Sunset Over Sunweaver Space

 

 

 Picture from Penny Shuftan, of a sunset in Sunweaver Space, just over the bridge that allows road traffic between islands. The draw distance was short, so there's no view of the island to the west.

Scene From The SL19B

 

Taken from the Epic Surf Center in SL19B Amaze, the exhibit builders took advantage of Environmental Enchancement to create this scene of a moon and planet rising over the night horizon.

Bixyl Shuftan
 

EOTB: The Environmental Enhancement Project is Online

In the official Second Life blog yesterday, Linden Lab announced that after a few years in development, the Environmental Enhancement Project, or "EEP" for short, was fully ready and part of the Grid and regular viewer.

The big day is here!  The Environmental Enhancement Project has been released grid-wide.  As of today the default viewer download and all regions on the grid fully support EEP!

In short, EEP offers big improvements in how one can modify the sky, water settings, and day cycles in one's sim or parcel. One can create and modify "environmental objects," and even sell them to others. You can have up to four different sky levels with very different appearances. The Sun, Moon, and cloud textures can be replaced with custom ones. One can change the four-hour day/night cycle in Second Life to 24 hours, or even a 168 hours (seven days), and more.



Besides the video about EEP provided by the Lab, one can also check out the Wiki page. Inara Pey would also write a tutorial and a primer.

Sources: Linden blog, Modem World

New Airbase in Caledon Regions

For those who like flying high over the sims of the Caledon steampunk community, there's a new place to land. Yesterday on November 5 at 6PM SL time was the opening party for the new carrier airship in the Caledon Steam SkyCity sim. The ship was made by Amy LaCroix (SimplyAmy Iwish).

Tuesday the 5th Caledonian Nights has it's first dance on the new landing strip airship in Steam Sky City. Amy I Wish has built a lovely air ship base for us all to visit and use. DJ Cynthia Farshore will be our DJ for the evening. We will get started at 6.  Feel free to explore as the base has a library, forest, meditation sand garden.  Hope to see you there, the theme is sky pirates, privateers and rouges.

The party went on for a little more than two hours.

 In January 2018, another airship base, the Iron Cloud, closed down.

The new airship base can be found at:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Steam%20SkyCity/204/48/363

Image Credit: Cynthia Farshore

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John"

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From Tiara Ashley on May 25

Hat Tip: Hamlet Au

Scenes From The Steampunk Land and Sky Race

Last weekend on Sunday June 25, the Sunbeamer team, the RFL team of the Newser office neighbors the Sunweaver community, held an ambitious event for the Relay. They held a steampunk-themed racing event taking place not just on the ground but in the air. Team Meli's Maniacs also took part, and a number of people came for the races and the music and dance party that took place afterwards. It was a fun event with lots to do and see. It was also the most successful event Team Sunbeamers ever had, getting over 154,000 Linden dollars for them and bringing the team into Platinum Level.

See the pictures in Events.

Press Release: Steampunk Land and Sky Race For A Cure

Join the Sunbeamers , Swashbucklers For Life and Mel's Maniacs for dual races of both land and sky on Sunday June 25th from 8AM to 4PM SLT. Then enjoy an after races steam punk dance in the Goblin Cave next to the air field from 4PM to 6PM SLT.

Even though the theme is steam punk the land races will not be limited to such as we want everyone to come and enjoy the challenge of the track. There will be three classes Car/trucks; Motorcycles; What is THAT?s. In case not clear What is THATs are the oddball things like mechanical horse or bagel car.

The airship races are not just airships but turn of the century planes including WWI biplanes making the two classes. This is also a fly-in so display your craft and enjoy the clear bright Sunweaver skies.

To enter the races you must make a contribution of any amount to a kiosk provided which then allows you 5 laps on the ground or 3 laps in the air. The fastest time by the close of the races at 4PM SLT wins and you need not be present your prize will be sent to you.

The prizes? For the fastest time in each class you will receive L$1000 , BUT remember this is for the American Cancer Society they should get the biggest prize, your donation!

Pacific Waters (89/140/31)

Cartoon of the Day

Another good one with Jasmine's help. I forget who came up with the quote, but it's become a Facebook Halloween favorite.

By Bixyl & Jasmine Dawn Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day

By Bixyl Shuftan (with help from Xymbers Slade)