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Launch Firestorm and enter the login info used for registration, select Metropolis Metaversum at "Log into Grid" and then hit "Login". Once connected find your way to hop://hypergrid.org:8002/ChezHack/122/175/31 you can use the World Map feature (Ctrl+M) and type ChezHack into the find field and teleport.
Launch Firestorm and enter the login info used for registration, select Metropolis Metaversum at "Log into Grid" and then hit "Login". Once connected find your way to hop://hypergrid.org:8002/ChezHack/122/175/31 you can use the World Map feature (Ctrl+M) and type ChezHack into the find field and teleport.
== ChezHack ==
The region itself, like all regions, is 256x256 meters (840ft), equivalent to just over 16 acres in 1:1 scaling.
The region "ChezHack" has a terrain modeled after the Bay Area with a scale of 1:256, i.e., 1 meter in OpenSim is 256 meters of it's corresponding physical terrain. In the scale of 1:256, the region represents an area of just over 40x40 miles.


== Building on the HyperGrid ==
== Building on the HyperGrid ==

Latest revision as of 15:23, 9 May 2013

See also: Hyperspaces

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Getting on the HyperGrid[edit]

HyperGrid Metropolis Registration:
http://www.hypergrid.org/metropolis/metro_rg_en.php

Download and Install Firestorm viewer for OpenSim (be sure to select the OpenSim compatible option):
http://www.firestormviewer.org/downloads/

Launch Firestorm and enter the login info used for registration, select Metropolis Metaversum at "Log into Grid" and then hit "Login". Once connected find your way to hop://hypergrid.org:8002/ChezHack/122/175/31 you can use the World Map feature (Ctrl+M) and type ChezHack into the find field and teleport.

ChezHack[edit]

The region itself, like all regions, is 256x256 meters (840ft), equivalent to just over 16 acres in 1:1 scaling.

The region "ChezHack" has a terrain modeled after the Bay Area with a scale of 1:256, i.e., 1 meter in OpenSim is 256 meters of it's corresponding physical terrain. In the scale of 1:256, the region represents an area of just over 40x40 miles.


Building on the HyperGrid[edit]

Metropolis OpenSim:
http://hypergrid.org/metropolis/wiki/en/index.php/Downloads#Simulator_Software