Reporting Period: February 1–28, 2026
I only quickly read through what the AI generated. I’ll add some info and context here and there from what I’ve seen. I think the AI did a pretty good job this time.
Official SL Platform Updates
- No new major platform feature announcements, scripting enhancements, rendering overhauls (e.g., glTF/PBR expansions beyond prior), LUA integrations, or avatar rigging updates were reported in official channels for February 2026.
- The most recent simulator release referenced is from late January 2026 (2026-01-28.21455867889), with no new deploys noted in February.
Grid/Performance Fixes
February saw routine scheduled maintenances and minor service interruptions, primarily affecting inventory, Marketplace, and support systems rather than core grid stability or region/simulator performance. No widespread outages or major rollbacks occurred.
- Feb 24–27: Extended Inventory Service Maintenance across multiple days – impacted logins, in-world inventory access, and Marketplace purchases; resolved incrementally with brief downtimes (e.g., 16:00–17:50 PST on Feb 24).
- Feb 25: Rolling Restarts for RC Channels (07:00–09:14 PST) and Billing Maintenance (10:30–11:00 PST) – standard advice to avoid rezzing no-copy items.
- Feb 17–18: Rolling Restarts for Main/RC Channels and resolution of prior Live Chat unavailability.
- Feb 19: WebRTC Voice Maintenance (13:00–14:00 PST) – brief voice-related update.
Viewer Releases
Several third-party viewers received updates in February, focusing on maintenance, PBR rendering refinements, browser stability, and library upgrades. No official Linden viewer release occurred in the month.
- Feb 1: Black Dragon Viewer 5.5.2 (“Volumetric Dragon”) released for Windows – details on specific changes limited in public indexing, but aligns with ongoing 64x architecture focus.
- Feb 10: Firestorm 7.2.3.80036 released (Windows, Linux, Mac) – changelog access restricted in scan, but standard maintenance/improvement cycle expected.
- Feb 13: Megapahit Viewer 26.1.0.55017 released (MacOS Arm/x64, Linux variants, Windows Arm/x64) – upgraded libraries (Boost 1.90, meshoptimizer 1.0.1, LibVLC 3.0.23, FMOD 2.02.33); added PBR rendering menu shortcut; aligned with SLv 2026.01 base.
- Feb 21: Cool VL Viewer Stable 1.32.4.21 released (Windows, Linux) – key enhancements: CEF workaround for webpage redraw issues, PBR shader resync with LL’s visual_polish branch (added SSR support, 4×4 PCF shadows, Bayer dithering, alpha preservation in probes, new reflection quality slider); recompiled Lua with bug fixes; WebRTC updates for Bluetooth compatibility.
My note: The Genesis Viewer seems to have stopped updating. It was being related in group chat that the devs have moved on or retired from the project. It was still available for download and use, but no one is keeping it updated. Consider this ‘hearsay’ more than fact.
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