New release, Sept 20, and update on gift cards

Hi Folks!

Thanks for your patience over the past couple of weeks in regards to the vendors.

Switching to the new vendor system was less painful than expected, but I’m still ironing out some final details.  All vendors should be operational though.  Gift certificates for the new system are now available – as a reminder, any old gift certificates sold prior to September 2010 are now invalid. If you’d like to redeem them, you’ll need to IM me (Aki Shichiroji) and drop the gift card on me in-world so that I can give you an equivalent (and valid) one.  Please note – from now on, all gift certificates are valid for 365 days from first point of use. These cards will not be renewed or extended beyond this length of time.

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As promised, a new item is now available; This post’s update is Bristlecone Pine #2 – it’s a great compliment to the original Bristlecone Pine and will lend itself well to a boreal forest environment.  It comes green, frosted or snowy, in sizes small, medium and large. Texture change editions are also included.

Of note: recent announcements regarding the impending mesh beta have likely reached your eyes recently. I’m really looking forward to being able to provide new and more efficient products. Despite argument from a few parties otherwise, mesh promises to really be a game-changer as far as content is concerned. I think we can all look forward to new and interesting things in all sectors.

I’ll be mostly away this week due to some work commitments, but hope to sit down and work on new stuff soon.  If there’s something in particular you think might be neat to see at Organica, shoot me an IM or notecard and let me know – now’s a great time.

Playing catchup on releases since December

I’ve been a bad blogger and not kept this update blog as up to date as i’d prefer.

December and January were both busy months. On top of the flower and spruce tree releases, there was the Openspace/Homestead debacle, which really put me in the situation where I was really getting tired of being asked to pay more for a smaller resource.  That’s what the Homestead issue was about, after all. Punishing everyone for the sins of a few, driving up costs and restricting usable assets.  The whole problem was really poorly handled and were it not for a friend who himself was removing his presence from SL, I would not have gone ahead with  the huge jump and invested in his last remaining full region.

A Winter party was held mid December, and about a week to week and a half afterward, Sylvan was torn down in prep for the move to the new sim, which was renamed to Sylvan and transferred to my possession at the beginning of January.

Since then, it’s been a slow rebuild. I decided to redesign Sylvan entirely – Organica now rests about 900m in the air, I’ve added a build for Kitheres, which is home to my skin and avatar products, and everything at ground level is non-commercial.  There will be a small live music venue that might see use if i have the time.  There’s also a quiet sandbox in the southwest quadrant for folk to make use of if they wish.    The rest of the sim has been seeing lots of terraforming and landscaping, and is basically my testing ground for new product.

With that said, here are the releases that have been put out since my last update:

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Bald Cypress trees are now available in three sizes – two megaprim sizes and one normal. Each tree is 3 prims and uses ratioed/oblong sculpts.  To view, you will need Second Life viewer 1.21 or better.

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Japanese Maples are also now available, in two deep shades, perfect for your garden.  Each tree is 3 prims and uses ratioed/oblong sculpts.  To view, you will need Second Life viewer 1.21 or better.

Please do pop over and have a look!

The new Organica can be found here:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sylvan/188/85/914

More products are on their way, probably within the week.  Sit tight and keep an eye on this blog, or join the subscribomatic for inworld updates, located just next to the Organica sign at the main store.

Wildflowers, grass and spruce trees released.

Brighten up your land with Organica’s wide selection of wildflowers!

– 8 varieties of plants available so far.
– 4 shapes to fit most terrain situations
– Low Prim, ratioed sculpts.
– mod, copy, no transfer.
– requires SL 1.21 or better for proper viewing.
– L$200 per variety, L$1000 for fatpack of all 8.

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Let a little evergreen in to your forest!

Organica is pleased to present these evergreen spruce trees for your enjoyment.

– includes evergreen, frosted, and snowy editions.
– 3 prims, ratioed sculpts.
– mod, copy, no transfer.
– requires SL 1.21 or better for proper viewing.
– L$750 for pack of all three.

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Low Prim Grass for your landscaping needs!

– Includes 5 different types of grass
– 4 different shapes to fit most terrain
– Low Prim, ratioed sculpts.
– mod, copy, no transfer.
– requires SL 1.21 or better for proper viewing.
– L$500 for full pack. Limited time L$250 rebate offered if you previously purchased ‘Low Prim Grass’ from Organica (IM Aki Shichiroji for more details).

Come see all of these products (and more) on display at Organica’s main store in Sylvan:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sylvan/178/100/51