Maynard's Second Life Chronicles

First i have to say thanks to Maynard for that perfect harmony in cooperation *smile.
Second life is a big virtual world where you can be, what you want to be.  For me, it is the best way to communicate with others.
It tooks a long time, to find out all functions and opportunities. But the most [...]

So you want to be a a part of the show? Well then, head over to www.secondlife.com and check out the “Getting started” button on the top right. Here you can customize your first appearance, pick a name and select a starting island or community if you want. Once you did all this, SL will [...]

Before joining SL, you might want to check for yourself, what SL is and what it is not. Many believe that SL is some kind of sandbox, where you can do whatever you please and live out all the things you wouldn’t do in real life. In fact, there are areas which ARE sandboxes to [...]

I’ve spent the 75L at a vendor and bought myself the DCS2 HUD (Dynamic Combat System 2), which is a widely known and used MMORPG system for SL. In comparison to WARPS, the DCS2 system is much more flexible and has a lot of features WARPS is lacking or which are better in DCS.
A major [...]

You interact with other people, although they might be AVs in the SL world, there are real people behind the compy.
SL is a game.
SL is intended to be fun, for you and others.
I get weary after the 20th noob asks for cybersex, BDSM or kissing.
You wouldn’t show your dick in a public place in RL, [...]

I often use terms or abbreviations in my articles that you might want to check out, these are also used inside Second Life and/or the roleplaying crowd of the game, so it might be a good idea to know what the others are talking about (especially when you don’t want to get harassed, banned or [...]

After being quite disappointed with Bloodlines RP, I came across the WARPS-System, which has a few basic advantages to Bloodlines, e.g. it’s free, it supports combat, stats, vitals and hotkeys for your spells or “actions”.
So I chose to get the HUD and Meter for WARPS and stacked some heavy firepower at “Shoot the Moon” where [...]