A Triple Space Safari

          This was week 150 of the Safari, and one might think that after a hundred and fifty trips around the hyperverse, we would have run out of new things to see, and just be tootling around previously seen places... if you think that, you could not be more wrong! 

Pangea, Metropolis

           Here are three amazing first looks for the Safari, on three iconic opensim grids. Details of how to get to each one at the end of the post, and you're definitely going to want to see all of these this summer. 

       What is so remarkable about our OpenSim culture is how many different ways there are to express creativity, in this case we have a roleplay region, a Quest, and a factual museum. And a whole load of horrible teleport kruddiness... all part of the fun!

Alpha Centauri Trek, Outworldz

          As usual the hordes gathered at the Safari clubhouse on hgsafari region on FrancoGrid. We meet here, instead of going directly to the first destination, because that helps anyone new to group hypergridding to make new friends and thus (hopefully) not get lost. It's a loose alliance of old and new friends, anyone's welcome, no dress code or rules, the only requirement is that you be pleasant. 

ISMuseum Kitely

          In honor of it being Space Week, I wore the Safari version of a Star Trek The Next Generation jumpsuit. It's a freebie in our little Market area on hgsafari sim, and you can color it to suit your mood... scientific, engineering, command, or expendable. This is baked clothing, so it's as low lag as you can go, without getting naked.

Here  is some of the usual back and forth that precede our departure each week, just to give you an idea of how it all goes.
George Equus: Hello everyone  :)
Selby Evans: hi everyone... for pangea district, I get does not exist any more
George Equus: You need to get to Metro start first Selby
Selby Evans: ok -- can do
Sunshine Szavanna: hi there :)
Leighton Marjoram: Hi everyone :)
Flidais Merlin: hi
Cherry Manga: hello :)
Lucy Afarensis: Hi Sunbeam ☻
Sunshine Szavanna: hi Billy
Lucy Afarensis: are we off then ?

Thirza Ember: jumping to startegion on Metro and then finding Pangea on the map is really the best way to go
Sunbeam Magic: poofing
Sunshine Szavanna: hey Drang
Mal Burns: Hi all
Sunbeam Magic: keeps saying region doesn't exist for me
Thirza Ember: yeah teleporting in general not easy today
Mal Burns: yes - things here most weird today
Thirza Ember: but jump first to metropolis default region, then look for Pangea, works very well. 
Sunbeam Magic: I'll try a indirect route then ;)
Sunshine Szavanna: wait how does this work :D
Thirza Ember: sunshine... go to this address hypergrid.org:8002 then look for Pangea on the map... there is mad chat lag on the region we are going to... so don't rush
Wizardoz Chrome: see you in metro :)

Mal Burns: finally ...still no hair and half nakid!
Xirana Oximoxi: I don't see you naked :-))
Sunbeam Magic: I see Ange complete every one else is silhouette in grey lol
George Equus: Everyone look all right o me  :)  Mal only need fixing hairdo
Sunbeam Magic: and trim that mustache too George
Lucy Afarensis: anybody see me. I can't
Xirana Oximoxi: I don't see you Lucy...just your name
Flidais Merlin: me neither Lucy
Lucy Afarensis: weirdness...  I feel like a ghost
Selby Evans: I don't see me at all
Sunbeam Magic:         ⁂•:._.:•⁂ⓄⓂⒼ⁂•:._.:•⁂
Sunbeam Magic: all of a sudden the colors came in !!!
Sunbeam Magic:        *:-.,_,Yayyyyyyy!!!_,.-:*'``'*
Sunshine Szavanna: love the colors :))

          Our hosts, Kxirya Weytana and David Kriesel were on hand to meet us - here is Kxyirya's fabulous Na'vi avatar. The region is built for roleplay not big tourism, which is why we went through Metropolis Startregion, to try to let as many of our avatars load onto the grid on its strongest sim, and thus lessen lag, and really it worked pretty well, considering the many prims here. The lush forest is complemented with both native animals, like this Palulukan creature, and also some really well built human buildings. 

          There is of course no way to see everything on a region like this in just one visit, but it was enough for us to get a liking for what we saw! We finally we got down to business... what's the story of this region?
David Kriesel: We were of course inspired by the movie Avatar from James Cameron. Truth to be told, this is not our first over all sim, it's our first attempt on an open sim grid such as Metropolis.
          ... and who built all this lovely stuff?
David Kriesel: That's not entirely easy to answer. At the beginning everyone was putting efford to complete our vision of Pandora, but currently, you can say that the two Main builders are Newey Lehaytxon and Kxirya Weytana. What you are currently witnessing is not our complete sim at all, this is just a welcome area for visitors. About 1000 meters below us is what I'd like to refer as the "real Pandora"

Kxirya Weytana: Please switch to night look, if you want to see the changing of colours between night and day
Sunbeam Magic: Captivating !
David Kriesel: It's possible to visit us any time and you have all rights to visit all places, but when we're on a roleplay. it's hard to focus if people tend to write on local chat. So if you have any questions, regardless of what nature, you can always PM someone. We'll gladly assist ;): We're even accepting new roleplayers, but yet only german speaking ones. We had a concept of forming another english group where the Home Tree is. It wasn't always easy. The beginnings were pretty complex. We have to script everything from scratch, but at the same time, the Open Sim grid offers us new ways for solutions, solutions that are natively forbidden in Second Life.
Thirza Ember: yes, David... open sim gives opportunities... but also some difficulties
David Kriesel:  That's for sure ^^
Cori Parkin: I want these sounds
Thirza Ember: David, how may in your group so far?
David Kriesel: I think about 15 members, 8 to 10 of them visit regularly. The rest is busy with their jobs ^^ Almost everyone came from Second Life, we have 3 new comers since we're here.  We have so many more places in here I'd like to show you, but I don't know how big your time window is. I'd like to give out an invite to you lot to revisit us any time, maybe we could give this event a fair structure. To be honest this was an unorganised mess, completely improvised :D
            That is SO Safari.....

Thirza Ember: OK question for everyone... do you see yourself as a human, or a Na'vi???
David Kriesel: The movie changed my world view, I'd consider myself 60% Na'vi, 40% human :D
Juliette SurrealDreaming: Na'vi anyday, that's what i was in SL
Art Blue: hollow man
Lucy Afarensis: I have been thinking about making a change from human
Selby Evans: I have long known that I am part Vulcan
Juliette SurrealDreaming: live long and prosper
Selby Evans: Come to think of it, I  am already doing those things

 George Equus: "In February 2017, the media website My Entertainment World stated that Avatar 2 had entered production and shooting would start on August 15, 2017, with Manhattan Beach, California as the main shooting location. Cameron confirmed the upcoming shooting, and that the writing of all four sequels was now complete."     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)
Juliette SurrealDreaming: ah great George, i thought it was slotted for a 2017 release, thank you

David Kreisel

James AtLLOUD: My avatar is worried about the atmosphere here - are there breathing masks available?
Thirza Ember: James... just hold your breath
James AtLLOUD: <gulp> ... Human , all too human.
David Kriesel: There you go James, an Exopack for you so you won't suffocate.
James AtLLOUD: now, I breathe easier.

David Kriesel: I'd like to show you one more place before you go, that is if you'd like to see it... Who wants to see the Tree of Souls? ;)  Behold the most sacred place on Eywa'eveng (Pandora), the Vitraya Ramunong, the Tree of Souls... This tree consists out of multiple objects, it's so big, that you cannot link it anymore ^^
James.AtLLOUD : ooh, very nice
Juliette SurrealDreaming: oh lovely
Wizardoz Chrome: beautiful beautiful
Sunbeam Magic: Wowsa!
Cori Parkin: This is beautiful...Thank you for showing us this beautiful place
Art Blue: thnak you David, grossartig
Flidais Merlin:  fantastic thank-you for the tour
Cherry Manga: see you soon beautiful tree and thank you David for this visit in Pandora
David Kriesel: You are excused, now I've shown you everything I'd like to show you for your first attraction... I hope you had a blast ;)
George Equus: A blast for sure!Thank you very much, this is fantastic. Will return!


Wizardoz Chrome: Yes , will return is beautiful :)
Sunbeam.Magic: I loved loved loved it all

Starfleet Headquarters: Incoming message from Starfleet. We have detected that Ferd Frederix has arrived at Alpha Centauri. We have lost contact with the crew of the Enterprise.  They are trapped in the transporter buffer on the Space Station. Go there now. Starfleet will guide you on these communicator screens. Beam up and try to find a way to Energize the pattern buffer in the transporter.  Step on the teleport and select 'Space Station' now.  You are in command of the Enterprise now. Starfleet hopes the Captains chair is suitable for you. Go sit in it.
Ferd Frederix:  distance to ALpha Centauri?
Starfleet Headquarters: Rigel Kentaurus A   distance from Earth 4.39 ly  (light years)  1.346 pc  (parsecs)  ≈ 0.51 × distance from Earth to the star Sirius (≈ 8.6 ly ) Light travel time t in vacuum from tx/c:    4.4 years  
Ferd Frederix: warp 9?
Starfleet Headquarters: warp factor calculator     warp factor   9 Star Trek series   Original Series speed   2.185×10^8 km/s  (kilometers per second)
        So began our second stop - on Alpha Centauri trek region, Outworldz. It's a quest, as you can see, to save the crew of the Enterprise, and there is loads to explore here too, all bathed in a wonderful other-worldly light

Riding around with Ferd as the others arrive, crash, and arrive again on Outworldz

Lucy Afarensis: rough teleports today  I'm on my third Lucy
George Equus: Ohh   it crashed I think...  restarting now probably

Mal Burns, hair and all

Nyira Machabelli: Mal did you find the Bridge?
Mal Burns: been up to enterprising areas,  thought i found all the crew modelluing costumes for sale !!!! lol
Nyira Machabelli: ahhh some one has Caronlyn's dress on ...
Ziggy Cagney: i did one mission :)

Thirza Ember: i have lots if IMs of people who can't get here
Ferd Frederix:  Tell them to go to www.Outworldz.com:9000 - it has to have the www - dunno why
Freaky Tech: if they get unable to verify identity they should tp to another home grid location, and then use the address
Ziggy Cagney: yes i had the same problem i logged out went home and tp from home

The Enterprise in 'dry dock'

Lucy Afarensis: My metro avie was getting that
Freaky Tech: because the sim they are on is failing until it looses the wrong data
Ferd Frederix:  They can't match a www with a non www. Its a simple string compare. Ubits changed the code and made it 'more secure'.
George Equus: Had to relog twice  but now I am here again :)
Freaky Tech: it is the home grid that does the verify,: and that fails
Ferd Frederix:  the console says the www.outworldz.com does not compare to outworldz.com.
Freaky Tech: it has been a simple string compare for a long time, long before ubit was at the current helm
Ferd Frederix: My grid does the verify. I see it right here. It won't let them in
Freaky Tech: Ferd your grid asks the other grid for verification: and that is what fails, you only see the result of that.  I do occasionally that mistake myself with outworldz, but when I do not want to wait I simply jump to another region that I did not use before for hg tping to outworldz
George Equus: And I will be right back after fetching some more coffee...
Ferd Frederix: The regions get cached. You can kill any grid by being the first to mis-type the prefix. No one can ever go there again.  Just be the first to type www.osgrid.org before anyone else, and no one can get there to the default region.
Starfleet Headquarters: Hocus Pocus Alakazam!.........The answer is 16,656,325,689,462,568,159,860,982,829,193,762,233,689,624,075,480,187,209,220,197,648,818,194,428,664,479,744
Freaky Tech: I know, that is the robust mess up  ....I like the dual meaning of my sentence ;)
Ferd Frederix: I know one clever guy that hijacked all of Osgrid from Kitley that way
Freaky Tech: I have a simple solution with phpGridServer I do not cache that, so If I bork one of my sims, I can simply use another ;)

      ~~~~ imagine some major crashing here~~~~~

Ferd Frederix: Welcome back, everybody. Hi Yara. Walk onto the teleporter and try to free the crew. 
Starfleet Headquarters: Well so much for that...Do you need a spell or a potion?
Lucy Afarensis: a margarita
Thirza.Ember: a large daquiri

Starfleet Robot Barman

Thirza Ember: love the hopeful way Ferd imagines we are actually going to do the Quest
Starfleet Headquarters: You love the hopeful way ferd imagines we are actually going to do the Quest. What do you like about it so much?  
Thirza Ember: i've been on almost 150 Safaris and I have never seen anyone actually do what they were supposed to do
Lucy Afarensis: Starfleet seems to be confusing the issue
Starfleet Headquarters: I am always amazed by your intellect

Lucy Afarensis: you should be

Ziggy Cagney: Fred has the OAR For StarTrek Alpha Centuri been updated for download as to reflect this sim
Ferd Frederix: It will be tonight :-)
Ziggy Cagney: cool that would be good
Ferd Frederix: This is the test case. You are all guinea pigs
Ziggy Cagney: lol ok
Thirza Ember: that explains why I keep eating sunflower seeds. i'm loving the atmosphere, great windlight.
Ziggy Cagney: this is a beautiful build for sure ... i have this as well on my sim, but not this updated one

:
Ferd Frederix: I tried to put Spock's body out but it's not licensed, so some starship people beamed it up
Thirza Ember: i have a ray gun, may I use it on the chatbot?
Ferd.Frederix: The cars work, and the Shuttlecraft work, too, everybody. Physics is good on this mesh planet Hi James, Didn't see you yet.  Nice to see you again.
James Atlloud: Hello Ferd, just got back online. Network issues at werk.
Ferd Frederix: Oh, they killed my DNS yesterday at work. New firewall... Killed about 45 Outworldz with one click.... "Shift" happens
Mal Burns: ouch

Thirza Ember: Ferd, how long have you been a star trek fan
Ferd Frederix: Since I was 13. I have a large collection of stuff them then. Everything I saw or could afford, which was not much
Thirza Ember: so about 8 years
Ferd Frederix: Yes :-)
Mal Burns: lol
Thirza Ember: 'and some months'
Ferd Frederix: hahahaha and minutes and seconds lolol... In dog years!
Freaky Tech: why not in data terms with lots of decimal after the dot...

Read about the final part of this tour in the next post

HG Addresses

Pangea   'Avatar Movie' Roleplay region 
hypergrid.org:8002:pangea
Please remember that on Tuesdays and Thursdays, during the evening Berlin time, the group is doing roleplay in German, so be discreet! The arrival point is a skybox way up above the main roleplay area.

Alpha Centauri Trek A Star Trek themed Quest
 www.outworldz.com:9000:alpha centauri trek