Second Life and Virtual Worlds
General Viewer Information
Oh wow… we finally get to see it. I’m downloading now.
Download Second Life Viewer 2.0 Beta
New World Notes has an article on it up today. Second Life 2.0 Analysis: Epic Win for Userbase, Competition Killer… But Not Mass Market Game Changer (Yet)
Linden Lab is answering questions here: Answers to a Few FAQs on Viewer 2
Emerald is currently in a fast release cycle right now. A significant release came out on the 17th with 2 more quick releases following. I am expecting at least one more soon.
Updated from Emerald Viewer 1.23.5.1582 (2/17) to Emerald Viewer 1.23.5.1585 (2/18) and as of 2/22 to version 1.23.5.1626 1.64 mb Download
Update: Some Mac users are (were) having voice problems (1585). Get download: Mac Voice
There are (were) some image upload issues with v1585. See: Emerald Viewer Image Uploads Hotfix
The download I got today (2/22) actually shows version 1628…
The grid manager has been improved over version 1582. It now saves your log on information. Yay! That helps. There is now an ‘Edit Saved Logins’ button on the login screen.
I’ve been distracted by Myst Online reopening…
Kirsten has a new release of her viewer out. I’m downlaoding it now. More later.
Over on Modular’s forum a member named ‘gench’ posted a list of the icons used in the radar along with their meanings. See: Radar Icons – What they mean.
As one reads down the thread they will find several posts expanding on the meaning of the icons and workings of the radar. For instance, one can tell when an AV is chatting by the green square that appears to the left of the name.
After reading through the thread I have the impression the coders have not completely implemented all their ideas. Or the code is some mix of ideas and changed ideas. Whatever, read through the thread.
The Arda people put step-by-step instructions on their site. See: How do I Login to Arda Grid
If you need detailed step-by-step instructions use the link above. Below I’ve provided the quick summary. Also, this type of setup works with the SL viewer. Be warned that both the SL and Emerald viewers have some grid hopping gotcha’s, which I’ll get to.
Massively has someone that likes this viewer and generally writes up good reviews. This one is a bit sparse, but they link to the Imprudence site’s notes.
Notice the word TEST in the title. This is a beta version viewer. They included dynamic shadows in this one. Then made disclaimers about it. So, if you want shadows use Kirsten’s S18 Viewer. See: New KirstenLee (215) Viewer Out – Review