Updates for the week ending: Sunday, July 19th, 2015
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 Current Viewer Releases 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. This page 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
- By its nature, this summary presented here will always be in arrears, please refer to the Current Viewer Release Page for more up-to-date information.
Official LL Viewers
- Current Release version: Current Release version: 3.8.1.303130, July 14 (formerly the attachment fixes RC viewer offering a number of fixes for various attachment issues) – download page, release notes
- Release channel cohorts (See my notes on manually installing RC viewer versions if you wish to install any release candidate(s) yourself):
- Importer RC viewer version 3.8.2.303565 released on July 17 – provides a modified mesh uploader which can (optionally) improve debug output, perform name-based LOD association, and handle models with many materials, allowing models with more than 8 unique faces to be imported (download and release notes)
- Maintenance RC viewer updated to version 3.8.2.303563 on July 17 – comprising some 50 updates, fixes and features (download and release notes)
- Viewer-managed Marketplace RC viewer updated to version 3.8.2.303583 on July 16 – allows Merchants to manage inventory associated with Marketplace Listings from within the viewer + sale of items which Merchants do not have the right copy will now be supported with the Direct Delivery purchase mechanism (download and release notes)
- Project viewers:
- No updates.
LL Viewer Resources
- SL Alternate Viewers wiki page – LL
- Viewer Source Repositories wiki page – LL
- Test Builds wiki page – LL
- Supported Viewers wiki page – LL
- Viewer release process overview – this blog
- SL Viewer updates and reviews on this blog
Third-party Viewers
V3-style
- Alchemy updated to version 3.8.1.35916 Beta on July 16 – core updates: parity with LL 3.8.1 code base; avatar name in viewer title bar; music stream info floater; option to display legacy or web profiles – release notes
- Black Dragon multiple updates, versions 2.4.3.7 through 2.4.3.9 (July 19th) – core updates: incorporation of LL’s attachment fixes and the Maintenance and VMM RC code updates change logs
- Kokua issued Mac test version of their viewer, built using the new tool chain – release notes
V1-style
- No updates.
Mobile / Other Clients
- No updates.
Additional TPV Resources
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