Explaining the new complexity rating system for my products.

To better help my customers make informed choices and find it easier to identify the products that they need, I am introducing a new rating system to my listings on Kitely when I roll out my revamped store in the next week(s). 

While I will also endeavour to list the total polycount of each model in a set, some of my sets have several dozen models. In these cases, a range will be given showing the highest and lowest polycounts. 

But also alongside this each product will have a simple rating - Light, Medium and Heavy.

Light - These are the tier of products I offer with the lowest polycounts and using mostly seamless textures. They are great for any purpose, but really shine when you are wanting to build or fill out a large area at the lowest performance cost possible.

Medium - This tier will feature products with slightly higher polygon counts and feature more baked textures. These items can be used fairly extensively in small areas (up to a 3x3 region), but it is not recommended you try to fill several regions exclusively with this level of content. Very often, they will also be designed to refer back to and work alongside Light products as an optional extra level of detail or as a standalone set. 

Heavy - 99% of my content will fall into the previous two categories. However from time to time I reserve the possibility of releasing something crazy. These objects will be fine and fun as a novelty but intended for very limited use and on their own unless clearly stated otherwise. 

.......Hopefully this will all make more sense when my store is back open =D

Obviously, if you are building in a 64x64 region or something nuts, your going to get lag no matter what you do unless you understand what you are doing and take steps to break up your content into manageable "chunks". 

The bottlenecks are the same as ever - 

*Your graphics card

*Your internet connection

*The clunky way SL/OS handles several things relating to LOD, lighting/shadows, textures and off screen geometry culling. 

*The quality of the content you use and your understanding of how to use it. 

Gosh.....

 Has it really been 6 years since I wrote anything here? Wow, time flies. 

Anyone on Kitely grid will already know I have been away for quite a while. My life was upended around about 2018, I returned around 2020 to find Opensim 0.9 had broken a lot of content thanks to the borked implementation of the new physics engine, and I did not have the mental bandwidth at the time to deal with the fallout of all that. 

Thankfully I am in a slightly more stable position now and decided it was high time to do a full reset of my store. Many products will be updated and given as free updates, but a lot of stuff will be retired or replaced entirely. 

I will get to everything in time, but right now my focus is on landscaping, as I also have to rebuild my inworld store. More updates will follow shortly, my emphasis has been on making my landscaping products a lot easier to work with while also being more efficient than previous iterations. 

I will be posting full guides on how to use each set via this blog, as well as other tips and tricks

Worlds End moves to Export Only on Kitely

A few days ago I announced that Worlds End would move to selling only Export goods. This means items which can be taken with you when using hypergrid to move between grids.

In conjunction with this move, I have also drastically reduced my prices. In some cases up to 50%!

You can read more about why I made this decision on the Worlds End thriead in the Kitely forums or in Maria Korolov's excellent Hypergrid Business article here

I now firmly believe that every one of my listings represents not only some of the best quality you will find on the hypergrid, but also the best value. 

Many of my sets come in various colour variations or with extra textures included. I go to great pains to provide thematically consistent sets often containing dozens and sometimes hundreds of objects!

I also recently released the first of hopefully many Sim Surrounds. Now you can easily create a panorama in seconds. Its one of the most transformative things you can do for your sim and you will be amazed by the change in atmosphere these products can provide.

Reflections on The Kitely Merchant Fair 2015

Well that was fun :)

So the first Kitey Merchant Fair wrapped up last week and I am pleased to say that from the feedback I have received it was a resounding success!

Everyone involved had a great time bringing the project together and I am really thrilled to have been able to meet so many of my fellow creator/merchants and working together was a real pleasure. Thank you to everyone who contributed. This was a real community effort.

It was also amazing to watch the project go from this.....

Original by Zuza Ritt

to this.........

and one of my personal higlights occured before the fair even opened, when the Hypergrid Safari folks dropped in and stress tested both the sim and my ability to type quickly in coherent sentences.

Original by Zuza Ritt

Zuza Ritt also created a terrific video of some of the most beautiful parts of the fair that is well worth a watch.

Every visitor I spoke to had a highlight to tell me about or a general complement. I cant speak to the financial impact of the Fair, as I have not spoken to every merchant. The few I did speak to on the subject related some good sales. But that was not really the point anyway. The point was to create something beautiful, fun, collaborative and interesting for the whole Opensim community to enjoy as they wanted and I am sure in that regard we succeeded.

Heres to 2016!

A (late) 2014 review and 2015.......

Well, 2014 was sure an interesting year. My first year of serious business on the Kitely Market and it was a very positive start. Though I have been releasing in dribs and drabs in SL, Kitely is really where I have put much of my energy in 2014 and it did pay off.

I learned recently that besides being among the top grossing merchants, I am the top rated Kitely Merchant if you count "total review stars".

Some of my top products from last year.

Weeping Willows

What my customers said:
" You need to see these trees inworld to appreciate how good they are"
"Im a fan of these willows. Wonderful Workmanship"
"Gorgeous - They really make areas around water stand out"

Country Road

What my customers said:

"These items are absolutely gorgeous. The pictures cant really show the detail. You really have to visit the in-world location".
"Easy to use and flexible. Re-texturing to match worlds terrain is a breeze."
"This is a great road set. Lots of options and the ability to use your own textures makes it possible to blend it in with your terrain perfectly."

Craggy Cliffs

What my customers said:

"The cliffs (have) such amazing detail for a virtual world. Its just incredible! Thank you!"
"The original kit was to Ozwells usual high standart but with the 2015 update, well....These cliff pieces are majestic, beautiful, some of the best work I have seen."

Summer Shrubs - Scuse the typo in the image which I just noticed lol.

What my customers said:
"Oz hits another ball outta the park! I like very much!"
"They just add that perfect level of detail that I was wanting."

Tudor Wall Set

What my customers said:
"Wonderful kit for creating tudor style buildings. Great Value."
"A really useful, versatile set."

Thank you for all your wonderful reviews. They really do help and mean a lot. If you own a worlds end product and didnt review it yet, please do!

Looking on to 2015, I will be moving away from the landscaping side of things to focus more on Buildings and Structures and Roleplay materials and props. Lots of plans in the works. Stay tuned for news on an upcoming Castle complete with modular ramparts, plus a Medieval Marketplace stacked to the gills with goods and produce!

Heres to a great 2015!

Oz

Why opening a store in Kitely makes more sense now than ever before!

Its probably no secret by now that I am a bit of a Kitely fanboy.

At the recent OSCC2014 (OpenSim Community Conference, for the uninitiated) Ilan Tochner, CEO of Kitely laid out his case for the Kitely Hypergrid Market 1 year on from its opening. Besides this presentation containing a quote from a rather hansome, rooty looking green fellow, it also made some fantastic points that I think it is valuable to distill somewhere for reference.

You can see the full presentation here:

Ilan Tochner - Kitely Hypergrid Market - one year later....

My main take-away points:

1. Growth on all fronts - Listings, sales and interest are all on the increase. 3000+ unique items, 6000+ variations, serving 49 of the 204 "known" grids. Its pretty impressive.

As Ilan noted in his presentation, my sales have eclipsed my SL takings twice now once in May and more recently, last month. Obviously, not every month is that strong, and in the long run, my main income still comes from SL. But I have made close to 2500USD in my first year, and that's not counting takings in KC, which I use to pay my featured item fees, membership and land fees, and sales are not slowing down. They are growing. Slowly. But steadily. Which brings us to.....

2. Export = Win! - My export sales account for over 50% of my trade in OS, and contrary to what may be expected by most, I have plenty of repeat sales. In fact, some of my "older" items are still my strongest sellers. It has always been my opinion that DRM is not beneficial for sellers or consumers, and it feels good to be vindicated somewhat in this regard by the facts. I also have many repeat customers, and new ones turning up weekly.

3. Kitely and High Fidelity - I am very excited by this. Kitely market can and will deliver to HiFi and possibly many other virtual platforms as they come online. Anyone thinking that a store in Opensim means taking a step backward should think again. Kitely Market is poised and ready to take advantage of new virtual worlds and potential markets in a way that nobody else out there is.

New Mesh Rivers with Materials and Medieval Houses!

Rather proud of this first one. Realistic river meshes with materials. The materials give the water a realistic quality, even when animated. 10 Meshes are included covering various straights, corners and rapids.

Also now available in Kitely - A wide range of residential medieval buildings. These are a forerunner of some more complex builds covering Churches, Taverns, Shops and Crafts, etc right the way up to full fortifications and castles. All will be made available C/M and Export for Hypergrid customers!

Dont forget to check out my thread on the Kitely forums for details of the multiple freebies I am currently giving away at my In-World Showroom.

Kitely Forums
Worlds End - Kitely Store

Time flies!

Wow, just realized it has been a few months since I updated this blog. Far from being idle over the summer, besides changing the look of my store a little, there are now many more products on offer at Worlds End both in SL and Kitely.

Grassy Groundcovers, house builders packs, 4 season trees, scripted lanterns and much more! Why not head over yourself and check out all the new goodies!?

Worlds End - Kitely Hypergrid Market

Worlds End - Second Life Marketplace

For hypergrid customers, as per usual all Kitely releases come as C/M or Export.

Much more to come over the next few months!

Future-Proof products at Worlds End!

There is a lot of noise going round lately about new virtual worlds and platforms coming into view on the horizon. Ultimately I hope to be able to bring you newer, better and more advanced products on these new upcoming platforms, but I can understand people (SL folks especially) worrying about their existing inventory. I thought it might be a good idea to take a moment to assure my customers that ALL Worlds End products are 100% guaranteed for future use on newer platforms as they become available.

This means different things depending on what kind of purchase you made.

For Second Life users - Your purchases will be transferred like for like to the new virtual world from Linden Labs, but NOT High Fidelity. This service is provided upon request and not automatic. Transfer to alts is NOT permitted unless explicitly authorized.

Kitely/Opensim Export customers - You have the right to upload your purchases to any new grid you choose under the original perms supplied. I do also allow people to transfer purchases to alts, but you should notify me with the names of the alts you plan to use beforehand.

So, in short you can continue to shop at Worlds End safe in the knowledge that all your purchases can go wherever you do!

More HD Trees now on sale!

I just posted the final entries in my "HD Trees - Deciduous Woodlands" series. All my HD trees have been designed with the purpose of eradicating as far as possible the "flat panel" effect suffered by many plants in SL and OS formats. They look great from all angles and in any windlight setting. Moreover, they are just 1 prim each! All trees come with Summer and Autumn foliage variants.

Available C/M for Kitely-only use or Export to any hypergrid enanbled grid!

These trees are opensim exclusives. Not available in SL! Don't settle for out-dated multi-prim products and enjoy the most realistic and beautiful trees in the metaverse!

All summer variations are currently on display in my world "The Township of Llanfarian" Check them out at my store now!

Discounted landscaping super-fat-packs for builders and grid owners coming soon!

Worlds End: Now delivering all over the metaverse thanks to Kitely!

A big development in the last few days!

Kitelys hypergrid market is now delivering to any grid that signs up to the marketplace program. This means that 99% of my inventory is now available to customers metaverse wide!

Presently the only item not available for export is the Medieval Tudor Wall Set. This is because I sell this set on behalf of Zelest Fall of Zelection in Second Life. it is her wish that this item and any items build with it remain within the Kitely grid. My apologies to my customers for this but there is nothing I can do about it. If you wish to use that set on your grid, I would suggest contacting her directly and politely asking to come to a deal. Shes very approachable.

Here is a selection of my export products. Many more available at my store!

Worlds End Landscaping & Roleplay - Kitely

If you would like to see my work first-hand, why not stop by my *still under construction* role play sim.

The Township of Llanfarian

Weeping Willows

Cave Kit Mega Pack

Terrain Rocks + 4 Rock Textures

Shrub Pack - 6 Shrubs with 6 Texture Variations

Large Cliff Set

Country Road Set

Snow Drift Set

Welcome to the World's End Virtual Store blog!

Hello and Welcome to the official World's End Landscaping and Roleplay blog. Here you will find all my new releases, thoughts and the occasional wall-of-text rant.

World's End is currently operating in both Second Life and Kitely. Due to the many recent changes I have scaled back operations in SL to a minimum and currently I am focusing on completing Kitelys first medieval themed residential sim. But more on that some other time.....I have been told I need to give you reasons to come back ;)

For those unfamiliar with my store, I already have a wide selection of landscaping items, modular kits and various other items already available at the Second Life Marketplace and the Kitely Hypergrid Marketplace.

Second Life Store

Kitely Store


I will be blogging regularly as my project expands and/or I release new items. Here is a small selection of whats on offer right now!