Release Notes/Second Life Release/2.7.4





Release Notes for SL Viewer v2.7.4 (235167) - Second Life Release

Released July 12, 2011


Crash and Performance Fixes



Bug Fixes



Translation and Localization Updates


Known Issues

   


Frame Rate May Drop Significantly with Basic Shaders On

  • SH-1903 Basic Shaders On chokes framerate in 2.7.4 - Basic Shaders default to On for class 2 and higher hardware. If you find that your FPS is slower than usual, you may notice improvement by turning Basic Shaders Off... go to Me > Preferences > Graphics > Advanced, and de-select 'Basic Shaders'.

Floaters Disappear When Editing Group Roles in Attached People Side Panel

  • VWR-25821 Editing Group Roles causes portions of the UI to disappear - The problem occurs when attempting to edit Group Roles with the People panel attached to the sidebar. The workaround is to use the |<- icon to tear the People panel from the sidebar prior to editing Group Roles.

Shiny Metal Texture Renders Improperly with 'Lighting & Shadows' Turned On

  • SH-1912 Shiny metal texture characteristics entirely lost when Lighting and Shadows turned on - If this problem manifests on your system, go to Me > Preferences > Graphics > Advanced, and de-select 'Lighting and Shadows'.

Highlight Transparent only works with Basic Shaders Off

  • SH-1918 Highlight Transparent does not work if Basic Shaders are enabled - Basic Shaders default to On for class 2 and higher hardware. If you need to highlight transparent objects, turn Basic Shaders Off... go to Me > Preferences > Graphics > Advanced, and de-select 'Basic Shaders'.


Supported Viewers

   

With this release, we support Second Life Viewer versions 2.7.4 (235167), 2.7.2 (233432), and 1.23 (1.23.5), and Second Life Beta Viewer version 2.7.5 (233981). For more information, please go to the Supported Viewers wiki page.