Showing posts with label Caledon Prime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caledon Prime. Show all posts

Sunday, September 8, 2013

The Games Caledonians Play

It's been much too long since I've chronicled here.  Since mulling over adding some attractions to Caledon Sound, I was curious as to the subject--what games do Caledonians play?  I set out to find some locations with regular or ongoing activities.

The first location I visited is high over Caledon Prime.  Every Friday night, Duke AV Parabola and crew host Primtionary, a game where players build "clues" to the titles of books, movies, events, etc.  (Think charades but with prims instead of gestures.)

Primtionary over Caledon Prime


For those who like exploring and shop style hunts, they can fly a few sims south of Caledon Prime to find the Caledon Quest in Caledon Oxbridge University.  Questers start off in the Hall of Caledon on the Oxbridge campus, but quickly find themselves following clues to locations all over the nation, ending up in the skies over Middlesea dodging air kraken.

Caledon Quest Starting Area at the Hall of Caledon


Not far from the Oxbridge campus, in Oxbridge Village, the Oxbridge Fencing Club caters to those who want to hone their swashbuckling skills.  Using the En Garde gaming system, mentors and champions help beginners learn the finer skills of the game while working their way up the ranks in the En Garde system.  The Club also has an in-world group to arrange tourneys and team activities.

Inside the Oxbridge Fencing Club


You'll need firepower more than sword skills in the skies below Middlesea's Iron Cloud.  Kraken hunting has become infamous in the sim.  Kill enough kraken and your name will appear on the leader board in the Iron Cloud lobby.  (The sim has avatar flight turned off, so vehicle flight is required--may want to bring a partner to navigate the skies while you blast a few tentacled critters from the aethers.)

Kraken Lurking below the Iron Cloud Airbase
(photo taken by Wrath Constantine)


Finally, for those who prefer a more leisurely pursuit, full of pets and prizes, there are multiple locations in Caledon that offer 7Seas Fishing.  To catch best fish and custom prizes, you'll need a pro rod and bait--these are usually available at vendors at the fishing sites.  I have fishing set up in both Caledon Sound and Caledon Speirling at Tempest's Point.  Kitiwickshire Fishing Supply is also listed on the 7Seas website as having customs (in this case, a Jaeger Duck!), but there are many unlisted locations--just wander around and you'll probably find some fishing holes. 


Aev's Gone Fishing...as a tiny
A Wee Pink Jaguar Fishes from the Tempest's Point Dock.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Back to the Beginning: Revisiting Caledon Prime

To kick off this blog, I figured I'd take a short tour around the sim that started it all in Caledon, the sim "locals" call Prime.  Who would have thought that when Desmond opened Caledon with this one sim back in 2006 that it would grow to a size of fifty sims at its largest?

I have to start any visit to Prime at my "pet project," Aether Education and Travel Bureau.  Having done tours in Second Life and beyond for nearly 4 years, I've amassed a lot of tour cards (understatement)--Aether is where they're housed in-world, along with pictures of the locations. There's also a Caledon Air Transit (CAT) terminal just behind the building which is nice for those wanting to tour the nation by air.

Funny story about this location--when I first arrived in Caledon, I saw an open meter right behind the Caledon Welcome Center and I paid it, excitedly shooting off a notecard to a Desmond Shang, letting him know how excited I was to be a new resident.  Well, the open meter was a mistake, but Des managed to put me in touch with a few people and I settled under the floating mountain in Morgaine.  It took about two years and multiple tenants, but eventually I finally got that first parcel I noticed in Caledon, the one in Prime nestled right behind the Caledon Welcome Center. :)




Right across the way from Aether stands the Prime location of retailer lassitude & ennui.  L & E is a long time fixture in Caledon--the first time I came across them was in their old Mayfair location (circa 2008).  They specialize in Victorian Steampunk fashions and are worth a looksee (visitors can pick up a free box of shoes!).




To the south, visitors will find Fable Gardens and the entrance to the Caledon Primtionary stage.  The area on the ground is nice and relaxed, looking out over the sea under Steam SkyCity, but on Friday nights at 6pm slt, the place comes alive with the weekly Primtionary games, hosted by AV Parabola.




Further down the southern edge of the sim is Ordinal Enterprises.  Ordinal Malaprop is one of the founding members of Caledon and, any Caledonian worth their salt must have at least one of her firearms (usually several)--it's like a right of passage.




Right across from Ordinal Enterprises is the Vannevar Bush Reading Garden, hosted by Caledon Library founder and head librarian, JJ Drinkwater.  The Reading Garden is, of course, focused on books and the love of reading.  One of it's tongue-in-cheek features is the Inter-Library Loan, a book slinging catapult.





Walking north along the eastern side of the sim, visitors will come across RavZstein Cove Gardens, currently outfitted for the haunting season.  The Gardens here have a great view of the islands to the east, including Loch Avie and Llyr.




Not far from RavZstein Cove Gardens, visitors can find the Virtual Kennel Club Dog Park, another long standing Prime feature.  The dog park allows patrons to adopt virtual dogs and play with them on the various obstacles stationed around the park.  It's a fun way to spend a bit of time, plus you get to take home a virtual furry pal. :)




We end this short tour just shy of where we started, at the Caledon Welcome Centre.  Sponsored by the Caledon Library, the Centre offers newcomers and visitors information about Caledon, it's culture and it's history.  It's also a comfy spot to just hang out with a few friends and chat.






Exiting out the back door of the Welcome Centre leads to...tada!...the Aether Education and Travel Bureau.  See?  Full circle. :)