Phoenix Viewer

All my articles on the Phoenix Viewer are in this section.

The Phoenix Viewer is the descendant of the GreenLife Emerald Viewer. In late 2010 scandal broke and trust in the Emerald Viewer was lost. Some members of the Phoenix team went on to create the Emergence and Phoenix viewers. The Phoenix Viewer has essentially replaced the Emerald viewer.

The Phoenix Viewer Team released the last major release of the Phoenix Viewer in December 2010. While there may be more bug fixes, development of the Phoenix Viewer is complete. The team is moving on to FireStorm the next generation viewer based on Second Life Viewer 2 code.

New Firestorm-Phoenix Viewer Release

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I got home late tonight, Wednesday. I see there is a new release of Firestorm Viewer out, version: 4.1.1 (28744). This viewer has been a work in progress for about four months. So, lots of new stuff. Get the download here: Firestorm-Phoenix Viewer Download. You can read the official announcement on the FS/PH Blog: Major Firestorm Viewer … Read more

Firestorm Viewer Beta 4.0.1.27000 Review

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Yesterday the new Firestorm and Phoenix viewers were released. I think with this release the Phoenix viewer is pretty much dead. On March 21, when Direct Delivery goes live on the Second Life grid, the Phoenix 1600 release will be noticeably broken, at least the inventory panel will be. So, Phoenix users will need to … Read more

Firestorm-Phoenix Debug Settings

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If one just uses the FS/PH viewer, they may never need the Debug Settings. However, knowing about these settings will allow you to customize your experience. A good example of their use is in Camera Position Tips. The Wiki for Firestorm-Phoenix has a list of the Debug Settings for those viewers. You will find the … Read more

Phoenix Firestorm Hour

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Well after all the tech problems at the Phoenix Hour, now the Phoenix Firestorm Hour, I finally got to see the video of the meeting. I’ll paraphrase it here. As usual I’ll provide time marks so you can listen to the parts that interest you. I try to be accurate, but I have biases and … Read more

Oz Answers TPV Policy Questions

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Innula Zenovka post a link on SLUniverse to an Question and Answers page where Oz Linden answered residents questions about the new TPV Policy. Cummere Mayo start the thread here. See: Questions about new TPV policy. (Questions only please.) The most controlversal and misunderstood part of the policy is the idea of what is meant … Read more

#SL Viewer Policy Follow Up

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A part of the Server/Sim/Scripting User Group meeting was taken up with discussion of the viewer policy changes. It seems some of the changes have been in the works for some time. Now that they are on the verge of being implemented the Lab made the public announcement. Viewer Identification Tags Tankmaster Finesmith said, “So, … Read more

#SL Viewer Shock Wave

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I saw today that Linden Lab has announced revisions to their Third Party Viewer policy. The Firestorm/Phoenix tema has already posted a reaction. They are also planning to discuss the changes at their next Phoenix Hour, planned for Feb. 28 at 2 PM SLT/PST. I think Jessica phrases their take on the meaning of the … Read more