Red Dragon Moves to hosted server

With the build expanding, and people requesting to party, a roadshow appeared to be the only option available (read previous topic). So in 1 week i got offered to DJ at Club Quantum and at D&J club. As if that wasn't sufficient, i got an awesome offer by the owner of the new club Yiffi (Kris Terrien) to have my Red Dragon regions hosted on a "spare" server. And what a spare !! a Xeon with 32 GB RAM 2 TB disks in raid and a 200 M/bit synchronous connection. As you can imagine, the migration was swift;  so as of today Red Dragon will be online 24/7, and with all the performance it needs. This also calls for a load test, and if that goes well, a party. I will build Kris a statue at the entrance later... \0/

Faq:

Huh party, at a 45.000 prim region ?  
Yes. thats the idea, if it underperforms for any reason, the test will move to the adjacent Club X sim with half the prims. Mind the region can still put some strain on viewer and GFX, depending on your settings and hardware, especially at 1st login.

So does this mean you're not doing the "Red Dragon Roadshow" ?.  
Why not?  More party's....  this grid can't have too much fun. Updates will follow.

So when is that Loadtest scheduled?        
Tuesday 18 februari Red Dragon Nite Club Region. Also some soundchecks will be performed. Your attendance is greatly appreciated. The exact time will be issued via a Google+ invite.

So if the server holds well, Red Dragon will organise a party soon ?
Yes, in the next weekend. DJ Foxx, and possibly a guest DJ will spin some sets, more details will follow.

For now i have to finetune the configs, enable voice, configure shoutcast etc.etc. but feel free to visit and check out the regions.
Red Dragon Nite Club. The saga continues.....

New clubs in OSgrid

Next sunday, Club Yiffi will open it's doors. Haven't seen it yet, so can't post much about it, apart from it being ran by Kris Terrien. I will post more details when they become available. At Federation Bay regions the new club Quantum is actively recruiting DJ's to start a series of events in 2014. If you're interested in running a set or organise an event there, you can contact Sherrifdawn Summers for details.

Red Dragon has planted prim 45.000 on it's main region so it's "full". Can still move around with 4 AV's so it's good enough to explore a bit, not suitable for big events though. The regions simply do not have enough upstream bandwidth for 15+ avatars, this much prims and scripts, and a decent shoutcast stream, and also the RAM would deplete if i tried. I will first continue building on the Red Dragon X region now, before testing if maxprims=100.000 also works. I still have some floors to fill, and also some free shopping space is still available for those interested.

As more and more people request me to run events, i will probably launch a party somewhere soon. Likely will be a "Red Dragon Roadshow" on a region that has sufficient bandwidth,  but more on that later. On the website the club list on the right side was updated, if you want your club to be listed there, or know of a club that should be mentioned in that list let us know.

Things to do in 2014

Events :
Pretty much every friday there's a nice party on Close encounters, every wednesday a party at the blue pyramid club, and on sundays the Maritime club often has live performances. Special events held on Event plaza are announced at LBSA plaza on OSgrid.

Tools:
There is a nice set of GUI (Graphical User Interface) tools developed by Dene Sparta, which can help you perform various tasks on your Opensim console at a click of your mouse. Find the installer(s) and instructions on http://admin-sim.net/ . Looks handy, so I need to play with it sometime soon.

Reminders:
For windows users returning to the OSgrid after being away, current OSG versions need .NET framework 4
(Typically you can see what is installed under C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework).
Also if you come from a pre 0.76 release, you will need to rewrite / adjust to the new opensim.ini files.
Voice for your region can be still be requested by form at http://support.vivox.com/opensim/

Plans: 

• Tutorials & howto's on: Installing opensim,  Troubleshooting & maintaining your installation, Configuring & testing your network etc. in 1 page. Not the normal "quick start forum post" but an elaborate guide, including a FAQ, error messages, and their solutions. 
• Event listings & region showcases
• Updates, news and links to fresh goodies
• hitting 45000 prims on the main club build and try to host an event 
• Getting mesh related info in the links section
• clean & organise the downloads

Some of that plans will take a while, but all of the above is on the agenda for 2014, we will see next year where the plans brought us.

Happy new year

The end of 2013, a year with a lot of movement in all aspects. We re-gained what was lost, moved and upgraded, built new stuff, lost some friends, gained some friends, and another year has passed. Time flies when you're having Fun. Next year we will focus on new plans, new builds, new activities, and you can keep up to date by checking back here. On the blog some fresh links to nice goodies were added, and the downloads page is about to be cleaned and updated. On Red Dragon X build, a new club emerged above the apartments, but it's still a work in progres.  Also a new standalone was setup. Find it at http://simulator.madfoxx.net ( mind it's emprty, as it will be a 2014 project).

Last days of this years agenda :

• 29-12 OSG's 1st annual member meeting will be held at Bade plaza. Details can be found in the forum.
• 31-12 a "countdown" party is held at LBSA plaza. DJ Dan will provide the tunes for your entertainment. (pst-time).
• 1-1 *****- will be updated later -*****

Our "spend your money wisely" top value investment tips for 2014 can be found here and here. Keep posted by joining the community here.
Find your chinese horoscope prediction here and generate your own cool fortune cookies there.  Well, so far for 2013 hope to see you all again in 2014. Stay safe and have fun.

Happy new years wishes in your native language below the break. (If your language is not there, i'm sorry, i wasn't aware you had access to the internet there already... But happy new year to you as well).