v7.1 [Dec 15, 2023]
Second Life will only render the single closest planar reflection probe.
With Mirrors enabled residents should expect a decrease in performance since everything is being rendered twice.
PBR Terrain is only available on private regions at this time.
Uploading 2k textures as part of bulk uploads will incur the higher 2k texture upload fee, which is implicitly agreed to during a bulk upload. See known issues below.
Texture scaling occurs before we calculate upload fees, see https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Limits#All_Viewers for guidelines.
A 2048 x 512 texture upload will cost the same as a 1024 x 1024 because it is exactly the same number of pixels.
2k textures for Bakes on Mesh (BoM) is coming, meanwhile, please do not start creating 2k onion skin avatars.
HDRI sky previews are now available to experiment with, in the Develop menu and we’d love to get your feedback on what you can imagine doing with them.
Featurettes (Mirrors, PBR Terrain and 2k textures) are now available to all of Second Life.
Realistic Mirrors are finally in Second Life! PBR Materials reflections are great too, but they are not mirrors.
PBR Terrain is now available on private regions, which is a first step towards making the ground look much more lush and immersive.
2048 x 2048 (2k) textures - 4 times bigger than 1k are here to stay!
#1042 Add tool to “Show Mirror Volumes”
#1445 (PBR) Moon clips with skydome
#1493 Nearby avatars stop updating in mirrors when they are outside the camera frustum
#1506 The Dynamic probe checkbox does not set or display the value correctly
https://github.com/secondlife/viewer-private/issues/124 When uploading a model with a 2048x2048 texture, the resolution of the uploaded texture is converted to 1024x1024
https://github.com/secondlife/viewer-private/issues/128 The planar reflection (mirror) probe isn’t displayed on the mirror object until the user relogs
Mirrors (planar reflection probes) created in Featurettes versions before 7.1.8.9103842320 will default to only reflecting the Environment, please update your Mirror’s settings to include Avatars if desired.
#1652 Spherical mirror probes are disabled for now. Box mirror probes are functional.
https://github.com/secondlife/jira-archive-internal/issues/71030 [PBR] [Mac] Turning shadows on makes items with alpha blend textures disappear on older Macs. Workaround: Use the Preferences > Graphics > Quality & speed slider.
https://github.com/secondlife/viewer/issues/1666 Texture Uploads need enhanced options to support 2k and lower resolutions to better predict upload fee
v6.4 [Jun 7, 2019]
Resolved Issues:
- SL-13340 [fmod studio] restore log in status behavior.
- SL-13329 Misaligned checkboxes in inventory filters.
- BUG-228348 OGG Vorbis behavior is unreliable.
- SL-12665 Add vivox logo to login progress screen.
- SL-12664 Add havok logo to login progress screen.
- SL-12654 Remove support for building with fmod ex.
- SL-12607 FMOD Logo.
- SL-11445 Upgrade fmodex to Fmod Studio (was: BugSplat Crash: fmodex64 0x9215b).
v6.3 [Jul 6, 2019]
- This viewer improves voice detection when you’re speaking ( VOICE-56 ). If you’ve been having trouble with your voice is breaking up, then this may be the solution.
Resolved Issues:
- BUG-227356 [Win] 'SLVoice.exe' starts an unexpected cmd window.
- VOICE-56 Voice is cutting out - seems like a threshold is too low.
- SL-11958 viewer-manifest should treat missing files as errors.
v6.2 [Mar 20, 2019]
- This build has removed a change to the lsl scripting touch_start() function which caused BUG-226970 . All other changes are listed as part of 6.2.1.526845.
Resolved Issues:
- SL-11213 Generate urls for new viewer release notes.
- BUG-226970 lsl scripting touch_start() function no longer works on prims with full alpha textures.
- BUG-226982 The Viewer crashes when teleporting back and forward multiple times.
v6.0 [Oct 22, 2018]
- Update to embedded CEF/Dullahan browser to most recent version to pick up numerous security fixes
- Avatars seen as JellyDoll won’t emit light anymore. They’re JellyDoll for a reason.
- Added a warning to unsupported “Multiple Viewers” preference.
- It is finally possible to select and copy text in a llTextBox input text box.
- Closed a loophole, which allowed creating new folders in Lost and Found. That’s not what it’s for.
- No more crash when clicking on folder link in inventory.
- Now “Mute when minimized” will mute when minimized and let you know it worked.
v5.1 [Jul 23, 2017]
- When you’re trying to file an abuse report and you crash - the floater will stay open and all information we were able to save will persist.
- Added a new toolbar button to "Report Abuse".
- Appearance floater will now remember your last selected tab across logins.
- You can now add an optional payment message when you send money.
- Added an option to cycle through texture faces in edit/build key bindings to do the same.
v5.0 [Sep 16, 2016]
- When you’re trying to file an abuse report and you crash - the floater will stay open and all information we were able to save will persist.
- Added a new toolbar button to "Report Abuse".
- Appearance floater will now remember your last selected tab across logins.
- You can now add an optional payment message when you send money.
- Added an option to cycle through texture faces in edit/build key bindings to do the same.
v4.0 [Dec 10, 2015]
Resolved Issues:
Google doc not editable on MOAP
Changes made with one user to web media on the prim could not observed by other users
"Reload" button works like "Home page" button on webprim
Search window crashes on Mac
Profiles and marketplace are asking for a login each session
Mac keyboard issues prevent logging in
Unable to mute or change volume of media sounds using the viewer volume controls
Fonts on many web pages do not render correctly.
Shared media/MOAP sound does not stop playing after leaving the region.
Shared media sound does not fade with distance
The content of Destinations floater does not display correctly.
v3.8 [Jan 15, 2015]
New Notifications floater separates incoming notifications into Categories. It provides a better way to view, interact with, prioritize and manage incoming notices for busy residents.
- System - Displays general notifications, such as inventory transfers and friendship status changes.
- Transactions - Displays notifications that result from Linden dollar (L$) transactions.
- Invitations - Displays group invitations.
- Group - Displays notices from groups you are in.
Each notification in the list can be expanded or collapsed by clicking the arrow at the bottom right of the listing. You may also use the Collapse all button to collapse any expanded notifications. You may delete notifications from the list by clicking the x button at the upper right of each listing. Alternatively, you may click the "Delete all" button to delete all notifications in the current tab.
