SL Newbie Posts

Joining Second Life is a two-step process. You’ll need: a (free) Second Life account (Step one) a (free) viewer (program/app) for Second Life (Step two) a relatively powerful laptop or computer. (Got it?) All Second Life viewers are free to download and use, so try and test freely. Firestorm Viewer (for gaming laptops – recommended…

Hi there, welcome to Second Life and [SEBASTYNE] Hatchlings! This is a quick newbie orientation guide as to what is possible on Second Life, not so much HOW TO DO everything on Second Life, as there is SO MUCH TO LEARN. You will have to pick and choose what interests you. What do we do?…

You will quickly learn to teleport between places, but you might find the different types of teleporter systems a bit confusing. Some require you to touch them and choose a destination before you sit on them, some require a whole network to be called as the quantum portal calls the receiving portal — all for…

I remember walking through the Orientation Island on Second Life (back when it was still there) and sort of breezing through this part, thinking it’s not that important. About a year later, I figured it out elsewhere… You should have heard me swear at myself!  This is one of the EASIEST things and one of…

Oh, my bugbear about Second Life! Honestly, how tall you’re supposed to be is very much a matter of opinion outside [SEBASTYNE] locations, but let me clue you in on the reasons why SL avis are of all possible shapes and sizes seemingly fitting into 5 different realities just by size alone; all calling themselves…

(Edited on: Jul 29, 2025 to include 2025 starter avi pack benefits. Publish date backdated to order Newbie posts.) On Second Life, your avatar is a representation of who you are. It should reflect something about you, tell a bit. On your first days in, you might not want to pay for it, not knowing…

Creating and shopping for other people’s talent is the one thing most of us love on Second Life. While you don’t HAVE TO appreciate other people’s good work in the form of Linden Dollars, I personally have never been happier squandering money on what I really don’t need. The pleasure to $$ ratio is absolutely…

So if you’ve just joined Second Life, there’s no need to rush into buying stuff – in fact, it’s likely you’ll buy a lot of incompatible parts that you’ll just wind up throwing away in the end. You may not even be sure if you want to stay to learn how to put together a…

Second Life is a complex place with a complex vocabulary. Knowing some of the most used words will give you a good start in figuring out how everything works. Some of this is pretty easy to pick up, but there are some advanced terms on the list: SIMulator = 3D website, effectively (more below) TOUCH…