Consider two other recent huge spaces in Home. Konami’s cathedral offers at least two ways to get from any point to any other point. The Loot Space Station is built around a central staircase, and if that isn’t fast enough, there’s a built-in teleport system.

Teleports aren’t practical in a real-world space, but extra staircases are. The less time I spend running past empty or underfurnished rooms, the happier I tend to be with a space.

Last point ( or question) here is; you need 11 people to unlock what exactly? Coz the only thing I’m missing ( thanks to Burbie who helped me and some friends out) is the lilo. Surely that’s a lot of effort for a lilo!?

I agree on the boat, i wish i could board it, that would be a nice touch.

Unlocking elements, you offer up a tour and you can really get plenty of people there, but I agree the space capacity requirement is excessive.

The Mood, I’m not sure how bright you are talking about, because the space is very bright. One of the things that struck me the most about the space was the lighting in particular. Especially in how the lighting wraps around your avatar, there is a lot of bounced light in here that ads to the ambiance. Even the cave is bright. I love the option of sitting on sand, sitting on a wooden dock or a big boulder, and even having the option to just wade in water has been a nice change.

1. The Size: It’s massive. Dream Yacht massive. Silicon Lounge massive. There’s rooms and beach everywhere, and a 100 item limit. Great if you like minimalism, challenging if you like cozy.

2. The navigation. My single biggest criticism of the Dream Yacht is how long it takes to walk around the space. A similar issue exists here. Users are spawned into the top level of the house, and there’s only one staircase that will take you to the lower level, where you may need to navigate some additional rooms to get to the part of beach that you want. Telepads will help you get around, but there goes some of that item limit. This space really needs more staircases connecting the upper and lower levels.

3. That boat near the beach. Why is there something sitting there that I cannot access? At least let me climb up on the thing and sit in the chairs.

4. The unlocking requirement. Though it’s not an issue for me personally, the need to have 11 friends in the space at once is excessive. What happens to users who don’t have that number of friends? I believe that was a cumulative goal for the Loot Sunset Yacht (correct me if I’m wrong about that). Four or five friends, cool. 11 friends? Too much, unless it’s a cumulative goal and not a one-time goal.

5. The mood. This gets incredibly subjective for me, and I’d imagine some others. I’ll start by saying that graphically, Lockwood and Granzella run circles around every other developer in Home. There’s a realness to Lockwood spaces and a terrific amount of detail. Take a look at the plant life beneath the waves at Dream Island, and you can’t help but be impressed.

In terms of the setting, however, it looks more like Scaramanga’s South China island base than a tropical paradise. Both IREM Beach and MuiMui Island offered a warm, bright color palette with vibrant blue seas and hot sand, the sort of place that thoughts of the tropics bring to mind. As someone who already owns Blaster’s Paradise and the Dream Yacht, I’m looking for something brighter and warmer in a beach space, yet this space fits into the same aesthetic as Lockwood’s previous island spaces.

Those who are looking for a beach may want to wait for Granzella’s Glittering Beach to arrive in North America. While Dream Island has more space and more functionality, those who want a cozy, warm-looking beach and clear waters for swimming may find that it suits their needs a bit better.

This looks like a beautiful space, and I’m gonna have a tough time not giving into it right away. Problem is, Granzella’s beach is looking equally amazing! So now my wallet is fighting off the urges from the “come here eyes” it’s getting from Blueprint, Granzella, Avalon and now this! Not to mention Mercia might ask me for money!

When it rains it really pours eh!