Right this moment was the final day of third Rock Grid, one of many oldest grids in OpenSim.

The grid announced that it was closing back in March, and, since then, lots of the former residents have discovered their technique to different grids, with ZetaWorlds being a well-liked vacation spot.
Begin at Sirocco, which is slated to by the executive hub of the brand new third Rock Grid expat group as soon as its executed. There’s already land accessible for hire, beginning at $2.50 a month for a ten,000-prim Second Life-sized area.
Try the 3rd Wind Community web site for extra data, together with land prices, an events calendar, and a membership form.
The group rented a devoted servers from ZetaWorlds and, as a non-profit, can provide very low land costs, stated Alia Soulstar, a founding father of the third Wind Group.
There are additionally arts and schooling areas and different public lands, she instructed Hypergrid Enterprise, with a complete land space of greater than 800 customary area equivalents.
“We had a month-long collection of group conferences the place we invited the house owners of a handful of grids to return and speak,” Soulstar stated. “Then we had an extended dialogue and select this grid. Lots of the selection was primarily based across the flexibility of getting a devoted server to design our personal group round. The final feeling was that we needed to remain collectively as a household, so we made the collective resolution to maneuver right here.”

She recommends that individuals begin on the Sirocco area of ZetaWorlds, the place they will discover out about land possession and get different administrative data.
Teleport to hg.zetaworlds.com:80:Sirocco.
“We’re nonetheless below building so haven’t made a landmark map but, however could have that up in just a few days,” she stated.
Individuals additionally collect on the seaside on the Peapod area and Risa on the Anubis area.

Teleport to hg.zetaworlds.com:80:Peapod.
However the preferred location is Infinity area’s Starfleet Infinity space, residence to bars, dance locations, house stations, and starships.

Teleport to hg.zetaworlds.com:80:Infinity.

Teleport to hg.zetaworlds.com:80:Anubis and hg.zetaworlds.com:80:Infinity.
There are additionally music venues on the Khamsin area, she stated, with stay performances 4 to 5 instances per week.

Teleport to hg.zetaworlds.com:80:Khamsin.
For many who haven’t but transfered their areas or avatar inventories, there may be nonetheless time, stated Soulstar. ” third Rock Grid created OARs of all of the areas there and can maintain them in cloud storage for a yr to allow them to be reclaimed, and various IARs for energetic customers, too. And we’re capable of load OARs and IARs for restoration, so all will not be misplaced if you end up locked out.”
ZetaWorlds will add the OAR area export recordsdata and IAR stock recordsdata for customers, she stated, and the third Wind Group will assist with the method.
The OARs can be “saved for the foreseable future,” third Rock Grid board member Tara Dockery, often known as Thoria Millgrove in-world, stated yesterday. “We are going to present these OARs to the registered house owners upon request.”
Her personal area, Peapod, is already on ZetaWorlds, together with its occasions, Dockery instructed Hypergrid Enterprise.
You possibly can learn extra in regards to the transition to ZetaWorlds at Thirza Ember’s Hypergrid Safari blog.