On Wednesday April 15th, 2026, Linden Lab announced some significant Mainland changes involving the Gaeta 1 continent and the Adult continent of Zindra.
The Changes
Gaeta 1
- A transitioning of all current residents from Gaeta 1 to other Mainland continents. This is to start in April 2026, with an aim to complete by the end of 2026.
- This transitioning will be handled carefully, with personalised outreach to residents on Gaeta 1 by members of the Lab’s staff.
- Land holders on Gaeta 1 will be offered size-for-size parcel replacements, and LL will work with them to find a comparable parcel that suits their needs and preferences.
- No region on Gaeta will be retired without due consultation with the land holders currently based on it. Time will be given for all land holders to plan, examine options and discuss matters with the Lab as the process commences and progresses over time.
- The transition is expected to unfold “over many months”.
- Once complete, Gaeta 1 will go offline as a continent.
Zindra
- Zindra will see an expansion of approximately 90 regions.
- This expansion will be rolled-out alongside the transitioning of Gaeta 1 – but does not mean Gaeta 1 land holders “must” accept parcels within Zindra.
- However, if moving to Zindra is seen as preferable by any Gaeta 1 land holder, they will be given priority access to the new Zindra regions.
- These new Zindra regions will include scenic waterfront, extended road networks, coastal water passages, and additional development that helps complete and enhance the Zindra continent.
Why is this being done?
To quote from the official blog post:
Adult mainland continues to operate at very high occupancy and shows consistent demand. At the same time, some General and Moderate mainland areas, including Gaeta 1, have seen lower overall use over time. Instead of expanding the total size of mainland, we are adjusting existing capacity to better reflect where Residents are most active today.
This change applies only to the unconnected continent named Gaeta 1. IT IS NOT PART OF A BROADER MAINLAND CLOSURE, and there are no changes to content policy connected to this announcement.
– From the Lab’s official blog post on the Gaeta 1 and Zindra changes
Town Hall Meeting
As a part of the consultation process and to answer initial questions / hear feedback on these changes, Linden Lab will be holding an in-World Town Hall meeting on Monday, April 20th, 2026, commencing at 11:00 SLT. The Town Hall meeting area can be accessed using the following SLurls:
- https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Town%20Hall%20Island1/241/15/29
- https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Town%20Hall%20Island2/8/23/29
- https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Town%20Hall%20Island3/234/246/29
In addition, the Lab has opened a forum discussion thread on these changes, and invited users to join that conversation.
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld 
I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts on where this might ultimately be going, Inara.
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It’s always easy to read more into things that might (and probably is with this announcement) otherwise be the case, particularly when it comes to SL, where anything LL does is often given the squinty-eyed stare whether deserving of it or not. As such, No real thoughts at this stage.
Gaeta 1 has long been “unfinished”, is small, remote and as such – despite being beloved of those based there – is something of an easy target to roll-up in the face of non-rising Mainland use within the more connected / fully-formed General and Moderate regions / continents where continuity of landscape, etc., is important for a variety of reasons, thus making changes to these much harder.
Similarly, Zindra has been crying out for update / completion pretty much since the day it arrived, and while there has been sporadic attempts to make improvements, a 90-region update gives the opportunity to make it look more like a continent rather than someone’s unfinished side project.
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