Virtual Ability, Part Two

 

Earlier, Gemma Cleanslate reported on Virtual Ability. But there was too much about the area and group for just one article. There's that there's a rental area for the disabled who want a home there. There the activities such as weekly tours to other places. There's the game area. There's the Deaf Chat Coffee House. There's the library. And there's more.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

 

 

Breaking News: Linden Lab Buys Caspertech

Earlier today, Linden Lab announced it had just acquired Caspertech. For those who don't know, Caspertech is a business in Second Life most noted for it's rental vendors that allow residents to rent land or other locations in Second Life from other residents instead of dealing with the Lab. For the past few years, they have been the dominant company in that market.

Stay tuned for more information on this development, though you can read more on the Linden blog and a special episode of Lab Gab that appeared today. 

Hat Tip: DeniseUnicorn Toonie, Oldesoul Eldemar

Rita Mariner’s New Beach Apartments

By Grease Coakes

Rita Mariner has always been the head honcho of the Sunweavers and the community has been around for a long while. Everyone enjoys being around the legendary Rita Mariner as she runs the "Sunnies" group and sims with a fair hand. When I was DJing at club Cutlass one Wedsday, Rita mentioned she had new apartments on her sim by the water. It always seems like I DJ every Wednesday for the Jenni Greenfield’s Club Cutlass. I think the Sunweavers and Rita herself really enjoy my music and djing.

Rita is a busy bunny it seems as I had to wait a while before she got back to me in giving me a tour in her new apartments. Her new rental property is at Sunweaver Bay (113/77/102). And from what I saw her new development is pretty snazzy. At the ground floor she hopes to add vendor space for the renters and any shoppers who happen to stop by.

There’s also a teleport system instead of an elevator to warp to your floor or to visit a friend. There are several floors along with a pent house up at the top floor. Each floor allows 70 prims for 600 per month. The floors are nice with wonderful ceiling textures. The Penthouse is an extra 100L per month for 700L for more room and a view of the Sunweaver club the HMS Little Dove, where DJ Yulia performs a few events a week late at night.

I asked Rita a burning question as the Sunweavers is a mainly, though not all, furry community and group. "I'm guessing humans are welcome at your apartments just like us furries?"

Rita Mariner, "Oh yes, we love humans; they go get great with BBQ sauce!" *laughs*

Grease Coakes, "Hahaha!"

Rita Mariner, "Well, I like to get all my renters to stay long term, however I can keep them."

Rita doesn’t do everything by herself though. She has her trusted friends Shockwave and Nydia to help her manage her sims. Shockwave also does movie night every Sunday at 6pm SLT at Sunweaver Space (253/175/451)

Rita had this to say about Nydia and Shockwave as estate managers,  One, because I trust them.  Two, because they enjoy it. Three, I am lazy." *laughs*

Grease Coakes: I think everyone has their lazy days.

Later in the interview, Sha came from nowhere and decided to fly inside. She had this to say about Rita’s apartments, "They (are a) good price, if you don't need many prims. I would love to have more neighbors. My house is always open." Sha’s quote speaks for itself as she owns the Arabian house on the hill.

Afterwards Rita showed me a coffee house which had an animated steampunk themed coffee maker. Rita said the theme was steampunk around that rental area. For a small fee of 25L you pay the coffee maker and for a process of a few minutes it prepares coffee for you with various visual and sound effects.

Rita is a beloved bunny as has been the queen of the Sunweavers since its inception back in early Second Life. For a low price per month come check out one of Rita’s apartments if you just need a small place to entertain your friends or maybe need some alone time with a special someone. As Rita said Shockwave Yareach and Nydia Tungsten help out Rita by managing her sims so if you ever have a problem Rita’s friends are there to help you out.

Grease Coakes

Dreamcatcher Home Rentals

By Theonlyjohnny

    This is more than just one sim. Dreamcatcher is a rental company spread across multiple sims. This place has it all, from one room apartments, to full houses. The look and feel of the place is one to remember, and so is the hospitality of the employees.


    Each of the Tower apartments is fully furnished, with a bed, hot tub and couch set. Though they are stacked, which doesn't give a lot of privacy, these rooms are still an amazing find. With the price of 5L per day, or 35L a week, this room makes an amazing home. Yes, you can even add your own personal touch, 10 prims worth of it. You may wish to add more prims, in that case you only need to pay a simple L$2 per prim. Make sure that you're ready for a great time, since the bed offers an adult menu, upon you sitting on it.

    The next room is their $50L Themed rooms. These rooms are much like the Tower apartments, except they add a skybox with 7 themes, and, upon request, offer media and security. These rooms are larger than the apartments, and still offer the same 10 prims, along with the same L$2 per extra prim. These rooms also offer the adult bed menu, and are definitely worth paying a visit to.

    Then there's what I call the double room. In looks almost like the themed rooms, only it has a wall, and doorway to get to the hot tub and the bed. This adds more privacy, and at L$ 125 a week I would say it's a great investment. Plus, 20 prims for you to decorate with is a great reason why these rooms can instantly feel like home to you.

     The Loft skyboxes, much like the themed rooms, offer security and media, upon request, along with the bed, couch set, and hot tub. However, these rooms aren't called loft skyboxes for nothing. The bed is situated on a loft, above the hot tub, which sits in a room, perfect for a restroom. Right outside the door to the "restroom" is a small dining table, with two chair, and a kitchen area. To the side of the "restroom" (which, might I add, sits in the corner) is the living room, with the couch set, and the media system. These rooms do offer the changeable skybox themes, and 20 prims as well. At L$190 a week, these rooms are definitely a sight to see.

    The Manhattan skybox rooms are amazing rooms that offer an upstairs bedroom, and bathroom, as well as a large downstairs. These not only offer the standard couch set, bed, and hot tub, they also offer media and security, upon request of course, a rug and even a fire place. Of course they're not called Manhattan skyboxes for nothing, since you have a night and a day view of Manhattan. These rooms also offer house controls for lighting, and 20 prims for your own personal touches. At L$ 350 a week, these rooms are a great deal, that is unmatched.

    Of course, as I mentioned earlier, they offer houses as well. These houses range from L$ 200 to L$ 599, along with some in 1000's. Each house is fully furnished, the way a house should be, and they're all extremely well designed.

    The sum total of all these choices is not some number. It's the amazing place that Dreamcatcher is. This is not just another place to rent homes. Dreamcatcher is much more than that. It's a place where you can meet new people, and make new friends.

    Now, I know that I have told you a lot about it. However, there are other people who can vouch for how great a place this is. One tenant, Imagine, writes,

"I absolutely love living at Dreamcatcher Home Rentals! Jessa is super sweet and lets me build with in limits. This is the best place I've ever lived in SL and will be here for a really long time."

Then Mariah, another tenant, writes,

"Dreamcatcher is a great place to live.  We have a wonderful skybox with a great price to call home.  All the residents are very friendly and the managment is also friendly and super helpful.  I would recomend Dreamcatcher to anyone old or new if you are looking for a great place to live at an affordable rate.  The homes are beautiful and have everything we need already there."

    These are just two people who have each had a very great time living in a home, rented to them from Dreamcatcher.

    All in all, I would say visiting Dreamcatcher has been one of the best times of my life, and I would definitely recommend y'all check it out.

Pictures from SL Marketplace

Theonlyjohnny

Get a Home at the Steelhead Estates

Each sim has a different theme. Please take note of the theme of the sim you wish to rent from. RP and period clothing is not enforced but building code is. No modern buildings or gothic spire of doom. Read the covenant agreement for more details.

Land is parcelled as either residential/commercial/or mixed use.  Parcels beside each other can be grouped together to create a larger parcel. If you have questions regarding zoning in Steelhead please feel free to IM TotalLunar Eclipse or Tensai Hilra.

Found the location you like? The rental boxes are locked. All land is in Steelhead group and you need to be in the Steelhead group to rezz objects and begin rent. IM either TotalLunar Eclipse or Tensai Hilra to unlock the rental pole and begin rent. Drop them a notecard if they are not online.

512 sq m 234 prims L$450 per week
1024 sq m 468 prims L$900 per week

From all of us in Steelhead city Welcome home,
 - TotalLunar Eclipse.