Linkwater upgraded to grid

- Tom Frost - «LWPW».

After being part of the Metropolis grid for more than 4 years, Linkwater has become fully independent and is now hosting it's own grid services. While Metropolis has been a good home, recent developments in that grid combined with the current hiatus that Linkwater is going through make it more …


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Infrastructure projects add land, garner free power and broaden ways

- Tom Frost - «LWPW».

A number of big infrastructure projects have been carried out silently by the LWPW. Engineers have sucked up sand from the sea, and deposited it at South Beach creating a leisurely land extension. But that is not all, all roadways have been widened from 6 meters to 8 meters to …


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An evening in the hypergrid

- Tom Frost - «Travel».

(from the Linkwater Post travel department) It was a lovely friday evening, and this reporter was ready for some leisure. Luckily, the hypergrid was buzzing with activity. So your reporter opened up the opensimworld.com HUD and went where the people of the hypergrid went.

The weekend started at Club …


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M1 Semaphore Tunnel stretch complete

- Tom Frost - «LWPW».

The LWPW has been working hard to extend M1 eastwards to Semaphore Hill, and from there south to Linkwater Park. Part of this trajectory traces right underneath Semaphore Hill, where construction of a tunnel has just been completed.

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Semaphore Tunnel West entrance

(West entrance to Semaphore Tunnel)

LWPW engineers used the …


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January sees new developments for Turing Square

- Tom Frost - «LWPW».

January has proven to bring a boom for Turing Square. A new Travel Agency has set up shop, and next door the Oval Office jazz club is working on their new venue.

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Turing Square early february 2015

(Turing Square early february 2015)

Turing Square, smack in the middle of the city, is …


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LWRR Railway depot being constructed

- Tom Frost - «LWRR».

The new year starts with a bang for the LinkWater RailRoad (LWRR). Not long after the fireworks died down, the LWRR started construction on their homebase, the LWRR Depot in Linkwater Meadows. Among the promises are a boulevard of shops to flank the station.

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LWRR tracks and station, with prototype vehicle

(LWRR tracks and …


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Infocenter rises

- Tom Frost - «LWPW».

After a mere few days of construction, the info center on Turing Square is rapidly taking shape. The structure is up, the large equipment has left the building site and all that is left now is interior and exterior design.

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Helicopterview of Linkwater info center on Turing Square

(Helicopterview of Linkwater info center on Turing …


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First plans leaked

- Tom Frost - «LWPW».

By accident, two days after the appearance of a few new regions on the Metropolis grid, initial development plans for the Linkwater estate have leaked from the LWPW network.

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Initial plans for Linkwater estate

(Initial plans for Linkwater estate)

The plan shows two trainlines: line 1 from east to south and line …


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