Second Life Land: Understanding Low Prim Sims by Lizard Howl
Hi everyone. Well there has been a lot of fuss made these last couple of weeks about the Second Life Land known as a Low Prim Sim, Void Sim or Openspace sim. The reason there is so much fuss about it is because Linden Labs recently changed the number of prims available in the Low Prim Sim. What is a Low Prim Sim, what is all the fuss about, why do you want one, and how can you get one?
The proper Linden Labs name for the Second Life Land is Openspace sim. The Openspace sim has all the benefits of owning a full sim, but doesn’t cost nearly as much. It is comparable to owning a ¼ sim, plus having all the privacy that you would get if you owned an entire sim.
The low prim sim has 3750 prims, which is what you would get with a ¼ sim. The low prim sim is a small land mass island, has the 3750 prims, but it takes up an entire region on the map. They are called low prim sims because a full sim normally has 15,000 prims.
If you want to own a low prim sim you will need to order it directly from Linden Labs. Linden Labs will allow you to order an Openspace sim if you already have a Premium Account and own a full prim sim! If you are not already an Estate Owner with a full prim sim, at this time there is no way to order a low prim sim directly from Linden Labs. If you have an Estate already you can order the low prim sim by issuing a trouble ticket to the Lindens. The purchase price is $415 including first month’s tier. Recurring tier fee is $75 per month for each low prim sim that you own. This is in addition to all your other land use fees!
If you are not an Estate Owner but would like to enjoy living in a sim without having to worry about neighbors, you can rent your Openspace sim from an existing Estate Owner. It is also possible to “purchase” one from an Estate Owner by paying them a purchase price plus monthly tier. In this case you would most likely be purchasing Estate Manager rights to the sim. This would typically allow you to name your own Covenant, have control over the media and terraforming for the sim, and have full control over the access to your land. You would also be able to resell the sim to someone else, depending on your agreement with the Estate Owner.
Remember that when you pay tier to a private Second Life land dealer you are always facing the risk that they will not keep up with their own tier payments to Linden Labs, and you could lose all of your land, even if your own payments were made on time. Be sure you rent or purchase from someone who is established and that you trust, and ask for references.
Low prim sims can be an affordable way to have private land for your home or business without incurring the costs associated with owning a full sim.
Enjoy!
IM Lizard Howl for all your Second Life land needs.
www.SegarraEstates.com
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
A Guide to Second Life land: Understanding Tier by Lizard Howl
A Guide to Second Life land: Understanding Tier by Lizard Howl
Hi everyone. There are so many different aspects to Second Life land that it can be very confusing. What is tier, how does it apply, who do you pay, and why is it different for different types of Second Life land?
When you buy land in Second Life, you are actually purchasing rights to space on the hard drives or servers that Linden Labs uses to run the simulation that makes up the world of Second Life. Tier is a monthly payment that is required to maintain your Second Life land. Some people like to compare it to a mortgage or rent payment that you would make in real life for your own home or apartment. I think it is more similar to a property tax. If you don’t keep up with your tier payments, sooner or later you will lose your land!
There are two main kinds of tier: tier paid to Linden Labs and tier paid to private parties or land dealers.
In order to pay tier directly to Linden Labs you will need to have a Premium Account. Linden Labs will bill you different amounts depending on how much and what kind of land you own. If you own Mainland parcels your cost will vary from zero up to $195 US per month or more depending on how much land you own. Estate tier is billed separately from Mainland tier and again varies by how much land you own. At the time I am writing this article, tier on a full island sim is $295 per month. Tier on an Openspace or “low prim” island is $75 per month.
The other kind of tier payment would be a tier payment that you make to a private individual, usually an Estate Owner or sim owner. This kind of tier payment works the same way, except in this case you do not need to have a Premium Account. This is because you are depending on the Estate Owner to keep up with their tier payments to Linden Labs. Be careful. If something happens to the Estate Owner or they miss their own tier payment you could end up losing all your land, even if you made all of your tier payments on time.
I am not telling you that to scare you, but to let you know what your risk is when you pay tier to anyone other than Linden Labs. There are many reputable land dealers in Second Life. Just make sure you are working with someone who has some experience in Second Life. Ask for referrals. A reputable land dealer will have many satisfied renters and land owners who will be glad to give you their opinion. If for whatever reason you get a bad feeling about a certain land dealer or don’t trust them, do not do business with them! There are so many good people in the land game in Second Life there is no reason to do business with someone you don’t like and trust.
Well I hope this article helped give you a better understanding of what tier is and how it can apply to you. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any other questions or concerns.
Enjoy!
Lizard Howl
IM Lizard Howl for all your Second Life land needs!
www.SegarraEstates.com
Hi everyone. There are so many different aspects to Second Life land that it can be very confusing. What is tier, how does it apply, who do you pay, and why is it different for different types of Second Life land?
When you buy land in Second Life, you are actually purchasing rights to space on the hard drives or servers that Linden Labs uses to run the simulation that makes up the world of Second Life. Tier is a monthly payment that is required to maintain your Second Life land. Some people like to compare it to a mortgage or rent payment that you would make in real life for your own home or apartment. I think it is more similar to a property tax. If you don’t keep up with your tier payments, sooner or later you will lose your land!
There are two main kinds of tier: tier paid to Linden Labs and tier paid to private parties or land dealers.
In order to pay tier directly to Linden Labs you will need to have a Premium Account. Linden Labs will bill you different amounts depending on how much and what kind of land you own. If you own Mainland parcels your cost will vary from zero up to $195 US per month or more depending on how much land you own. Estate tier is billed separately from Mainland tier and again varies by how much land you own. At the time I am writing this article, tier on a full island sim is $295 per month. Tier on an Openspace or “low prim” island is $75 per month.
The other kind of tier payment would be a tier payment that you make to a private individual, usually an Estate Owner or sim owner. This kind of tier payment works the same way, except in this case you do not need to have a Premium Account. This is because you are depending on the Estate Owner to keep up with their tier payments to Linden Labs. Be careful. If something happens to the Estate Owner or they miss their own tier payment you could end up losing all your land, even if you made all of your tier payments on time.
I am not telling you that to scare you, but to let you know what your risk is when you pay tier to anyone other than Linden Labs. There are many reputable land dealers in Second Life. Just make sure you are working with someone who has some experience in Second Life. Ask for referrals. A reputable land dealer will have many satisfied renters and land owners who will be glad to give you their opinion. If for whatever reason you get a bad feeling about a certain land dealer or don’t trust them, do not do business with them! There are so many good people in the land game in Second Life there is no reason to do business with someone you don’t like and trust.
Well I hope this article helped give you a better understanding of what tier is and how it can apply to you. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any other questions or concerns.
Enjoy!
Lizard Howl
IM Lizard Howl for all your Second Life land needs!
www.SegarraEstates.com
Buying land in Second Life: A guide by Lizard Howl
Buying land in Second Life: A guide by Lizard Howl
Hi everyone. I hope this will take some of the confusion out of the process of buying land in Second Life. There are all kinds of land in Second Life, but for now you will just learn how to buy Mature Mainland. Land that is Mature has a higher resale value than land that is PG.
To do a Search within Second Life for land:
Press Control-F then select the Land Sales tab. From the options on the top left of the search bar select For Sale – Mainland, and on the option just underneath that select Mature Only. To the right of these options you will see two other check boxes. In the bottom box check the box that says Area and enter the size of the land you want to buy. In the top box enter the top price you want to pay for your land. If you want a nice piece of land for residential use you will probably want to spend more than you would for commercial land.
I will use a specific example and do a search for a cheap 512m of land for commercial use. I don’t want to spend any more than 9L/m, so my top price for the land would be 4608L. In the top box I enter 4608, and in the bottom box I enter 512, then I press Search. This will show me all the listings for Mature Mainland parcels for sale that are at least 512m or bigger and priced at 9.0L/m or lower. After I get the Search results, I click the arrow at the top of the second column, where it says L$ Price, and sort my results. At the time of my writing this article, the cheapest piece of land I find is selling for 4375L for 512m, which is a price of 8.5L/m.
Once you see a listing at the right price, double click on the name and a landmark will pop up. From there you will probably need to teleport to a few places before you find a piece of land that suits your needs.
This will get you started in your process of buying land in Second Life.
Have fun!
Lizard Howl
IM Lizard Howl for all your Second Life land needs!
www.SegarraEstates.com
Hi everyone. I hope this will take some of the confusion out of the process of buying land in Second Life. There are all kinds of land in Second Life, but for now you will just learn how to buy Mature Mainland. Land that is Mature has a higher resale value than land that is PG.
To do a Search within Second Life for land:
Press Control-F then select the Land Sales tab. From the options on the top left of the search bar select For Sale – Mainland, and on the option just underneath that select Mature Only. To the right of these options you will see two other check boxes. In the bottom box check the box that says Area and enter the size of the land you want to buy. In the top box enter the top price you want to pay for your land. If you want a nice piece of land for residential use you will probably want to spend more than you would for commercial land.
I will use a specific example and do a search for a cheap 512m of land for commercial use. I don’t want to spend any more than 9L/m, so my top price for the land would be 4608L. In the top box I enter 4608, and in the bottom box I enter 512, then I press Search. This will show me all the listings for Mature Mainland parcels for sale that are at least 512m or bigger and priced at 9.0L/m or lower. After I get the Search results, I click the arrow at the top of the second column, where it says L$ Price, and sort my results. At the time of my writing this article, the cheapest piece of land I find is selling for 4375L for 512m, which is a price of 8.5L/m.
Once you see a listing at the right price, double click on the name and a landmark will pop up. From there you will probably need to teleport to a few places before you find a piece of land that suits your needs.
This will get you started in your process of buying land in Second Life.
Have fun!
Lizard Howl
IM Lizard Howl for all your Second Life land needs!
www.SegarraEstates.com
Tips on buying land in Second Life by Lizard Howl
Tips on buying land in Second Life by Lizard Howl
Hi everyone. There are so many different aspects to the land game in Second Life that it can be very confusing. I will give you some tips to consider when buying land parcels which are owned directly by Linden Labs, or what is known as Mainland.
In order to purchase Mainland parcels you will need to have a Premium Account. This is because you will pay tier directly to Linden Labs. Your Premium Account allows you to hold 512m of Mainland for no additional monthly tier. How much more you pay in tier will depend on how much more land you own.
When you own Mainland, there is no Covenant. This simply means you can do anything you want with the land. You can use it for residential use, business use, or rent it out to other people.
The cost of the land will vary depending on the size, shape, style, location of the land, and what else is nearby. There are some very nice pieces of Mainland to be found, and there are a lot of junky places too. Everyone seems to think that Mainland is always slow and laggy. This is not always true. All Mainland sims are now running on Class 5 servers, which is the same type of servers Linden Labs use for Estate land. The difference is that since there is no Covenant, a lot of Mainland sims have ugly signs, noisy clubs, bad builds, and poor scripts that cause lag.
When you are looking for high quality land in Second Life keep in mind these general rules:
Square or rectangle sized pieces sell for more than pieces that are irregular shapes.
Flat land sells for more than hilly land.
Grassy land sells for more than rocky or snowy land.
Land suitable for Residential use sells for more than Commercial land.
Land that is Ocean front or on protected waters sells for more than land that is far away from the water.
One word of caution! There is a lot of land listed that claims to be “Water front” or next to “Protected Water.” I have seen regular pieces of land that someone terraformed so that it looked like a water piece and then changed the name of the land to “Protected Waterfront.” That kind of misrepresentation makes me sick – do not be fooled.
If you want to make sure the land is truly protected water front, you will need to fly into the water parcel. Then from the top menu select Worldà About land. In the About Land screen look at the General tab. Land that is protected will show that the land Owner is Governor Linden.
I hope you found these tips on buying land in Second Life helpful.
Enjoy!
Lizard Howl
IM Lizard Howl for all your Second Life land needs!
www.SegarraEstates.com
Hi everyone. There are so many different aspects to the land game in Second Life that it can be very confusing. I will give you some tips to consider when buying land parcels which are owned directly by Linden Labs, or what is known as Mainland.
In order to purchase Mainland parcels you will need to have a Premium Account. This is because you will pay tier directly to Linden Labs. Your Premium Account allows you to hold 512m of Mainland for no additional monthly tier. How much more you pay in tier will depend on how much more land you own.
When you own Mainland, there is no Covenant. This simply means you can do anything you want with the land. You can use it for residential use, business use, or rent it out to other people.
The cost of the land will vary depending on the size, shape, style, location of the land, and what else is nearby. There are some very nice pieces of Mainland to be found, and there are a lot of junky places too. Everyone seems to think that Mainland is always slow and laggy. This is not always true. All Mainland sims are now running on Class 5 servers, which is the same type of servers Linden Labs use for Estate land. The difference is that since there is no Covenant, a lot of Mainland sims have ugly signs, noisy clubs, bad builds, and poor scripts that cause lag.
When you are looking for high quality land in Second Life keep in mind these general rules:
Square or rectangle sized pieces sell for more than pieces that are irregular shapes.
Flat land sells for more than hilly land.
Grassy land sells for more than rocky or snowy land.
Land suitable for Residential use sells for more than Commercial land.
Land that is Ocean front or on protected waters sells for more than land that is far away from the water.
One word of caution! There is a lot of land listed that claims to be “Water front” or next to “Protected Water.” I have seen regular pieces of land that someone terraformed so that it looked like a water piece and then changed the name of the land to “Protected Waterfront.” That kind of misrepresentation makes me sick – do not be fooled.
If you want to make sure the land is truly protected water front, you will need to fly into the water parcel. Then from the top menu select Worldà About land. In the About Land screen look at the General tab. Land that is protected will show that the land Owner is Governor Linden.
I hope you found these tips on buying land in Second Life helpful.
Enjoy!
Lizard Howl
IM Lizard Howl for all your Second Life land needs!
www.SegarraEstates.com
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