As an additional note, my pashaluk of Larl Valley is now part of the Barbary Coast collection of sims. I imagine we will be looking for a new name soon, however, as our sim has now expanded to include Egypt, Malta, and a Greek island called Milos. Plans to add Gibraltar and Constantinople are under way!
Oh, I love Jas. Townsend & Son! Their YT videos are the best. I especially love when they dig into a period journal, memoir, or letter.
Salaam and welcome to the bustling riverside port of Larl Valley, located along the scenic Nile.
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((OOC Note: I closed LV last year in order to attend grad school. Now that I'm finished, I have reopened Egypt. We are now attached to the Barbary Coast. I hope I return to find everyone relatively well in light of the trying year we have all faced in the real world.))
You guys...
I am super duper upset. Things got busy at work and some lady reached across and stole my phone while my back was turned. It was also my wallet. Everything was in there. Everything!
This comes 1 day after I sprained my ankle at a festival and maybe a week after my motherboard bit it. I mean, I get that things could be a lot worse, but... I am having a really bad week! I need virtual shots of Bourbon.
Reviving an old thread here to say that, in addition to slowly working on optimizing textures, I have also been utilizing skyboxes and rezzers to help reduce lag.
So... mesh creators have a terrible tendency to load their objects with multiple 1024 textures. This has already been discussed. One of the things I've done is utilize a system of skyboxes and rezzers to get as many of those large-texture items as possible up and out of the user's viewing range. That way, the computer isn't trying to read all of those textures that should be off behind closed doors, behind walls, a hundred meters away, and generally not visible to the character, anyway. Also saves on prims.
No need to attend that, Tiamat. I've had to cancel it due to my rl computer problems.
I'm still very interested in pursuing cross-sim RP and helping to unite our various historical sims. It just looks like I may be a little limited in terms of what I'm actually capable of doing without crashing.
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Just an fyi: I think I'm going to cancel the upcoming Kalahari state dinner. Until I can get my machine up and running, I'm just not able to do any graphics or crowd-intensive stuff. I crash half the time I try to come online.
This is why I need some helpful staff to pick up my slack sometimes, so if you want to volunteer, please do!
Also not sure I can continue to post calendars, as those files are on my old hard drive. RP classes, doctor's hours, and family/harem nights to continue as usual.
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Oct 13:
Just an fyi: I think I'm going to cancel the upcoming Kalahari state dinner. Until I can get my machine up and running, I'm just not able to do any graphics or crowd-intensive stuff. I crash half the time I try to come online.
This is why I need some helpful staff to pick up my slack sometimes, so if you want to volunteer, please do!
Also not sure I can continue to post calendars, as those files are on my old hard drive. RP classes, Doctor's Hours, and family/harem nights to continue as usual.
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Come one, come all!
Larl Valley welcomes the court of King Hassan ibn Trrrol of the independent kingdom of Kalahari. Festivities include:
Events to begin at approximately 1 P.M. SLT. Food and lodging provided. Notecard SirCharlesMormont Resident with the size of your expected family and retinue.
OOC Note:
I'm still looking for volunteers to participate. Lots of ways to help! Donate prizes for the fashion show. Offer to dance, play music, or otherwise entertain. Compete in the fashion show. Be a dinner guest. Serve during the meal.
Then, on the 19th, we're invited to visit Kalahari!
You know, his drinking problem has actually been a delight to play. It has even driven plot at some points. Presently, someone in the valley is attempting to un-seat Mansur by means of exacerbating and bringing to light this problem. In the past, when he went about in disguise, his preferred beverage and a certain storage place were clues to his true identity. So the trait has been more useful than just a means by which to meet newbies!
That said, I -do- think I need to institute something similar at LV. My landing point is too far away from everyone else. The semi-scheduled Bath setup is a good solution to that!
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Anyway, onto the real reason I wanted to post: more cross-sim RP!
I wanted to tell everyone that we're planning some cross-sim RP with Kalahari on 10/17. We'll be doing a state dinner. Everyone is invited! Sim meeting Fri at 6pm SLT to discuss details. I'll post more as I know more.
I wanted to revive this old thread in order to congratulate Jacon on actually implementing some of these ideas and hosting a fabulous weekend in Bath. Way to get the ball rolling, Your Highness!
