So you own a private island…

... and you have the waterways which must be kept open to sailing, and you want some land to be open to wandering visitors, but you would like to keep them out of your private areas… visitors falling in love with the area for its beauty and charm and then hopefully wanting to move in, is what will keep Winterfell flourishing and vital.

How can you make it easy for visitors to know where they can and where they shouldn’t wander?

EASY!

All islands should have parcel divide enabled, so you can do some snazzy land management to let visitors know where they are welcome to explore in a few easy steps:

Step one: Name your sim something neato like “Sea of Rosy Sunsets – Open for sailing” or what ever suits your fancy!

Step two: Cut a parcel around the land mass of your island and name it something like “Land of Hippo – Open to Public” or what ever is appropriate.

Step three: Cut a parcel around your home or just a section of your home and name it something like “Marshmallow Manor – Open by Invite Only” again, what ever suites you and your home.

Step four: This is for the people who really want to be left alone! You can then add a security syetem on the section of land you want to be fully private. I HIGHLY recommend you to use “Star Security“ It has a nice particle test system, so you can press a button and see spheres of particles to show you the height and width etc of area it will scan, boot range, etc. It is also low lag and the particle setup really helps you understand what you are protecting.

Security notes: I request that you only protect as much of your building and land as you need to be comfortable, and no higher than 30 meters high. Give AT LEAST 30 seconds of warning time, lag and other SL issues can delay visitor’s ability to comply with your security settings and boot them home and cause the hapless visitor to get a sour feeling about Winterfell. If you protect a specific room in your house, and it is a reasonable size area that you have given plenty of warning with the other land parcel names and settings, and if you are careful with the security radius settings, you do not need to offer people any warning time at all.

I hope this helps everyone, and I do hope I didn't add any confusion, but as always... respond here if you have concerns or comments.

Much Love
Miss Serra