Servers
Main channel updates to #17.09.22.508905. This version has improvements to email sending, requiring you to have verified your email address. I am a bit confused if they have activated this feature making verification mandatory or not.
Blue Steel, Le Tigre, and Magnum update to #17.09.29.509228. This version fixes that object return stuff after a roll-update as described in;
- https://community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/2248-the-return-of-the-living-objects-a-pre-halloween-horror-story/
- https://community.secondlife.com/forums/topic/411549-heads-up-you-might-want-to-check-your-sims-after-the-downtime/
Discussion at the Server-Scripting UG makes it clear the EEP (Extended Environment Proj – or Improved Windlight) has no effect on SL Wind.
EEP will have an ‘Ocean Cycle’ for water similar to the current Day Cycle. Mmmm… tides, I suppose. I think that would be neat.
Viewers
The email thing above will show up in the viewer. If you do NOT have a verified email attached to your SL Account, the viewer will disable the feature Preferences->Chat->Email me IM’s when offline. I do, so I can’t tell if this is in effect yet or not.
The Main viewer continues to be version 5.0.7.328060 – No change since week #35.
Second Life Alex Ivy Viewer version 5.1.0.508209 – No change since week #37
Second Life Maintenance Viewer version 5.0.8.329115 – No change since week #39.
Second Life Voice Viewer version 5.0.8.329250 – This version has updated. Last version 5.0.8.328552 released in week #36.
Second Life Wolfpack Viewer version 5.0.8.329128 – No change. Last updated last week, #39.
Second Life Project 360 Snapshot Viewer version 5.1.0.506743 – No update since week #27.
Kokua – This is the month Nick P’s Kokua retirement begins. See: OpenSim (OS) versions of Kokua and path forward 6 Links to various versions of the viewer are there. This is about the OpenSim version of the Kokua Viewer. It sounds like no one has stepped up to take over development on the OS side.
Black Dragon 64x – Beta “Bit Dragon” – NiranV is updating the usability of Black Dragon… fixing tooltips and help.