r/secondlife • • 8d ago

☕ Discussion OSGRID : The End of the Road

59 Upvotes

NOTE - This is about 'OSGRID', the largest opensim grid. Not Second Life itself.

Source : https://www.osgrid.online/news/the-end-of-the-road/

The End of an Era: Why OSgrid is Shutting Down After 19 Years

For 19 years, OSgrid has been more than just a server or a platform. It was a digital frontier built on a radical premise: that an open, decentralized metaverse could thrive entirely on community, trust, and shared architecture. Today, it is with a profound sense of loss that the OSgrid board must announce the end of this journey. We are officially calling it a day.

This grid wasn’t defeated by time, nor by a lack of dedication from the team that has pulled this cart for the past decade. It was systematically broken by a malicious actor who weaponized our core philosophy against us. By exploiting the very freedom that defined us—our open code framework—they unleashed an iar process that flooded our architecture with massive, randomized, undeduplicable data. The technical reality is irreversible. In less than a year, our historically built asset server ballooned from 5 TB to 17 TB (80% of which is now junk). Our inventoryitems table exploded from 3 GB to a crippling 139 GB, turning routine 10-minute database backups into 12-hour ordeals. Our assets are effectively poisoned.

We were faced with a definitive choice. The only way to stop these attacks and secure the database would be to close our infrastructure and transition to a closed, commercial model. That move would completely erase the open ethos this grid was originally built upon. None of our technical staff are willing to operate a commercialized, walled garden. It’s simply not what anyone signed up for. The fee system proposed at the last meeting was a step toward combating this more efficiently, but to truly end the attacks, we would simply have to permanently lock down the grid. We refuse to compromise the very soul & model of OSgrid just to keep the lights on. Spending 11 hours a day in shifts—blocking attacks and cleaning up poisoned data—is no longer sustainable as a volunteer effort. We have survived and combatted many forms of attacks over the decades, but Entropy has finally won.

When the board made this final vote yesterday, we were looking at over 80 years of combined metaverse experience sitting around the table at Hurliman. We are not just administrators ‘shutting down a server; we are veterans of this grid watching our own history burn alongside yours. To our 153,000 registered users: we know exactly what this erasure means. You didn’t just log in here. You built a society. You coded, crafted, and lived in these regions for nearly two decades. Wiping a database isn’t just deleting files—it is bulldozing digital homes, severing daily connections, and burying a completely unique chapter of internet history. The gravity of this loss is absolute. We are not walking away lightly; we are taking this hit right on the front lines with you, because the technical reality of this poisoned architecture left us zero alternative.

So unfortunately we’re sad to inform you : The OSgrid services will shut down at midnight on December 31, 2026.

We invite you to gather with us one last time. We will hold a final membership meeting next Sunday, the 18th, at 11:00 AM at Hurliman Plaza.

Normally we don't permit discussion of other virtual worlds or grids preferring those topics go to r/opensim (etc) however we feel this news is likely to impact many who are also Second Life users.

Edit : Just discovered that opensim's sub is set private .. <picard_facepalm.gif>


r/secondlife • • 7h ago

☕ Discussion What’s changed in the last few years?

11 Upvotes

Hi there. I’ve been on SL since about 2019 but took an extended break starting late 2022/early 2023, and recently wanted to check it out again. What’s changed since then, anything major? And how are the club and RP scenes these days? Thanks :)


r/secondlife • • 11h ago

🙋‍♀️ Help! Back to sl! Hel. Finding Rpgs

7 Upvotes

I wanna go back to sl and i wanna know what rpgs are around and whats happening in those worlds rn ^. ^


r/secondlife • • 17h ago

🔔 Official Trust and Safety Tuesdays: Marketplace Tips and Tricks for Buyers

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r/secondlife • • 1d ago

🕵️‍♀️ Find This Ebody shape Help NSFW

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29 Upvotes

This is a screenshot from kitty doll on flicker which I censored a bit. But could some of the SL girlies out there tell me how she is getting these love handles and hip dips. I have some deformers and I have ebody juicy rolls but I just can't replicate this body shape to save my life. If anyone knows a body shape on the marketplace or any advice I'd be so grateful!


r/secondlife • • 1d ago

🕵️‍♀️ Find This Fleur-de-Lis Scar, etc. NSFW

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11 Upvotes

Hello, I’m looking for some specific BOM (healed preferably, not red or bloody,) scars for Fleur-de-Lis, (like an upside-down T - please see photo,) and also Hip and Knee replacement surgery scars, (also healed.) I have tried MP and a few stores like White Crow and Cureless who do carry some scars, but haven’t yet found exactly what I’m looking for. Any suggestions? TYIA 🙏


r/secondlife • • 1d ago

🕵️‍♀️ Find This Can you help me find this hair?

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8 Upvotes

Thank you!! ^^ It's so cute.


r/secondlife • • 1d ago

🙋‍♀️ Help! Totally new account here, please guide me

18 Upvotes

I just made a new account because I saw SL somewhere and it interested me. How do I begin? What sort of stuff can I and should I do? I'd like to not have a default generic avatar, are there free avatars available? I'm quite overwhelmed and lost right now

Links to resources would be appreciated greatly and I would love to make some friends along the way🙏🙏🙏


r/secondlife • • 2d ago

📷 Image Nude picture NSFW

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27 Upvotes

r/secondlife • • 2d ago

☕ Discussion Bots..?

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22 Upvotes

So I recently rented a multi-scene skybox after finding it through the Destinations section on the Second Life website.

I saw around 30 people there and thought, "Wow, this place is popular. Must be some pretty good skybox!" And to be fair, it is good, but the number of people seems to be inflated by bots. All the profiles are blank, they were created around the same time, and they're all gathered in roughly the same area (around 230xm away from me).

My guess is that the owner might be doing this to get their place higher up in the Destinations section under Land on the website, making people think it's popular and attracting more visitors (which I fell for LMAO).

Is this kind of thing actually common? Is Second Life full of bots used by individual people to make their places look more popular than they really are?

Mind you, as I said, the skybox itself is good and cheap. I'm just starting to wonder how many actual people are actively using Second Life. Firestorm shows 38k+ users online as I'm typing this, and honestly, I have a hard time believing that number is accurate. Even 15k+ seems like a stretch to me, no shade, no shade.

I know Second Life is a huge place, with people doing their own thing here and there, but it'd be kinda annoying to think that bots might be taking up extra spots at busy events. For example, I haven't been able to get into K9 for some days just to shop around and check things out.

You know what I mean?


r/secondlife • • 2d ago

🕵️‍♀️ Find This Driving myself crazy looking for a store.

6 Upvotes

There is a smallish store that has life size sculptures or maybe they were animesh, I don't remember, but they have creepy monsters in life size. I believe the entrance has random smaller tv screens at the entrance. I want to say they had a female figure in black with a lamp head or something. I'm looking for this avi size female mesh body that is a lamp for a head. I saw it somewhere and I think it was at that store. I'm going through my landmarks all day searching.

Does anyone know the store or this mesh sculpture? 🤦‍♀️


r/secondlife • • 2d ago

☕ Discussion Gold color Tops

3 Upvotes

We are looking for gold color tops for something my GF is putting together--a top to pair with black leggings. I mean Gold, not yellow.

We would greatly appreciate some suggestion in regards to stores

Thank you so much


r/secondlife • • 2d ago

🙋‍♀️ Help! Making custom walls for pre-made skyboxes: How to?

6 Upvotes

Hello there, sorry if I'm asking something that's been answered before, but couldn't find much on it.

I have a skybox that I got recently from a sale, I fell in love with its layout and how it felt not too big while also not being stuffy. It seems to be a 2016 release so its textures are of course a bit on the older side, but they, along with the mesh itself, still look fantastic. The reason I'd like to retexture it isn't because of the textures being old, it's because I'd like to add some color to the walls instead of the black wallpaper that it comes with. I'd give the name of the store or the skybox, but I'm not sure if it's allowed.

I read from some of the marketplace reviews for the store that it is possible to change the colors of the walls and flooring of their buildings and skyboxes, but it apparently requires knowing how to work with these types of structures. I was thinking I could possibly make a custom texture in Krita, but is this how this goes or are there any other steps to it? Additionally, the texture I want to make is for personal use only, but should I still give a heads up to the creator that I'd like to make such a modification just in case?

Apologies for my ignorance, and thanks for taking your time to read this.


r/secondlife • • 3d ago

📷 Image Machine animal. Machinamal? Mechamal!

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51 Upvotes

r/secondlife • • 2d ago

☕ Discussion Merchants of the Grid, I come to you with an outfit suggestion for your stores. "The Eternal Nurse Costume"

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Non Gacha, Non Event Exclusive, Mesh Bodies: Lara/LaraX/Petite Legacy, Reborn, Kupra.

Time isn't an issue, This is not a demand, this would be your future product, and your idea one day. you could even use it as a Swimsuit if you wish.

IM Shayla277 if you are willing to forge this work of art into Second life. Or aid me in finding one who will without emptying the coffers.

Thank you for reading this post. please take it into consideration.


r/secondlife • • 3d ago

🌄 Destination Does anyone know?

5 Upvotes

Does anyone know if that one sim (can’t remember what it’s called) is still around that has the Beetlejuice house, and a canoe river ride from the movie Deliverance? It had a bunch of different movie themed areas. Poltergeist may have been another one. Not sure if it was a year round sim, or just around Halloween, but I remember going there a few years in a row around this time of year. Would be cool to visit again for nostalgic reasons.

Thanks in advance!


r/secondlife • • 4d ago

📷 Image Oh boy

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25 Upvotes

I fear I ate with this one 🫪🤣


r/secondlife • • 4d ago

☕ Discussion New Nightmare event's creations are almost all AI slop.

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r/secondlife • • 3d ago

📷 Image NEW RPG System *GridWide RPG*

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Looking for testers for the new Rpg system I am working ons and would like some feedback. If your interested contact me Inworld and let me know you are willing to test the system contact ᴊᴀɴᴇꜱꜱᴀ ᴀɪꜱʟɪɴɢ-ᴍɪʟᴇɴᴀ inworld for more details


r/secondlife • • 4d ago

🕵️‍♀️ Find This Parcel border-trees

13 Upvotes

I have done the rocks and cliffs to hide an ugly wall that my neighbors have up. I have used Skye and Fanatik and the other usuals..., I want to try trees, bushes or some kind of foliage to just do something different. Does anyone know of any current or newer products that i could use for my 2048sqm parcel wall? I am looking for something very tall, bushy or dense that might possobly be flatter facing my neighbors side. Thanks for any ideas.


r/secondlife • • 4d ago

🙋‍♀️ Help! Hair

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12 Upvotes

Can someone tell me where this hair is from?


r/secondlife • • 4d ago

📷 Image Game on?

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6 Upvotes

r/secondlife • • 4d ago

🔗 Link SL Success Secrets: How I Built My Non-Fashion Brand in Second Life -- And Learned to Compete Against AI Copycats

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“With the recent rise of ChatGPT and other LLMs, I’ve started to discover dozens of knock-off copies of my products in Marketplace...”


r/secondlife • • 4d ago

📺 Video Angel purple machinima new ep ;)

0 Upvotes

The Blood Wedding Eternity Has No End
https://youtu.be/b9ou8jc1GGg


r/secondlife • • 4d ago

🙋‍♀️ Help! Gothic

7 Upvotes

Looking for high quality gothic furniture/decor and buildings. Everything from castles to cottages. Marketplace is exhausting because it tends to show old stuff first and I won’t purchase without seeing inworld. Thanks for any vendor suggestions.

***Not the DRD castle. I have it, I love it but it’s too prim heavy. I have the Skye castle but it is huge. I have some other castles that are either too light in tone (like the ruins to live in) or too whimsical (like the elven castle from Compulsion)