/secondlife/feast/105/115/35)... Entry into this sim was at the bottom of a platform which was slow to rez. The SLURL above however will take you to the sim map. Find your way up the stairs and you will find sparse vendors selling trees, flowers and... umbrellas. I found my way down a roughly lain wood step path to a nicer stone path and followed it out to a Linden-textured stone gazebo. Beyond that, the grass was over head-high and I ran into a set of downed power lines -- YIKES! If you're on a computer that is slow to rez, all you will see is grey flexi prims. Even rezzed, it's very annoying to walk through. The east edge of the sim does provide a nice overlook but on the whole I'm sorry to say I was not impressed. Perhaps shortening the fields to waist-high would make the experience more pleasant, as well as adding some walking or horse trails throughout.
Next on the tour, Unintended Water (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Unintended%20Water/136/89/22 )... With a heading like, "Roam through the swampy valley as you seek out the secred hideouts within Unintended Water," my attention was piqued. It sounds like home! (Note: I grew up in the Everglades.) Another fouled entry point, this one landing me ear-high in a lake! (Seriously sim owners -- use some common sense when setting your landing points.) The overall visage of the place *was* relaxing, and there was more to do than at Forest Feast. Here, you will find a playable piano, a small gazebo with a couples danceball rezzer and a good size treehouse, also with couples dances. I did not however find any hidden places to explore here. Perhaps I was expecting a little more Avaria-type landscape with wonderful caves and more goings-on?
One thing I couldn't take my eyes off however was the... "interesting" art hung in the treehouse... among them, a woman with a leashed rhino in a blood-spattered bathroom.... Who comes up with these things??
[18:52] Jyllie Nightfire: still trying to figure out the rhino in the bathroom...[18:52] Lee Nowles: weird stuff in sl
[18:52] Lee Nowles: lol
[18:52] Lee Nowles: must be freudian
[18:52] Jyllie Nightfire: to say the least...
[18:52] Lee Nowles: the builder must have some different tastes
[18:52] Lee Nowles grins
[18:54] Jyllie Nightfire: it's like.... i can't look away.... lol
[18:54] Lee Nowles: lol
[18:54] Lee Nowles: know what you mean
[18:54] Jyllie Nightfire: it's like... odd became powerful and beautiful and scary in the same thought...
[18:54] Lee Nowles: some of jack vetrriano's paintings affect me the same way
[18:54] Lee Nowles: the naughtier ones
[18:55] Lee Nowles: not the butler with the umbrella on the beach stuff
[18:55] Lee Nowles: one thing sl is: it's interesting! lol
Last stop for the night was a place simply called "Freeshells Tidepools" (http://slurl.com/secondlife/JIGSAW%20LANDS/189/167/21).
Now this place is cool. As the name implies, there is indeed interactive shelling here. To find uber-rare (yes, I just said "uber) shells, you'll want to be in mouselook. Click on the sculpty shells to buy for $0L. Also in the sim you'll find an art gallery, jetski and boat rentals for playing on the open water, SCUBA diving through schools of fish, 7 Seas Fishing, Spirit Spot with drumming, a dance circle and more, a theatre and so much more. Jigsaw Lands also has residential skyboxes for rent. I experienced zero lag in this sim and highly recommend checking it out if you're looking for something to do beyond clubbing and shopping.Next up, the Museum of Philosophy and other Educational installations that will certainly inspire.
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TailZ): Mainstore http://slurl.com/secondlife/Night%20Wish/10/33/23
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