Key among the updates to this release of Firestorm are new features and updates to a number of floaters intended to help users make better judgement calls on how content in Second Life might be affecting their viewer performance, and potentially make more informed choices about the goods they purchase in-world. Firestorm Updates and Additions Viewer Performance: Mesh Rendering Information Features and Updates Note: while Firestorm 5.4 includes the 64-bit Havok sub-libraries for Second Life, it is not using Linden Lab’s Alex Ivy 64-bit code base. Incorporation of the Martini (November 2017), Moonshine (September 2017) and Margarita (August 2017) viewer updates.
right-click >teleport to) on the parcel if a landing point is set, as long as Direct Teleport is enabled on the region ( BUG-100719). When enabled on a group role, it allows members of that role to override the teleport routing (e.g.
Group ability Always Allow ‘Create Landmark’: this was accidentally removed from the viewer, and has now been returned. 64-bit Havok sub-libraries: the 64-bit version of Firestorm now uses Havok physics with the mesh uploader, and can now visualise the pathfinding navmesh. This should make loading of such content both faster and more reliable. Asset-HTTP Project : Firestorm now fetches the majority of inventory assets (landmarks, wearables – system layer clothing and body parts), sounds, gestures and animations) the same way as textures, mesh and avatar baking information: via the Content Delivery Network (CDN), rather than through the simulator. It includes the following major updates from the Lab. 
Do, however, make sure you back-up all your settings safely so you can restore them after installing 5.0.11.įirestorm 5.0.11 brings the viewer up to parity with the Lab’s 5.0.9 code base.
There is no need to perform a clean install with this release if you do not wish to. Given the extent of the updates in this release, and in keeping with my usual approach to Firestorm releases, what follows is not an in-depth review of everything new / updated in version 5.9, but rather an overview, highlighting some of the more significant changes and updates I feel will be of most interest to users.įor full details of all changes, and all due credits to contributors, etc., please refer to the official release notes. This is a significant update to the viewer, incorporating code updates from a number of recent viewer releases from Linden Lab, as well as some major updates from the Firestorm team and a number of important new features and updates, as well as a range of bugs fixes and improvements. On Wednesday, January 24th, 2018, the Firestorm team released Firestorm 5.4.
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