Global Distance Club 30

Hello everyone, we are back. It's Saturday once again, and today I have Anatoly with me. How are you, Anatoly?

Good, thank you.

Can you tell the viewers on YouTube what we are about to do today?

It is exploration. Here in this place, it looks like a steampunkish area designed to a definite epoch. Probably we didn't explore, but we see we are standing in front of a very cool clock which is connected with a tree.

Let me zoom out again, because behind us there is a train station. We've been here before, twice before, and it seems they are changing the sim from time to time, because this train station I haven't seen before. I think we saw the train, but not this station. So it's Nord Storm again, a steampunk region — a really, really nice one. You can play a game here, buy coins, get experiences, and all that stuff. So let's start with our exploration. Anatoly, maybe we should have a look into the train and into the dining car. That's pretty interesting. So let's explore that first.

It is behind us. Okay.

You want to go first? Okay.

From this side, probably not possible to enter. Yes.

Well, just walk on the platform. No, you were right already. I don't know if you can enter from the other side. There is definitely a door on this side here when you...

It is narrow. I mean this way. Can you get inside? I didn't find.

Oh, that's the footbridge. You have to come back. You have to enter from this side here, from this platform.

I sprang from this bridge.

Okay, he cheated again.

Sprung, why? It is hypothetically possible in real life.

Yeah, you might have damaged feet or so. So here is the entrance to the dining car. Pretty narrow. Look at my avatar — it looks like I can't get in. I had to lower my avatar already. Boing. Hello, I'm back. There's a nice lady here. Let me zoom in. I tried to offer her a piece of pizza. She didn't accept that, because — I don't know if you can see that on the live stream — it says here: when you put food on the table and click on that non-playing character, the barmaid, you get 300 coins. But I don't know what kind of food. She wasn't accepting the piece of pizza. Have you got anything in your inventory? A piece of food, slice of pizza, anything that is edible. You can rez it here on the counter in front of her.

I'm sitting here and I'm already eating soup.

Okay, let me see. I was here earlier — it was pretty okay. Oh yeah, it works. So let's have something to eat. You can adjust your avatar. You're sitting... it looks like you're sitting in the chair instead of on the chair. So what's for dinner? Let's click on it. How did you get the soup?

Eat and drinks, and after that a menu.

But I don't get anything. This pops up and it closes again. Let's move on. Maybe we are not welcome here. Goodbye. Can I have that lemon here? Is it free? Can at least click on it. Let's get out before the train leaves. Maybe it's less laggy outside the train station. Can't get out — bumping my head against the frame of the door. Okay, anything here in the train station?

Arcade Express. Express means not a lot of stops.

Yeah, it doesn't stop everywhere — not like a local train or commuter train. Oh, it looks like it goes into the mountain. That would be interesting, but it hasn't left so far. It says sometimes a train is leaving from platform one, but for some strange reason it's still here. Okay, let's get out. Let's explore the other buildings a little bit. Get out of this lag zone. Maybe a little bit better here outside. What is this here in the sky? This looks like a form of public transport. Have you seen that? All these green arrows.

Green, yeah. It is... how can you say it? It is like on a rope — a transport which is moving on the rope.

It's almost like a sky liner. Oh, that looks exactly like a tram. Look at that. Haven't we seen that tram before somewhere else? Maybe. But how do we get over there? There's a bridge or so. So they have changed the whole sim. It looks totally different again. Look at that here — the Skytrain, St. Gister, number 15. Shall we just TP in? Can you TP into the tram? Oh, I'm sitting in there. Just click on the bench.

Yes, I am also. You have to click on the bench.

Yes, yes, I know. But I'm on the roof here.

On the roof? I clicked, yes.

Yeah, okay, when you click now, you might fall down into the water. Yes. It's interesting. So maybe that way we get into another sim. This was definitely not here the last time we were here. That looks interesting. Oops.

Yes, a lot of stuff here; because of it, it is laggy.

Yeah, but I think it's optimized. I've been in another steampunk region and there were fewer things, and it was even more laggy. Oh, there's already... So when you get out that way, you might be able to get into the tram. Click on the bench again.

No, again.

Did you click on the bench inside?

Yes.

Try again.

No. Doesn't work.

Worked for me? And usually I'm the one who counts it down. So shall I get out? Oh. Try again. Maybe it works now. Yes. Now it works. Это просто для одного пассажира. Let's try so we can get in again. So now I'm the one sitting on the surface.

Let's just... Депить. You are on the surface.

Yes, good. It doesn't work. It's just for one person. EP2 cam? Let me try. It's probably not working. Where am I now?

Because I left.

Ah, you left. Okay, let's leave it. The tram is leaving anyway. Yeah, it's interesting. The textures are really, really nice. Okay, where else can we go? This one looks familiar. Hmm. But still... I probably have to turn down my drawing distance. Okay. This is a dead end. Is there an entrance? Oh, here's a lift thingy. Come on board. Okay. Вот это мы, вот это мы... О, боже, если это было реально... О, это выглядит страшно.

I just... No, physics doesn't work correctly.

Have to get up again. Okay, come on, lift — come down to go up.

This sim is really nice. The textures are so detailed. Everything is working. So this was the train station.

Nord Storm.

Yeah, Nord Storm. Let's see what's on this board. Maybe you can teleport to different locations. That's a teleport board. Where should we go? The factory — we've definitely been. The ballroom? I can't remember. The church — that looks interesting. Let's go to the church. Let's see if it works. Does it work? Oh no. Okay. So let's just walk around. Yeah, definitely if you come here, you might want to accept the HUD that is being offered to you every time. Otherwise, you won't be able to get into all the locations. Look at this here, for example — I can't get in. Probably also connected to the HUD because I haven't accepted it.

Nice clock. And it works with steam — hence the name Steampunk. Maybe that looks interesting.

In case electricity wouldn't be invented, maybe we would use internet which would work with steam.

This shop. Yeah, Steampunk is also set in the Victorian era. So when you look at the clock, that looks very Victorian. Oh, there's someone sitting there.

Skeleton.

Look at the sewing machine here. Look at the details. Wow. Does it work? Can you operate the sewing machine? Let's try that. Okay, here we go. I'm sewing. Look at that, I'm busy. I like that. Do you want to sew? Here's fabric. And all these little details on the wall. The textures are really, really nice. Look at that — and the scissors here. Anything else we can open here? Okay. Is this covered? Or what is it? Like a mirror.

Oh, did you see that?

This well — in Second Life, mirrors don't work, but when you look into this one, it looks almost like it's reflecting something. What are you doing?

Stain. Poses? No room here.

It says another steam engine here on the side — for heating, probably. That looks dangerous. I would like to have something like a steam engine in my living room. So let's walk out. Oh, I got a message from someone. Did you get a message too?

No.

Someone sent me a teleport. "Sim is still in development." Okay, let's explore a little bit more, and that should be it for today. Oh, look at that — here's something. What is this? This looks interesting — almost like a hot air balloon. Oops. Wow, that was strange. Watch out — you dropped down, so I have to come back. Yeah, that Amy said this sim is still in development, so that's probably the reason why I just fell through the ground. Let's try again. Maybe we can just click on the inside. Don't walk on that, because you'll just fall down. Let's see if we can sit inside.

I didn't listen to you carefully, and I fell down.

Am I sitting? Not working.

Yes.

Let me take the lift here. Factory. It is a factory. I like these lifts. Let's see where they go. Or maybe this will lead me to the underground thingy. It's not even working. Oh. What is it? It goes up? Where to? Oh my god. Oh. This is interesting. Where does it go?

Let's see.

Look at me. I'm going up into the sky. Goes higher and higher. Oh boy. I'm now in midair. Can I get down again? Okay, at least I can come down. Yeah, some things it seems are not really working the right way yet.

You can't go from the house. I see you, and if you want to go to the factory, you should turn right. No, no — not coming down.

Yes, you can. This factory we haven't seen before. This is a new one. But again, it's getting pretty laggy. Oh, is that the factory we've been in before? I think that's the same factory, and it's pretty noisy. Are the upper floors open again? Can you walk anywhere else in here? Oh, here. Okay. Okay, let's ride back. We are friendly folks. We come in peace. "I have included light to make it easier for you to explore." Okay, thanks. We might come back very soon. Yeah, let's walk out of this factory. It's really noisy in here. One day we should accept the HUD and play the game. So, anything else we have here? Oh, I think here is where you start. I think last time, this was where the kind of marketplace was. Can you get inside? Does it open?

Press the lever to start mechanical engine.

Adventure — "Add adventure. Click me." Okay, what does it do? Oh, you got the HUD again. "Nordstorm World. Once permission is granted, you will not see this message again for this experience unless it is revoked from the experience profile." And that I don't want. Nope. Yeah, that's the reason why we can't enter all the buildings — because we haven't accepted the experience. And again, you can win points, experiences, and I think last time we were here, you can exchange them for Lincoln dollars. Let me think down here. That's the end of the line. So let's walk up and have a last look in some of the other buildings. Zebra crossing. That's a yellow house — yellow bricks. What is it? Can you get inside anywhere?

Probably yes.

It's a hotel. Hardly walk in. Is it just one room, or is there anything else in there? Let's see if I can get inside. Hello. Topaz, Rubellite — and I think you have to buy them in order to do something with them. Moonstone, 15 experiences. They have experiences and coins. And do you remember when we went down to that cave system, when we played the scavenger hunt here the first time we came in? Anything back here? There's another building. What is it? They have these letterboxes. Oh, that's back to the train station. What's inside here? Oh, what is it? That looks strange. Yeah, probably they have some barriers here. You can't get out again. Oh, this looks nice. Wow — morphine, salt, mold, this steam cocaine — wow, they have all these drugs here. Morphine again. And click the buttons. Yeah, and I'll totally — let's end it here. Let's go back to the train station where we started. So we've done a round trip. Stand in front of here. I think this is the landing point. Yeah, okay. So that was it for today. What do you think about the new sim, the new Nord Storm? Hmm.

It's interesting — good texture, but it is laggy, I would say.

At the end of the day, this is a kind of roleplay. Steampunk is done really nicely. And as someone said in the chat, this is still under development. Anatoly, any last words before we go?

Okay. It's an interesting experience. As usual in Second Life, there are a lot of things which were created by talented people, and it's interesting to explore.

Yeah. Okay, thank you very much, Anatoly, for coming with me today. And there will be another exploration next week, either on Saturday or maybe on Sunday. Just watch the post. Okay. Have a nice weekend. Bye bye.

Bye.