Safari '25

 It's been quite a year here in Opensim hasn't it? Lots of changes big and small, some of them dramatic, like the Great Asset Wipe of OSGrid in the spring, some spectacular like the month long Opensim World's Fair over on Wolf Territories Grid, and the art presentations at HIE. 

MorlitaM and Cherry Manga's amazing art performance at HIE 2025

We've had tech fun, in the form of the gradual transitioning to PBR friendly viewers and talk of a bunch of alternative solutions to Vivox. 

Mal Burns memorial event on Craft in October 2025

There have been weddings and inaugurations and milestone grid birthdays, and of course drama of varying types - reflecting the mood of the real world, perhaps. Then we've also had the genuinely sad news of the passing of friends, among them a couple of names known all over opensim, Mal Burns and Luna Lunaria. 

Luna Lunaria memorial event on WTG in November 2025

HG Safari has grown as a grid this year. Thanks to Snowbody Cortes, we now have a  HG Safari website that tells you a little bit about the various regions and projects that are going on here, from Bianconiglio to HIE to Cornflakes Tribute. 

It explains a bit about the purpose of the grid, which is not to get more residents, but rather to showcase the possibilities of opensim and the fabulous destinations out there, as well as to bring people together, to understand and appreciate each other a little bit better.

Jimmy Olsen on Inworld Review

The grid has also become home to Inworld Review, on HIE region, with episodes twice a month featuring some of the many interesting residents of Opensim. In our first four episodes, we've featured event organizers, a renowned artist, a much loved content provider and a legendary scripter. Check out the new Inworld Review Youtube channel to see those interviews and why not subscribe while you're there.

The next season of Safari starts in just a few day's time, on January 7 at the usual time 12 noon SLT at the clubhouse, grid.hgsafari.org:58002:HG Safari so join us if you can, we have so much more to see in Opensim!