Second Life guides

Plain guides to Second Life: SLT time, free stuff, group gifts, teleporting, events, hunts, grid problems and maturity ratings, in seven languages.

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What is SLT? Second Life Time explained

SLT is Second Life Time, the US Pacific time zone. See how to turn SLT into your own time, why it shifts twice a year and where you will see it.

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How to find free stuff in Second Life

Freebies, group gifts, lucky chairs, Midnight Mania boards, hunts and L$0 Marketplace items: where free things in Second Life come from and how to get them safely.

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Second Life group gifts: how groups and join fees work

How Second Life group gifts work: finding store groups, join fees, wearing the group tag, gift boards, notice attachments and keeping your group slots free.

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How to teleport in Second Life: SLURLs, landmarks and the map

How to teleport in Second Life with SLURL links, landmarks, the world map and teleport offers, plus what to do when a teleport fails.

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How to find events in Second Life: live music, parties and classes

Where to find Second Life events every day, how to hear live music streams, tip DJs and hosts, beat the lag at busy venues and turn SLT times into your own time.

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Second Life hunts: how they work and how to find the items

How hunts work in Second Life: hunt objects, hints, L$0 and L$1 prizes, group rules and tips to find hidden items in a store without wasting time.

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Second Life grid status: what to do when you can't log in

Can't log in to Second Life, teleports failing or inventory not loading? Check the grid status, understand restarts and maintenance, and try these fixes in order.

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General, Moderate and Adult: Second Life maturity ratings explained

What the General, Moderate and Adult maturity ratings mean in Second Life, how to change what you can see, and why some places, events and searches stay hidden.