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Hi there and welcome to Freebie Hunters! One of our favorite pastimes in Second Life is scouting the grid for fantastic hunts, sales, events and gifts from all the wonderful creators. We thought we'd share the wealth and showcase some of our finds in this blog, with an emphasis on the goodies available in various SL events and hunts. We do our best to show ALL items from a hunt/event and in the manner the creator intended, but this is not always possible.

***UPDATE August, 2018- We are still finding freebie/nearly free items to share with you, but due to RL time constraints, a lot of what we find is being posted solely on Flickr. If you would like to follow the events being posted there, here is a link to the album page for our account: Flickr Albums. These are not blog posts, but simply pictures of the gifts available. Thank you!

Thank You to all of the creators!

Friday, May 27

Dark Future Hunt

Dark Future Hunt
May is winding down, but the hunts are still going strong! The Dark Future Hunt will take you on an adventure through some of SL's dark corners and inspired shops. This post-apocalyptic themed hunt contains some truly outstanding gifts and is an excellent change to get to do a little exploring of places you might not otherwise find on your own. The vendors have outdone themselves, and the hunt path runs extremely smoothly thanks to the hard work of the coordinators. It was a pleasure to do this hunt and even SL cooperated more or less, which was a rare treat lately. I definitely recommend this one, spread out over a few days to give yourself time to explore as you go. Take a friend or two with you - that little black biohazard hunt icon is HARD to spot in some of the darker stores, so the more eyes the better. There is an official blog with a list of stores and SLurls if you need them as well. Also...no skipping on this hunt! Various stores along the way include pieces of the SLurl you will need to put together to find the final bonus location, which has extra gifts from some of the vendors for people who make it all the way to the end. =)

Cheers, and Happy Hunting!

~Shadowed

When:
May 15 - June 15

Site:

Start:

Search for item: Sculpted black biohazard symbol
DFH
Number of stores:
61 plus the bonus location

Problems at the time I went through:
None



DFH
11. The Delectable Doll
16. Hearth & Home
2. +DV8+



DFH
60. Gothic Desires
33. Color Me Chaos (jeans not included)
20. Black Cat Bones



DFH
49. Lushish Catz
22. A and S Visions(complete avatar, hair not included)
44. PeKaZ Designs



DFH
27. HerBerry
28. LooLoo's
46. Moon's Howling Creations



DFH
50. Devil's Trade
57. Beautiful Disaster
21. Filthy Things



DFH
15. Sassy!
25. Rasetsukoku
37. Jules Creations
30. Re.Birth



DFH
58. Grumble
5. Blue Blood
48. Delaney's Delirium
39. The Little Bat (eyes and hair not included)
38. Asteria Creations
31. Evil Bunneh



DFH
6. Grim Bros. (skins, shapes, eyes)
3. Edge of Sanity (skins)



DFH
12. Favole (skin and accessories)
10. Fatal Error
4. Malfean Visions
54. EBDesign - The little Shop



DFH
47. irrISIStible shop
13. Love Zombie
24. Indigo Oddities
17. Secrets of Gaia
23. Chameleon
36. Hysteria



DFH
1. Bad Juju
41. DemotiK
34. REPULSE
51. Fabu!
53. TWISTED STITCHEZ
43. Souzou Eien
40. Gaea Designs



DFH
56. ThatChick
8. Amulet
52. Wicked Sexy Cycles
59. Bitter Serum
61. Chat'teigne



DFH
18. X-Clusive Animations
55. JE CLub Equipment (tip jar)
9. Raven's Heart (Roach Overlord)
7. Jabberwocky (sculpt maps)
35. The Elegant Goth



DFH
29. Life of Me
14. Snow Bound
26. Xplicit Furnishings



DFH
32. Le sucreries de Fairy



DFH
45. Lievens



DFH
Bonus Gifts at end of hunt:
A. A and S Visions
B. Bad Juju
C. Chameleon
D. Life of Me
(not shown - weaponized moon stompers from Bad Juju)

Tuesday, May 24

The Macabre Hunt: Inside Pandora's Box

The Macabre Hunt: Pandora's Box
Tempting apples, grotesquely gorgeous gifts, smooth hunt path, and enticing stores to browse - what more could you ask for in a hunt? The Macabre Hunt: Inside Pandora's Box has all of that and more. The hunt was a pleasure to run through with some really interesting places, both old and new, along the way. The quality of the gifts is excellent, and was a much-appreciated dip into the darker side after the last few summer-themed hunts the blog showcased. There is an official blog with hints and SLurls as well as an in-world group, so don't be shy about joining up - half the fun is in the people you meet along the way when hunting. The hunt runs until June 4th, so you still have plenty of time to take a wander down its path and see what goodies Pandora's Box might have in store for you.

Cheers, and Happy Hunting!

~Shadowed

When:
May 12 - June 4

Site:

Start:

Search for item: sculpted apple
TMHPB

Number of stores:
68 plus bonus area

Problems at the time I went through, your mileage may vary:
12, 13, 31, 38, 55 - skipped per blog



TMHPB
1. Rasetsukoku
53. strip'd
7. Kotori (hair not included)



TMHPB
26. Black Cat Bones
30. PeKaS Design



TMHPB
51. PunkD Out Designs (F-includes skin)
33. CERO STYLE
64. Hooligan Streetwear



TMHPB
35. KA'Z Fashion
42. Avatar Bizarre
18. T R I D E N T Jewelry
56. Indigo Oddities (complete avatar)



TMHPB
21. Pie Hole (skins)
41. .::AKA::. (skins, shapes, eyes, accessories)



TMHPB
47. Coca & Wolf (skins)
8. Misera (skins)



TMHPB
22. A Netherworld (eye makeup layers)
39. SS Spearsong
19. Dark Desires Custom Tattoos
2. Gehenna
15. Tacky Star (HUGE pack of prim eyes, more than shown here)
48. Apple Spice
16. Nihilistic Asylum



TMHPB
9. AZE Jewelry Designs
64. Hooligan Streetwear
46. Gems & Kisses
23. AIDORU



TMHPB
27. ezura
40. CoLLisions
58. Dust Bunnies (ears and tail)
43. Lantian
11. Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB)
62. FORSAKEN (pink or blue versions)



TMHPB
49. Transmogrify (tattoo layers, marionette strings, anim)
44. Hysteria
60. Death Row Designs
54. REPULSE
68. The Fallen Doll



TMHPB
50. Souzou Eien
20. Dels Odd Shop
24. MAGNIFIQUE
59. ThatChick (wings)
29. JE Club Equipment (tip jar)



TMHPB
59. Thatchick
34. NLimbo Poses
45. Kabuki Creations
6. FlufferNutterz



TMHPB
67. The Elegant Goth
5. Dreams In Digital Art Gallery
36. Pestique
37. T R I D E N T



TMHPB
65. Blooma's Textures(textures)
32. EB Rooms Home Furnishings
20. Dels Odd Shop
57. Nadeau Home Store
4. Jabberwocky (sculpt map/texture)
63. Sirius Animated Textures
25. Z&A Productions (RLV enabled)



TMHPB
10. Malfean Visions
61. House of ACCEntaury



TMHPB
14. Daallinii's Creations



TMHPB
28. DeadFall Designs and Photography



TMHPB
52. DramaZone



TMHPB
66. Lievens



TMHPB
Bonus Gift: Gift is from Rasetsukoku, but you need to make it to the end to get the LM to the special bonus area. =)

Sunday, May 22

Summer Nights Hunt

Summer Nights Hunt
This hunt left me with mixed feelings, not the least of which is a growing irritation with SL's constant rollouts and server issues. The hunt has been in full swing since May 2nd, so by now most of the kinks in the hunt path should have been ironed out. Unfortunately, I hit a lot of them. However, we all know how notoriously bad the grid gets on weekends and most people have been impacted one way or another by issues with the latest round of screw-with-the-servers that SL decided to do a few days ago. I have heard horror stories from all over about missing inventories, TP issues, ghosted avs - pretty much every problem out there seems to have been exacerbated with whatever has been going on since about Wednesday or so of last week. Personally, I have been getting logged out of SL roughly every 4th teleport or so because of server handoff issues (this is with an arc below 800 and less than 50 scripts on my av). So...in light of the general mayhem going on, I am attributing the majority of my issues with navigating this hunt to SL problems.

That being said - the vendors did a fantastic job with their gifts. There is a great mix of clothing, accessories, and summery furniture/builds for both men and women that is sure to evoke thoughts of warm, starfilled summer nights in anyone. It is really good to see a hunt that doesnt neglect the men, and they made it easy on the hunters to get the right prize - pink (female gift) or blue (male gift) stars and in some cases, purple (unisex gift) stars. As a bonus, when you reach the end, there is an LM to a special gift area where you can pick up some great little extras from the vendors. The gifts are lovely, the stores were a pleasure to explore, and hopefully some of the issues with navigating the hunt will be ironed out as SL settles back to normal. Or what passes for normal on the grid. =/ There is an official blog with a list of stores, a list of hints, a list of hunt path updates, but no list of SLurls so you may have to search for LMs if you get stuck anywhere. There is an in-world group as well, which can be another resource for getting through the hunt.

Grab your hunt pals, talk your significant other into tagging along, and be patient with the teleports. The goodies are definitely worth the bit of extra effort this hunt needs.

Cheers, and Happy Hunting!

~Shadowed

When:
May 2 - June 3

Site:

Start:

Search for item: Sculpted pink, blue or purple stars
SNH

Number of stores:
50

Problems at the time I went through, your mileage may vary:
Skip per blog: 26, 27, 44, 45 & 49

Unable to find store/bad LM:
24 (LM landed me in an empty field, no other LM in search)
31 (unable to locate store with SL search)
37 (unable to locate store with SL search)

Unable to teleport to sim (probable SL issues with the rollbacks/server mess over the last few days):
30 (unable to find teleport destination message)
35 (invalid parcel message when trying to TP)
36 (invalid parcel message when trying to TP)
43 (unable to find teleport destination message)



SNH
8. Creative Muse Designs(shirts come in fatpack of colors; M-jeans not included)
19. BodyShot
4. Static Clothing (F-jeans not included)



SNH
12. PomPomPom (M-jeans not included)
28. Adoness (M - fatpack of tie colors, jeans not included)
39. Label Me Inc



SNH
7. Visualz Sassy
3. Monochrome (M-jeans not included, F-top not included & tattoo eyemakeup is included)
20. WAP Design (jeans not included)



SNH
29. HerBerry
21. Bleh
18. Icki Ink (jeans not included, shirt is unisex)



SNH
10. Factorie (top not included)
14. G-series* (jeans not included, top is unisex)
50. TaRget (jeans not included, top comes in fatpack of colors)
9. Spearsong
38. Adore&Abhor



SNH
32. Diavolicious (skins)
6. Southern Charm



SNH
25. Legit
1. Atooly (ear gauges come in multiple colors, hair not included with antlers)
5. [Acide]
17. [Bedlam]



SNH
41. Southpaw
2. MAGNIFIQUE



SNH
33. Puddlegum
11. Black Cat Bones
15. Xentian Furniture
46. MZAnimations
40. Khargo



SNH
48. Wings of Enchantment
47. Simply Synnful
23. Malfean Visions



SNH
13. Rawr Muffins
42. Fucifino
16. Comfy Within
34. Grumble



SNH
22. Hanaya Yummy Collectibles



SNH
A. BodyShot
B. PomPomPom (hairband and shoes to match hunt gift)
C. Atooly