Once upon a time, OpenSim was a sprawling mass of unconnected regions, reminiscent of puzzle pieces scattered haphazardly across an endless ocean. These regions sat disparate and disjointed, like islands of creativity devoid of any meaningful connection. It was a world filled with potential, yet lacking cohesion and unity.

A New Dawn: The Birth of Our Bountiful Continent V2

Not anymore. Enter Our Bountiful Continent V2, a testament to the power of collaboration and creativity. This ambitious project is the culmination of years of diligent work and cooperation among some of OpenSim’s most talented builders. Their vision was clear: to link large 4×4 regions together into a seamless, harmonious landscape.

A Journey Across the Continent

Our Bountiful Continent V2 now boasts an intricate road system that stretches from the northern reaches of Cloudburst to the sunny shores of Key West. Along the way, travelers encounter hundreds of side roads, twists, turns, and bridges, each crafted with care and precision. These roads facilitate exploration, connection, and community, transforming what was once a disparate collection of regions into a thriving virtual continent.

The Thrill of Discovery

For first-time users, the experience is nothing short of exhilarating. The words “thrilling” and “impressive” frequently escape the lips of newcomers as they navigate the vast network of roads, discovering hidden gems and breathtaking vistas at every turn. The continent invites exploration and fosters a sense of belonging, proving that when creativity and collaboration intersect, magic happens.

In this new era of OpenSim, our Bountiful Continent V2 stands as a beacon of what is possible when visionaries come together to transform chaos into community.

The combined talents of many! Including Alba Puca, Nexus Storm, mr. smokes, and photography by Typhaine Artez.

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Neverworld Grid is proud to announce the latest tool for our Residents. The Region Management Dashboard – ORBIT – “Opensim Region Board & Interface Tool” where Region Owners can monitor their region status, manage Restarts, Download an OAR backup, and Upload an OAR file to their Region to overwrite the current content.

Full Instructions can be found here: ORBIT – Instructions For Region Owners – Where you can also find a PDF download at the top of the page!

Sign-Up is easy, just follow the instructions. You will need your Avatar Name EXACTLY as it is in-world on your Region Owner’s Avatar, your in-world Password – a one-time verification, this information is not stored on the server, create yourself an Orbit username and password that is NOT your grid credentials.

• Light OR Dark Mode so pick your preference!
• Easy to Use
• Full Instructions
• Help Available in Discord – ORBIT Support Channel
• For Region Owners Only
• Once You Create Your Account Do NOT Share Your Credentials! This affects YOUR Region!

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Hypergridders – Residents – Visitors – Invite Your Friends! No Drama!

No restrictions, no group requirements, just a cool place for people from all worlds to hang-out and have fun, relax and get to know one another.

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The last community build project we are doing for the year is Winter Nights, a cozy little village of snowy streets and snug houses decorated with sparkling lights and seasonal decor.

Wander these softly shimmering streets, there are many places for photo ops. And by the way, if you want to decorate a house, there are a few left, just use the Never Riders tag and pick a home to spread holiday cheer.

Here are some amazing ultra-realistic photos of the sim so far : Please wear warm clothes and bring a cocoa or coffee with you when you visit. Thank our own long time resident, Roffellos Kisses, for his brilliant photos. Thank you !

A gothic Victorian cottage with snowmen, presents and cheer.

A Majestic Douglas Fir dwarfs this cozy cottage.

Santa and Candy Canes at the steps of this cute home.

This stone cottage with Merry Christmas across their steamy windows.

A taxi rushes a resident out for last minute gifts past this neatly decorated ranch.

Pop up Xmas Market stall for you to visit.

Merry Christmas with a icy gingerbread house and Santa guiding you in.

Take the pathway through the streets to our snowy enclave of Holiday Cheer.

Anyone can visit! hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:winter nights

Bring a camera and mittens!

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INTRODUCING: MARKETPLACE SPOTLIGHT!

Your Products, Automatically Featured on Facebook – Every Single Day!

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WHAT IS THIS?

Imagine waking up every morning to find 5 RANDOM PRODUCTS from Neverworld Marketplace beautifully showcased on our Facebook Page – with gorgeous photos, descriptions, and direct links!

That’s Marketplace Spotlight!

It’s like having a dedicated marketing team working 24/7 to promote YOUR creations to thousands of Facebook followers – completely automatically, completely FREE!

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HOW IT WORKS

Every Morning at 9 AM:
1⃣ System randomly picks 5 products from our marketplace
2⃣ Creates a beautiful Facebook post with images
3⃣ Includes descriptions and direct links
4⃣ Posts to our Facebook Page for everyone to see!

WHY RANDOM? Because FAIR IS FAIR!

Every creator gets an EQUAL CHANCE to be featured. Your first item has the same chance as anyone’s 100th item. No favorites, no bias – just pure random selection!

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SMART ROTATION SYSTEM

How We Keep It Fair:
Once featured, your product won’t show again for 7 days
We feature 35 different products per week (5 × 7 days)
After a week, back in the pool for another chance
Every product gets equal exposure over time

Why 7 Days?

• Maximum visibility without repetition
• Fresh content for followers
• Smaller creators get same exposure as big ones
• No repetitive posts

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WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU

As a CREATOR:
FREE Marketing – Promoted to thousands!
ZERO Effort – Just keep creating
EQUAL Opportunity – Everyone gets featured
PROFESSIONAL Posts – Your work looks amazing
DIRECT Traffic – Links to your items

As a SHOPPER:
DAILY Discovery – Something new every day
HIDDEN Gems – Find items you missed
QUICK Access – Click and grab from Facebook
VARIETY – Never see duplicates in a week

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WHY THIS IS HUGE

BEFORE Spotlight:
Products lost in the crowd
New creators struggled
Shoppers hunted for items
No consistent promotion

AFTER Spotlight:
Every product shines
New creators get visibility
Shoppers discover daily
Consistent promotion

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YOUR CHANCES

Let’s say we have 500 products:

• Feature 5 per day
• Exclude last 35 featured
• Picking from 465 products
• Your odds? 1 in 93 daily!

TRANSLATION: Your product featured roughly every 3 months – AUTOMATICALLY, with ZERO effort from you!

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TIPS TO SHINE

1. ADD GREAT PHOTOS
   Better photos = More attractive posts = More clicks!
2. WRITE COMPELLING DESCRIPTIONS
   Your description appears in the post – Make it catchy!
3. KEEP CREATING
   More items = More chances to be featured!

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THE BOTTOM LINE

Marketplace Spotlight = FREE advertising lottery where EVERYONE wins eventually!

You DON’T have to:
Pay for ads
Promote yourself constantly
Compete with bigger creators
Do ANYTHING except keep being awesome

The system does it ALL – automatically, fairly, consistently – EVERY SINGLE DAY, FOREVER!

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SO KEEP CREATING!

Every item you list = Another chance to be featured to THOUSANDS!

Your medieval castle might be tomorrow’s spotlight.
That scripted pet? Could be next week’s star!

The spotlight is waiting – and sooner or later, it’s YOUR turn to shine!

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Questions? Just keep making awesome stuff and let the system do the marketing!

NeverworldGrid #MarketplaceSpotlight #FreePromotion #VirtualWorld #Creators

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For new role-play groups or families, or other cohesive groups, we are running a Mini Continent Special. The continent is comprised of two huge 3×3 regions, a total of 18 standard regions in size, with your choice of placement and orientation. You will be able to name the two areas. And you get a whopping 150,000 prim allowance.

This special is only available in Neverworld for a limited time. You will be grandfathered in at this special price. Please find details here: https://neverworldgrid.com/purchase-mini-continent/. A sample of the mini continent is here to hop to inworld hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:mizor continent. You may choose a continent already terraformed for you, or a blank flat green expanse for your group or family to terraform as you wish. This is your world, and your rules! No set up fee, $45.00 a quarter at a thousand percent discount from regions in Second Life.

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You Won’t Want To Miss This Event!

Friday, August 1st, 2025 @ 3 p.m. Grid Time

Jerry Garcia’s Birthday Bash – Livestream & Dance!

in Association with Retroactv LIVE in Asbury Park, NJ with

Rainbow Full of Sound at the Jerry Garcia Music Arts Village for The The Jerry Garcia Collection!

Jerry’s Artwork will be on sale, available in fine art prints and apparel, officially licensed and

available through Retroactv.com on August 1^st.

– Follow this link for Discounts

At the NJ Event:

– Live music with Rainbow Full of Sound

– Lighting by StageTrip Productions

– Food and open bar included!

– Interviews with special guests sharing stories about Jerry’s life and legacy

– A first look at the collection, giving fans the chance to own a piece of Jerry’s art and connect with his legacy in a new way

– Exclusive $100 store credit included with every ticket!

– A portion of all sales benefits our charity partner TeachRock!

– Broadcast live on Zeam and Retroactv.com

Whether you’re a DeadHead or just love a good time, we can’t wait to see you there!

Tickets Available Here: Tickets!

In-World Event:

We will be showing the Livestream of the RL event which starts at 4 p.m. Grid Time featuring the performance of Rainbow Full of Sound on the Big Screen by the stage.

as they perform LIVE in Asbury Park, NJ.

We’ll be Livestreaming our in-world broadcast on our own NeverTV and also to Facebook Live and

our Neverworld Grid YouTube channel at the same time!

– Dancing and Fun!

– Virtual Features of Asbury Park to enjoy!

– Celebrate with free tie-dye merch for your avatar!

Don’t miss this epic event, come and celebrate the life of Jerry Garcia!

Follow this link for Discounts

Location: hop://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/Music%20Arts%20Village/200/161/22

Tune-In To NeverTV: http://209.74.64.61:8080/index.html

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I don’t want to take credit for the idea. Gemmalynn came up with the Christmas in July theme, and in RL, I know she is dressing (briefly at least) in warm woolies and snuggly hats and dreaming of tinsel and xmas trees.

Here? Well, sort of! If you visit Gemm’s sim Cindermoon Shire, you will for sure see some Christmas trees up year-round, cause let’s face it, why not? Xmas is the funnest holiday there is, maybe. Well, maybe Halloween, but that’s soon ….

As we wiped the sweat off our virtual brows, we decided to do a Christmas in July Never Riders ride. We were advised to dress warm. I had a parka, trapper’s hat, and snow boots on. Whew!

We rode from Cloudburst Roads to Snow Lands. Virtually, this was TOTALLY across the continent. It took a full half hour even knowing the roads, and it would be much longer if I didn’t take the freeway.

Be advised- unless you have a GREAT sense of direction, use your map, and I also use a compass that sits semi-transparently on my head, letting me know the direction I am going. So anyway, you know, basically we were going North west! all the way baby!

And there we ended up in Lost Notch Ski Village, dusted with beautiful snow and snowy trees and buildings. We tested the ski jump.

Luckily, Josh skied the whole way over so he was prepared. Yes, it is still working. Want to defy death? Go through the ski lodge out the back doors, and there is a handy teleport up to the ski jump. Defy death! It is fun!

After the long ride, defying death on the jump and dodging snowflakes, it was time to relax in the lodge with a small dance area with our fellow Never Riders as we listened to Christmas songs.

What theme will we ride next week? Will keep ya posted! Never Riders meets weekly at 2 pm Grid Time at Cloudburst Roads (generally). See you next week!

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If you like to live in a neighborhood, this may be a place for you. It has a small-town feel, yet generous parcels to live your best virtual life.

New in Cashmere are larger, waterfront parcels as well as some nice-sized and private islands. We anticipate that these new areas will fill up fast.

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You can easily find available space by flying overhead and finding the available signs on the plots. When you find a parcel you like, you can click the self-serve mailboxes to start your lease. Please read the enclosed notecard and comply with the guidelines, which may vary from region to region. If you do have questions, please refer to one of our helpful rental agents on staff.. We will help you as soon as we can! Photographs by Roff!

lots of water to relax by.

The Nevergate Mall

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