Using Opensim
Create a Kitely Account
If you have never used an opensim grid, you must create an account on one of the grids. For the most stability in Hogwarts Forever, we recommend a Kitely account. There is no cost to join, and no payment information is required to create an account.
Go to the Kitely homepage to create a Kitely account. You must create this account before using the viewer. You can choose multiple names if you like, such as a first and last name.
Downloading a Viewer
The viewer allows you to access Kitely grid and Hogwarts Forever world. We recommend Firestorm viewer for first time users, as it already has a setup for Kitely. It is free to download.
Download Firestorm
There are a number of viewers designed for Second Life that do not work on opensim grids, but some others that do are Singularity and Alchemy. Singularity is good for very old computers, but requires additional setup to work on Kitely.
You can also access Kitely with the Android app Lumiya. Unfortunately, there is not currently an iPhone alternative.
Kitely also has a resource for setting up viewers on their wiki.
Using Kitely
To log in with Firestorm, type in the username you created on the Kitely webpage, and then click the dropdown box that should say "Second Life" and switch it to Kitely.
After you log into Kitely for the first time, you will be in the Welcome Center. Click on the box that says "Kitely Starter Pack". To read the contents, click on "Inventory" at the bottom of your screen, click on "Kitely Starter Pack" from the list, and double-click on a notecard to read it.
Use the arrow keys to move. In preferences, you can set up WASD and mouse click movement, if you wish. Firestorm has a series of tutorials on setting up your preferences.
The most important way to interact with the world is by using left and right click. Left clicking activates many objects, such as information givers. Right-clicking brings up a radial menu that has a number of options.
There are also free avatars and items available in this area. You change your clothes by using the inventory.
Jumping to Hogwarts Forever
In Kitely, the easiest way to jump to a location for the first time is by using the Kitely page for that world.
Our Kitely page is at https://www.kitely.com/virtual-world/Roswenthe-Blackwell/Hogwarts-Forever
Click on the button that says "Enter World" and you will be taken to Hogwarts Forever. Worlds that have no one in them are offline and you may be transported to a waiting area for a short time as the world is loaded. This process usually only takes a few seconds.
If you have never used an opensim grid, you must create an account on one of the grids. For the most stability in Hogwarts Forever, we recommend a Kitely account. There is no cost to join, and no payment information is required to create an account.
Go to the Kitely homepage to create a Kitely account. You must create this account before using the viewer. You can choose multiple names if you like, such as a first and last name.
Downloading a Viewer
The viewer allows you to access Kitely grid and Hogwarts Forever world. We recommend Firestorm viewer for first time users, as it already has a setup for Kitely. It is free to download.
Download Firestorm
There are a number of viewers designed for Second Life that do not work on opensim grids, but some others that do are Singularity and Alchemy. Singularity is good for very old computers, but requires additional setup to work on Kitely.
You can also access Kitely with the Android app Lumiya. Unfortunately, there is not currently an iPhone alternative.
Kitely also has a resource for setting up viewers on their wiki.
Using Kitely
To log in with Firestorm, type in the username you created on the Kitely webpage, and then click the dropdown box that should say "Second Life" and switch it to Kitely.
After you log into Kitely for the first time, you will be in the Welcome Center. Click on the box that says "Kitely Starter Pack". To read the contents, click on "Inventory" at the bottom of your screen, click on "Kitely Starter Pack" from the list, and double-click on a notecard to read it.
Use the arrow keys to move. In preferences, you can set up WASD and mouse click movement, if you wish. Firestorm has a series of tutorials on setting up your preferences.
The most important way to interact with the world is by using left and right click. Left clicking activates many objects, such as information givers. Right-clicking brings up a radial menu that has a number of options.
There are also free avatars and items available in this area. You change your clothes by using the inventory.
Jumping to Hogwarts Forever
In Kitely, the easiest way to jump to a location for the first time is by using the Kitely page for that world.
Our Kitely page is at https://www.kitely.com/virtual-world/Roswenthe-Blackwell/Hogwarts-Forever
Click on the button that says "Enter World" and you will be taken to Hogwarts Forever. Worlds that have no one in them are offline and you may be transported to a waiting area for a short time as the world is loaded. This process usually only takes a few seconds.