January 2026 Meeting Development

[CosmicAndy]

This post is for me to keep tracking and provide updates to anything that was suggested by members at the October/November/December Q&A meetings.

Discussion

[CosmicAndy]

Completed ideas…..

The @name part is giving credit to the person with the suggestion.

1) @Gracie – lower voucher cost – Now available https://www.vzones.com/product/250v/

2) @Cosmic – White room for photos – White Photo Room free turf @ TST for taking screen shots https://www.vzones.com/help/how-can-i-take-a-white-background-screen-shot/

3) @PetMe – Bank post box – Now added

4) @crazy~lil~noodle – creator/artisting new monthly meeting now scheduled

5) @Emm – New group allowing members to post adverts to buy/sell/trade. All new members auto join this group and all members are now in the group. Posts in this group will show in the main news feed to all members. https://www.vzones.com/groups/buy-sell-trade-wanted-trade-group/vz/buy-sell-request-trade-forum/ ******** notifications to all/any groups can be disabled via the notifications tab in groups.

#6 @beannie – Wanted return of the host list page which is now at https://www.vzones.com/game-hosts/ and updated with profile links and schedule links. Hosts updated via the host forum to change pictures.

#7) @PezKandY – Instructions for new hosts how to get started: New instructions now setup: https://www.vzones.com/help/how-can-i-start-hosting/

#8) @Cosmic – Welcomers area setup west of the Argo. Massive update to allow automatic setup of free explorer/trial accounts to WorldsAway that can only walk/talk.

#9) @Cosmic – Games now allowed 3 per hour and minimum 4 from 5 players.

#10) @cosmic – Hosting from AW homes/VIP townhouses is now allowed. Hosts updated via the host forum.

#11) @Tuli – All SC turfs have now been recovered. Working with Polly to restore them to new builds in WorldsAway.

#12) @Suzie – As requested we now have a way to request art be fixed where it does not fit correctly on selected combos. https://www.vzones.com/help/how-do-i-report-an-art-compatibility-issue/

#13) @Steel_Thunder – Wanted the ability for unlimited body ticket name changes within the same account. This is now allowed. https://www.vzones.com/help/can-i-change-a-body-ticket-name-between-my-avatar-names

#14) @Cosmic – Free Pets for VIP accounts dog/cat now available as pet alt on. Standard account name changed to premium plus account.

#15) @Cosmic – Daily maintenance on https://www.vzones.com/status/ reduced from 6AM to 10AM and now at 6:45 AM to 7:30 AM. Additional maintenance maybe required but will be scheduled and notified if it’s going past 7:30 AM. Game schedule reduced from 10AM to 9AM

#16) @Dia – Form to request items that can’t be painted to be released as paintables. https://www.vzones.com/help/how-do-i-report-a-none-paintable-item/

#17) @Cosmic https://www.vzstatus.com setup to access the status of anything/everything in the event VZones website is not working correctly.
#18) @Noodle – Artist rate card released: https://www.vzones.com/artist-rate-card/

[CosmicAndy]

As part of the ongoing development of our Welcomer/Buddy system, designed to help new members feel supported from the moment they arrive, we’ve created a new dedicated welcome area. New members now arrive from the Argo, move onto the Promenade, and pass directly by the new Welcome Center, which anyone can access at any time. If you are wanting to help new members you can park an avatar in this location.

We’ve also introduced a new free trial account called an Explorer account. This account provides instant access to WorldsAway with limited permissions (walk & ESP only). Explorer accounts are shown only to potential new members through advertising and are not visible to regular members.

If you know of a former member who has left, you can now invite them back to try WorldsAway for free using an Explorer account. While explorer accounts cannot build, play games, or own items, they can explore the world and chat with others.

We’re still in the early stages of building out the Welcomer/Buddy system, but we now have a central area that all types of new members will pass through. If you’d like to help, please head to this area and, if possible, park an ALT there.

As the program continues to develop over the coming months, we’ll be adding more features and improvements.

2nd picture shows the difference between a regular newbie and an explorer newbie.

[CosmicAndy]

All SC turfs for

Gemmy
Julia
Jippo
Chazz
Devra
Krystal
Tuli
Esmeralda

Have been recovered from SC. Polly and myself are working on making contact to restore them IW.

I hope to have all turfs from the people who requested on FB/News feed in September completed by tomorrow.

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