Viewer release summary 2013: week 5

Posted on by Inara Pey

This summary is published every Monday and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:

  • It is based on my Viewer Round-up Page, a list of  all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware) and which are recognised as adhering to the TPV Policy
  • By its nature, this summary will always be in arrears
  • The Viewer Round-up Page is updated as soon as I’m aware of any releases / changes to viewers & clients, and should be referred to for more up-to-date information as the week progresses
  • The Viewer Round-up Page also includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog.  

Updates for the week ending: 3 February, 2013

The major news for the week is that the Zen viewer has officially ceased development and has been delisted from the SL Third-party viewer directory at the developer’s request and all repositories removed from public access. The reason for this is unknown at the time of going to print with this summary.

  • SL Viewer updates:
      • Beta version rolled to  3.4.5.269698 on Janunary 31st –  release notes
      • Development rolled to 3.4.6.269703 on January 30th
      • Mesh deformer project viewer rolled to 3.4.4.268558 on January 29th – core updates: code merged to 3.4.4 codebase
      • Sunshine viewer (avatar baking (SSB)) rolled to 3.4.5.269555 on January 30th – wiki page
      • CHUI development viewer rolled to 3.4.6.269797 on January 30th and then 3.4.6.269877 on February 1st
  • Dolphin rolled to 3.4.12.27293 on February 3rd – core updates: source up-to-date with latest LL development viewer code – release notes
  • Cool VL updates – three versions for the time being, all updated on February 2nd:
    • Stable version: 1.26.6.8
    • Legacy version: (v2.6 renderer) rolled to 1.26.4.51
    • Experimental: 1.26.7.8
    • Release notes
  • Lumiya released version 2.4.1 on January 31st – core update: mesh object support; some mesh clothing support; RLV support; server-side baking (SSB) support; fixes and tweaks – release notes

Discontinued Viewers

  • Phoenix officially reached end-of-line for SL on December 31st – read more here
  • Zen viewer was withdrawn from the SL TPV directory and all repositories shutdown on January 27th, 2013.

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Eclectic virtual world blogger with a focus on Second Life, VR, virtual environments and technology.

3 thoughts on “Viewer release summary 2013: week 5”

  1. There are two sentences I don’t understand:

    Mesh deformer project viewer rolled to 3.4.4.268558 on January 29th – core updates: code merged to 3.4.4 codebase

    Sunshine viewer (avatar baking (SSB)) rolled to 3.4.5.269555 on January 30th – wiki page

    What does the “rolled to” thing mean?

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    1. Rolled from one version to the next. Updated. Issued. Released. Pushed out. Made available – take your pick…

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