One good thing about 1.7

I have noticed that the graphics seem better, and the colours more intense. Round about March a new version was brought in which made the graphics less contrasty and more subdued. When I queried the Lindens about it they denied that they had done anything to change the appearance of the graphics. Well, it now seems they haven't done something which brings the world back to looking the way it did before they didn't do the last thing.

I like the new appearance of the world, although I see that another resident feels it makes the place look more 'cartoony'. But I like the more intense colours, and hope it will stay like this for a while.

I noticed that, too... the sunsets and sunrises especially are more intense. I like it... when I logged onto 1.7 for the first time, the first thing I saw was an intense sunrise. Really beautiful, and a nice way to begin my 1.7 adventures, even with all the texture problems.

I agree that it is brighter and more colourful. Another good thing is that we can see all the prim outlines in a selected object now. That's really really nice for a change.

Yup, I haven't noticed the "brightness" or "vividness" you're describing, the colors look the same to me but I thought it looked like things were a little sharper, maybe a little more high-contrast or something...

Then again, I'm immensely unobservant and miss little details like that all the time.

Didn't they redo/redraw the environment map/images that make up our sky sunrise/sunset/ect? I vaguely remember reading that they had redone those and this is also a big part of what makes shiny look different now. They (both the new sky and shiny) look great to me!

I used to play back in 1.5 and I have noticed a change with it looking more cartoon'ish. I miss the 1.5 look and feel. And there was never this much lag or problems. I can't even login because it crashes every time I try. I even have the newest Nvidia drivers.

(P4; 2 GHz, 512 RAM, nVidia Geforce FX 5200 AGP)

I know they did something to the graphics as most of the bugs I have been experiencing involve blue-ish and sometimes yellow-ish tinges or tints applied over the top of many of my objects, or (worse) dark red bars in a similar overlay.

I have never had any colour related problems like this in SL before, but now with every mini-update its like a changing rainbow on every prim in my vicinity!

Not complaining but I sure hope they fix it. I am not old enough to need the blue rinse in my hair yet.

It currently consumes zero (0) of my system CPU and memory. Woot!

Good thing--My lag is GONE, almost completely.

The camera no longer jerks around violently when editing and alt focused close up on a prim.

I noticed this, and didn't know I noticed it!

I was very busy building something, and usually I get into "force sunset" mode pretty rapidly when I'm building, but I hadn't, and I noticed a very, VERY pretty sunset going on.

Even stopped my work for a while just to take it in.

I thought it was just me stopping to smell the roses for a change. In fact, though, the roses actually were notably different.

coco

P.S. I also noticed the clouds looked different - it was looking like a cloudy day, and we had a cloudy day here, and I was struck (while working) that the day in SL was an awful lot like the one irl.

As for this "shiny" thing, I still don't know what it is, and don't think I can see it with my computer. (On the other hand, I can access the game with my computer, whereas people with more cutting-edge systems, like the person above, sometimes can't. So I'm grateful for that at least!)

Yes I agree the new sunrise and sunsets are nice.

I'm certainly glad my camera has quit violently jerking!

Wowza, ReallyRick, maybe the RED SKIES are "normal" now? That's NICE!

I too like the more intense colors... that goes without saying, so I'll say it anyway.

I have seen red skies like this........they are great!!!!

The extra colour maybe pleasing to some, but am not too sure of the disco floor thing I get when ever i hit land edit

Ha ha! I can't believe you're calling yourself an "old timer" for having been around in 1.5!

where did he insuate that?

It's the title of the post

I used to play back in 0.5
It sucked. It's a miracle so many of us put up with that horrible bugginness.

I liked the View Land Owners setting before ( where i could distinguish what Data was what) but now i get to wade through Raggedy Anne and Holly Hobby had an orgy of a quilt making contest on my property