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| PES Outdoor Party Pavilion |
It has been about a month since my last entry and that's because we have been busy moving. And moving is not easy in a virtual world. But we had to move. I was able to check online at
http://gridsurvey.com/ and find that the sim we were living, working and playing on was sharing a single server with 31 other sims. The lag was often times unbearable. So I used that same web site and some "for sale" listings and found a sim that was sharing the same server with only 14 other sims. A quick word about sims.
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| Entry To Pavilion |
Sim, or simulator, is a virtual chunk of land that measures 256 x 256 meters square. There are different types of sims but the type I'm referring to is capable of processing 15,000 primatives or "prims". Each of these sims exists on a server and processes not only the objects there, but also the avatars. The server processes the avatar's movements and looks and broadcasts it to the other avatars so that we can all interact. Each server is capable of multiple sims. In the beginning of SL, only one sim could exist on a server. Each server could only process 15,000 prims. But with advances in hardware and software, it is now possible to allow multiple sims to exist on one server. But how many? Well, the Cabria we were on was up to 31 other sims sharing the same server. We found out the hard way that it's too much. So we moved. So be wary when you purchase land. It might be too far stretched. Be sure to use that link I provide for you before you lay your money down.
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| Facing The Manor From The Pavilion |
The Cabria sim was unfortunately experiencing lag. Lag is where your virtual world experience is greatly slowed down. You can try to move about only to find that your avatar is stuck in position. Or you do manage to start walking but your avatar will not stop. You can type a message in your chat window and it is greatly delayed ( sometimes a full minute ) or it never shows up in local chat at all. Many undesirable and unexpected events occur. And while lag is a common thing in SL, there is usually a temporary cause behind it. Too many scripts running. Avatars with too many scripted items running. An excess of avatars on one sim (30+) could be the problem. But in our case, it was the land owner company. They became greedy and tried to run too many sims on one server. The results were annoying and we, as a group of investors, had had enough. So we moved.
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| PES Manor and Sex/Orgy/Dungeon House |
We are now at
Maverick d'Alliez and quite content. I checked and there are only half the number of sims on this one server. There literally is almost no lag here. So when you get a chance, be sure to come on down and visit. The place is open to the public and you will be given an automatic group invite. If you do join, you will be informed of upcoming events and such, without being spammed.
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| Nude Beach |
We have dragons, and at this time some Halloween decorations, a sex/orgy/dungeon house for playing in, a dance pavilion where we hold our musical and trivia events, a manor which Sir Wade, who had to leave us, owns. But he has generously left the manor in place for our use. And a nude beach. Yes, it doesn't matter what time of year it is in 1st life, Power Exchange Society will always have a nude beach. After all, if it's winter time here in the US, it's summer in Australia, right?
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| Group Discussion Hall |
