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Second Life™ Technology & Community Report – November 2025

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Another month… almost the end of 2025. We got a new Firestorm Viewer release this month. I’ve been too busy with RL work to have played much with it. Nor have been flying. So, I am not sure if there is a difference in region crossings… I hope.

Official SL Platform Updates

  • November 6: Main channel promotion of server version 2025-10-24.858241 – includes fixes for group chat delays, simulator crash fixes related to script memory, and improved region crossing stability.
  • November 13: RC channels (RC=Release Candidates for BlueSteel, LeTigre, Magnum) received server package 2025-11-08.860122 – adds initial support for upcoming glTF PBR material overrides on legacy prims and several memory leak mitigations.
  • November 20: All main channel regions updated to 2025-11-15.861005 – introduces experimental HTTP/3 support for asset fetching (opt-in via debug setting) and fixes several avatar baking failures.
  • November 26: Emergency hotfix deployed grid-wide to correct a regression causing occasional region restarts when large numbers of PBR materials were in draw distance.

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Second Life™ Technology “Revised” Report: October 2025

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As I work with AI in RL design projects (coding websites), I am learning how to get more from it. This is a ‘revised’ report where I have AI digging for news in more places. Following is what it found.

I am also curious about what is happening in the gaming and virtual world fields in general as I think it will affect Second Life™. So, I have added a section on that. I also have AI analyzing how these developments are likely to impact Second Life. It will take some time to see how well it predicts.

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Second Life™ Technology Updates: October 2025

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This report synthesizes verified technology updates, new features, and releases for Second Life™ from October 1–31, 2025, drawn by AI exclusively from specified sources. Focus remains on platform changes, viewer enhancements, grid stability, and related tech announcements, excluding non-technical content.

As I learn more about AI this criterion gets updated. This is an initial summary of the month. I may post updates.

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Second Life News Summary of July 2025

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The is my second attempt at summarizing what has happened in Second Life™ in the last month. Last month and this month I used A.I. to find websites that cover Second Life™ technology. I’ve culled several of the June A.I. picks for source information and added others.

  • Mobile App Updates: The Second Life Mobile app, still in Beta for Premium and Premium Plus users, continued to evolve with performance enhancements and bug fixes. No specific July 2025 updates were announced. June 2025 updates highlighted features like the Lobby for quick access to chats, friends, events, and blog posts. Also Linden Reward Streaks for earning free Linden Dollars daily. These updates likely saw minor refinements in July.

Reward Streak Payout

  1. Day 1 =          L$15
  2. Day 2 =          L$20
  3. Day 3 =          L$25
  4. Day 4 =          L$30
  5. Day 5 =          L$40
  6. Day 6 =          L$50
  7. Day 7 =          L$70 – OR L$250/week

On day 8 the pattern starts over at L$15.

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