Updates for the week ending: Sunday, April 5th, 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 updated to version 3.7.26.299635 on March 24th (formerly the Avatar Hover Height viewer) download page, release notes, wiki page, AHH overview
- Release channel cohorts (See my notes on manually installing RC viewer versions if you wish to install any release candidate(s) yourself):
- HeatWave RC viewer version 3.7.27.300424, released on April 3rd – core updates: the same fixes and improvements as the Maintenance release, with an additional fix for a URI parsing issue (download and release notes)
- Maintenance RC viewer updated to version .7.27.300323 on March 31 – core updates: multiple fixes and improvements (download and release notes)
- Tools Update project viewer version 3.7.27.300242 updated on March 30th – core updates: builds Windows and Mac viewers using the new tool chain and autobuild process and also incorporates the revised viewer log-in screen (download and release notes)
- Project viewers:
- Attachment fixes project viewer (Project BigBird), version 3.7.27.300377, released on April 1 – core updates: a number of fixes for various attachment issues (download and release notes)
- Avatar Layer limits project viewer updated to version 3.7.27.300098 – allows users towear up to 60 wearable layers (jackets, shirts, tattoo, alpha, etc.) in any combination (download and release notes)
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
- Black Dragon updated to version 2.4.2.1 on April 4th – core updates: bug fixes (change log)
V1-style
- Cool VL Viewer Stable branch updated to version 1.26.12.37, Experimental to version 1.26.13.6 and Legacy branch to 1.26.8.92, all on April 4th (release notes)
Mobile / Other Clients
- No updates.
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