Use this version if you have a 64-bit computer and more than 4 GB memory.Reader David Cheney recently tried out these detailed instructions for running Second Life on an Oculus Quest 2 via Firestorm ("This is a lot of fun and works pretty well!"), and added some further tips in Comments:Firestorm Default Sky Windlights for EEP. This way they have the technical mumbo-jumbo to look at and, hopefully, get an idea of what's happening.Windows Second Life Downloads Full-function viewers for normal SL use, including mesh uploading. Then open Firestorm (if you can) and copy the information from About Firestorm. Then copy and paste the data from: Hardware, Graphics, Memory, and Storage. Choose ABOUT THIS MAC and click System Report.
Second Life On For Firestorm Update To BlackI'd love to see more VR videos of Second Life beyond the one I posted above(from Redditor " IDontUseAnimeAvatars", who helped get the VR/SL ball rolling)-if you've seen any or are shooting some of your own, please post links in Comments below!Continue reading "More Tips on Running Second Life on an Oculus Quest 2" »There's a new update to Black Dragon, the SL viewer with a cult following for making Second Life look like a AAA game and for giving users great features for virtual photography and machinima.Speaking of which, here's a new Black Dragon photography tutorial from SL YouTuber and apparent Fleabag cast member Boston Blaisdale. Other types of Anti-aliasing can be disabled.- To get the stereo images to align I followed these directions using F5, F6, and F7: Set IPD to 0 (zero), adjust Texture Shift until image is sharp and focused (I ended up with 15.0 on a 4k display and 30.0 on a 1k display) adjust IPD to get a good 3D effect.- On a 4k display the visuals are gorgeous but the mouse/hand controller/pointers are not aligned and so operation is really tough on a 1k display the visuals are lower rez and aliased but the mouse/hand controller/pointers are aligned and operation is practical.Kudos indeed. It seems to do this jo.- To fix a black HMD display I created a profile for the viewer in your graphic card settings and enable FXAA. Both download no problem, to which it brings me to the installation pet. I merely imported them so others who have relied on them over the years have access to them with the new changes to the Windlight system.On my cabled Quest 2 I had to take a couple of steps I found at the VR Firestorm viewer page:Ive tried downloading both firestorm and then LL viewer. I claim no copyright or credit for any of these files.But I use Firestorm for gameplay because I feel like it's less laggy and easier to use.Yes: One of the first tips for using Second Life is to not use the software created by the actual company which publishes Second Life. So pick between Firestorm or Black Dragon mainly for picture taking and machinima if you want really HD stuff. Do not use the Second Life viewer, nobody uses it. King has far, far more viewers than Linden Lab's official YouTube channel (less than 40,000 subscribers), so I have to think anyone at Linden Lab who watches would wince at one of her first tips:By the way I'm using Firestorm. Niran recently added a $10/month Patreon level for store owners who want a link to their shop - an extremely good deal, seeing as Black Dragon has roughly 5000 active users.Niran gives this tutorial a thumbs-up, especially the part around 4:00 minutes in, when Blaisdale gets into using Black Dragon's highly valuable in-game poser:Continue reading "The Black Dragon SL Viewer Has a New Update So Watch This Photography & In-Game Poser Tutorial For Adjusting Your Avatar's 130+ Bones" »Here's the latest video by Carmen King, a top gaming YouTuber and with nearly 1 million subscribers, easily the most popular SL Youtuber by far, and it's a handy one (along with having her trademark hilarious sass): A basic tutorial for using Second Life.![]() ![]() While it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of Firestorm - and is missing some Firestorm features like parcel-level WindLights and the built-in pose stand - overall I've had no problems using it as my primary viewer for Second Life. And my FPS have been higher in the areas I usually visit. (I'm on a 2017 iMac 27".) It is definitely more responsive in large areas, as texture loading seems to be handled better compared to Firestorm. Readers weigh in on the pros and cons:I decided to give the Alchemy beta release a try-out after watching Luca's video. Firestorm was killing me with the lag.Last week's most socially shared post by far is this one on the third party SL viewer known as Alchemy, which suggests to me that many are looking for an alternative to the popular Firestorm viewer. I can almost smell the freshness of the air.More stunning landscapes below - as with the one above, taken with the Black Dragon viewer without post-processing.Continue reading "Amazing Untouched Environmental Photos Shot in SL With Black Dragon" ✽emo video by Pepe Kuno, who notes: "Finally smooth. Fa premier league manager 2002 iso software free downloadHowever, this also provoked reader comments like "4K is generally good enough for screenshots" and, of course, "Why?" (The obvious answer to the latter being, of course, Why the hell not?)Black Dragon creator NiranV posted a comment going deep into his own sense of Why:I did it because people wanted it and it was literally a 10 second number change that doesn't impact the Viewer in any way and doesn't add any bloat and fits into what the Viewer is aimed at.I told people that it's quite pointless but some peeps were like, "but more pixels!"Yea well that's fine and all but what for, 4K + FXAA is perfectly fine."But i already run the Viewer at 4K natively, it looks like trash. So clearly many were interested in that option. - Posted by: Spiffy VoxelContrary to that, a reader named "Lemmy" reports: "I tried using my recent MacBook Pro, and I’m getting half the framerate I would using Firestorm." So apparently Mac mileage may vary.Another reader has some tips on using Alchemy on a PC:Continue reading "Readers Review the Alchemy Viewer for SL" »Last week's most popular post by far is this one about how the Black Dragon viewer now has a setting to take 12,000 by 12,000 images of Second Life.
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