Four Winds

Coopersville Flotilla

2023-06-11T14:44:00.006-04:00

Flotilla Boat Parade in Kitely

Region: Coopersville Sunday, June 11th

You're invited to the flotilla parade in Coopersville in Kitely!

The parade starts at 2:30.

More Info: https://bit.ly/FlotillaInfo

Watch the flotilla: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Coopersville/1100/340/23

2022-01-25T16:47:00.005-05:00

Four Winds is Back!

2020-12-31T03:06:00.019-05:00

I've rebuilt Four Winds so that all of my structures are now on full display again! Please come and visit any time!

hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Coopersville/909/907/23

(type into chat window and click)

Coopersville Main Enterance HERE

Also, the amusement park in Coopersville is ready for visitors. Check it out!

hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Coopersville/1389/340/26

(type into chat window and click)

NEW! Huge islands are available to rent! All are 256mx256m. LEARN MORE

Please see what's available at our rental office at:
hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Coopersville/1110/1441/8000
(type into chat window and click)

Holiday Ice Skating in Coopersville

2020-11-19T16:51:00.002-05:00

Join us in Coopersville for an hour of ice skating and visiting with friends. Everyone is invited! Period clothing is not required.

Location:

grid.kitely.com:8002:Coopersville/688/691/26

New Products on the Kitely Market

2018-02-12T17:45:00.001-05:00

It's been quite awhile since I've updated this site. I have quite a few new items on the Kitely Market. I like Kitely because we can export our goods to most OS hypergrids.

Here are just a few of the new products, a few of them you might recognize from Second Life or InWorldz but they have been updated and are not available throughout the metaverse.

I hope you'll take a look.

Koshari

The Hattie

Pastel Queen Anne

Red Covered Bridge

3 Story English Tudor

Small English Tudor

Shabby Gypsypunk Pavilion

The Bohemian Victorian

Gypsypunk Little Green House

Celtic Shoppe

1950s Retro Diner

Big Changes at Four Winds

2016-03-29T16:30:00.002-04:00

There are a few big changes that I'm making. The first is that I'm giving up my region Four Winds in InWorldz and instead I'm renting a lot for my rezzing vendors. All of my homes and shops (Victorian, Vintage, Medieval and Fantasy) will all still be available through the rezzing vendors. Here is the location: http://places.inworldz.com/Vulcan/54/53/22

The next big change is that I now have 4 regions in Kitely and one in The Great Canadian Grid.

To see my regions in Kitley, login to the world and type this in search: grid.kitely.com:8002:Four Winds The main landing area is at: 415, 415, 22

I also have most of my builds available on the Kitely Market: https://www.kitely.com/market?store=9230634

I may be bringing some of my more popular builds back into Second Life over the next month, but I don't have a definite time frame on that. There is a lot going on right now :)

NEW Dodge House Saloon

2016-01-31T22:18:00.000-05:00

Introducing the Dodge House Saloon

Special early bird price of Iz$1,900 (will be regularly 2,400 after this week)

Teleport: http://places.inworldz.com/Four%20Winds/143/144/22

239 Prims w/ Extras
183 Prims w/o Extras
22x24 meters
Open/Close curtains upstairs
Rezzing Box
Copy/Mod No Trans

This saloon is two story and features 2 bedrooms on the upper floor. There is a back door to the upstairs for those that do not wish to be seen entering through the saloon. :)

There is a lovely wrap around 2nd floor deck for a great view of the surrounding town.

*Extras include:
~parlor stove
~bar
~4 bar stools
~wagon wheel chandelier

Thank you for looking!

Houses & Shops Dinkie, Tiny & Lilliputs

2015-02-11T18:35:00.001-05:00

I've just finished downsizing many of my buildings including Fantasy, Celtic, Tudor and Victorian homes in InWorldz. I've also downsized all of my low prim shoppes. There are some gazebos ready, flowers and mushrooms etc...

I plan on adding furniture and other items in the near future but for now there are a lot of dwellings and stores for all of the little critters and people.

Here are the structures I have ready to date, you can see larger photos at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7LGyMJ
Or in InWorldz at: http://places.inworldz.com/Four%20Winds/200/50/1202

Collard and Collard Upright Piano

2014-05-07T14:03:00.001-04:00

This piano is now available in Inworldz. It has an animated piano playing pose, 4 song choices and a color changing seat.

Teleport to see it.
View in 3D

Steampunk Name Generator

2012-02-03T10:01:00.000-05:00

Need a name for steampunk roleplay? This is a great tool to generate names. It has categories such as: Aristocracy, Clergy, Commoner, Enforcer, Military and Scientist. Here are some of the names it generated for me: Empress Lottie Crop Ferman, Princess Agnes Duron Gouldrick, Prof. Jessamine Thomasin Chedworth II, Rose Coughlan Rhenahan, Professor Sarah Ann Dunn Mallowne II. Click on the photo above.

Great Vintage Hot Air Balloon Art

2011-12-06T11:57:00.002-05:00

I found these at the NYPL Digital Gallery while browsing other poster art. I just had to share them. I really love vintage balloons and flying machines. Click the images to see them actual size. Enjoy!

The Victorian Estate at Christmas

2011-12-03T10:51:00.000-05:00

A couple of years ago we had a Christmas party in the Victorian Estate home. These are some of the pictures from that day so you can see what it looks like decorated. Click photos to enlarge.

See all photos of the Ball

View on the SL Marketplace

View on Carima

See in Second Life

See in InWorldz

20% Group Discount on Four Winds Items

2011-09-22T13:36:00.001-04:00

Discount Vendors: If you are a group member you will receive 20% off all items in these 4 vendors. You must be wearing your group tag at the time purchase is made for the discount to be in effect. There are two vendors on each side of the brick wall that are eligible, 4 in all.

The Stolen Village from Prim Perfect

2011-09-16T09:52:00.000-04:00

Prim Perfect has a great article called 'The Stolen Village'. It's about the copybot theft of an entire village that is owned and created my my dear friend Oriolus Oliva. You can see more images of his sim HERE.

Second Life: Flufee on a Meshion - Episode1: Primland

2011-09-07T23:35:00.000-04:00

Uploaded by draxtordespres on Sep 7, 2011

[***a new era has begun in machinima: Mesh import will change the face of the most versatile virtual world on the planet aka Second Life. We decided to do some comedy honoring this big step in SL evolution***]

In this pilot episode our little mesh hero ventures out alone amidst the vast unchartered prim territory that is Second Life. What will he encounter and how it will shape his outlook about the future of the grid? Is mesh domination indeed imminent? Why are Flufee's parents the same size as he? Questions, questions, questions and only a few will be answered in the next 3 minutes.....

[ music from this episode at http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bernhard-drax/id130057249 ]

Maple Table and Chairs - Texture Changing Tabletop 7 Designs

2011-08-12T17:38:00.000-04:00

I just finished this table and chairs set.

It's one table but has a menu to change the table top which has 7 different designs.

Special Introductory Prices!

Table - L$175 - 8 Prims

Transfer Only

4 Chairs each with unique sit pose - L$95 each - 7 Prims

Transfer Only

7 Different Designs (Menu Driven)

Steampunk Footwear

2011-07-24T19:23:00.002-04:00

I just saw this ad on Facebook and they are so wonderful I just had to share the link!

Steamtropolis - Steampunk Apparel & Footwear

The Economy Stinks, so ... Second Life or InWorldz?

2011-07-24T06:45:00.002-04:00

I am fond of Second Life because it's where I learned everything I know about virtual worlds. I would like to say that I am loyal but the bottom line has got to be dollars and cents with me. I still have 4 sims in Second Life though, 2 full and 2 homesteads. At one time I had 8 sims but gave them back because I just didn't want to spend the extra money anymore. I don't have any sims in InWorldz currently, but I rent 1/4 of a sim which is more than enough land for me due to the amazing prim count offered.

I'm in a different position than some people though, I need land only to display and sell on. If I were needing land for recreation though I would definitely choose to buy in InWorldz rather than in Second Life. Virtual land in Second Life is not the greatest investment anymore, especially if you only want a sim or two. It's become increasingly harder to resell in Second Life, as I found out first hand. I just ended up giving mine back to Lindens to save from having to pay another months tier.

To buy a full region in Second Life there is a $1000.00 set up fee (15,000 prims)
To buy a full region in InWorldz there is a $75.00 set up fee (45,000 prims)

Second Life tier is $295.00 a month
InWorldz tier is $75.00 a month (I'm pretty sure this hasn't changed)

Now that InWorldz has introduced Phlox many things that were a tad bit glitchy before - operate perfectly now. I like Second Life and I would never bad mouth it at all, but right now it seems like it's just a simple matter of economics. Many people prefer Second Life because they say there is more to do. That's true, I won't argue with that. But... there will be more to do in InWorldz as people continute to come and establish themselves here. There is no right or wrong 'world' to be in... but it seems that in this bad 'real world' economy... people would gravitate towards the virtual world with the better prices. I like InWorldz just as much as I've ever liked Second Life, but admittedly I'm not the most social person, most of my time online is working. I would love to hear from other people though. Which world do you prefer and does the price matter to you?

Have you taken the Mesh IP Tutorial?

2011-07-23T06:08:00.001-04:00

Mesh IP Tutorial Start:

We know that Intellectual property can be confusing. So, we have prepared this tutorial to help you learn about Linden Lab's policies regarding certain intellectual property like copyrights, trademarks, and celebrity rights.

Following the policies highlighted in this tutorial may help you keep your newly uploaded mesh content from being removed from Second Life or the Second Life Marketplace and may prevent you from violating others' intellectual property rights.

Before you proceed please be aware that this is not a comprehensive list of Linden Lab's policies and following these policies does not guarantee your compliance with others' intellectual property rights. If you need advice on intellectual property rights, we suggest you contact an attorney.

Let's get started!

Here is the mesh update:
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Tools-and-Technology/Mesh-Update/ba-p/990421

Mesh Update

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Linden Lab is excited to announce the latest updates on one of our coolest new features — mesh. With mesh, you’ll be able to create, build and beautify even more incredible objects inworld! You’ll find a new Mesh Enablement functionality tab in the My Account section of your Account screen. It’s just another part of the innovation and imagination that makes Second Life the magical place it is.

Uploading Mesh

Now that mesh is in rollout stage and many users will soon be able to utilize its content-creation capabilities, there are a few things creators should know before giving it a whirl. Potential creators will need to satisfy a couple of requirements in order to gain access to mesh-upload capabilities. First, you’ll need to review a short tutorial that is intended to help Residents understand some of Linden Lab’s intellectual property policies — they can be kind of tricky, and we at the Lab want all content creators to be well-informed This tutorial outlines some of the key points relating to intellectual property.

Second, if you have never given us billing information, you'll need to enter it into your account. Why, you ask? Because having payment information on file is an important step in establishing direct relationships with content creators who will be working in mesh. Note: We do realize that with the current configuration, some Residents will need to make a purchase in order to enter their billing information.

The first round of rollouts of mesh will be happening over the next few weeks! We look forward to seeing your continued imagination, skill and creativity in this exciting new format. We hope you’ll be pleased with our innovations — and can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Now go create something amazing!

Linden Lab

Four Winds on Cariama for InWorldz

2011-07-21T02:56:00.002-04:00

To make it easier for InWorldz residents I've been busy listing my builds on Cariama. I have two stores there so far. I'll list them here with the links.
Four Winds Vintage and Victorian

Four Winds Fantasy and Medieval

Photo Contest Entries - 3000$L Prize - Enter Now!

2011-07-19T16:12:00.004-04:00

Here are some of the entries we have so far in the photo contest. Now I'm sure we have a lot more photographers out there! This doesn't have to be limited to Second Life. Photos taken in InWorldz are also eligible. Prize is 3000$L.

And the Winner Is: Accurary Galaxy, congratulations!

Accurare Galaxy

Toka Aries

Rosalind

NanaShea Inglewood

If you would like to enter this contest please read the guidelines HERE

Getting Settled at Catalina Island

2011-07-19T00:45:00.005-04:00

It's been many months since I've left my big sims and started renting a quarter sim at Catalina Island in InWorldz. For various reasons I'm still not quite finished setting up ... although most of the work is now completed. I will need to add a few more homes to the rezzing vendors and several scripts had to be reworked after the last big upgrade. Slowly but surely though things are coming along.

Here are the current IZUrl's

Just this evening I finished putting out all of the vintage shoppes on a platform, for some reason I thought for the time being that would be easier than putting them in the rezzing vendors, I had to fix the teleports anyway since the upgrade they all needed adjusting 3 meters.

Here are a couple of new photographs from the prefab store platform:

3000$L Prize for Best Photo - Four Winds

2011-07-17T17:25:00.000-04:00

I am trying to place a facebook ad, I had one, I thought it was pretty, facebook didn't accept it for some reason. I will pay 3000$L to the person who sends me the best photo of a Four Winds Building that has at least one avatar in it. Please see the rules that are attached. Thanks! Good Luck to all of you!

Here was the picture facebook decided I couldn't use... I don't know why though, they don't say. Maybe they don't like naked pixels or they didn't realize that the building in the photo is the product? Anyway...

Here are the rules for the photo contest:

3000$L Prize

1) Photo must have a Four Winds building in it, (home or store etc...) and at least one avatar. The photo can be interior or exterior.

2) You must show as and be the creator of the photo

3) Submit a max of 3 photos by Wednesday July 20, 2011.

4) Email photo to Koshari9@gmail.com

5) Photo must be at least 768 x 1024

6) By submitting photo you give Koshari Mahana rights to display said photo on her blog at: http://kosharimahana.blogspot.com

7) By submitting photo and accepting 3000 Linden Dollars payment for use... you give Koshari Mahana (real life Jennifer Siri) rights to use your photo in her Four Winds facebook ad.

Please sign and send this to Koshari Mahana if you are submitting photos to be considering in the contest.

(you will need to copy/past this to a notecard if you are reading it on the blog)

Sign Here Please

Your Name:

Email photo to Koshari9@gmail.com

Fixing Borked Teleports in InWorldz

2011-07-17T16:14:00.000-04:00

After the big upgrade in InWorldz I've noticed that the teleports (that used to work flawlessly) in my homes and stores ... now teleport avatars higher, often sending them to the roof.

If you own one of my homes or stores in InWorldz I have the solution, it's quite simple but requires going into the script of the destination prim. I will work very hard at reboxing things and replacing... but for the time being I'm going to give you the simple instructions in case you want to fix this problem yourself. You are also free to email me and set up a time for me to come and fix your home or building teleports for you (if you don't feel safe doing it yourself).

Here are the instructions (Click to Enlarge)

An Amazing Victorian Home Photographed by an Amazing Young Man

2011-07-09T18:30:00.002-04:00

The other day I turned on the news and I heard a story about a young man, Constantino Diaz-Duran, who is soon to be a U.S. citizen. He is walking across our country from east to west, NY to LA. The purpose of his journey, as I understand it, is to ask Americans what it means to be an American. When his journey ends, he too will be an American.

Constantino sets out on his walk across the United States

In his own words:

I came to this country a decade ago from Guatemala, full of aspirations – none greater than being able to someday call myself an American. It has been a blessing to reside legally in this great country, but now I am eligible for citizenship. I will no longer be a visitor, but will take a solemn oath to “support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” I will promise to “absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity” to the place where I was born. And I will even swear “that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law.” READ MORE

This is really one of those 'feel good' stories and I so look forward to following his travels. I will put putting a twitter widget on the sidebar here if you want to check in from time to time to see how he's doing. I'll also post any and all photos of Victorian houses that are as lovely as this!

There are several ways that you can follow Constantino:

Twitter : : Facebook : : yfrong : : Walk Like An American : : RSS Feed.

Follow Constantino on Twitter:

Here is the map of his journey:

And a little bit more from Constantino:

I want to see the spacious skies, the amber waves of grain and the purple mountain majesties. But even more importantly, I want to meet Americans of as many different backgrounds, ages and lifestyles as I can. I want to ask them what it means to them to call themselves “American.” I want to talk to the people who live here but haven’t attained citizenship, to learn about their aspirations and why this nation remains a beacon upon a hill to so many around the world.