STEAM XX Grid-Wide Hunt 2026: The Waltz of the Automatons!

 

STEAM XX OPENS SATURDAY, MARCH 7th!

Mieville Historical Hunts proudly presents STEAM XX!
Theme: The Waltz of the Automatons!

💗💗💗 Many thanks to Lara Panthar for creating our lovely STEAM XX poster!! 💗💗💗

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STEAM XX has three special adventures for you to enjoy:

#1 - THE GRID-WIDE HUNT: STEAM XX

The Waltz of the Automatons, featuring gifts from 45 locations!
See Hunt Order list below!
(This blog post focuses on the Grid-Wide Hunt's participating shops!)

#2 - TWO THEMED MARKETS for your shopping pleasure!

✽ At Mieville Twain

✽ At Mieville Verne

#3 - THREE FUN TOURS to explore Mieville!

✽ MIEVILLE'S HISTORIC STEAMPUNK TOUR!
Take a HUD-based tour of Mieville's many historic Steampunk sites on Doyle, Pond, and Twain, our three sims that have retained much of their early history.
Visit impressive historic builds, the Steampunk Info Centre, the scenic Doyle docks and lighthouse, the famed Arcadia Asylum Library & Aleymart Freebie Center, several aeroships, the Mieville Brewery, the Exploration Society, and much more honoring Mieville's Steampunk history and its founders. Pick up your HUD inside the Mieville Welcome Center! Enjoy!

✽ ALSO, A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE TOUR of VICTORIAN MIEVILLE SHELLEY!

Take a relaxing and scenic tour of pretty shops and gardens! Up to three passengers can ride at a time. Meet your carriage outside the Royal Hall in Shelley! Enjoy!

✽ LAST, WE INVITE YOU TO STROLL DOWN MIEVILLE DOYLE'S MAIN STREET!
Enjoy more than 10 museums that honor Mieville's founder Perryn Peterson and early builders, designers, and merchants of Mieville!

Start at the Mieville Welcome Center, walk south down the sidewalk and across the bridge to the Mieville Historical Hunts Museum. Go west down the sidewalks of Main Street and enjoy exploring all the museums & historic shops! Enjoy!

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AND NOW: THE GRID-WIDE HUNT:
HUNT ORDER OF PARTICIPATING SHOPS

Below is the Hunt List of Merchants and their LM locations.

This is the Gift Gear you'll be seeking:

Hint Gears can also be found at each shop, located on the STEAM XX poster located near each shop's landing. Hint Gears look like the Gift Gear, above.

Attention: Shops that are not yet ready are marked NYR below. Please skip them for now; this list will be updated as changes occur.  (An inworld Notecard version of this Hunt Order list will be shared in the Mieville Historical Hunts and Mieville Historical Hunts Merchants Groups, via Group Notices. Notecards will be updated as changes occur.)

NOW: LET THE HUNT BEGIN!!

001    STEAM XX HUNT START - Mieville Historical Hunts Museum at Historic Mieville Doyle 
 
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Doyle/178/36/24

Hmm... what will you find hidden in the Museum?

Wow! A Steampunk Smoking Pipe, with Bento hold & Smoke materials, from My PiXeL PuPpEt!
Thank you, Aesirah!!

002    Emma's @ Blue Moose    (Emma Krokus)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Semoshi/49/111/68  

   Friends: Emma is on vacation so here is the HINT for her hidden gift: 

"You usually rest on top of me, not under me!"

003    Bibliothèque de Coeur    (Farzaneh Eel)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Twain/103/193/752 

Ooh... a Victorian photo album of Forgotten Ancestors, from the Bibliothèque!

004    NYR:  The Bracelet Bin    (MissSweetViolet / Foxly)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Twain/59/106/35    

005    Janus Works    (Professor Arclyte)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Twain/154/66/25    

006    THE ARTSPOT     (Lady Bird)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/THE%20ARTSPOT/111/188/25   

007    GPA Attire    (Beth Ghostraven)

         https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/94/122/23    

GPA Women's Long Sleeve Steampunk Brass FlowersTop, from GPA Attire!

008    KAMU    (Mavi)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Twain/33/114/25    

Easel Hoppy, from KAMU!

009    !! Never Ever!    (Rhana Sands)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/InspireMe/145/55/22    

STEAM Pocket Watch (Unisex) with Resizer, from !! Never Ever! !

010    Just imagine... by Vita    (Vita Theas)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Danpoon/100/243/996  

         Multiple Hunt Gifts are available at this shop!      

Steampunk Dog T-Shirt for Men;  Hearts & Gears Earrings, and Steampunk Shoulder Bag @ Just Imagine!

011    KKs Designs    (Kathie Kayor)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New%20York%20Town/51/122/27 

Steamy Male & Female Outfits plus Goggles, from KKs Designs!

012    Angel Fae Boutique   (Sorrell Scorpio)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Kipling/28/29/27  

Steampunk Contraptions Hat with Resizer, from Angel Fae Boutique!

013    Wilde Landscapes    (Jamie P Zennor)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Wilde/80/136/26    

The Steampunk Automaton Club, from Wilde Landscapes!

014    Travel & Adventure    (Fawn Cobalt)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nautilus%20-%20Adherbal/180/142/114      

015    My PiXeL PuPpEt   (Aesirah)

          http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Freyas%20Isle/31/156/1987

Calamity Collider - Sound & Scatter on Collision at My PiXeL PuPp!

016    DragonForge    (Snoots Dwagon)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cathedral/24/219/33    

017    Just Fun Stuff  (Mandy Fluffington)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Wilde/57/134/26    

Steampunk Girl Lamp @ Just Fun Stuff!

018    NYR: Razmataz Art, Poses and Animations    (melonie romano)

         http://slurl.com/secondlife/Orellian/183/246/22     

019   NYR: The Progressive Web    (Exiles Lavender)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tenjin/60/33/2502  

020    Dalrymple Designs    (Sarah Dalrymple)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Multifaria/203/118/25   

A cuddly portable critter just for you @ Dalrymple Designs!

021    Century    (Douglas Fairlady)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Verne%20II/235/91/24     

Brass Lantern Automaton @ Century!

022    ~FT~ design    (Akiv Wizardly)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Summer%20Sands/221/164/4020    

Steampunk Knee Boots and Steampunk Watch @ ~FT~ design!

023    Pixel Box    (Marian Kungler)

         https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Forever%20Collector/39/109/27     

024    Psyche's Pstyles    (Psyche Starling)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VRazeTheBar/48/40/36    

Mechanical Dancer Dress & Rotating Key, at Psyche's Pstyles!

WITHDREW - 025    Rozamyndi's Hats    (Rozamyndi Brimm)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Vinula/92/234/1501    

(Friends: Rozamyndi had to withdraw due to family emergency. Let's show her some love: Visit her shop, make a purchase if you can, but do skip her shop for the actual Hunt.)

026    Ripplin' Waters - Gardens for all Seasons   (wyntha waters)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Smooth%20Peaches/185/28/1647    

 

027    NYR: Petit mesh   (nana saenz)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Verne%20II/197/135/2052   

028    Violet Skies    (Chrystal Terr)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fox%20District/72/144/22 

Kristin Boots & Socks, from Violet Skies!

029    Sour Pickles MyStory    (Xandra Bressig)

         https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Koala%20dAlliez/74/124/705    

030    Kittycat's Creations    (Kittycat Ninetails)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jeonbuk/152/49/95 

         

031    SANNA-SCIENCE and ART-Animated Textures Full Perm    (Sanna Jupiter)

         http://slurl.com/secondlife/HalluciNation/111/127/3000     

Animated Dancing Robot Couple & Music Notes @ SANNA Science & Art!

032    :.C!L.: Boutique    (Cilia Shepherd)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ribblesdale/220/158/609   

Patrice Steampunk Victorian Suit Dress & Hat @ :.C!L.: Boutique!

033    Lindy Modern & Retro Shoes   (Lindy)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Twain/234/187/22     

Lovely shiny Ifanna shoes from Lindy Modern & Retro Shoes!

034    Touryuumon: Maho Sukuroru    (銀 虹 Ginniji-san)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Peacock%20Park/229/242/3514   

035    GPA Dinkies    (Beth Ghostraven)

         https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Keyano/226/175/74    

GPA Dinkies Long Sleeve Shirts with Steampunk Brass Flowers, from GPA Dinkies!

036    Thistle Moon Designs   (Carline Thustle Studley Moon)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Bexar/108/28/28  

Smoldering Gown for Standard, ToddleeDoo and Bebe & Dinkies @ Thistle Moon Designs!

037    Kaleb's House of Cats   (Kaleb Zennor)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Wilde/104/139/26    

Steampunk Decorative Bookshelf @ Kaleb's House of Cats!

038    Panthar FP Sounds    (Lara Panthar)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Kipling/28/92/26   

039    Prokofy's Winter Shop    (Prokofy Neva)

         https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Slosser/105/228/82   

Chinese New Year - Fire Horse!

040    Panda Panda Store    (Liam Metaluna)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Yongchon/176/103/21    

041    Moonstar    (Vamilia Vella)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shelter/65/181/44    

Arabella Steampunk Suit & Shoes, from Moonstar!

042    GPA Menswear    (Beth Ghostraven)

         https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/70/115/30       

GPA Men's Shirt with Steampunk Brass Flowers, from GPA Menswear!

043    Petite Panache    (Debbie Buchanan)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pilatus/116/81/2552      

044    Simply Sebastian    (Sebby)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Wilde/115/199/26  

Steampunk Automatons - Clothing for Standard, ToddleeDoo & Dinkies, from Simply Sebastian!

045    STEAM XX HUNT END @ The Royal Hall, at Mieville Shelley
 (Gift courtesy of Mavi, from KAMU!)

         http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Shelley/189/143/22 

Hmm... what will you find hidden inside the Royal Hall?
(On exhibit here are selected creations by many MHH Merchants for past STEAM Hunts.
Enjoy viewing & searching in this spectacular new building by Pierre Ceriano! Thank you, Pierre!!)

And the STEAM XX Hunt End gift?
Wow! The Waltz of Gears and Grace, from KAMU! Thank you, Mavi!!

Many, many thanks to all our dedicated Merchants and Hunters! We appreciate all that you do and hope you had fun! As always, thanks so much for your interest in Mieville Historical Hunts & Events!

Your friendly Mieville librarian & Blogstress,

~Farzaneh

Photo credits: Merchants supplied their own gift photos; Lara Panthar created the STEAM XX poster; Farzy took the photos of The Mieville Historical Hunts Museum, the Steampunk Gear created by Pierre Ceriano, and the photo of the Royal Hall.

 

STEAM XX - March 2026! Applications accepted thru Feb 23!

Hello, Hello, Mieville Historical Hunts Merchants! Yes indeed, STEAM XX is coming! Dates will be March 7 - March 31, 2026!

➜ Merchant Applications NOW CLOSED! thru Feb. 23, 2026!

➜ Application Form: https://forms.gle/DTeHyy7rS1iRQgsy9   (You will be notified when your application is accepted, so ... apply early! :)

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➜ STEAM XX will be a Grid-Wide Hunt & Event with Themed Markets, Entertainments, and more!

➜ Our theme this year is "The Waltz of the Automatons!" And yes, XX means this is the 20th iteration of the STEAM Hunt! That's simply amazing and we need to celebrate! Let your Steampunk / Victoriana creativity run wild!

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A BIT OF HISTORY: Did you know STEAM stands for Steampunk Travelers Event Adventure & Megahunt? Created in 2009 by our Mayor Perryn Peterson, STEAM was SL's first-ever grid-wide Steampunk hunt. In the early years, the STEAM Hunt was offered more than once a year - that's how we are now at our 20th iteration of this fun and beloved Hunt. :))

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Not familiar with our MHH processes or need more details? 

Please do review our General Hunt & Event Guidelines. 

➜ Choice: You can choose to participate in either the Grid-Wide Hunt, the Event Themed Markets, or both!

* For the Grid-Wide Hunt, you create a themed gift (or timeless gift) and hide it in your own shop, following our standard guidelines. 

* For the Event, we will have Themed Markets on Mieville sims. You apply to participate, then choose a booth and put some of your products there for sale. Ideally, some of your products will be in-theme. 

   Entertainments: We will have wonderful DJ dances & performances! Please plan to attend - they are SO much fun! (Additional ideas? Let us know!)

Theme: The Waltz of the Automatons 

➜ So for gifts, think about something that might go with that theme OR any general Steampunk / Victoriana items OR timeless stuff (flowers! pets!), etc. Steampunk or Victoriana dance or celebration things? Sure! Clothing? Sure! Romance or anniversary things? Sure! (We're pretty flexible.)

Game & Prizes! We also hope to develop a fun mini-hunt game that will take you through Mieville sims & Themed Market areas collecting specific items to earn points you can use to get free gifts! 

Any questions, please do let us know. Hope you will join us! Let's have celebrate & have fun!!

Your Friendly Mieville Librarian,

~Farzaneh

Poster by Lara Panthar

MHH presents Our Next music event!

 Hi Friends - Mieville Historical Hunts presents more fun coming your way: 

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What: Dance with DJ Sir Jan Ross!
When: Saturday Dec. 6 at Noon SLT!
Location: Mieville Brewery Dance Club! 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Twain/188/67/41

DJ Sir Jan Ross plays ambient chill music, eminently danceable! 

Yesterday's amazing Illumination Show from Mrs Lollo & Evermore Noel was great fun!  Everyone enjoyed Mrs Lollo's lights & particle effects and Ever's infectiously danceable music compositions, with great hosting by Florecita Zabaleta. A must experience!

Roger & me amidst the pink explosions lol

Sooo... plan to come take a break, relax & have fun with us! Let's enjoy the creativity & talents of our creative friends and performers in SL together!

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All are welcome at our inclusive & friendly Gen-Mod community! 

Be kind & come as you are ~ Please all bits covered 👀 😀 

Come join the fun! Hope to see you there!

Your friendly Mieville Librarian & Blogstress,

~Farzaneh

Credits: Poster by Mrs Lollo, Photo by Farzy