Firestorm

This page lists all my articles on the Firestorm Viewer.

The Firestorm Viewer is a descendant of the Phoenix Viewer. Firestorm is a Series 2 viewer based on the newer Second Life Viewer 2 code. Firestorm as a Series 2 viewer will eventually replace the Phoenix Viewer a Series 1 viewer.

The viewer has many features not found in the Linden Lab viewers. The viewer can be considered a power user’s viewer. It is certainly a Second Life Power Builder’s viewer. Still it is a very good general use viewer. Phoenix has been a favorite among SL’s combat gamers. I suspect Firestorm will just as popular in that group.

For those transitioning from Series 1 viewers and the Linden’s Series 2 viewer Firestorm has a unique user interface that can be customized to be more Series 1 or 2 like.

The viewer is primarily for use on the Second Life grid. Its support of OpenSim grids is shaky and a secondary priority.

 

Second Life® New Tech Summary – February 2026

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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

Second Life: Avatar Shape Files

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Keep Your Shape When You Switch Heads and Bodies How to avoid shape disasters and simplify your Second Life® avatar customization. This problem shows up in the Second Life (SL) forums all the time: someone buys a new mesh head, wears the shape that comes with it, and instantly destroys the body shape they spent … Read more

Second Life Technology Updates: December 2025

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I’ve explained, I use A.I. to gather and summarize Second Life™ (SL) news for the month. I am interested in the tech updates and other news affecting SL. I’ve been using Grok. It is failing worse and worse each month. Researching and querying Grok to find out why… It seems A.I. is more forgetful than … Read more

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

Second Life Technology Updates: September 2025 – Revised

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A reader, rhet0rica, noted that much of the previous September report was fake. Seems fake news is everywhere. But rhet0rica caught it. I went looking to see what happened. An interesting conversation followed with Grok about why it gave me a load of BS. I may write about that later. Below is an actual comprehensive … Read more

Second Life™ Technology Update Summary: September 2025

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This month’s summary covers “Second Life™ (SL)” technology updates, new features, and releases from September 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, focusing on official platform changes, viewer updates (official and third-party), and grid/performance improvements. Information is synthesized from official Second Life sources, third-party blogs, and relevant X posts, prioritizing factual details on announcements, rollouts, bug … Read more

Summary of Tech and New Second Life Features Announced or Released in August 2025

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This summary organizes key technological updates, new features in Second Life™ (SL), and enhancements to SL and third-party viewers based on announcements and releases during August 2025. There is some stuff for the every day not so technical user. Second Life Core Platform Updates Second Life Viewer Release: 2025.06 (Version 7.2.1.17108480561) – Released August 28, … Read more

Firestorm Viewer Performance Numbers

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October 22, 2024 the Firestorm Team released a new version of their viewer: 7.1.11. I am running 7.1.9, their initial PBR release. I’ve had a few minor problems and it is a little slow. But not so slow as to be frustrating. If I were still playing in SL’s combat games, I would probably be … Read more