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Grid List

2016-05-25T13:11:43Z

Enverex: Second pass to tidy up remaining minor edits.

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{{Quicklinks}}

== What is the Grid List? ==

There are hundreds (thousands?) of OpenSimulator-based virtual worlds out there. Many of them are free to use and welcome new users. This grid list is a community-generated list of such worlds. If you would like to experience an OpenSimulator-based virtual world before installing your own, try one of these.

'''IMPORTANT NOTE:''' The OpenSimulator project is not responsible for, nor in any way associated with, any grid listed on this page, nor for any grid's content or activities. Visit at your own risk. Also, there are no guarantees that these worlds are up and running.

== Public grids ==

'''Grid List Policy:''' Please list your grid only if uses OpenSimulator as a component. Do not include advertising language. The entries in the main list should just contain the grid name and the plain numbers as defined by the column headers. '''Please use [[Grid List/Template|this template]] for the subpages to keep the information in a comparable manner.''' Grids are listed in the order of appearance, so please add your entry to the bottom of the list. Anyone found inserting a grid up higher in the list will have their entry moved or removed.

You may want provide a link on your world's website back to the project by using the [[OpenSim Graphics|Powered by OpenSimulator logo]]. Credit is appreciated but not required.

If you own a grid and are interested in joining a grid association see this page: [[Grid Associations]]

Hypergrid Business maintains a list of active grids, updated monthly: [http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/statistics/active-grids/ Active OpenSim grids]

 

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" style="width: 830px; height: 2270px;" class="sortable"
|-
! Grid Name
! # Regions
! Approx # Users
! Unique last 30days
|-
| [[Grid List/OSGrid|OSGrid]]
| 7178
| 64,296
| 3280
|-
| [[Grid List/Francogrid|FrancoGrid]]
| 298
| 5593
| 298
|-
| [[Grid List/3rd Rock Grid|3rd Rock Grid]]
| 394
| 11402
| 454
|-
| [[Grid List/Metropolis|Metropolis Metaversum]]
| 4060
| 7390
| 3013
|-
| [[Grid List/German Grid|German Grid]]
| 107
| 2353
| 385
|-
| [[Grid List/Open-Neuland|OpenSimulator-Club - Open Neuland]]
| 216
| 384
| 60
|-
| [[Grid List/Wilder-Westen|OpenSimulator-Club - Wilder Westen]]
| 41
| 122
| 36
|-
| [[Grid List/Myopengrid.com|MyOpenGrid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Your Alternative Life|Your Alternative Life]]
| 47
| 2089
| 1458
|-
| [[Grid List/Openvue|OpenVUE]]
| 16
| 24
| 64
|-
| [[Grid List/ScienceSim|ScienceSim]]
| 25
| 30
| 15
|-
| [[Grid List/Unica|Unica]]
| 16
| 60
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/LISAT|Lost-in-Space-and-Time]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Avination|Avination]]
| 1138
| 25860
| 8727
|-
| [[Grid List/SimValley NL|SimValley NL]]
| 1087
| 364
| 32
|-

|-
| [[Grid List/Your2Live|Your2Live]]
| 3
| 8
| *
|-

| [[Grid List/OPENSIM NL|OpenSim NL]]
| 9
| 426
| 34
|-
| [[Grid List/VirtualFrance3D|VirtualFrance3D]]
| 16
| 143
| 31
|-
| [[Grid List/Twisted Sky|Twisted Sky]]
| 60
| 290
| 68
|-
| [[Grid List/TertiaryGrid|Tertiary Grid]]
| 41
| 379
| 42
|-
| [[Grid List/Logicamp|Logicamp - Belgian Metaverse]]
| 179
| 3300
| 577
|-
| [[Grid List/Jamgrid|Jamgrid]]
| 15
| 55
| 15
|-
| [[Grid List/JOGrid|Japan Open Grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Tlön|Tlön]]
| 11
| 65
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/PMGrid|PMGrid]]
| 80
| 100
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/Cybergrid|Cybergrid]]
| 1
| 44
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/jokaydiagrid|jokaydiaGRID]]
| 20
| 253
| 75
|-
| [[Grid List/Rezzable Visions|Rezzable Visions]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Craft|Craft]]
| 180
| 900
| 290
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtual RP|Virtual RP]]
| 17
| 714
| 55
|-
| [[Grid List/GerGrid|GerGrid]]
| 98
| 408
| 25
|-
| [[Grid List/AlphaTowne|Alpha Towne]]
| 308
| 1172
| 909
|-
| [[Grid List/Annuna Grid|Annuna Grid]]
| 60
| 60
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/VeeSome|VeeSome]]
| 48
| 106
| 53
|-
| [[Grid List/VirtuaLife|Virtualife]]
| 132
| 1000
| 500
|-
| [[Grid List/REDISIS|redOasis (formerly RedIsis)]]
| 130
| 60
| 20
|-
| [[Grid List/PearGrid|PearGrid]]
| 18
| 34
| 8
|-
| [[Grid List/Island Oasis|Island Oasis]]
| 212
| 9107
| 860
|-
| [[Grid List/HAVEN: Your World|HAVEN: Your World]]
| 13
| 11
| 7
|-
| [[Grid List/Flatlandia.cc|Flatlandia]]
| 33
| 177
| 110
|-
| [[Grid List/AnSky|AnSky]]
| 11
| 180
| 6
|-
| [[Grid List/Lisat|ArtGridOnLine]]
| 12
| 48
| 15
|-
| [[Grid List/EU-Grid|EU-Grid]]
| 10
| 350
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/GiantGrid|GiantGrid]]
| 169
| 261
| 157
|-
| [[Grid List/pseudospace|Pseudospace]]
| 12
| 46
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Metapocalypse|Metapocalypse Grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/UFSGrid|UFSGrid]]
| 36
| 897
| +/-50
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtual Worlds Grid|Virtual Worlds Grid]]
| 527
| 30
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/3DGrid World|3DGrid World (formerly The SecondLearning Grid)]]
| 4
| 55
| 46
|-
| [[Grid List/slitalia|slitalia]]
| 8
| 36
| 46
|-
| [[Grid List/Sofitek|Sofitek]]
| 8
| 21
| 21
|-
| [[Grid List/AstralGrid|AstralGrid]]
| 70
| 40
| 30
|-
| [[Grid List/MOSES|MOSES: Military Open Simulator Enterprise Strategy]]
| 117
| 227
| 102
|-
| [[Grid List/Dorenas World|Dorenas World]]
| 143
| 448
| 300
|-
| [[Grid List/Enakai|Enakai]]
| 16
| 14
| 34
|-
| [[Grid List/Greeklife|GreekLife]]
| 30
| 50
| 35
|-
| [[Grid List/EverWorlds.com|EverWorlds: Bringing People Together (formerly Destiny Zero)]]
| 17
| 2
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/IcaruSRealmS|=IcaruS= RealmS]]
| 26
|  
| 14
|-
| [[Grid List/lpgrid.com|Lost Paradise]]
| 2847
| 820
| 670
|-
| [[Grid List/Valhalla Virtual|Valhalla Virtual]]
| 9
| 25
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/Cyber Wrld|Cyber Wrld]]
| 5
| 8
| 8
|-
| [[Grid List/FleepGrid|FleepGrid]]
| 11
| 150
|
|-
| [[Grid List/My3dLife|My3DLife]]
| 10
| 20
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/DaseinWorld|DaseinWorld]]
| 16
| 3
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/You3D|You3D]]
| 11
| 6
| 6
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtual Realms Grid|Virtual Realms Grid]]
| 8
| 10
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/Gor Grid|Gor Grid]]
| 8
| 10
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/Pathlandia|Pathlandia]]
| 4
| 1
| 30
|-
| [[Grid List/Austria|Austria]]
| 9
| 6
| 9
|-
| [[Grid List/Psychedelia|Psychedelia]]
| 5
| 7
| 11
|-
| [[Grid List/M001|M001]]
| 2
| 4
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/OpenSim Creations Grid|OpenSim Creations Grid]]
| 15
| 11
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/StarGates Matrix|StarGates Matrix]]
| 5
| 7
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/Zairus Grid|Zairus Grid]]
| 72
| 10
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/HyperGrid Plaza|HyperGrid Plaza]]
| 1
| 100
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/Ice Grid|Ice Grid]]
| 40
| 32
| 5
|-
| [[Grid List/ART|ART]]
| 3(real)
| ? (real)
| 150(real)
|-
| [[Grid List/Stone Grid|Stone Grid]]
| 3
| 4
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/LifeStyle3D - ItalianGrid|LifeStyle3D - ItalianGrid]]
| 32
| 350
| 108
|-
| [http://adreans-world.from-fl.com/home/ Adreans-World]
| 147
| 518
| 43
|-
| [[Grid List/AndromedaGrid|Andromeda Grid]]
| 10
| 4
| 0

|-
| [[Grid List/EduGrid|EduGrid]]
| 15
| 2000
| 50
|-
|[http://www.virtualhighway.us Virtual Highway]
| 123
| 780
| 140
|-
|[http://www.jopensim.com jOpenSimWorld]
| 39
| 327
| 39
|-
|[[Grid List/CloneLife|Clone Life]]
| 31
| 6107
| 260
|-
|[http://world.revengeofblood.eu Revenge of Blood World]
| 41
| 506
| 193
|-
|[[Grid List/Littlefield_Grid|Littlefield Grid]]
| 351
| 2078
| 383
|-
|[[Grid List/Athabasca University|Athabasca University]]
| 16
| 15 (in development stage)
| 15
|-
| [http://www.goreanlifestyle.com/ Gorean Life Style]
|30
|50
|45
|-
| [[Grid List/COSIE Grid|COSIE Grid]]
| 6
| 3
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/H omeland3D|Homeland3D]]
| 40
| 4
| 4
|-
| [http://www.meetinstantly.com/ MeetInstantly]
| 32
| 5
| 5
|-
|[[Grid List/Traduverse|Traduverse]]
| 49
| 27
| 27
|-
| [[Grid List/SkyLifeGrid|SkyLife]]
| 125
| 170
| 49
|-
| [[Grid_List/IgnisFatuus|Ignis Fatuus]]
| 47
| 14
| 72
|-
| [[Grid_List/YrGrid|YrGrid]]
| 63
| 2148
| 1050
|-
| [[Grid List/DigiWorldz|DigiWorldz]]
| 1819
| 2021
| 1307
|-
| [[Grid List/gimisaOS|gimisaOS]]
| 10
| 1
| 30
|-
| [[Grid List/www.alifevirtual.com|A Life Virtual]]
| 1000
| 2000
| 1500
|-
| [[Grid List/DSGrid|DSGrid]]
| 17
| 52
| 71
|-
| [[Grid List/Regno di Camlaan|Regno di Camlaan]]
| 8
| 19
| 60
|}
 

This is a list of Grids that been inactive for a few days and or have claimed to be inactive by the owner. 

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" style="width: 724px; height: 2270px;" class="sortable"
|-
! Grid Name
! # Regions
! Approx # Users
! Unique last 30days
|-
| [[Grid List/Uvatar|Uvatar]]
|  ???
|  ???
| 0 
|-
| [[Grid List/The New World Grid|The New World Grid]]
| 330
| 5200
| 590
|-
| [[Grid List/Cyberlandia|Cyberlandia]]
| 185
| 1600
| 269
|-
| [[Grid List/Avatar Hangout|Avatar Hangout (with OMC)]]
| 73
| 8,626
| 58
|-
| [[Grid List/DGP Grid|DGP Grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-

|-
| [[Grid List/tescos.org.uk|tescos.org.uk (curency ƒ)]]
| 30
| 20
| 20
|-
| [[Grid List/Role Play Worlds|Role Play Worlds - Your Fantasy, your world]]
| 129
| 2276
| 298
|-
| [[Grid List/Avatrian|Avatrian]]
| 11
| 25
| 150
|-
| [[Grid List/OSBEST|OSBEST]]
| 12
| 8
| 8
|-
| [[Grid List/MCM Realm|MCM Realm]]
| 22
| 73
| 23
|-
| [[Grid List/Oasis Grid|Oasis Grid]]
| 89
| 3068
| 228
|-
| [[Grid List/AtMeeting|AtMeeting Grid]]
| 20
| 30
| 25
|-
| [[Grid List/OpenUtopia|OpenUtopia Grid]]
| 1
| 3
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtualgames3d|Virtualgames3d]]
| 140
| 1350
| 500
|-
| [[Grid List/Grid4Us|Grid4Us]]
| 22
| 130
| 50
|-
| [[Grid List/K-grid|K-grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Le Monde de Darwin|Le Monde de Darwin]]
| 73
| 83
| 36
|-
| [[Grid List/NeXtLife|NeXtLife Grid]]
| 15
| 7
| 7
|-
| [[Grid List/Sensation Games|Sensation Games]]
| 1
| 2
| 1
|-
| [[Grid List/SLI-Grid|SLI-Grid]]
| 5
|  
|  
|-
| TGGrid
| 11
| 9
| 13
|-
| [[Grid List/digsynth.com|World of the Free]]
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[Grid List/Speculoos|Speculoos (shut down 27/10/2015)]]
| 30
| 50
| 35
|-
| [[Grid List/virtyou|virtyou]]
| 110
| 1676
| 70
|-
| [[Grid List/4AllGrid|4AllGrid]]
| 68
| 6
| 23
|-

|}

== Other OpenSim-based Environments ==

[[Grid List/Heritage Key|Heritage Key]] - OpenSim-based original 3D environment.

== Office Hour ==

Each week on Tuesday, OSGrid hosts an official Office Hour where the OpenSimulator developers meet and discuss the weeks software development activities. This is a good place to get to know what is going on with OpenSimulator.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Grid
!Region
!Time
|-
|OSGrid
|Wright Plaza
|Tuesday 11:00AM Pacific Time (USA)
|-
|EU-Grid
|EU-Grid Central Hub
|Sat 15:00 to 19:00 MET
|-
|AUGrid / Asia Pacific Office Hours
|Norgan Plaza
|Friday's 11am2pm AEST (GMT/UTC + 10)
|-
|Cyberlandia Grid Italiana
|Cyberlandia, Central Hub
|Mercoledi and Venerdi 22:00 to 23:00 (GMT/UTC + 1)
|-
|WorldSim Terra
|Lusitania Center
|Saturdays 19:00 to 20:00 (GMT/UTC)
|-
|Avatar Hangout - Residents
|Meeting Hall in Avatar Hangout region
|Sundays 1pm to 3pm (InGame Time)
|-
|Avatar Hangout - Estate Owners
|via Estate Owners group in Skype
|Saturday 2pm to 4pm (InGame Time)
|-
|LISAT
| 
|Saturday midnight "UTC" Wednesday 1400(2pm)UTC "Universal.Time.Coordinated"
|-
|[http://virtyou.com/ virtyou MainGrid]
|Waterland01
|Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time CET] (UTC+1), Thursday 20:00 - 21:00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time CET] (UTC+1)
|-
|[http://logicamp.org/ logicamp MainGrid]
|Logicamp
|Friday 11:00 - 12:00 GMT+1
|-
|[http://www.opensimulator-club.de/ Open Neuland / OpenSimulator-Club]
|Neuland
|Tuesday 19:30 - 21:00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time CET] (UTC+1)
|-
|[http://www.griditaliaservice.com// GridItalia Metaverso Italiano]
|GridItalia Orientation
|Dal Lunedi' al Venerdi' 22:00 to 00:00 (GMT/UTC + 1)
|-
|[http://virtualhighway.us Virtual Highway]
|Monthly Resident Meeting
|First Sunday of the Month 1PM PSD
|-
|[http://www.lfgrid.com Littlefield Grid]
|Monthly Grid Status Meeting - Smithville Region - lfgrid.com:8002:smithville
|First Friday of the Month 1:30PM PSD
|-
|[http://www.hypergrid.org Metropolis Metaversum]
|Weekly "Stammtisch" Meeting on Region *CenterWorld*
|Every Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00 (GMT/UTC + 1)
|-
|Sunlight Grid
|Bienvenue
|Monday 9:00AM Pacific Time
|}

== Grid Test Hours ==

Several grids provide valuable testing information for the project, each run a special 'test' hour to test capabilities of the platform. These are run at the same time every week. It may also be a good chance to meet people who can answer questions you may have.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Grid
!Region
!Time
|-
|Apex Grid
|Spaceport 2
|Sat 1800 UTC
|-
|FrancoGrid
|Orion
|Everydays 2100GMT+1
|-
|New World Grid
|Welcome
|Every Tuesday at 2030 UTC
|-
|AUGrid
|Norgan Plaza
|Generally Tuesdays 11am~1pm and/or 2~5pm AEST (GMT/UTC+10) [http://augrid.org/forum/index.php?topic=9.0]
|-
|WorldSim Terra
|Lusitania Center
|Generally Sundays 19:00 to 22.00(GMT/UTC) [http://www.worldsimterra.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=viewtopic&id=223 Next Test Hours]
|-
|VirtualFrance
|versailles
|Generally Mondays and Thursdays 2100GMT+1 [http://www.virtualfrance.0rg.fr]
|-
|Logicamp
|Logicamp
|Generally Mondays 0900 GMT+1 [http://www.logicamp.com]
|-
|AstralGrid
|AstralGrid
|Generally Mondays 21:00 GMT+1 [http://www.virtual.world.ch.vu]
|}

== Standalone sims ==

Standalone sims have "generic" logins being from "Test User" .. "Testz User", with password "test".

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center"
|-
! Name
! Login URI
! Maintainer/Site
|-
| ART
| opensim://art.no-ip.org:9000/
| Meeting Point for CyberArtists & More (mailto:hotelattraction@hotmail.com)
|-
| Ruth (Zion)
| opensim://ruth.petitbe.be:9000/
| Dalien Talbot (dalien on IRC, or via blog - http://daltonic.blogspot.com/)
|-
| CyberSpacia
| opensim://cyberspacia.net:9000/
| Spun Pty Ltd (mailto:the.grid@cyberspacia.net)
|-
| janoz
| opensim://77.250.27.219:9000/
| (mailto:info@janoz.nl)
|-
| Opengrid
| opensim://opengrid.fr:9000/
| Test grid for http://www.opensimulator.fr - 24/7 available
|-
| Phrearch
| opensim://os-networks.net:9000/
| Phrearch: http://os-networks.net
|-
| Timecatcher Haven Lands( Not online 24/7)
| opensim://timecatcher.ath.cx:9000/
| Timecatcher: (mailto:anon26841397@hotmail.co.uk)
|-
| Europeansim (NOW 24/7 ish:-)
| opensim://82.30.71.119:8002/
| Edenrealm Sim(mailto:zoon@edenrealm.co.uk) BritGrid OpenSimulator 0.6.9 (Dev) - 26 regions - Hypergrid? - Avatar creation at: http://www.europeansim.thruhere.net Blog http://www.edenrealm.co.uk/
|-
| OpenSIM.de (24/7)
| opensim://opensim.m34.mx-host.de:9090
| German Standalone-Sim with german (deutsch) speaking Live-Support and OpenSIM-Wiki at http://www.opensim.de
|-
| Viradu Science Fiction World
| opensim://viradu.com:9000
| [[Image:Vban.jpg|180px|thumb|left|Viradu.com Science Fiction Virtual World]]A Science Fiction Themed Virtual World since 1/7/2009, by Michael Blade, Sci-fi Blogger - 12 regions NOTE: Please read Blog for connect instructions ---> http://viradu.com for more info. This world is now open for settlement to those who enjoy science fiction, rules apply. Also see hypergrid 1.5 list. Test User test
|-
| Lokir
| opensim://lokir.org:9000
| A multicultural, multilanguage Bristol based art space and sandbox in the UK. Experimental servers testing new versions towards having hypergrid and megaregion functionality, but stable sim server version is currently 5.4, so quite old. See http://lokir.org/opensim for more info, or use the name and password "Test User test" to log in as a guest.
|-
| SPARTA! (open 24/7)
| opensim://204.12.98.91:9000
| New (as of 2/20/2010) U.S. based sim. Right now this is more for my amusement than anything. Looking for testers or just bored people who have extra time on their hands. Should it become popular I'll consider expanding services. No registration required. Use any name you like. Questions? mailto:davidakaplan@gmail.com. THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!
|-
| [http://www.yoursimspot.com YourSimSpot.Com] 
| YourSimSpot.com:9000
| YourSimSpot is a hosting solution for 3D virtual worlds for business, education, collaboration, and individuals based on the OpenSimulator platform. We specialize in providing the technology needed for these environments.
|-
| Desert of Artlioch          
| [http://universi.servegame.org:9000 http://universi.servegame.org:9000] 
| A Science Fiction Desert world with hypergrid. Currently has no currency and only 2 regions.      
|-
|Realms of Discordia
| [http://irc.sinseer.com:9000 http://irc.sinseer.com:9000] 
|My small testing sim, open 24 hours, feel free to come by, visit, build, whatever. Newly Re-Opened!
|-
| [http://eucomvc.dlinkddns.com:9000/wifi IMAGENHARIAEAD] 
| [http://eucomvc.dlinkddns.com:9000 http://eucomvc.dlinkddns.com:9000] 
|My Test grid, open sometime in the day, feel free to come by, visit, build, whatever. 4 Regions. 1 Sandbox IMAGENHARIAEAD 3 - The Internet as a tool of education. Learning is action. Otherwise it is just information. Moodel/Sloodle/Pivote - 24h Online – http://bitly.com/imagenharia - http://vendasmais.com/moodle
|}

= See Also =

* [[Grid Associations]]
* [[Public Hypergrid Nodes|HyperGrid Nodes]]

[[Category:Grids]]

Grid List

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{{Quicklinks}}

== What is the Grid List? ==

There are hundreds (thousands?) of OpenSimulator-based virtual worlds out there. Many of them are free to use and welcome new users. This grid list is a community-generated list of such worlds. If you would like to experience an OpenSimulator-based virtual world before installing your own, try one of these.

'''IMPORTANT NOTE:''' The OpenSimulator project is not responsible for, nor in any way associated with, any grid listed on this page, nor for any grid's content or activities. Visit at your own risk. Also, there are no guarantees that these worlds are up and running.

== Public grids ==

'''Grid List Policy:''' Please list your grid only if uses OpenSimulator as a component. Do not include advertising language. The entries in the main list should just contain the grid name and the plain numbers as defined by the column headers. '''Please use [[Grid List/Template|this template]] for the subpages to keep the information in a comparable manner.''' Grids are listed in the order of appearance, so please add your entry to the bottom of the list. Anyone found inserting a grid up higher in the list will have their entry moved or removed.

You may want provide a link on your world's website back to the project by using the [[OpenSim Graphics|Powered by OpenSimulator logo]]. Credit is appreciated but not required.

If you own a grid and are interested in joining a grid association see this page: [[Grid Associations]]

Hypergrid Business maintains a list of active grids, updated monthly: [http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/statistics/active-grids/ Active OpenSim grids]

 

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" style="width: 800px; height: 2270px;" class="sortable"
|-
! Grid Name
! # Regions
! Approx # Users
! Unique last 30days
|-
| [[Grid List/OSGrid|OSGrid]]
| 7178
| 64,296
| 3280
|-
| [[Grid List/Francogrid|FrancoGrid]]
| 298
| 5593
| 298
|-
| [[Grid List/3rd Rock Grid|3rd Rock Grid]]
| 394
| 11402
| 454
|-
| [[Grid List/Metropolis|Metropolis Metaversum]]
| 4060
| 7390
| 3013
|-
| [[Grid List/German Grid|German Grid]]
| 107
| 2353
| 385
|-
| [[Grid List/Open-Neuland|OpenSimulator-Club Open Neuland]]
| 216
| 384
| 60
|-
| [[Grid List/Wilder-Westen|OpenSimulator-Club Wilder Westen]]
| 41
| 122
| 36
|-
| [[Grid List/Myopengrid.com|Myopengrid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Your Alternative Life|Your Alternative Life]]
| 47
| 2089
| 1458
|-
| [[Grid List/Openvue|Openvue]]
| 16
| 24
| 64
|-
| [[Grid List/ScienceSim|ScienceSim]]
| 25
| 30
| 15
|-
| [[Grid List/Unica|unica]]
| 16
| 60
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/LISAT|Lost-In-Space-And-Time]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Avination|Avination]]
| 1138
| 25860
| 8727
|-
| [[Grid List/SimValley NL|SimValley NL]]
| 1087
| 364
| 32
|-

|-
| [[Grid List/Your2Live|Your2Live]]
| 3
| 8
| *
|-

| [[Grid List/OPENSIM NL|OPENSIM NL]]
| 9
| 426
| 34
|-
| [[Grid List/VirtualFrance3D|VirtualFrance3D]]
| 16
| 143
| 31
|-
| [[Grid List/Twisted Sky|Twisted Sky]]
| 60
| 290
| 68
|-
| [[Grid List/TertiaryGrid|Tertiary Grid]]
| 41
| 379
| 42
|-
| [[Grid List/Logicamp|Logicamp - Belgian Metaverse]]
| 179
| 3300
| 577
|-
| [[Grid List/Jamgrid|Jamgrid]]
| 15
| 55
| 15
|-
| [[Grid List/JOGrid|Japan Open Grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Tlön|Tlön]]
| 11
| 65
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/PMGrid|PMGrid]]
| 80
| 100
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/Cybergrid|Cybergrid]]
| 1
| 44
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/jokaydiagrid|jokaydiaGRID]]
| 20
| 253
| 75
|-
| [[Grid List/Rezzable Visions|Rezzable Visions]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Craft|Craft]]
| 180
| 900
| 290
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtual RP|Virtual RP]]
| 17
| 714
| 55
|-
| [[Grid List/GerGrid|GerGrid]]
| 98
| 408
| 25
|-
| [[Grid List/AlphaTowne|Alpha Towne]]
| 308
| 1172
| 909
|-
| [[Grid List/Annuna Grid|Annuna Grid]]
| 60
| 60
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/VeeSome|VeeSome]]
| 48
| 106
| 53
|-
| [[Grid List/VirtuaLife|Virtualife]]
| 132
| 1000
| 500
|-
| [[Grid List/REDISIS|redOasis (formerly Redisis)]]
| 130
| 60
| 20
|-
| [[Grid List/PearGrid|PearGrid]]
| 18
| 34
| 8
|-
| [[Grid List/Island Oasis|Island Oasis]]
| 212
| 9107
| 860
|-
| [[Grid List/HAVEN: Your World|HAVEN: Your World]]
| 13
| 11
| 7
|-
| [[Grid List/Flatlandia.cc|Flatlandia.cc]]
| 33
| 177
| 110
|-
| [[Grid List/AnSky|AnSky]]
| 11
| 180
| 6
|-
| [[Grid List/Lisat|ArtGridOnLine]]
| 12
| 48
| 15
|-
| [[Grid List/EU-Grid|EU-Grid]]
| 10
| 350
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/GiantGrid|GiantGrid]]
| 169
| 261
| 157
|-
| [[Grid List/pseudospace|pseudospace]]
| 12
| 46
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Metapocalypse|Metapocalypse Grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/UFSGrid|UFSGrid]]
| 36
| 897
| +/-50
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtual Worlds Grid|Virtual Worlds Grid]]
| 527
| 30
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/3DGrid World|3DGrid World (formerly The SecondLearning Grid)]]
| 4
| 55
| 46
|-
| [[Grid List/slitalia|slitalia]]
| 8
| 36
| 46
|-
| [[Grid List/Sofitek|Sofitek]]
| 8
| 21
| 21
|-
| [[Grid List/AstralGrid|AstralGrid]]
| 70
| 40
| 30
|-
| [[Grid List/MOSES|MOSES: Military Open Simulator Enterprise Strategy]]
| 117
| 227
| 102
|-
| [[Grid List/Dorenas World|Dorenas World]]
| 143
| 448
| 300
|-
| [[Grid List/Enakai|Enakai]]
| 16
| 14
| 34
|-
| [[Grid List/Greeklife|GreekLife]]
| 30
| 50
| 35
|-
| [[Grid List/EverWorlds.com|EverWorlds: Bringing People Together (formerly Destiny Zero)]]
| 17
| 2
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/IcaruSRealmS|=IcaruS= RealmS]]
| 26
|  
| 14
|-
| [[Grid List/lpgrid.com|Lost Paradise]]
| 2847
| 820
| 670
|-
| [[Grid List/Valhalla Virtual|Valhalla Virtual]]
| 9
| 25
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/Cyber Wrld|Cyber Wrld]]
| 5
| 8
| 8
|-
| [[FleepGrid]]
| 11
| 150
|
|-
| [[Grid List/My3dLife|My3dLife]]
| 10
| 20
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/DaseinWorld|DaseinWorld]]
| 16
| 3
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/You3D|You3D]]
| 11
| 6
| 6
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtual Realms Grid|Virtual Realms Grid]]
| 8
| 10
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/Gor Grid|Gor Grid]]
| 8
| 10
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/Pathlandia|Pathlandia]]
| 4
| 1
| 30
|-
| [[Grid List/Austria|Austria]]
| 9
| 6
| 9
|-
| [[Grid List/Psychedelia|Psychedelia]]
| 5
| 7
| 11
|-
| [[Grid List/M001|M001]]
| 2
| 4
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/OpenSim Creations Grid|OpenSim Creations Grid]]
| 15
| 11
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/StarGates Matrix|StarGates Matrix]]
| 5
| 7
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/Zairus Grid|Zairus Grid]]
| 72
| 10
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/HyperGrid Plaza|HyperGrid Plaza]]
| 1
| 100
| 10
|-
| [[Grid List/Ice Grid|Ice Grid]]
| 40
| 32
| 5
|-
| [[Grid List/ART|ART]]
| 3(real)
| ? (real)
| 150(real)
|-
| [[Grid List/Stone Grid|Stone Grid]]
| 3
| 4
| 4
|-
| [[Grid List/LifeStyle3D - ItalianGrid|LifeStyle3D - ItalianGrid]]
| 32
| 350
| 108
|-
| [http://adreans-world.from-fl.com/home/ Adreans-World]
| 147
| 518
| 43
|-
| [[Grid List/AndromedaGrid|Andromeda Grid]]
| 10
| 4
| 0

|-
| [[Grid List/EduGrid|EduGrid]]
| 15
| 2000
| 50
|-
|[http://www.virtualhighway.us Virtual Highway]
| 123
| 780
| 140
|-
|[http://www.jopensim.com jOpenSimWorld]
| 39
| 327
| 39
|-
|[[Grid List/CloneLife|Clone Life]]
| 31
| 6107
| 260
|-
|[http://world.revengeofblood.eu Revenge of Blood World®]
| 41
| 506
| 193
|-
|[[Grid List/Littlefield_Grid|Littlefield Grid]]
| 351
| 2078
| 383
|-
|[[Grid List/Athabasca University|Athabasca University]]
| 16
| 15 (in development stage)
| 15
|-
| [http://www.goreanlifestyle.com/ Gorean Life Style]
|30
|50
|45
|-
| [[Grid List/COSIE Grid|COSIE Grid]]
| 6
| 3
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/H omeland3D|Homeland3D]]
| 40
| 4
| 4
|-
| [http://www.meetinstantly.com/ MeetInstantly]
| 32
| 5
| 5
|-
|[[Grid List/Traduverse|Traduverse]]
| 49
| 27
| 27
|-
| [[Grid List/SkyLifeGrid|SkyLife]]
| 125
| 170
| 49
|-
| [[Grid_List/IgnisFatuus|Ignis Fatuus]]
| 47
| 14
| 72
|-
| [[Grid_List/YrGrid|YrGrid]]
| 63
| 2148
| 1050
|-
| [[Grid List/DigiWorldz|DigiWorldz.com]]
| 1819
| 2021
| 1307
|-
| [[Grid List/gimisaOS|gimisaOS]]
| 10
| 1
| 30
|-
| [[Grid List/www.alifevirtual.com|A Life Virtual]]
| 1000
| 2000
| 1500
|-
| [[Grid List/DSGrid|DSGrid]]
| 17
| 52
| 71
|-
| [[Grid List/Regno di Camlaan|Regno di Camlaan]]
| 8
| 19
| 60
|}
 

This is a list of Grids that been inactive for a few days and or have claimed to be inactive by the owner. 

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" style="width: 724px; height: 2270px;" class="sortable"
|-
! Grid Name
! # Regions
! Approx # Users
! Unique last 30days
|-
| [[Grid List/Uvatar|Uvatar.com]]
|  ???
|  ???
| 0 
|-
| [[Grid List/The New World Grid|The New World Grid]]
| 330
| 5200
| 590
|-
| [[Grid List/Cyberlandia|Cyberlandia]]
| 185
| 1600
| 269
|-
| [[Grid List/Avatar Hangout|Avatar Hangout (with OMC)]]
| 73
| 8,626
| 58
|-
| [[Grid List/DGP Grid|DGP Grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-

|-
| [[Grid List/tescos.org.uk|tescos.org.uk (curency ƒ)]]
| 30
| 20
| 20
|-
| [[Grid List/Role Play Worlds|Role Play Worlds - Your Fantasy, your world]]
| 129
| 2276
| 298
|-
| [[Grid List/Avatrian|Avatrian]]
| 11
| 25
| 150
|-
| [[Grid List/OSBEST|OSBEST]]
| 12
| 8
| 8
|-
| [[Grid List/MCM Realm|MCM Realm]]
| 22
| 73
| 23
|-
| [[Grid List/Oasis Grid|Oasis Grid]]
| 89
| 3068
| 228
|-
| [[Grid List/AtMeeting|AtMeeting Grid]]
| 20
| 30
| 25
|-
| [[Grid List/OpenUtopia|OpenUtopia Grid]]
| 1
| 3
| 3
|-
| [[Grid List/Virtualgames3d|Virtualgames3d]]
| 140
| 1350
| 500
|-
| [[Grid List/Grid4Us|Grid4Us]]
| 22
| 130
| 50
|-
| [[Grid List/K-grid|K-grid]]
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[Grid List/Le Monde de Darwin|Le Monde de Darwin]]
| 73
| 83
| 36
|-
| [[Grid List/NeXtLife|NeXtLife Grid]]
| 15
| 7
| 7
|-
| [[Grid List/Sensation Games|Sensation Games]]
| 1
| 2
| 1
|-
| [[Grid List/SLI-Grid|SLI-Grid]]
| 5
|  
|  
|-
| TGGrid
| 11
| 9
| 13
|-
| [[Grid List/digsynth.com|World of the Free]]
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[Grid List/Speculoos|Speculoos (shut down 27/10/2015)]]
| 30
| 50
| 35
|-
| [[Grid List/virtyou|virtyou]]
| 110
| 1676
| 70
|-
| [[Grid List/4AllGrid|4AllGrid]]
| 68
| 6
| 23
|-

|}

== Other OpenSim-based Environments ==

[[Grid List/Heritage Key|Heritage Key]] - OpenSim-based original 3D environment.

== Office Hour ==

Each week on Tuesday, OSGrid hosts an official Office Hour where the OpenSimulator developers meet and discuss the weeks software development activities. This is a good place to get to know what is going on with OpenSimulator.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Grid
!Region
!Time
|-
|OSGrid
|Wright Plaza
|Tuesday 11:00AM Pacific Time (USA)
|-
|EU-Grid
|EU-Grid Central Hub
|Sat 15:00 to 19:00 MET
|-
|AUGrid / Asia Pacific Office Hours
|Norgan Plaza
|Friday's 11am2pm AEST (GMT/UTC + 10)
|-
|Cyberlandia Grid Italiana
|Cyberlandia, Central Hub
|Mercoledi and Venerdi 22:00 to 23:00 (GMT/UTC + 1)
|-
|WorldSim Terra
|Lusitania Center
|Saturdays 19:00 to 20:00 (GMT/UTC)
|-
|Avatar Hangout - Residents
|Meeting Hall in Avatar Hangout region
|Sundays 1pm to 3pm (InGame Time)
|-
|Avatar Hangout - Estate Owners
|via Estate Owners group in Skype
|Saturday 2pm to 4pm (InGame Time)
|-
|LISAT
| 
|Saturday midnight "UTC" Wednesday 1400(2pm)UTC "Universal.Time.Coordinated"
|-
|[http://virtyou.com/ virtyou MainGrid]
|Waterland01
|Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time CET] (UTC+1), Thursday 20:00 - 21:00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time CET] (UTC+1)
|-
|[http://logicamp.org/ logicamp MainGrid]
|Logicamp
|Friday 11:00 - 12:00 GMT+1
|-
|[http://www.opensimulator-club.de/ Open Neuland / OpenSimulator-Club]
|Neuland
|Tuesday 19:30 - 21:00 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time CET] (UTC+1)
|-
|[http://www.griditaliaservice.com// GridItalia Metaverso Italiano]
|GridItalia Orientation
|Dal Lunedi' al Venerdi' 22:00 to 00:00 (GMT/UTC + 1)
|-
|[http://virtualhighway.us Virtual Highway]
|Monthly Resident Meeting
|First Sunday of the Month 1PM PSD
|-
|[http://www.lfgrid.com Littlefield Grid]
|Monthly Grid Status Meeting - Smithville Region - lfgrid.com:8002:smithville
|First Friday of the Month 1:30PM PSD
|-
|[http://www.hypergrid.org Metropolis Metaversum]
|Weekly "Stammtisch" Meeting on Region *CenterWorld*
|Every Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00 (GMT/UTC + 1)
|-
|Sunlight Grid
|Bienvenue
|Monday 9:00AM Pacific Time
|}

== Grid Test Hours ==

Several grids provide valuable testing information for the project, each run a special 'test' hour to test capabilities of the platform. These are run at the same time every week. It may also be a good chance to meet people who can answer questions you may have.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Grid
!Region
!Time
|-
|Apex Grid
|Spaceport 2
|Sat 1800 UTC
|-
|FrancoGrid
|Orion
|Everydays 2100GMT+1
|-
|New World Grid
|Welcome
|Every Tuesday at 2030 UTC
|-
|AUGrid
|Norgan Plaza
|Generally Tuesdays 11am~1pm and/or 2~5pm AEST (GMT/UTC+10) [http://augrid.org/forum/index.php?topic=9.0]
|-
|WorldSim Terra
|Lusitania Center
|Generally Sundays 19:00 to 22.00(GMT/UTC) [http://www.worldsimterra.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=viewtopic&id=223 Next Test Hours]
|-
|VirtualFrance
|versailles
|Generally Mondays and Thursdays 2100GMT+1 [http://www.virtualfrance.0rg.fr]
|-
|Logicamp
|Logicamp
|Generally Mondays 0900 GMT+1 [http://www.logicamp.com]
|-
|AstralGrid
|AstralGrid
|Generally Mondays 21:00 GMT+1 [http://www.virtual.world.ch.vu]
|}

== Standalone sims ==

Standalone sims have "generic" logins being from "Test User" .. "Testz User", with password "test".

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center"
|-
! Name
! Login URI
! Maintainer/Site
|-
| ART
| opensim://art.no-ip.org:9000/
| Meeting Point for CyberArtists & More (mailto:hotelattraction@hotmail.com)
|-
| Ruth (Zion)
| opensim://ruth.petitbe.be:9000/
| Dalien Talbot (dalien on IRC, or via blog - http://daltonic.blogspot.com/)
|-
| CyberSpacia
| opensim://cyberspacia.net:9000/
| Spun Pty Ltd (mailto:the.grid@cyberspacia.net)
|-
| janoz
| opensim://77.250.27.219:9000/
| (mailto:info@janoz.nl)
|-
| Opengrid
| opensim://opengrid.fr:9000/
| Test grid for http://www.opensimulator.fr - 24/7 available
|-
| Phrearch
| opensim://os-networks.net:9000/
| Phrearch: http://os-networks.net
|-
| Timecatcher Haven Lands( Not online 24/7)
| opensim://timecatcher.ath.cx:9000/
| Timecatcher: (mailto:anon26841397@hotmail.co.uk)
|-
| Europeansim (NOW 24/7 ish:-)
| opensim://82.30.71.119:8002/
| Edenrealm Sim(mailto:zoon@edenrealm.co.uk) BritGrid OpenSimulator 0.6.9 (Dev) - 26 regions - Hypergrid? - Avatar creation at: http://www.europeansim.thruhere.net Blog http://www.edenrealm.co.uk/
|-
| OpenSIM.de (24/7)
| opensim://opensim.m34.mx-host.de:9090
| German Standalone-Sim with german (deutsch) speaking Live-Support and OpenSIM-Wiki at http://www.opensim.de
|-
| Viradu Science Fiction World
| opensim://viradu.com:9000
| [[Image:Vban.jpg|180px|thumb|left|Viradu.com Science Fiction Virtual World]]A Science Fiction Themed Virtual World since 1/7/2009, by Michael Blade, Sci-fi Blogger - 12 regions NOTE: Please read Blog for connect instructions ---> http://viradu.com for more info. This world is now open for settlement to those who enjoy science fiction, rules apply. Also see hypergrid 1.5 list. Test User test
|-
| Lokir
| opensim://lokir.org:9000
| A multicultural, multilanguage Bristol based art space and sandbox in the UK. Experimental servers testing new versions towards having hypergrid and megaregion functionality, but stable sim server version is currently 5.4, so quite old. See http://lokir.org/opensim for more info, or use the name and password "Test User test" to log in as a guest.
|-
| SPARTA! (open 24/7)
| opensim://204.12.98.91:9000
| New (as of 2/20/2010) U.S. based sim. Right now this is more for my amusement than anything. Looking for testers or just bored people who have extra time on their hands. Should it become popular I'll consider expanding services. No registration required. Use any name you like. Questions? mailto:davidakaplan@gmail.com. THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!
|-
| [http://www.yoursimspot.com YourSimSpot.Com] 
| YourSimSpot.com:9000
| YourSimSpot is a hosting solution for 3D virtual worlds for business, education, collaboration, and individuals based on the OpenSimulator platform. We specialize in providing the technology needed for these environments.
|-
| Desert of Artlioch          
| [http://universi.servegame.org:9000 http://universi.servegame.org:9000] 
| A Science Fiction Desert world with hypergrid. Currently has no currency and only 2 regions.      
|-
|Realms of Discordia
| [http://irc.sinseer.com:9000 http://irc.sinseer.com:9000] 
|My small testing sim, open 24 hours, feel free to come by, visit, build, whatever. Newly Re-Opened!
|-
| [http://eucomvc.dlinkddns.com:9000/wifi IMAGENHARIAEAD] 
| [http://eucomvc.dlinkddns.com:9000 http://eucomvc.dlinkddns.com:9000] 
|My Test grid, open sometime in the day, feel free to come by, visit, build, whatever. 4 Regions. 1 Sandbox IMAGENHARIAEAD 3 - The Internet as a tool of education. Learning is action. Otherwise it is just information. Moodel/Sloodle/Pivote - 24h Online – http://bitly.com/imagenharia - http://vendasmais.com/moodle
|}

= See Also =

* [[Grid Associations]]
* [[Public Hypergrid Nodes|HyperGrid Nodes]]

[[Category:Grids]]

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[[Technical Reference | Technical Reference]] -> [[Technical Reference/terms | Terms]] -> [[OAR_Format | OAR Format]] -> [[OpenSim_Archives | How do I use the OAR Function?]]

=How do I use the OpenSim Archive Function?=

==Introduction==

The OpenSim Archive (OAR) function has existed since OpenSim 0.5.9. Basically, it does a similar job to load-xml2/save-xml2 in that it saves prims so that they can be later reloaded. However, OpenSim archives (OAR) go a step further in that they can save all the necessary asset data so that you may fully restore the terrain, the textures of objects and their inventories when loaded onto a completely different system using a different asset database.

== Usage ==

From the region console, one can type

save oar [<filename>]

to save an OpenSim archive. If no filename is given, then the name region.oar is used in the current directory

'''EXAMPLES:'''
save oar
save oar my.oar
save oar c:/mybackups/filename.oar
save oar oars/11nov.oar

To load an archive, type

load oar [--merge] [<location>]

at the console. The location can be a filesystem path (as for "save oar") or an HTTP address to load an oar directly over the web. If no location is given, then the server looks for a file called region.oar in the current directory.

'''EXAMPLES:'''
load oar
load oar my.oar
load oar --merge oars/3rd-party.oar
load oar http://path.to/oarfile.oar

By default, loading an archive will delete all the existing objects in the regions and replace them with the archive contents. It's like being in the Matrix (when they swap environments), except much slower (all the scene objects are slowly deleted before the new environment is loaded :-)

If the --merge option is specified, then the oar will be merged with the existing region objects rather than replace them. The existing terrain, region settings and parcels will be left in place.

When an archive is loaded, owners will be restored if the relevant uuids can be found in the OpenSim installation's user database. Otherwise, prim ownership will default to the master avatar for the region.

I recommend that you use filenames with the extension '''.oar'''. The filename extension of the download links on this page is '''.tar.gz''' which illustrates that the '''.oar''' format is actually a zipped tar file.

==Example OARs==

[http://www.secondlifelab.it/downloads/cyberlandia.tar.gz cyberlandia.tar.gz] - cyberlandia landscape designed by the architect Simone Riccardi aka turboy. Contemporary architecture surrounded with a natural/synthetic context [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8905571@N05/3182585775/ image_1] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8905571@N05/3171070049/ image_2] (work under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ Creative Commons by attribution]).

===OAR file from "Lusitania Tester" for all===
[http://www.worldsimterra.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163&Itemid=100263 OAR-File.tar.gz]- Every week (on Sunday after 21:00 UTC) a OAR file from "Lusitania Tester" of WorldSimTerra-Grid is available for use of building and rezz of different avatars. All the avatars of all the grids are invited to place their free buildings and rezz to share with the OpenSim community. To get the OAR file, the member of the OpenSim community will make the registration on the site, after logging in, the downloads are available on the "Avatar Toolbox" tab (this tab is only available after you login to the site)

===OpenVCE 3D Assets OAR===

The [http://openvce.net OpenVCE.net] virtual worlds assets described at http://openvce.net/vwassets provided by Clever Zebra and the OpenVCE.net team at AIAI in the University of Edinburgh are available as an OAR (Opensim Archive) file.

http://openvce.net/resources/downloads/

Get file "opensim-openvce.oar" from there (right click on the file in the above directory in your browser, and select download is the easiest way to obtain the materials). A "full" set of the buildings with a large 400 seat amphitheatre intended to be placed on the corner of 4 sims is also available via "opensim-openvce-full.oar". Images of the buildings in place in Opensim are at:
[http://openvce.net/resources/downloads/opensim-openvce-1.jpg Image 1],
[http://openvce.net/resources/downloads/opensim-openvce-2.jpg Image 2]

===Others===
Please feel free to place links to other environments here, though unfortunately you'll have to host them on some other site.

Do not forget to also check out this page [http://www.opensimworlds.com/index.php?part=worlds http://www.opensimworlds.com/index.php?part=worlds]

==Further Information==

* [http://justincc.org/blog/category/oars/ http://justincc.org/blog/category/oars/] - various OAR related articles from justincc, including background information and possible future development.

==Use cases==

Possible current uses are

1. To migrate data from an SQLite region database to one based on MySQL

2. To distribute entire regions to other people.

==Current limitations==

* Performance is not very good, especially with large archives. This will be addressed in the future

==File Formats==

[[OAR Format|OAR File Formats]]

==FAQ==

1. What is this .tar.gz format you are using for the internal OAR format? Why not zip?

.tar.gz is a standard unix way of zipping up files into a single larger compressed file for distribution. Windows users should be able to open these files using freeware programs such as [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-zip].

I'm using .tar.gz because all the zip (and tar) libraries for .net are licensed either under the GPL (with exception) or under the MSPL. Unfortunately, not all members of the OpenSim development team are comfortable with the MSPL, so these libaries are not currently an option. It is also significantly easier to write code to create and read tar archives than zip archives.

Also, if you're only ever loading and saving oars (rather than pulling them apart and putting them back together), then you don't need to worry about the internal format at all :)

2. Can you load and save multiple regions to an archive?

Not yet.

3. Can you load and save parts of a region to an archive?

Not yet.

==Bugs==

* Due to a possible bug in the Mono 1.2.4 libraries, this feature may cause a debug dump when used (the problem appears to be in writing out a compressed stream). Mono 1.2.6 is okay. Since Mono 1.2.4 is fairly old now, this bug will not be addressed.

==Current Status==

Operational. Bug reports are appreciated [[User:Justincc|Justincc]] 14:53, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Though we will strive to maintain compatibilty for old archives with newer OpenSimulator versions, please don't rely on these archives as the only backup for regions.

= See Also =

* [[Status|Main Status Page]]
* [[Technical_Reference|Technical Reference Page]]
* [[OAR_Format| What is OAR Format?]]
* [[OpenSim_Archives|How to use OpenSim Archives (OAR)]]
* [[OAR Format 0.1 | OAR Format 0.1]]
* [[OAR Format 0.2 | OAR Format 0.2]]
* [http://www.rexxed.com/category/sim/ Free oar files from rexxed.com]

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